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Evinrude 9.9 - 4 bladed prop? Valdez53 at 6:40am 04.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/17702 We have an Evinrude 9.9 (tweaked up to 15 HP) on our M25 which has the stock 9 x 9 3-bladed prop o
Remove wax before compounding? RobG at 6:33am 04.09.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2450 Last year I did the full compound/glaze job on my Oday. It came out great. I didn't consider de-waxi
M25 "best" genoa size to order? Valdez53 at 6:20am 04.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1571 Its time to replace our factory original 1983 150 Horizon genoa on our Mac 25. What is the best siz
Stanchions ----- Catalina 28 jansan1 at 5:25am 04.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/3082 Any owners out there ever managed to remove the first safety rail stanchion forward of the pushpit s
Doyle Full Batton Main Roller Furling Pat Hooyman at 9:34pm 04.08.10 Big Boats 1/1893 Full Batten Main Roller Furling Jamming Would like to start a discussion on others experiences and
26 Swing Keel Questions/Recondition OnTheBayou at 7:07pm 04.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/8906 The previous owner of my 26S really screwed up the swing keel. Apparently he hit something hard, I
Anyone Use 303 HTFG on Leather ? ? ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:15pm 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1711 We just replaced the reinforcing leather on our dodger with a light grey leather, rough side out.
Beneteau First 42 Keel/Hull Gap; Normal? tekguyonroad at 5:51pm 04.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6942 What's normal? Is it normal to have a gap between the hull and keel on a 1984 First 42? The vessel i
Mast-Up Summer Storage--Chicagoland atwhite2 at 5:01pm 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1513 For all you Trailer-Sailors out there in the Chicagoland area, I am looking for summer mast-up trail
H37C gooseneck question (3) MATHURIN2 at 3:53pm 04.08.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1876 Could someone post pictures of the gooseneck on their hunter cutter 37, mine came with with a hyde s
MacGregor Winch Terre McMurtrey at 3:39pm 04.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1902 I have a 1977 22' MacGregor Sailboat that has a dagger board instead of a fixed keel. How do you mo
H216 Lifelines Paul Wash at 1:50pm 04.08.10 Smaller Boats 5/1291 We are considering installing lifelines on our H216 this year. Actually we have been considering thi
Flex Fold Prop wufibugs at 1:03pm 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4028 I was looking into a Flexofold prop for my boat since it will be out for bottom paint this month. T
roller furling & trailering glocke17 at 12:23pm 04.08.10 Trailer Sailors 28/15002 Ok it's been three months, rigging all replaced and tuned. Inside is better on my 71 Venture 25, goo
Topside shine comfortzone at 11:42am 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4501 With two bad hips and a bad back I'm not about to do the compound, polish, wax routine so I did the
External Raw water system flushing setup? Blue Nose at 11:40am 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 11/6701 Does anyone have any experience desiging and installing a flushing system for the raw water cooling
Rudder delamination repair DannyS at 11:14am 04.08.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3521 Last Fall I removed the rudder and brought it home to repair some delamination. I'm about two thirds
Yanmar SB8 Parts Manual (Y00R0922) RickGillis at 11:03am 04.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/5022 If anyone has a Yanmar SB8 Parts Manual (Y00R0922) in electronic form, I would very much like a test
trailer brake overhaul walt at 9:26am 04.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/5779 Ive got the original 26S trailer with surge brakes - but the surge brakes don't work. Boat is going
Wheel Brake Pads for Orion Helm (2) genomb at 9:01am 04.08.10 S2 2/1584 This is aphoto of the wheel brake for My 1978 S2 8.0C with and Orion Helm Pedestal, I would think th

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Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 4:34pm 05.09.22 Well, you're a unicorn. :biggrin: In NY all operators of pleasure craft need to have a "Boaters S
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement Giro at 4:31pm 05.09.22 I bought our MacGregor 25 her replacement main sail from Ullman Sails in Santa Cruz California a cou
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 4:23pm 05.09.22 Look carefully at all of the through hulls. Lightning follows mysterious paths, but generally flows
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 4:17pm 05.09.22 The insurance adjuster is coming out Wednesday. We're reading up on lightning strikes and making a
After a lightning strike? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 05.09.22 Ouch! The lightning must have been a side bolt too, or boat would have had a big hole in the side o
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) brockangelo at 3:49pm 05.09.22 Thanks for the links - the way the instructional video presented it, you can screw on one of the bol
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 3:45pm 05.09.22 If you haven't called your insurance company, you should. Assuming you have hull coverage they will
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? dreadpiratk at 3:27pm 05.09.22 Wonderfull, comfortable and sea kindly boats, all-around great. the 'Catalina smile' is not an issu
Transmission Cable JoeWhite at 3:04pm 05.09.22 Provide model an year of your Catalina. In my case it was not the cable, but the moving exle that th
Single-handing a Catalina 310? kappykaplan at 3:01pm 05.09.22 Just like driving in snow, the single most important thing is to take everything as slowly as you c
Single-handing a Catalina 310? dhandzy at 2:55pm 05.09.22 Single-handing a Catalina 310 while sailing is easy, even if the first time is nerve-racking. I did
Low Profile mattress dlochner at 2:49pm 05.09.22 Nice. Still searching for an ideal first mate. , I got lucky on the third try. Keep looking.
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:44pm 05.09.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh:
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 LouisMK at 2:42pm 05.09.22
Transmission Cable Richard19068 at 2:22pm 05.09.22 Have you tried looking for ID numbers on the existing cable(s)? "The control cable part number cont
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? ribbit at 2:00pm 05.09.22 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /P
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 karellen at 1:41pm 05.09.22 We also have the flex-o-fold 3-blade 16x11-3R on our 356.We're satisfied with it, but I wouldn't say
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 1:25pm 05.09.22 LIKES to side sleep.... or wife pokes you in the ribs if you sleep on your back? :thumbup::snooze:.
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Davidasailor26 at 1:22pm 05.09.22
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Davidasailor26 at 1:14pm 05.09.22

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