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Hello from SoCal Nick_Hill at 11:51pm 08.01.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2636 I just bought my first sailboat (1978 MacGregor 25) and thought id join the forum and say hello.
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 6/2796 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 1/1228 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 1/1344 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 2/1479 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 12/3295 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 5/3538 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 4/1635 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 11/3543 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 19/10734 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 0/1339 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 9/3168 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 1/1466 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 2/1982 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 40/29250 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 2/2327 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 12/2929 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 3/1350 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 7/1878 Hi, The mast to my 1978 O'day 22 broke off in a storm a few weeks ago. I fixed the mast and replace

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A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jssailem at 5:48pm 07.13.22 On average, electric vehicles generate a negative environmental benefit of about -0.5 cents per mile
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 5:42pm 07.13.22 With the paint or cleaning? Cleaning ablative paints is illegal in your state.
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Mark Maulden at 5:40pm 07.13.22 You are in violation of the law :p With the paint or cleaning?
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 5:40pm 07.13.22 I would wander back to Walmart and see if any of the other ones on the shelf have the little plasti
Decoding Beneteau Hull number (HIN) Hollyberry at 5:33pm 07.13.22 Looking for same info... HIN starts with BEY but it's a '91 so I don't think the FR prefix was in pl
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:51pm 07.13.22 Speaking of neighborhoods...I'm currently evacuating the house I've lived n for 25 years, in a wonde
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.13.22 How in the heck did we get this thread far off track ?
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 4:44pm 07.13.22 getting back out is getting harder:) :plus: I can identify with that, too!!! :beer:
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tally Ho at 4:42pm 07.13.22 Sure is! But as I've gotten older, getting DOWN into little cars has gotten too hard! :beer: Gett
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 4:34pm 07.13.22 On the H31 that particular piece of teak is above the ceiling/hatchway, it is impossible to remove e
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware jviss at 4:31pm 07.13.22 I would wander back to Walmart and see if any of the other ones on the shelf have the little plastic
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dmax at 4:23pm 07.13.22 9 mm is going to be hard to find, maybe Ace Hardware or something like that.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) walt at 4:14pm 07.13.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fc
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 4:07pm 07.13.22 Yeah, I read that, but both of these terminals are the same size. That is what is confusing me. H
Randy Michaelis at 4:06pm 07.13.22 I ended up getting mine from onlinemetals.com ed in 176463 Little square is buildup from keel I'l
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 4:05pm 07.13.22 Jviss, thanks for that reference so we know where you are coming from. Looks like you picked a new
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 3:59pm 07.13.22 Yeah, I read that, but both of these terminals are the same size. That is what is confusing me. in
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dmax at 3:58pm 07.13.22 9 mm?
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 3:51pm 07.13.22
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? (2) Tally Ho at 3:49pm 07.13.22 Mid-life crisis? I am sure that is why I bought one! But mine, while garage kept, is no garage qu

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