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Have any of you tried this.... Sumner at 9:28am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6655 We would like to add a traveler for the main, but have spent all of our money elsewhere:cry:. I was
Screening Companionway seadaddler at 8:58am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2683 Finally got my wife to go out and anchor over night here in Florida with PGI sailing club,her first
Lube AXEL at 8:46am 05.27.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2971 I've been using baby oil but I remember Peggie mentioning a better long term fix. Can someone post d
Main sheet travller Gwyn at 8:23am 05.27.10 Big Boats 3/1607 I have a H40 1985 and there are two bolts missing from the main sheet traveller. I can not see a w
Type of Battery jrale at 8:15am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1540 Dear Macgregor Owners, I just purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor Sailboat. It is missing a battery. T
New h23 upgrade pictures (5) C Jones at 8:10am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 15/2576 I installed new aluminum sliding hatch covers. I was tired of the teak ones breaking when a guest we
No power into the wind RussNorman at 7:54am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1265 I would like to know if anyone knows what I can do to get more power out of my boat. My yanmar engin
Outboard Motor Question tgrass462 at 7:50am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/1926 We have a Hunter 260 with a 8 HP Tohatsu OB. We've been toying with the idea of doing the LOOP one
Non-skid to smooth gel coat repair help? hhcribbs at 6:58am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1889 First post...great forum... Greetings, our recently purchased sailboat has some crazing on both the
9.2C Bimini garylinger at 3:49am 05.27.10 S2 7/3268 I am curious to find out who has a bimini on their 9.2C. How/where is it attached, what are the dim
'A'/'B' Switch for Entertainment System JeffThompson at 3:48am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1283 We recently purchased a Hunter 38 and have a question regarding the entertainment system. In the lo
dinghy davits Legend 37 njfmbb at 3:25am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1797 Looking for good experience with a particular brand/model dinghy davits for a Legend 37. I've seen a
bimini for Legend 37 njfmbb at 3:10am 05.27.10 Big Boats 2/1360 We're looking for a bimini for our '87 Legend 37. Looking at other boats its obvious our boom is pre
re[placing trim Carolyn1964 at 9:56pm 05.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1898 Has anyone replaeced the wood trim on thier boat with TREX? I ned to replace the teak the holds th
Hello! New owner of a 1984 Hunter 25.5 Shane82 at 7:59pm 05.26.10 Smaller Boats 6/6405 Hello all! I have spent the last week cleaning and scrubbing out my new used Hunter 25.5, It had
Batteries norpacsm at 7:44pm 05.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2520 i just got a 26s and plan to stay on it for a week in Aug do i need to put in a 2nd battery Thanks
Galley Footpump Broke Bad Obsession at 6:58pm 05.26.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4325 While I was out cruising a the past few days my foot pump that pumps out the icebox in my Catalina 3
Wireless Access Rick D at 6:27pm 05.26.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2897 Having gotten frustrated at the paid wifi marina systems, but being too cheap to buy a Verizon wirel
Potts Harbor Maine dscribner at 6:24pm 05.26.10 Destinations 1/3097 Has anybody sailed here and anchored for the night? Is it a good place to go? Where can I drop it?
Raise the boom Geoff K at 6:22pm 05.26.10 Pearson 0/1361 I have a P 323 and am considering raising the boom 6 or 8". Has anyone done this? My reasons are

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Replacing Catalina 22 ('92) Jib Sheet sail sfbay at 2:34pm 05.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Pull the sail out, attach a small diameter tag line, run the line to your co
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger Alansails at 2:23pm 05.18.22 We replaced ours when we replaced our batteries with two 4 D batteries, AGMs and we used what John s
Hunter 240 Motor jssailem at 1:58pm 05.18.22 1. What length shaft do I need, 15, 20, or 25 inches? What length of shaft was on the existing outbo
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 1:43pm 05.18.22 Terry. High tide at the north entrance to the channel, on 28 May is identified as 16:23. His transi
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger (1) jssailem at 1:19pm 05.18.22 I like my Sterling 40 Amp smart charger. It is hardwired to the boat circuits through the AC panel.
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 1:09pm 05.18.22 My boat came with a 3/4 inch thick solid fiberglass hull. The thru hulls are centered in a wood back
Thru-Hull Stats dlochner at 1:08pm 05.18.22 Looking like that, you're going to want to protect the surface with some form of protectant to keep
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator jssailem at 1:02pm 05.18.22 Hello Adam. Welcome to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. While it is natural to seek
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 05.18.22 @jssailem , does your boat have flanged or no flanged thru-hulls ?
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 05.18.22 Not sure if you have received the manual from dlochner yet, but I was on my boat this morning and lo
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator adamv at 12:40pm 05.18.22 Some older boats had an analog volt meter on the DC panel. It could give a very rough idea of batte
Thru-Hull Stats (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 05.18.22 Failure modes need consideration: With a seacock located in an exposed (you can easily step on it o
MRBF Fuse Required Scott T-Bird at 12:35pm 05.18.22 @Nichole340 yes, you are interpreting the chart correctly. By way of explanation, you are basically
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 05.18.22 Yes. Groco Flanged Ball valves. Looking like that, you're going to want to protect the surface wi
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:51am 05.18.22 Your list makes me think what you really need first is a larger boat!;) Mainsail has some useful w
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:48am 05.18.22 (though you didn't mention fans). Thanks, I can't believe I forgot fans, added to the list now!
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) Justin_NSA at 11:45am 05.18.22 Your list makes me think what you really need first is a larger boat!;) Mainsail has some useful wr
Thru-Hull Stats (2) dlochner at 11:41am 05.18.22 But @dlochner , does your boat have flanged thru-hulls or no ? Yes. Groco Flanged Ball valves. Or
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:27am 05.18.22 Possibly even when away from the boat, like Allen did at L-36.com? That last application might call
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 05.18.22 But @dlochner , does your boat have flanged thru-hulls or no ?

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