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West Coast Invitation To MacGregor Captains Saynomore at 12:14am 09.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1736 MacGregor Yacht Club of BC has a west coast invitiation to all MacGregor Owners and their families t
Does your boat have a radar reflector? What type is it? How well does it work? dserrell at 10:00pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4271 1 1
Operation: Drop Mast. Suggestions? gabriel.donnelly at 9:18pm 09.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4875 I need to drop the mast in order to replace my Halliards and topping lift. Can anyone suggest a safe
Furler Jamming (1) rpwillia at 7:19pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2132 My Schaeffer 2100 furler is suddenly giving me overwraps and letting the line slip through the post
Gunkholing, Maine Style Maine Sail at 7:18pm 09.21.09 Musings With Maine Sail 6/5225 I wanted to share a video we made of going into the Basin on Vinalhaven Island, ME. On this trip we
Running rigging questions for 222 owners Zoomie at 6:48pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 1/1298 I have a factory 222 with DAMCO spars and factory sails. I was wondering if someone could help with
First trailer Phil Grande at 6:23pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 3/1356 My winter storage marina was sold this spring. I picked up a used power boat trailer. Put 21in exten
Gratuity Joe Snuffy at 6:09pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2708 What's the rule of thumb for tipping a captain? I'm taking an advanced ASA class, and I was wonderin
Cat vs. Monohull in Mid-Altantic Area bnort3 at 5:52pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3401 Bought a nice Beneteau 361 last Spring as my first large sailboat... had a ball with it this summer
MSD potties denis hodson at 5:42pm 09.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2962 After reading many of you're advice columns i have decided to install a MSD system. I have looked at
36.7 Accommodations (3 Cabins) Ducati at 5:25pm 09.21.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1755 We like the 36.7 however we wonder if the 3 sleeping cabins are too small? Any comments would be
Basic Questions Qoheleth at 5:24pm 09.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2043 Two questions: first concerning books. I have purchased a 1975 Venture 25 which seems to be sound, b
Winterizing pick53 at 5:23pm 09.21.09 Catalina 30 2/2476 I will be winterizing my C30 for the first time this winter (yard did it in the past), and I was won
Helm Seat for 28MkII bgdrewry at 4:54pm 09.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1758 I recently bought a 1996 28MkII. I have noticed some newer boats have a molded helm seat in the cock
Fuel problem Patrick Lombard at 3:44pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2374 Here's the problem: Yanmar 2GM20. Last week out motoring back in motor dies. Had fuel but the small
jerry cans sail mate carol at 3:24pm 09.21.09 Big Boats 11/2976 We need to carry 4 to 6 5gal containers of fuel in jerry cans on both port and starboard sides for
Kenyon jiffy reefing (1) BobM at 3:19pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 21/12112 I thought that this is how the reefing should be layed out, however, upon putting in a reef this pas
Pop-top support screw paphman at 3:00pm 09.21.09 Catalina 22 9/1968 Has anyone had a pop-top support screw strip? I am talking about the large screw that bolts into th
Boom rigging rjdives at 2:43pm 09.21.09 Irwin 3/3215 :confused: I am looking for someone that has a photo showing how the boom lines are set up on a 1988
I'm back. Again. Roger Long at 1:04pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1509 Ho hum. Another cruise from Portland to Canada and back. Another 575 miles. Is it possible to get

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Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade (1) Charlie98117 at 6:17pm 01.17.22 P/N 128990-42160 is $189.74 plus shipping from Toad Marine. Yikes. Yikes indeed. Funny it looks s
Its funny Friday! (1) dLj at 5:45pm 01.17.22 201829
Its funny Friday! quadrille38 at 5:19pm 01.17.22 Typical Marital Conversation Oh my God - I laughed so hard I cried on that one.
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade Charles Erwin at 4:53pm 01.17.22 This modification might not be for everyone. Frequently pump failures end up being a leaking lip se
YS Pedestal Part heritage at 4:52pm 01.17.22 YS has been out of business for some time and parts are tough if not impossible to find. I would su
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 4:46pm 01.17.22 I finished tearing this apart over the weekend. It turns out that O'Day used 1/4" plywood and a 1/4"
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery kappykaplan at 4:41pm 01.17.22 I was surprised to see the late date posts show up today, more than a month old. For what its worth
Tsunami warning WayneH at 4:31pm 01.17.22 No problems in Pensacola, Florida. :laugh: But I remember the Christmas tsunami of 2004. :yikes: I
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery LouisMK at 4:30pm 01.17.22 I was surprised to see the late date posts show up today, more than a month old. For what its worth,
Etiquette pet peeves WayneH at 4:24pm 01.17.22 spel chex werks four me. Watt's yr pro blem? :facepalm:
New tool :) Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 01.17.22 I have one of these. I`ve really only used it on wood projects. Never thought about it for tubing!
This PhotoShop feels wrong. WayneH at 4:20pm 01.17.22 The motorcycle BB I am on has a welcome picture of a young lady on the beach. The Admiral is also a
What do I do with PO's shit? Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 01.17.22 One question: what do you do with the waste you are pumping out? Pump it into a 5 gallon bucket an
Options for new main halyard sail sfbay at 4:14pm 01.17.22 Hunter manual page 61 recommends 7/16" Samson XLS EXTRA for the main halyard Table of Contents_Large
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Brians Mast at 3:37pm 01.17.22
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade mermike at 3:30pm 01.17.22 P/N 128990-42160 is $189.74 plus shipping from Toad Marine. Yikes.
Etiquette pet peeves JamesG161 at 3:16pm 01.17.22
National Championship Flag h2o_snow at 3:07pm 01.17.22 Fly a Boise State flag on the Sue Biscuit II when we travel. Down year here.
Traditionally made boat fenders (3) rbringle at 2:07pm 01.17.22 Here is how to make them in words
Automatic Rudder Line Release patbratton at 2:06pm 01.17.22 Hi Pat- There is a write-up on that rudder cleat in the 260 modifications, here, works same on a 240

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