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Mac 26d sliding hatch macphil26d at 9:02am 06.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1325 Looking for sliding hatch Mac 26D 89 model, any help, thanks=Phil, Nampa ID.
Replace water heater on 9.2a? richard965 at 7:54am 06.23.10 S2 3/1778 anyone replace the water heater?? looks like mine is the original Raritan 6 gallon that is 14" in d
climbing out of the water Ctskip at 7:32am 06.23.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3082 Several years ago I was in a rather small yacht club and there were three docks with maybe 75 sailbo
Novice .. H23.5 a good idea and some advice bobbo99 at 7:05am 06.23.10 Smaller Boats 11/2286 Hello all , very ncie forum... I am a novice and looking to buy a boat that i can grow in to over t
Lancer manuals Rakahrd at 6:39am 06.23.10 Lancer 2/1983 I have a 1978 Lancer 25 and am looking for a copy of the owners manual. I would pay to have it
Drifter set (1) DJN51 at 6:24am 06.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1645 any ideas on how i can rig this pictured sail?Have a 23.5 with roller furling jib.Sail is .75 oz.han
genoa sail ???? jeromeddd at 6:22am 06.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2170 I am sailing from Michigan to Nova Scotia, and my genoa sail leach keeps flapping. I asked a good fr
Midship Cleat on Catalina 36 mholt at 5:41am 06.23.10 Big Boats 2/2421 Hi, We have a 2005 Cataliina 36 and are having trouble fitting a midship cleat. We have tried all t
installed new s/s sink in our 260 (1) Bob 04 H260 at 5:14am 06.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/1414 I picked up a small s/s sink while on vacation in Florida this winter. It was only $30, new, but was
new owner needs painting swing keel advice for 26S Captneeen at 5:09am 06.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4623 looking for some advice on bottom painting a 26S New owner, just got a 1994 26S that was used on la
h34 shaft lenght moanalanni at 11:07pm 06.22.10 Big Boats 0/885 I am trying to get a quote for a new s/s shaft on my h34 . my service agent needs the lenght for t
Help Me Identify This Smell Paul Mermelstein at 10:01pm 06.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3048 I've had the boat 2+ years and there is this odor that I smell only when first opening up the boat.
Speaking of Aussie sailors... Joe at 9:59pm 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1387 ... the exciting world of grand prix sailing on the unbelievable 18 foot skiff is very, very popular
Maximum head sail Tired n Giddy at 8:44pm 06.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/1485 Hi I have just purchased a 2004 - 260 and was wondering what the maximum head sail size is possib
Sailing Close Hauled Question kpgraci at 7:10pm 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3760 Newbie question - Went out sailing Sunday, after a few hours of no wind things picked up and we had
Backing Down / Testing Reverse Thrust Maine Sail at 6:57pm 06.22.10 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5599 Well I finally got to test out my new toy, a digital strain gauge. For my first little experiment I
Achillles inflatable part Edlk at 6:27pm 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2018 Does anyone know where you can get the channel that attaches the wood benches to the inflatable side
Help! Reefing Puzzle Challenge (1) Tim S/V Zephyr at 6:25pm 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3495 Hey Folks... I recently bought a Catalina 25 sailboat and am trying to figure out how to set up the
Slug Lub Mick at 5:56pm 06.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1509 I have noticed that it is harder to raise the Main , due to the slugs sticking. I was wondering if a
Main Halyard Rope Clutch Slippage canavap at 5:49pm 06.22.10 Catalina 30 3/2667 My 3 year old main halyard (3/8" Sta-Set) slips in my rope clutch. Has anyone had this problem? I

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standing Rigging issue sailme88 at 5:01am 05.26.22 IF the mast IS on the hard and IF there is internal conduit for wiring, you should have a straight f
standing Rigging issue shemandr at 4:23am 05.26.22 I'm not sure about the tube but my initial reaction was that maybe they are compression posts. They
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! shemandr at 4:10am 05.26.22 Is that a sail drive?
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? dlochner at 3:54am 05.26.22 @Epic1969 So you want to sail it to Hawaii and then ship it back? Why not sail it back if it is u
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 2:48am 05.26.22 Thanks for the reply I can see how it could be a probem if some part of the system is not functioni
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change David in Sandusky at 12:16am 05.26.22 The original assumption that all automotive travel will use fuel cells is an error. Most automotive
Intake Silencer Richard19068 at 9:43pm 05.25.22 Holy cow! It was a joke. Like blinker fluid. :) Refill Blinker Fluid I thought it was more like
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:51pm 05.25.22 205671
Dad, can I borrow the car? Brian D at 8:46pm 05.25.22 Maybe Wacky Wednesday?
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Epic1969 at 8:30pm 05.25.22 @Epic1969 So you want to sail it to Hawaii and then ship it back? Why not sail it back if it is u
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! BigEasy at 8:22pm 05.25.22 Glad to be back! Trials & tribulations of boat ownership; can definitely be stressful!
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:10pm 05.25.22
Intake Silencer Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 05.25.22 Yeah, yeah, the same place that sells checkered paint.
Intake Silencer smokey73 at 7:36pm 05.25.22 Can you provide your source of information for the DSF ? Can't see what it does for air inlet nois
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Tally Ho at 7:20pm 05.25.22 @Epic1969 So you want to sail it to Hawaii and then ship it back? Why not sail it back if it is u
Boat speed gauge or sending unit? SJN at 7:19pm 05.25.22 Hello! Dvaidsailor26 is correct. The transducer wheel must be cleaned at the bearing as well as wit
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! Tally Ho at 7:13pm 05.25.22 Looking good! Now get out there and enjoy your work ;-)
Intake Silencer Ralph Johnstone at 7:13pm 05.25.22 Holy cow! It was a joke. Like blinker fluid. Very good.
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! Alan Gomes at 7:02pm 05.25.22 Congrats! Hope you can start enjoying the boat now!
standing Rigging issue ggrizzard at 6:59pm 05.25.22 Thanks isaksp00.

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