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Electrical distribution panel jrale at 9:33pm 07.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1903 the distribution panel for my 1981 macgregor 25 ft was corroded so I decided to replace the panel wi
Battery upgrade Jackyos at 7:58pm 07.01.10 Big Boats 8/2198 Has anyone upgrade the batteries in the Hunter44DS? If so, I was wondering what you got and where y
Anybody race in an H146? tpzahm at 7:13pm 07.01.10 Racing 1/2363 We're in need of a Portsmouth Number for a Hunter 146, as one is entered in this weekend's Independe
Sticker Shock sailaway78 at 6:03pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2237 As I put the boat back together, I have been looking and checking on everything and anything that ev
At What Point Should One Become Concerned About Engine Mounts -- & Any Preventive Actions? (1) rardiH36 at 5:38pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2528 Yesterday, when I was getting up close and personal with my engine while replacing all the raw water
Sailing To Bahama's seadaddler at 5:17pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1384 Hi all I am leaving for the Bahama's this coming July 5 on a friends 42 Outlander sailboat and do s
H28.5 Cockpit Hatch Rubber Stops 49North at 5:17pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2407 I'm having a hard time locating a source for those little rubber stops on the underside of the lazar
New forum member Don Nevile at 5:05pm 07.01.10 Sirius 21/22 1/2496 I am new to this forum. I have a 1978 Sirius 21, hull name "SLIPPERY WHEN WET". I live in Waterloo
S2 CC ketch 26' hayyous2 at 4:14pm 07.01.10 S2 1/1734 I have found a S2 26' CC factory ketch. Swim platform Extra ports. All hardware matches.. Has anyo
engine instruments jumbyway at 3:05pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1495 The Volvo D55 on our Beneteau 423 only has a tack and oil pressure guage, along with temp, alternato
yamaha outboart howard at 2:38pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2149 I have a yamaha 8hp two cycle. The carb has been rebuilt within the year but i do not use it enough.
Not a big fan of biminis... malyea at 2:01pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1792 ...most of the time. I don't like the cluttered look they present when they're folded back out of
Drowning - Read especially if you have kids. Roger Long at 1:52pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2655 Seeing MaineSail's beautiful photo took me back to my days as father of young children and this item
Racing handicap for H146? tpzahm at 1:35pm 07.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1317 Has anyone raced their Hunter 146 in a handicapped race? If so, what was the handicap? (PHRF, Port
O27 suggestions for reinforcing the stanchion backing plates? JonnyQuest at 1:26pm 07.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2129 My stanchions for the life lines are pretty are anchored pretty weakly, and any lateral pressure cau
Bow Light replacement? LarryH at 1:24pm 07.01.10 Smaller Boats 3/1473 Has anyone replaced their bowlight? I am wondering where to find a replacement. I also need to repac
New Sensibulb - Even Brighter Than The Last Ones (2) Maine Sail at 1:06pm 07.01.10 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3557 The new Sensibulb, that just began shipping last week, is nearly 40% brighter than the ones I tested
Plastimo roller furler 608-T stx203 at 12:26pm 07.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/3380 I snapped a section of my Plastimo rollerfurler 608-T and need a replacement. Does anyone know of a
Sailmaker looking for info on Catalina 250 Jib Sam Salter at 10:57am 07.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1694 Looking for info: A customer has given me a 110 furling jib off a 2004/6 Catalina 250 (swing keel)
port hole screens elk at 8:49am 07.01.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2079 We have a 2006 350 and have always had problems fitting the screens that came with the side ports. T

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INVERTER SET UP Stu Jackson at 5:31pm 06.19.22 Should I run it through the distribution panel or direct off the Deep Cycle House Battery Bank. Da
Pop top trouble (1) Leeward Rail at 5:30pm 06.19.22 206417
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 5:24pm 06.19.22 I had to create a port on the air cleaner body to connect the hose. Prior to that, the hose dripped
Universal M18 unattached hose boater7cs at 5:18pm 06.19.22
Universal M18 unattached hose jssailem at 4:48pm 06.19.22
INVERTER SET UP justsomeguy at 3:33pm 06.19.22 Any advice would be appreciated. My Mr. Coffee machine wants 900 watts. Check yours. Laptop chargi
Update Jeremy_r at 3:21pm 06.19.22 I see that it has been 26 days since the last donation to the GoFundMe for Rodd Collins, aka Mainesa
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 2:52pm 06.19.22 700 watts is about 60 amps at 12V, so it would probably be the largest load on the distribution pane
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 1:19pm 06.19.22 Today's progress, c-. Rain storms this morning, and I had the thru-hull disconnected. So the cockp
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 1:11pm 06.19.22 Looks like one end is attached to the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve. On my boat, the o
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 12:57pm 06.19.22 Or you could hire one of the hundreds of local hull divers. My guess is you could get one to have a
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England sail sfbay at 12:55pm 06.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! I understand the Rhodes 22 has a 100-sq. ft. mainsail that rolls up into a 2
Main prop strut fstbttms at 11:56am 06.19.22 Thanks for the suggestion. It might come to that, but then I'd have the cost of a wet suit! This
Bilging Every 3 Minutes LloydB at 11:49am 06.19.22 How many gallons every three minutes? Somewhat important I think because you need to find out whethe
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast stickinthemud57 at 11:35am 06.19.22 Tally's question is a good one and should enter into the decision, but... Obviously, within the ran
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tally Ho at 10:41am 06.19.22 How high do you install extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast What do you want to tie off on the ex
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast brockangelo at 10:23am 06.19.22 That does look really great. I might have to try that method again. The very first time I raised the
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma jssailem at 9:40am 06.19.22 Les, Hope it works. I knew about Christchurch in New Zealand. Did not know there was a Christchurc
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma LRsunnyB at 9:23am 06.19.22 Thanks very much for your reply. Funny thing - I just came to the same conclusion as I have one of t
recently purchased a 26D 1987 found about 200lbs of lead shot. stickinthemud57 at 9:21am 06.19.22 The S and the D are practically identical, and specs note 1200 lbs of ballast, which I know in the c

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