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Thinking of buying a S2 8m Mick at 8:18am 05.22.10 S2 3/3029 My Mac 26 was wiped out in a tornado on may10. Inserting a link for your own interest. Looks as a
Tornados are hard on Boats Mick at 8:10am 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1300 On May 10 we had a tornado touch down right in the middle of our Marina. The clip is below. Looks li
How to fix the dinette table? PrincessoftheLake at 7:47am 05.22.10 Big Boats 3/1534 The dining table on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 looks like crap. The varnish is full of spider cracks and
Battery Banks question shemandr at 6:54am 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3302 I have a Freedom 20 charger with the remote and 2 200 ah 4d AGM batteries. Last summer I purchased
Table Bolt Jlynnwidaseck at 6:48am 05.22.10 S2 0/1289 I would like to replace the bolt that holds the table to the wall - what kind of a bolt is it and c
special guest Jim Kolstoe at 11:35pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2664 My daughter asked me about taking paraplegic friend of hers out sailing. I'm always happy to introd
new 15 owner cjandme at 10:00pm 05.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1042 Hello I recently bought a 15 and I'm trying to find the hull number so as to be able to get a copy o
H340 Cockpit Courtesy Light and Speaker Locations Cool_Change at 8:41pm 05.21.10 Big Boats 10/2815 Just picked up our new (to us) 340....Two questions: Whille exploring I've found what appears to b
motor starter leads kenlosail at 8:04pm 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 2/1443 I'm working on a Catalina 25, 1974 vintage. The existing motor starter leads are being led down the
jack lines or jackstays for main sail? David S at 6:11pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3877 Not sure of the correct name for these lines that contain the main sail when lowering it down on the
Garmin Service Bulletin Ted at 2:55pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1546 This link may be of interest to those of you who have Garmin chartplotters. Certain models can get y
Yanmar 2GM20F oil weight selection mcaswell at 2:33pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/15359 The manual says to use 30 or 40 weight for my climate, but I've found many sources on the internet s
water in the bilge Kfunkapotamus at 1:46pm 05.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1662 4 days ago i purchased my first boat, a 1977 macgregor 21. i have had it on a trailer for the entire
West Marine and Pricing Warren Milberg at 1:19pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 29/5579 Prices charged by West Marine are always a subject of interest here. I recently completed a West Ma
Radar Installation EscapadeBen323 at 1:03pm 05.21.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1372 I subscribed to this forum on behalf of my friend who recently purchased a Beneteau 323. Radar was j
can a 28.5 be sailed without a backstay GRACED at 12:11pm 05.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1805 i see alot of hunters with b and d rigs with out a backstay can it be removed from a 1987 28.5 and t
drinking water holding tank carboman at 11:50am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 3/1373 i have a 1987 hunter 23. how long can i expect the water in the tank to stay consumeable? can i ad
SSi Cockpit Accessories (3) rgranger at 11:45am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2037 Hey All: I've been nosing about looking at equipment for a boat I'm restoring and I ran across this
Re wiring & Re painting a H-30 Mast Nelsonhow at 11:15am 05.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1708 Well I'm finally in the water for 2010.....and already planning for the fall haul out. Is that sick
Paint, Gelcoat or Restore? wufibugs at 10:54am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2638 I have to haul and paint the bottom of my 1986 Hunter 31. I had a detailer look at the hull and top

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Icebox conversion kits shemandr at 4:41am 03.13.22 Ice maker. Now that's decadence!
Icebox conversion kits sailme88 at 4:28am 03.13.22 My C-34 came with refrigeration...It works great... I also has an Igloo heat pump cooler/heater and
Icebox conversion kits shemandr at 3:40am 03.13.22 If you are in a weekend cruising mode I think refrigeration is great and worth the cost. For one th
Bug screen artboas at 1:45am 03.13.22 Used pet screen when I replaced the two damaged hatch screens on our boat. I came up with a really
Purchasing Sails mikeracca at 11:15pm 03.12.22 I have talked with a couple sail lofts, and the one I felt the best about was Precision Sails. They
Purchasing Sails Crusty Ol Salt at 9:32pm 03.12.22 Sail loft... North Sail has been my go to loft. Nice folk. Good service. Measured my boat and then
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 9:14pm 03.12.22 Thanks for replies. The distance off alignment is 3.75" at 7" from keel bolt to wear pin (about 28 d
Purchasing Sails jssailem at 8:48pm 03.12.22 Sail loft... North Sail has been my go to loft. Nice folk. Good service. Measured my boat and then p
Headliner cleaning treating (1) kbgunn at 8:23pm 03.12.22 Mother's VLR. You can get it at your local Walmart.
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) jssailem at 7:18pm 03.12.22 Firstly, welcome to the club. You found an old boat with an old scheme wiring. You were aghast that
Here's something you don't see every day PaulK at 7:15pm 03.12.22 Suspect is apparently being held on $3,000,000 bail according to another site.
Icebox conversion kits PaulK at 7:06pm 03.12.22 We explored this idea extensively last year for our J/36. Turning the icebox into a fridge would ha
Icebox conversion kits markwbird at 6:45pm 03.12.22 I did it. I used the isotherm kit. Ran about $1000.00. I love it. Battery draw is not too bad In my
Bug screen Terry Cox at 6:38pm 03.12.22
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 6:13pm 03.12.22 I also have a 28 1986 and have almost finished replacing all the sanitation hoses and vent . Once I
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:01pm 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.12.22 I am on that forum too and have seen all those "up-in smoke" posts.. Not a single installation I've
refrigeration for a s2 11a Johnb at 5:51pm 03.12.22 Our 3 cubic foot Isotherm uses 30 to 35 ampere-hrs per day but we are in Richmond where it is anythi
Icebox conversion kits dlochner at 5:14pm 03.12.22 The refrigeration unit is only part of the cost. The other big cost is having enough battery capacit
Bug screen Johnb at 5:11pm 03.12.22 if you need it to be noseeum proof make sure it is.

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