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Replacement rope lighting on 40.5 hardaground at 7:46pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2720 Have any of you 40.5 owners (or any others that have the courtesy rope lighting in their boats) repl
Reverse Cycle Heater Question 1 Andy1237 at 7:36pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1860 Turned my heater on without thru-hull open.OOPs. Opened valve and turned on and it would not pump.
Spinnaker training weekend paulj at 7:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1254 :pix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXAMc275bA8'feature=player_embedded# paulj :troll:
Com Pac 19 - Long Island Sound xmo0n at 7:07pm 10.11.09 Com-Pac 5/17357 I am at least a couple years form making this happen, but I am doing my homework. This question is a
I need more rigging advice (5) Qoheleth at 6:41pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2507 Ok, I have some more pictures and questions. I assume that this first block might be for a downhaul
P-26 rehab the keel (2) shadylady at 6:40pm 10.11.09 Pearson 18/6534 I'm rehabbing a 1971 p-26 from the ground up. First project at hand was to remove bottom paint and s
Where is the O'Day Forum? Linda H at 5:52pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1558 Before I bought my used O'Day a month ago, I had a Catalina 22......There is an extensive forum for
H340 furling main vs not Cool_Change at 5:53pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 22/3765 We're looking at buying a H340... One we are looking at has an in-mast furling main, the other doe
Tortugas to Tampa sailaway78 at 5:38pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2673 After a week anchored up, and basically loafing, in the Dry Tortugas, headed out towards Tampa Frida
mast removal bobbylouc at 5:27pm 10.11.09 Bigger Boats 3/2100 On wednesday I will be removing the mast off of my O'Day 28. I have owned this boat 3 years and I th
Call me stupid because I was higgs at 4:50pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2738 I plan on pulling Trav'ler tomorrow so I went down to run the water tanks dry. I needed a couple of
Main Sail Battens - Full or Partial Edwynn at 4:40pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4952 Hi all, I just posted this on the all boats forum and then realized that Mac owners would be more
Full or Partial Battens Edwynn at 4:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3674 I'm replacing tne main sail of my Mac 26x. What is the purpose of full vs partial battens and basic
Blisters! Ken Honeycutt at 2:57pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 6/1720 Just pulled the boat out yesterday for the winter. Today I was casually looking over the hull and fo
Install st60 wind system summerbreeze at 1:52pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2716 Has anyone installed st60 wind system without dropping the mast. Is there a conduit in the mast or d
youtube video Don Crowther at 12:25pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1688 I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but I'm sure someone will let know. Anyway here
Does Anyone Know What This Wire Controls? hughtad at 12:05pm 10.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1833 This is a red and white wire located behind the wood panel in the aft cabin port side. I just notice
mainsheet tackle mangroveteacher at 10:42am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2169 I bought a 1980 Venture 21 in great shape. Everything is where it should be, but we cannot figure ou
Alder-Barbour CU-100 Air-Cooled Question jasonearlsmith at 7:55am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1990 My 1984 Catalina 38' has a Alder-Barbour Cold Machine CU-100 aboard... problem is, ever since a rece
Need Stay Attach Fitting kriening at 6:40am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1084 I am looking for an attach fitting for a 98 26X. There are two stay attach points on either side of

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Oil shortage rgranger at 12:38pm 01.23.22 Thus my engine is Gluten free. Gluten free, chemical free, organic, rain forest aligned, and respo
Raymarine depth transducer Hello Below at 12:20pm 01.23.22 If I were to replace my Raymarine ST40 Depth transducer, can I cut the existing cable and join the
Raymarine depth transducer (1) sail sfbay at 12:06pm 01.23.22 Pretty sure you can as advised by Airmar when I purchased a replacement Airmar speed transducer that
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (7) Scuppers at 12:00pm 01.23.22 Update: I have repaired several cracks with a Locktite brand MMA adhesive called "Plastic Bonder".
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. wobbly at 10:30am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!! Cross th
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 10:11am 01.23.22 The question is whether there is an alum backing plate molded into the fiberglass. Going to install
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. ifmdalvey at 9:42am 01.23.22 Having had a weeks holiday on a narrow boat, i feel equipped to tell the origin of the name Wobbly.
Oil shortage lehighsail at 9:34am 01.23.22 This one is right up there on my list with items that are listed as "chemical free" My favorites
FUTURE PRICE OF EXISTING BENETEAU BOATS Mechone at 9:24am 01.23.22 Hell, I don't see how you could make money importing boats from Europe.....maybe a chance for other
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Crusty Ol Salt at 8:56am 01.23.22 "copy and paste" is your friend. it is saved as a word doc as I type.
"Hawkeye" PaulK at 8:49am 01.23.22 Hope they have some zincs attached to that hull!
Oil shortage kappykaplan at 8:45am 01.23.22 Thread drift? We started with a simple question about synthetic vs regular oil and now we're on glu
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 8:41am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!!
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR CaptainRed at 8:37am 01.23.22 Measured yesterday. Amazed the wheel came right off without a wheel puller. 1" straight shaft, no t
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sail sfbay at 8:01am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Oil shortage dlochner at 7:57am 01.23.22 Thread dirft: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, glute
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. smokey73 at 7:53am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transf
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:47am 01.23.22 Hmmm maybe they use Oats as the basis of Synthetic oils. Thus my engine is Gluten free. All seriou
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement dmax at 7:44am 01.23.22 Rules of thumb for replacing standing rigging I've heard: 10 years in the tropics, 20 years elsewher

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