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Shroud Pin kair at 12:01pm 05.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1885 Does anyone know or have information on what size screw or pin that is used to attach the shroud to
Help me understand, please arknoah at 11:17am 05.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/7160 Perhaps some of you will be able to help me. I will be taking my sailing classes (ASA 101 and 103)
To all the metalheads out there... MrMikey64 at 11:05am 05.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3700 A person I know and I were talking about rerigging a Mac25, and he suggested you could use aluminum
You're Having A Bad Day When--- (1) timebandit at 10:35am 05.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1571 A bird flips you the bird--- http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/Tmebandt/birdshowingfinger.jpg?
H376 main outhaul car Pilotcarpenter at 9:53am 05.12.10 Big Boats 3/1586 I am the contract purchaser of an H376 with in-mast furling. The outhaul car has some bearings miss
headstay for 23.5 winddarra at 9:11am 05.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1182 I may need to buy a new headstay for my Hunter 23.5..... Any suggestions on where to buy? Thanks
BoatU.S Magazine Diesel Engine Myth #2 rardiH36 at 8:52am 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3137 The current issue of BoatU.S. magazine has a very informative article about diesel fuel injectors.
Connecting Batteries andersonjames at 8:45am 05.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2206 Good Morning, I have a Hunter 45CC 2006 with the start and the house batteries both being deepcycle
frayed stay winddarra at 8:28am 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 16/5265 Recently when I lowered my mast I noticed my headstay (forestay) has frayed cable at the top. Is t
The Live-Aboard Debate... Looking for a few good opinions! rtdbphoto at 7:49am 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 29/12176 Hello All, I'm currently weighing out all of the pros and cons of living aboard a sailboat. Have f
Hull Liner sagging Michael1964 at 6:17am 05.12.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2897 The vinyl hull liner on my 1997 36s7 is pulling away and sagging. I have tried taping it up, but th
Deckfill in Anchor Locker on 23.5? IndyEd at 5:52am 05.12.10 Smaller Boats 4/1694 I am putting a pressure water system in Saint Somewhere, my 93 23.5, and would like to avoid drillin
Just How Rich Are You? (1) Ctskip at 5:28am 05.12.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/4437 by Jeanine Skowronski Tuesday, May 11, 2010 provided by http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/1
35.5 water tank access captainpat at 5:20am 05.12.10 Big Boats 5/2503 The fresh water tank of the 35.5 is located under the aft 1/2 of the v-berth and is covered by a ply
Ferries John at 2:54am 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 61/10859 I was talking with another sailor who just took a sailing class. He said that they told him that a s
Cockpit scupper 86H23 Mark Major at 1:29am 05.12.10 Smaller Boats 1/1260 Has anyone installed one?
Cockpit cover for h23 lbyonkers at 6:42pm 05.11.10 Smaller Boats 1/1388 Does anyone have a good photo of a cockpit cover for an h23? I want to make one but need some desig
TAK-tenna Brian D at 6:11pm 05.11.10 SSB and Ham Operators 8/13317 I ordered the TAK-tenna last week and it arrived either Thursday or Friday. I assembled the beast on
Catalina 42 Fuel Gauge Dies Sabor! at 4:11pm 05.11.10 Big Boats 3/2696 The fuel gauge on my 1991 Cat 42 just died the other day. Despite being plenty of fuel in the tank,
boom rigging missing grego at 3:56pm 05.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1197 after a long winter my mast was bent (thanks for the help ) replaced mast now thr mrigging on the bo

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Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar dlochner at 4:29am 05.15.22 There are several good articles on the MarineHowTo.com website. The Hitachi alternators on Yanmars
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak RoyS at 4:24am 05.15.22 In addition to holding up to UV exposure for those outside deck applications, consider surface tempe
Tide App Fail RoyS at 4:15am 05.15.22 The error I reported on the app "Ebb Tide" had nothing to do with local winds and currents. The app
Mystery bottom coating bigchief at 4:13am 05.15.22 Looks like fiberglass under gel coat, under black bottom paint! Good thing the stripper, etc, didn
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar garymalmgren at 3:53am 05.15.22 Listen to Ralph! gary
Where do you keep the booze? SFS at 3:53am 05.15.22 I would gladly give up the nearly useless navigation station (For most boats) to have a dedicated b
Where do you keep the booze? shemandr at 3:47am 05.15.22 I would gladly give up the nearly useless navigation station (For most boats) to have a dedicated ba
Tide App Fail shemandr at 3:37am 05.15.22 That is exactly what happened. The wind was blowing from the Northeast and packing water into some
Where do you keep the booze? fred1diver at 2:55am 05.15.22
Rearming an inflatable life vest patbratton at 2:27am 05.15.22 Buying rearming kits is like buying pantyhose, too many choices. You have to know the model of the v
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar SycloneDriver at 11:33pm 05.14.22 I thought about modifying the factory alternator for external regulation but I really hate to do tha
Edson brake install! BOSSailor at 10:53pm 05.14.22 If you can access the route your AP cable takes it would be far easier to disconnect it from the con
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:20pm 05.14.22
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32pm 05.14.22 Install an exterior alternator regulator before doing anything else. I suffered the same problem bef
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 05.14.22 I'm with you so far but I've got to know the purpose of the through hole in the bolt. As you say, n
Ericson 28-2 Fuel system Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.14.22 Congratulations on your new boat. Most of us have learned to know the fuel consumption of our engin
Tide App Fail (4) rgranger at 7:42pm 05.14.22 205322 You can also see the stations on a map or as a list 205323 205324
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? Tally Ho at 7:30pm 05.14.22 My dock neighbor has a 20 foot, full keel boat. He took the engine out years ago, and he uses a tro
Where do you keep the booze? DArcy at 7:21pm 05.14.22 I feel your pain Fred, we use construction cranes for boats over 5000kg so I can't launch until the
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? Will Gilmore at 7:14pm 05.14.22 A trolling motor is perfect for getting from the boat ramp to the rigging dock. It would be prefect

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