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Evinrude 9.9 - 4 bladed prop? Valdez53 at 6:40am 04.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/17881 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 6/2467 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 2/1581 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 3/3113 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 1/1906 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 14/8984 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 4/1723 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 2/6983 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 2/1524 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 11/1887 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 2/1916 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 5/1297 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 9/4042 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 28/17971 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 16/4529 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 11/6828 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 8/3552 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 1/5027 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 25/5927 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 2/1612 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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Coos Bay Oregon Johnb at 10:12am 05.28.22 The above descriptions make my mouth water. I would like to add one more possibility. The Columbia R
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 10:12am 05.28.22 @sesmith has great advise on the St. Clair River at the Bluewater Bridge. irst day of the trip on
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:12am 05.28.22 Be sure to remove all traces of silicone from the unit. This is not as easy as it sounds. Epoxy and
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 10:03am 05.28.22 Len, the state should hire you to write their tour info. :plus:
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 10:01am 05.28.22
looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel VFR750 at 9:47am 05.28.22 If it was built in 1998 it is not a Sport. The Sport was introduced in 2004. It should be a MKII.
Coos Bay Oregon Kings Gambit at 9:44am 05.28.22 Perhaps if you are thinking about the Oregon Coast as an adventure, not sure that Coos Bay is the o
Electric motors for sailboat IASailor at 9:43am 05.28.22 I got a quote for a 5 HP equivalent electric motor with batteries, etc. It was around 7k. I went wit
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:39am 05.28.22 So I got the engine running perfectly now. The issues I mentioned above were correct, the injector p
Coos Bay Oregon Kings Gambit at 9:23am 05.28.22 I am thinking to trailer a mac 26 to Coos bay. Can anyone tell me how is the recreational sailing?
Need a new furler for B310 Calif. Ted at 9:20am 05.28.22 Rigger friend says while Schaefer used to be preferred Harken is now his best seller. Bearings in up
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Calif. Ted at 9:12am 05.28.22 You want a nice weather window, yesterday was pretty uncomfortable and it's been that way for a week
can't pump out waste tank JamesG161 at 9:11am 05.28.22 Yet not sure which of the things I did fixed it. I would call your work.. Annual Maintenance Jim
Best Boat Transporter? AlastairLC at 8:56am 05.28.22
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help (2) SycloneDriver at 8:24am 05.28.22 A buddy of mine has a Hunter 27 at Lake St Clair. I don't remember the year of boat. He has a nice
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 8:23am 05.28.22 Great views and there used to be a fun Native American salmon bake at Tillicum Village. The docks a
Isotemp hot water backing into system SycloneDriver at 7:57am 05.28.22 I thought I needed to add a check valve to my system but what I really needed to do was turn off the
Isotemp hot water backing into system dlochner at 7:17am 05.28.22 The check valve is pretty inexpensive. You can get them at hardware store. Pay attention to the arro
Isotemp hot water backing into system NYSail at 7:14am 05.28.22
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Epic1969 at 7:01am 05.28.22

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