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Marina in CT ctboater at 7:25am 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1020 I am new to Connecticut and looking for a Macgregor friendly marina. I used to be in Maryland at a
Looking at a 1983 Oday 28 Kootenay Special at 7:07am 09.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3289 I am going out today to have a serious look at an oday 28. From reading the reviews the 1983 model
Trolling motor on a Mac 26S Mick at 6:43am 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1333 I have a 26 S which I store in the back yard . It has a great honda 9.9 mounted on the fantail. We a
Galley Photos MLampner at 6:22am 09.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2317 When I bought my Hunter someone had replaced the original equipment with a electric cook top, non-ma
Hunter 33 1981 shower drainage spadaforaj at 5:57am 09.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3757 Hi - does anyone know where the shower drains to ? Mine does not drain readily into the bildge.
Keith, mechanics tools 101 (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:29am 09.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1083 Keith, No problem reaching nuts on bolts on 26 with correct tools. Go to Sears to tool departm
Cat 310, 2001 - Control Panel Albanach at 1:18am 09.06.09 Catalina 310 3/2105 I seem to stumble from one drama to another with the purchase of this boat. Instead of sailing it my
Cat 310, 2001, Universal 25 XPBC Overheating Albanach at 1:14am 09.06.09 Catalina 310 13/3979
raising the motor with two fingers carolbsailing at 12:12am 09.06.09 Day Sailers 2/1509 Can anyone give me some advice on how to easily lift my outboard using the standard motor mount? I k
Monitoring trim of foresail? KandD at 12:09am 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1955 Anyone ever mount rounded mirrors to some stanchions just forward of the mast so they can see the tr
Flaking non-skid cedarsail272 at 8:15pm 09.05.09 Smaller Boats 2/1177 I recently purchased a 23.5 and when I was power washing it I noticed that paint chips appear to be
slow moving under full engine power ekkeb at 8:05pm 09.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1794 Catalina 30 1989 Universal 25XP engine. It was normal moving until in the mid of July start moving s
Columbia 45 nav lights lenses Capn Greg at 7:58pm 09.05.09 Columbia 1/3120 I have a 1974 C45 and the port/stbd nav light lens are UV damaged. Anybody know where replacement
Northwest/east passages natotm at 7:45pm 09.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1411 Good news bad news, the northwest passage is open again. New cruising grounds but... http://www.wund
Need some help AVaill5 at 6:55pm 09.05.09 Day Sailers 1/1208 Hi All: I need a little help. My wife got ill today with a migrane headache while we were out and I
New posts now on Twitter Phil Herring at 6:39pm 09.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1758 Not sure how many here use Twitter, but you can now follow new posts there, updated twice an hour.
Slow leak at exhaust riser drain screw christian adams at 5:23pm 09.05.09 Catalina 30 1/1317 The drain screw on the aft of the exhaust riser on my 1990 has started a very slow drip when screwed
BUI while Anchored?? MoonSailer at 3:30pm 09.05.09 Ask All Sailors 35/10439 I have heard that some states and the USCG have nothing better to do than arrest boaters for drinkin
Roller Furler Question if you trailer?? Sumner at 2:05pm 09.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/5246 Could some of you describe what you have to go through putting the mast up and down if you also have
beneteau 43 head backflow sam C at 2:00pm 09.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4107 I have a 2008 B43 with two quiet flush jabsco heads. I have fought backflow since day one. We have c

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Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? Caboteur at 3:01am 04.06.22 Port side to hold a portable radar reflector?
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 (3) Boog at 10:49pm 04.05.22 A timely topic. I just watched the youtube channel Jibsea sailing's latest video, change his engine
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 10:26pm 04.05.22 It's alive! It sat in the box for a few months but I finally completed the installation. It was st
Ensign Halyard on the Wrong Side? BigEasy at 10:05pm 04.05.22 So, my question is: why would a boat have an ensign halyard on the port spreader but not have one o
Steering quadrant BigEasy at 9:58pm 04.05.22 As Johnb recommended, definitely need to be cleaned thoroughly to inspect the cable. If corrosion h
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? thinwater at 9:30pm 04.05.22 So funny. Post 14 had it. Man has built many theories to help predict behavior, but if we are to be
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 04.05.22 SAFETY WARNING I know this boat is new to you, but there is so much misinformation in your post t
Bridge clearance info DArcy at 8:07pm 04.05.22 Normally you can find this on your charts. I was going to point you to the Navionics Web App but for
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) DArcy at 7:59pm 04.05.22 It's a bit hard to tell from your photo but it looks like the floor is tabbed to the hull around the
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. Johnb at 7:40pm 04.05.22 In case you don't know this, somewhere between the light current switch you actually touch, and the
Steering quadrant Johnb at 7:15pm 04.05.22 I would clean it up and then look for any broken strands or obviously serious wear. It may look a l
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.05.22 Screenshot of the contents of the PDF -
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 dlochner at 5:41pm 04.05.22 Thank you for your response - I only have the one attached photo at the moment. But, I will be at t
H340 Inverter TimFromLI at 5:34pm 04.05.22 I used Inverter Service Center they were able to fix mine.
H340 Inverter DannyO at 5:29pm 04.05.22 I had this similar issue with my Xantrax Freedom as well. It was original to the boat (2002). One of
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) BobB2020 at 5:27pm 04.05.22 There is probably no neat way to remove the sole. The usual tools of destruction will serve you we
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) BobB2020 at 5:25pm 04.05.22 Thank you for your response - I only have the one attached photo at the moment. But, I will be at th
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. JoeWhite at 5:24pm 04.05.22 Same condition as weak battery on a car. When the relay chatters the battery is near dead. In your c
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. TimFromLI at 5:03pm 04.05.22 Try a multimeter to test if there is power to the motor when the button is pressed or try bypassing
Toerail Varnish Strategy? berner73 at 5:02pm 04.05.22 Well, I certainly haven't figured it all out yet, but the good thing about finishing your toerails i

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