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Interior Wood Touch Ups / Repairs Ducati at 3:25am 05.05.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1447 We love the look of the wood inside but it gets marked very easily. Do Beneteau sell touch up kit
Mast tuning Fire Escape at 10:33pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2951 I have had my 29.5 hunter only a few years. The club I belong to requires that all masts be un-stepp
Shaft Size markc1976 at 8:53pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1262 I have 1979 Hunter 30. Does anyone know the shaft size or size coupling that I need to fit a Yanmar
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sheets stephen Penny at 8:15pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2458 Plan to fly the new spinnaker as soon as I purchase new sheets. What diameter sheets (I am thinking
found a 1967 Cal 30 RNC725 at 7:31pm 05.04.10 Cal 1/2437 have only sailed Macgregor 26 for the last 15 years. How tough is the transition going to be to pil
A leaky Chrysler Sandpiper jheston at 6:37pm 05.04.10 Chrysler 1/4983 I have a Chrysler Sandpiper 22'. It takes on water when sailing and even when laid up for the winter
H37 manual Dragon at 5:28pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/992 I am in the process of rig tuning my newly acquired 1988 H37. Do you have the manual for this boat t
Volvo Saildrive split zinc? njsail at 5:21pm 05.04.10 Bavaria 1/2459 When I replaced the zinc on my volvo saildrive this season I had to pull the prop to bolt a single p
VHF Radio woes captron at 4:50pm 05.04.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1622 I recently installed a new Standard Horizon Quantum Model GX5500S it is installed at the Nav Station
Keel Winch help sparky617 at 4:42pm 05.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2084 I am in need of quick assistance. I need the model/part number of the winch on a 1985 MacGregor
Wire Gauge Question (Powerhunt Power Stip) Bad Obsession at 3:41pm 05.04.10 Ask All Sailors 12/1992 I just got my PowerHunt Powerstrip in today. I am disappointed that the company couldn't bother to
New 26S Galley (6) Doug J at 3:14pm 05.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1569 I'd like to show you my new galley, I finally finished it! Sort of, there's still a few odds and end
Need Sail kjcoyote at 3:03pm 05.04.10 Ask All Sailors 0/7 Dose anyone out there in the MacGregor world have a used jib sail that they would be interested in s
Beginner at sailing - advice on boats? piratenotions at 2:50pm 05.04.10 Ask All Sailors 40/11738 Yes - my husband and I are wanting to get into sailing! We have always wanted to do it but just neve
Head not pulling raw water Fly Away at 1:52pm 05.04.10 Catalina 30 9/2977 79 cat 30. My head flushes OK, but when I switch it over to pull water for flushing and put does no
Just bought a 26d - great except for trailer - ???'s (1) cbig at 11:23am 05.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4236 Boat is in fine condition. Trailer works, but has rust, and I think needs brakes. There's no structu
S37 Air Conditioners nathan@needel.net at 10:21am 05.04.10 Seidelmann 2/2118 We are researching air conditioners for our Seidelmann S37. Units from 5000BTU to 12000BTU are under
Johnson 9.9 sailmaster outboard engine Mike Sackett at 8:48am 05.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/8225 I just purchased a Macgregor 25' that has a Johnson 9.9 "sail master" engine on the back, does anyon
sail'n in san diego Mike Sackett at 8:18am 05.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1498 Look'n for trailer sailers here in san diego, sailing a 1976 Macgregor 25' any clubs?
Penofin marine oil finish DannyS at 8:02am 05.04.10 Ask All Sailors 3/4302 Anybody out there tried this product? http://www.penofin.com/products_marine.shtml I've used their B

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Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 6:38pm 03.08.22 This stator should give el. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator. 7102k Alternator
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 6:12pm 03.08.22 A better question is who did you purchase it from?
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 6:11pm 03.08.22 Bottom painted and rubrail installed
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 6:05pm 03.08.22 Interesting idea. That it is. So the overall cable length is adequate. I got the sense that the ca
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 6:04pm 03.08.22 so when you cut off the LFP charging How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank?
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ramoore at 5:54pm 03.08.22 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck som
Yanmar 3HM35F Transmission backlash sail sfbay at 5:36pm 03.08.22 Backlash.........sounds like you need a marine machinery engineer or discuss with your transmission
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:26pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cov
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables Sailor Sue at 5:19pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cove
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:03pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the ol
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal heritage at 5:03pm 03.08.22 I thought forcing water through the dripless seal was only for higher speed power boats. Sailboat t
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables heritage at 4:51pm 03.08.22 Cant you carefully cut away a couple of inches of the cable jacket?
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 4:47pm 03.08.22
Best anchor and chain heritage at 4:46pm 03.08.22 Too many unknowns. We need to know if you have a windlass and if so, what type of capstan it has.
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 4:33pm 03.08.22 The green arrow is pointing to the stator tap. Who converted that alt to external regulation? I bo
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 4:28pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the old
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) garymalmgren at 4:27pm 03.08.22 203246
H30 cutlass O.D ggrizzard at 4:22pm 03.08.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430???
Best anchor and chain ggrizzard at 4:17pm 03.08.22 Kloudie, your link to the Practical Sailor report is only valid to subscribers of their service,,,
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 4:07pm 03.08.22 How do you do that? Do you presently have an LFP bank ant the setup you describe? Yes and no. I

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