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Your Web Pages.... Sumner at 7:04pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1381 If you have a web site for your MacGregor or Venture and I don't have it listed in my links page....
Fusing Your Batteries - Another Option (3) Maine Sail at 6:52pm 05.06.10 Musings With Maine Sail 27/12401 I don't think many folks are aware of the Blue Seas MRBF fuses so I thought I post about them. The "
The most important thing Squadron at 6:24pm 05.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1933 I was out on my boat the other night picking at some problem with the engine, and I realized somethi
Replacement parts Squadron at 6:18pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1535 Ahoy! I have enough on the boat to take day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. The boat in que
Outboard engine won't start Squadron at 6:03pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1897 Hey guys (and girls!) We've been enjoying some beautiful post-work sailing and weekend sailing rece
Selden Bowsprit mdmitch at 5:51pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3665 Hi there, Thought I would not mix subjects in one post. Has anyone considered installing the Seld
Shore Power Setup mdmitch at 5:42pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/7240 Hi gang, I have been collecting some parts to install shore power in the 26d. I would appreciate
Sailboat bottom cleaning domalon at 5:05pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2585 I'm thinking about buying a pressure washer to clean the bottom of my boat. Could anyone tell me ab
Venture 21 mattieumm at 4:58pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4267 I just got a free 1970 venture 21! They say a free boat is a hole in the water that you throw money
What size diameter whisker pole for a h23? C Jones at 4:32pm 05.06.10 Smaller Boats 14/1997 My Marina has Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon races year round. I signed up and raced single ha
84 Hunter 34 - mainsail dimensions? gregclapp at 4:08pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 2/3083 I've seen a post indicating that either the P or E dimensions stated by Hunter is incorrect. Does a
76 Hunter 30 hatch questions? okia42@hotmail.com at 4:00pm 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3283 Has anyone replaced the hatch on there 76 hunter 30? not the forward hatch. The one that is between
Keel locking Bolt ejet99 at 3:56pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1411 I have just finshed rebuilding A Venture 2-24 1972. In this forum I read that the keel needs a locki
Sanding epoxy? Sefuller at 3:08pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1363 I am sanding off my ablative bottom paint, and when I hit the Interprotect barrier coat, my sanding
Dynac sails; white nylon sails Bob M. at 3:01pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1093 1. Can anyone inform me about "Dynac" sail cloth? My limited understanding is that it is a nylon
Witch mac is it ? Rskiper at 2:16pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1516 Hello All new here bought my mac 2yrs ago and have been having a great time I would like to know wi
looking to buy precision 18 rocky at 1:24pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1061 ahoy out there!! looking to buy a precision 18 2006 or newer the more loaded out the better please
Stuffing Box Hose Ernie7397 at 1:11pm 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/3269 While on the hard I decided to replace the stuffing box hose and found that I needed to replace the
Rebuilding the motor cover/steps in my 34 betzhunter at 12:52pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 17/2204 I need to rebuild the steps/engine cover for our 1984 34' sail. Does anyone have a picture or pictur
Cracked plastic on keel Triple Point at 11:38am 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1339 I have a MAC 22' which I am slowly restoring. The swing keel has a plastic 'boot' covering the metal

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questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 12:44pm 03.09.22 PS. Yes, I know it needs a survey and that is ideal, I agree, I have been on the road several days
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 12:42pm 03.09.22 203258
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.09.22 There usually is a grease fitting where the shift lever turns , just above where the leg mounts to t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:31am 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position sug
Standing Rigging AaronD at 11:16am 03.09.22 +1 on new standing rigging. CD's pricing is reasonable, and includes open-body turnbuckles to replac
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 11:15am 03.09.22 What a waste, for the lack of a $5 fusible link. Why don't they protect these things?
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables LloydB at 11:09am 03.09.22 I recall a similar problem with an outboard motor I fought with long ago. It turned out that the thr
Restoring electrical panel jeepbluetj at 10:48am 03.09.22 Ayup. We need pictures. Simple toggles are available everywhere. Many production boats used the A-se
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 10:45am 03.09.22 I find a "fox and hound" tool invaluable for these sorts of things. Takes some practice to know the
Best anchor and chain Terry Cox at 10:30am 03.09.22 What size chain, made from what. Galvanized or steel. If you have a windlass, the gypsy will dicta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:23am 03.09.22 Verifying loss of continuity with an ohmmeter is more dependable/faster than a disappearing signal f
Hunter 41 Forward Hatch Hinges KeokiV at 9:43am 03.09.22 check Hatchmasters. They are terrific. Have parts and do repairs. Thanks - tried Hatchmasters and
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 9:41am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Inner forestay to O'day 23? AaronD at 9:36am 03.09.22 I think you're referring to a "Solent" stay - an inner stay, very close to the main forestay. Unlike
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL capta at 9:27am 03.09.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color.
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 9:03am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 8:49am 03.09.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating curren
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 8:47am 03.09.22 The reason I ask is because that dummy regulator block is our design and our manufacturer promised
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Maine Sail at 8:37am 03.09.22 Until they wise up and replace it with external regulation. :dancing: Absolutely and Balmar actual
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 8:32am 03.09.22 This stator should give Here is the model. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator.

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