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Handle for my 1982 Mac 22 Swing Keel RISAILOR at 6:19am 09.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1605 I have a Mac 22 and the cast iron handle that lifts and lowers the keel inside the cabin broke. Doe
Repower with Yanmar 2QM20 courtesy730 at 4:59am 09.03.09 Catalina 30 1/2843 Looking to pull my Universal 5411 and repower with a rebuilt Yanmar 2QM20. Will the Yanmar fit in
Yamaha hopper dinghy info kaossurfer at 4:57am 09.03.09 Yamaha 0/2866 I have a sailing dinghy which i believe to be a Yamaha Hopper, it is about 14-15' long, single hande
2000 3GM30F Loss of Power MitchNH at 4:44am 09.03.09 Big Boats 6/1566 Hi Again, My 2000 340 3GM30F Yanmar with only 262 hours on it, is the question. I have lost
Rig tension 1988 Cat 30tr Bill P at 10:29pm 09.02.09 Catalina 30 3/2490 I'm looking for the specs for my rig tension. It's been years since it's been adjusted, any help?
OD 28 anchor roller Mike4116 at 6:49pm 09.02.09 Bigger Boats 0/1464 Has anyone added an anchor roller to an older OD 28? This would be a boat with the nav. lights mount
Lessons in Outer Banks? Corsair at 5:33pm 09.02.09 Destinations 2/3583 I am going to be purchasing a 1993 Macgregor 26S and am relatively new to sailing. I live in Indian
My humble apologies sailaway78 at 5:27pm 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2015 I sincerely apologize to anyone who took my post, in Hermits thread about outhauls, as to imply that
What equipment to buy? SonTime at 4:44pm 09.02.09 Catalina 22 6/1947 I just bought a new Catalina 22 for lake sailing. This is my first boat and other than required saf
9/3: scheduled maintenance, site will be down late night Phil Herring at 2:50pm 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1638 Thursday night at about 10pm Pacific time our servers are traveling about 10 yards from one rack to
KnowledgeBase (now called Owner Modifications) update Phil Herring at 2:41pm 09.02.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2618 I spent the day sorting through all the reports of incomplete articles and made about 20-something r
Best Overall trailer sailboat under $4000 21'-26' thanxwind at 2:13pm 09.02.09 Trailer Sailors 21/90441 Hello, I am pretty much new to sailboats in general and I am looking for the best overall trailerabl
Fix or Replace WC Headmate RiBurton at 1:48pm 09.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/6316 Well I just came back off a little cruise and after 10 years my Wilcox Crittenden Headmate sprung a
Dumb questions... butchrobbins at 11:51am 09.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/5593 1) If you are using the dry bowl function does your raw water seacock need to be open? 2) Should y
Where is the hot water heater location rapture at 10:57am 09.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2731 Where is the hot water heater located in a Hunter 376?
Edson Pedestal GI Joe at 9:32am 09.02.09 Smaller Boats 6/1572 Looking to buy a used pedestal. Found a Edson pedestal which has the number C-100 on the inside bott
Purchasing Macgregor 26 s3clark@scsk12.org at 9:09am 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4766 I am in the process of purchasing a Macgregor 26. I am viewing it on line and have spoke with the o
do I need a diode orion at 8:51am 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2006 Acouple of months ago I posted a question regarding batteries and the 3 position switch. That proble
sailing or transporting sailinalone at 8:12am 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2255 I am ready to buy the boat I've been searching for, my question has to do with my experience, or lac
Port Screens on Hunter 356 and 36.......once again! deacm at 5:38am 09.02.09 Big Boats 10/3314 I had a 2002 Hunter 356 and sold it because I HATED the cheesey pop-in port hole screens that were a

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H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Rick486 at 2:26am 03.28.22 I had this problem on my P39 years ago. Turned out to be a cockpit drain hose had a tiny leak and wo
Vernazza, Italy (2) Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.28.22 We took the train from Pisa. We left for Florence We didn't stop to see either Pisa or Florence.
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:09am 03.28.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. That's the way to do it. We were in Monterosso
Vernazza, Italy Mark Maulden at 10:38pm 03.27.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. Glad we did when we did before all the construct
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 10:36pm 03.27.22 This is a tricky project. The obvious idea is to grab the sail and yank. I would discourage this i
A lost art: Conserving ice. Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22 What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
Datamarine Instruments Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22 I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22 No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 9:26pm 03.27.22 Did you click on the products link/tab? IIRC, it has gauges to fit existing holes. DMI Marine, In
Datamarine Instruments FastOlson at 8:05pm 03.27.22 Many years ago I replaced our boat's three OEM Datamarine instruments. Since the holes in the bulkhe
O'day 23 through hull access Tom J at 7:50pm 03.27.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You mi
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Benny17441 at 7:38pm 03.27.22 Yes, you can run a battery charger with a 1000 Watts inverter. Some generators like a Honda 2000 h
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.27.22 The operational turning range of a Yanmar engine is between 750 to 3,600 Revolutions per Minute. Y
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Hello Below at 6:29pm 03.27.22
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question Monheganlover at 6:26pm 03.27.22 Thanks!
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question BigEasy at 6:21pm 03.27.22 I am also wondering if I could connect the existing rudder position sensor to the Sea Talk backbone
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Tally Ho at 6:19pm 03.27.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jssailem at 6:15pm 03.27.22 For me it is similar to the question, Electric Power or Diesel auxiliary. For economics and power pe
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question jssailem at 6:10pm 03.27.22 I have the EV100 working with out a rudder reference. That said I understand that it works even bett

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