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Making a dog-house out of pop-up on 26s? Krantz at 8:37pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3649 Has anyone converted the pop-up to a more permanent doghouse, or pilot house? Seems it would be pret
First launch Carolym 1964 at 7:27pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1627 This weekend will be the first launch of my new to me 1979 25 venture. She has not been in the wat
New Windows installed Finally (2) Rizzman at 6:47pm 06.24.09 Yamaha 3/2596 Finally finished installing new windows on my Y36 and they look great! I used the Sikaflex products
Piping air conditioning drains overboard Broke Sailor at 6:27pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1537 I remember someone talking about routing the AC condensate drains into the AC cooling water flow and
Irwin 24 rudder pelican at 5:57pm 06.24.09 Irwin 1/3293 Hey, this is George Pingeon and Daniel Vizzini from New York City. We own a 1968 Irwin 24 located at
A genuine butt kicking sailaway78 at 5:38pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2598 Left out of Ft.Meyers this morning, heading for the Tortugas. Had waited an extra day here, because
Mid-ship cleat jroy1111 at 5:11pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2292 Hi! New owners of a 1999 Macgregor 26x here again. Has anyone installed mid-ships cleats on their 2
Lifeline netting, who's got it, do you like it? Cpt. Jon at 4:26pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 69/30257 One thing that I want to add to the boat soon is lifeline netting. I was out looking at the boat an
What Cover For Mac 26M? pleasuresailor at 4:25pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1077 Hi. I just bought a 26M and need a cover for storing during week in hot Texas sun... does anyone ha
Mast-raising system-1999 26X hiho_doug at 3:53pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2209 Hi! We're the new owners of a 1999 26x. It didn't come with a mast-raising system and we find the ma
Raritan PHII vs PHC MissGretel at 3:50pm 06.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4578 Our boatyard called today to say that the reason our 20+-year-old Wilcox Crittenden Imperial isn't w
What grease for winches Cpt. Jon at 3:25pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 40/17347 I guess I am getting to the point where I should tackle doing some maintanence on the winches. What
need a pearson ariel or p26 mast 30'3" tpalmer at 2:21pm 06.24.09 Pearson 1/1886 Looking for a mast for a pearson ariel. Its 30'3" long, about 3.5" X 6.0" diameter. A p26 mast proba
electrical help in the mast saylor240 at 12:48pm 06.24.09 Irwin 3/2134 Have a irwin 28' im working on the mast lights, the base wires have been cut, so i have red, green,
Mainsail Reefing Concept (1) philwsailz at 12:43pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 54/20379 Guys- Take a look at my attached image and tell me where I am overthinking my "single-line" reefin
Feedback on the Book and Charts jfreeman at 12:26pm 06.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2830 Don - Bought your book and charts 3 weeks ago, and read the book 3 times before heading out with
Maxwell windlass "down" switch installation John at 12:24pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1293 For anybody who's interested, here (http://www.c36ia.com/taxonomy/term/6) is a description of an ins
AIS Class B Transponder Installed (4) geoffschultz at 12:18pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1885 Recently I replaced my Smart Radio SR161 AIS receiver with a Comar CSB200 class B transponder. Since
rudder head slop on a '77 25ft. O'Day Vire 7 inboard JTSboat at 12:02pm 06.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5021 I AM NEW TO SAILING BUT 30 YEARS IN BOATING BUT ONLY TAKEN THIS BOAT OUT A FEW TIMES SO FAR IN 2 SEA
Fittings paulj at 11:57am 06.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2795 Peggie......please :theman: This is the hard part of re-doing waste tank systems.....findi

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Hunter 30-2 Fuel Shutoff MFD at 12:45pm 07.17.21 If it does not have one, I would recommend installing one. Not just for the convenience when changi
Bleed Fuel Lines on Universal M25? Stu Jackson at 12:45pm 07.17.21 Bleeding 101 Bleeding M25 Series Engines 101- A Summary of Links for You Use the knurled knob to
External shore power connection. (1) caverun at 12:40pm 07.17.21 Hey Dave, no, my 240 did not have shore power. Shore power on the 260 I have now was installed by yo
Viadana sailboat gear Grotto at 12:31pm 07.17.21 Update: so had the main sheet blocks out a couple of times, happy to say they cleat nicely, hold wel
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging justsomeguy at 12:31pm 07.17.21 Thoughts? That'll work. Don't know why the outhaul was routed through those cheek blocks. Don't ne
Throttle position while sailing? MFD at 12:31pm 07.17.21 As noted earlier - you will want to follow the recommendation based on which transmission you have.
External shore power connection. Crazy Dave Condon at 12:23pm 07.17.21 @caverun Did your H 240 boat have shore power and if so where is it? Are you happy about location
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? sail sfbay at 12:22pm 07.17.21 To add to post #2......jib and and mainsail sheets secured on a winch cleat with the mainsail clutch
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging Sailfanatic at 12:19pm 07.17.21 My take is: 1. the outhaul runs forward thru the two fairleads on the top of the boom, to the aft-mo
A New Record! capta at 12:18pm 07.17.21 We've been extremely lucky. First we found a slip for our 53 footer in the height of the season, to
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? duck21 at 11:36am 07.17.21 On the 340 I believe the same two winches serve the halyard. Sail order goes: Raise main, lock hal
ST4000+: RIP jssailem at 11:26am 07.17.21 17 years of service. I think you reached the life expectancy of plastic mechanical parts and then so
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent Rick Webb at 10:52am 07.17.21 That trailer looks substantial enough for the job assuming it is in decent shape. No brakes is a sma
hunter 49 power in the UK Rick Webb at 10:41am 07.17.21 I guess we are assuming your boat is set up for the power in Australia. If that is the case the sha
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. Mike M. at 10:32am 07.17.21 While way back some sailboats drained showers into the bilge, I don't think there's any way Benetea
External shore power connection. kloudie1 at 10:29am 07.17.21 Check this out: DIY Shore Power \| West Marine And another great source of info: Marine How To - DIY
External shore power connection. patbratton at 10:24am 07.17.21 Shore power or air conditioning we are not planning on any major appliances. The Marina provides a 3
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? mattadam07 at 10:21am 07.17.21 Sorry to dig up and older post, but s Greg, did you find your edge? I'm here in Dallas Texas and I'd
hunter 49 power in the UK Zencra at 10:20am 07.17.21 Recently moved back from the UK after living there for 3 years and ended up buying new 220v/50hz ele
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table TButler at 9:58am 07.17.21 Thank you for the replies! If any First 35s5 owners could provide the dimensions of the cabin dinet

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