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Known history of the Magcregor 25 named Celina Gare Bear at 9:47pm 08.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/79 I recently purchase a Macgregor 25 named Celina. The known history of the boat is Alan Mattson (dec
Toilet Odor after Cleaning gypsylounge at 9:27pm 08.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2761 The Sanitation System project from Hell. I have replaced most of the sanitation system on my a
Dumb question on my trailer (1) Mick at 8:20pm 08.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1220 On the front of the trailers for the Mac 26s there is some steel shaped like a square. . Been told i
rigging adjustment newboatowner at 8:05pm 08.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1332 I have found that the two aft lower shrouds are loose. They have tubular turnbuckles and one of the
Bouncing Fuel Gauge Nelsonhow at 6:59pm 08.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1463 The fuel gauge on my 1981 H 30 seems to work but it bounces back and forth when ever the power is on
centerboard is down and not connected to the wire Open Water Sailor at 6:32pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3265 Greetings, I don't want to bore you with the gory details of how this may have happened, and so, let
north atlantic rowing record dlewis812 at 6:25pm 08.01.10 Sails Call Lounge 5/3498 off sailing topic.. however just wondering how it is possible that it took over 100 years to beat th
Oday 25 Halyard replacement - part wire? Ran-Dee9229 at 6:06pm 08.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1610 I have a 1975 O'day 25. I need to replace the main and jib halyards. The main is part traditiona
Rigging a spinnaker on a 222 SailingSully at 6:01pm 08.01.10 Day Sailers 11/3467 I have a beautiful spinnaker that I would like to use. There is a spinnaker pole with a clip on one
Mast lights not working SailingSully at 5:47pm 08.01.10 Day Sailers 19/10232 I have a 1984 O'day and I'm attempting to fix the mast lights while I have the mast down. The forwa
Mercury 5hp stalls pick53 at 3:49pm 08.01.10 Catalina 30 0/1308 I have a 2004 Mercury 5hp 2-cycle engine that only runs on "choke". The engine was tuned in the spri
Smelly Hotwater pick53 at 3:34pm 08.01.10 Catalina 30 9/3069 I have noticed this summer that when I run the hot water in my sink or head that it has a very foul
Cam cleats matthew at 3:29pm 08.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1457 Am upgrading my original v cleats for the jib on my mariner and was wondering if anyone has an opini
control knobs for old gsi marine stove tobygirl at 3:05pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1964 Hi All, I am looking for 3 replacement knobs for my 1988 GSI marine stove. I think the brand is a
Adding a bowsprit gray_penguin at 1:28pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 40/28739 Hello all, We Purchased a 78 Hunter 33 a few months back and I have been doing a lot of research on
Beneteau Cyclades 43 Spinnaker? run242 at 11:51am 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2305 Does anyone know if the Beneteau Cyclades 43 can be rigged for a spinnaker easily or have experience
Chainplate HELP! (2) bruce1309 at 10:17am 08.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2905 I noticed as I was storing some equipment this morning that the stainless steel bar that goes from t
new owner TGunn at 9:23am 08.01.10 Catalina 22 3/1339 Hi All, I was recently given a project boat, and have never owned a boat in my life. It is a Cat
Mysterious looseness in rigging adamk at 8:14am 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1853 Hi, The mast to my 1978 O'day 22 broke off in a storm a few weeks ago. I fixed the mast and replace
For Safety's Sake Use Fuses (1) Maine Sail at 6:34am 08.01.10 Musings With Maine Sail 22/10733 Did a trouble shooting consult yesterday and found this. Note how the wire had been connected to the

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Hunter 410 cutlass bearing sailing gal at 6:00am 06.07.22 well after taking out the 2 set screws mine still took a hydraulic press to push out. If yours just
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:56am 06.07.22 Thank you, makes sense. The mast was not raised, in fact, he cut a few inches off the base of the ma
Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc esedenka at 5:49am 06.07.22 It went very well, no modification needed. We did upgrade the windlass to a 1500 quick and we love
Spar Height dlochner at 5:43am 06.07.22 Raising the boom will raise the center of effort. In theory, this will make the boat heel sooner, ho
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? Will Gilmore at 5:42am 06.07.22 It looks like mahogany in the first picture. The doors have a teak look to them. Mahogany, however
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Morgan donor at 4:50am 06.07.22 WM, don't overthink this. This is a simple task. Usually the wires are color coded making connection
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:31am 06.07.22 The solution is, of course, a $30/hr national minimum wage. There are good ways to look at inflatio
Trailer extension rusted in place danooxnard at 4:26am 06.07.22 I had acprevious Catalina 22 with a rusted tongue like yors. I tried everything even chaining trail
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 3:44am 06.07.22 At the price of meat in the market, I guess nothing is safe.
Friction on CDI Furler Jim Legere at 2:58am 06.07.22 Dan, the CDI is definitely past its 'best before date'... When I replaced mine in 2015, I purchased
Repairing an HS35 handset compuguy at 12:34am 06.07.22 Hi Greg, I already tried it from the cradle , even with a connected usb wire. It refuses to connect.
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 10:08pm 06.06.22 however very corrosive when not in use. Not true on my AC units, by Dometic. They use the same
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:49pm 06.06.22
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 9:15pm 06.06.22 I have a Selden furling main sail mast on my Hunter 46. I furl the main sail in on a slight starboa
Catalina 25 electric Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 06.06.22 If you haven't yet, you need to get to know these skippers, too: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/for
Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc SVFreedom at 8:10pm 06.06.22 Z83, How did it go with the Mantus 85lb setup? It went very well, no modification needed. We did
Fuel gauge / sender issues Benny17441 at 7:51pm 06.06.22 Mine is broken and that is one thing I have not taken the time to fix. I do not need an instrument
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Capt Robbie at 7:49pm 06.06.22 Bio film or slime will form within any raw water tubing either hoses or heat exchanger on your air c
Cockpit table material artboas at 7:45pm 06.06.22
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Maks_s at 7:38pm 06.06.22 Grill brush work fine, but in some places I'm using scraper first. Tomorrow planning to try drill br

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