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wood-like cabin floors Madelon at 8:38pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2912 Fellow Sailors, I have seen in many personal pages nice wooden or wood-like floors in Macs. There ar
Update on whip antenna for VHF handheld Benny at 6:57pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2561 Went ahead with my little project and it proved to be a success. A poll indicated most use a VHF han
engine weight Carolyn1964 at 6:40pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2244 I have a 1979 Venture 25 with a currently unreliable old Johnson 9.9 2 cycle outboard. I have plann
Lowrance GlobalMap 5300 GPS shutting off galynd at 6:02pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3075 I own a Lowrance GlobalMap 5300 GPS which has been working really nicely the last year. It's a perf
Owners Manual sullyj020 at 5:55pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1414 I am the new owner of a 2010 26M and loving it. I was using the owners manual to acquaint myself wit
Bent mast Erik Garcia at 5:20pm 12.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2304 I bungeed down the tarp on my Hunter 216 before our 1st big snow only to find that the accumulated s
New mast for 21.2 bubbalooey at 4:43pm 12.13.09 Smaller Boats 3/1964 I'm thinking about buying a 2001 Hunter 21.2, the only problem is the mast is broken. Does anyone
C-Map NT chips to lend? Sell? Anyone? Doug Arey at 4:34pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3506 Hey all! I'm new to this site, but am impressed so far with the interesting and useful (as well as
1983 H25 boom details? RichGC at 4:00pm 12.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1352 I am new to sailing and purchased a 1983 Hunter 25. :) I just finished the ASA Keel Boat course and
Raymarine SR100 or SR50 (2) Witzend at 2:22pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3743 Because of conflicting information I'm not sure which one is correct for proper interface with the C
Pinrails on modern boats Merry Prankster at 1:08pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3283 In preparing my boat for single handed cruising, I would like to install pinrails between the shroud
150% Genoa on Oday 26 cadams at 11:16am 12.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2492 I was wondering about folks' experience with a 150% Genoa on an Oday 26. I am purchasing a 150% furl
Simrad S5000 Timo42 at 10:58am 12.13.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/2986 Simrad S5000 wheel pilot control unit and drive unit, no belt or wheel gear. No idea if it works, lo
WATER LINE sTRIPE tom h at 9:10am 12.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1264 I HAVE A 1984 27' Hunter and the water line stripe is all faded and discolored. Can I just apply a
Tricolor vs Anchor Light Only jsalley at 7:37am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 42/16006 Just had my mast unstepped for the winter while the boat's on the hard to find/fix a leak at the ste
Rreplacing my spreaders Steelshooter at 7:19am 12.13.09 Catalina 30 4/3630 Hi all, This is my first post on the website so please bare with me. I am new to sailing and just
What is the purpose of the styrofoam stuffed in storage areas in my 1987 O'Day 222? (4) Mich222 at 6:32am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2506 G'Day to All. I need some help understanding the reason for the styrofoam that was placed in my boat
Hull lining paint 1987 O'Day 222 (6) Mich222 at 6:19am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2855
Discount Marine Supply.com??? Bud H at 5:57am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2582 Have any of you had a good experience with Discount Marine Supply.com? About a week ago I ordered a
Halyards jorgefife at 8:54pm 12.12.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1334 Tomorrow I am finally preparing everything (halayards, spreaders, lights, etc) so that Tuesday the m

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Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel (1) DeniseO30 at 10:56am 04.15.22 Well you kind of left out a some things draft, weight, would be the most important, The yacht clu
Removing lettering stain LloydB at 10:43am 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather than
Precision 23 Trailer Lwood at 10:35am 04.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find a rental trailer, consider buying a used sailboat traile
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 10:25am 04.15.22 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU Well
Raymarine I40 wind? Captain Larry-DH at 9:55am 04.15.22
40.5: Shaft growth kappykaplan at 9:38am 04.15.22 but it didn't look anything like kappykaplan's prop from Lusby - not far from me in Deale. In 2020
40.5: Shaft growth tfox2069 at 9:29am 04.15.22 The fact that your barnacles are concentrated where they are in that photo tells me two things: 1.
Rub rail and deck hull joint. (4) kendyoozed at 9:15am 04.15.22 204426 I wanted to replace the entire system but I am now thinking that the Aluminum rub rail may b
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 9:10am 04.15.22 Good stuff Mike. It's great to see new life being breathed into an old boat. And I'm sure your dock
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? (3) jssailem at 8:57am 04.15.22 Here are a couple of pictures, what I did on my mast step. The pipes are aluminum. The wire bundle
Keel question LloydB at 8:55am 04.15.22 Where did you find the heavy duty tandem axle boat trailer for to rent? It's a somewhat common quest
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 8:49am 04.15.22 Interesting. Yeah I hadn't run the boat for almost 5 months it was just sitting at the marina.
86 Hunter 25.5 (2) RKMCCORKLE at 8:48am 04.15.22 Not sure the pic attached
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 8:47am 04.15.22 This happened to me,found out the hose led to the icebox. I took a connection joint For the lack o
Funny Friday!!! (2) rgranger at 8:12am 04.15.22 204416 Wait for it.... 204417
86 Hunter 25.5 (1) Mrfixit at 8:11am 04.15.22 Hello everyone, I have 1985 Hunter 285 sailboat and was wondering If anyone spliced the shielded pol
40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 8:07am 04.15.22 Everyother week the tides are right for me to take my runabout to work... and on Monday I notice tha
Water Heater Discharge (2) SV Bella at 8:03am 04.15.22 Here is a pic of my actual water heater. I believe my pressure relief valve worked. Because the en
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:03am 04.15.22 So you want to learn to speak English... gh Thought Through Throughout Thorough Tough Taught
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 8:03am 04.15.22 I was thinking about extending the PVC pipe a few inches to protect it a bit more Good idea; can't

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