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laguna 24 info greensteel at 5:10am 05.11.09 Other Sailboats 2/2283 I just bought my first sailboat, a 86 laguna 24. unfortunately I can't find much info. does anyone
40.5 Vented Loop Michael G at 3:03am 05.11.09 Big Boats 23/3369 Does anyone know how to get to the vented loop in the Main head ? Mine must be bad as it continues t
buy alternator m1196 at 1:51am 05.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1410 Can anyone tell me the best place to buy an alternator for an 8hp yanmar. Would the local auto plac
Garfhauer sandpiper10471 at 8:16pm 05.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1205 Have any of you 37 Cutter addicts installed a Garhauer traveler with the Garhauer risers? If so, whi
All cleaned up...Check this out! kreed17er at 7:33pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3582 I read a thread on here a while back that talked about what to clean your boat with. It talked about
Y valve on my sailboat aceventura at 6:57pm 05.10.09 Grampian 5/4469 I've bought an Grampian 26 who is equiped with a Y valve for the toilet. I have to take it out becau
Cottage vs. Boat. Do you deal with both? Trillium73 at 6:46pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 37/10140 After 10 years of owning a cottage in the upper thumb of Michigan , we went out and purchased a Good
Riding turns on jib furler Ken Honeycutt at 6:27pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 4/1558 Every so often I get a riding turn on the jib furler. Seems to happen at radom and at the worst time
Where to locate air conditioning unit 9.2C? Calypso at 6:08pm 05.10.09 S2 4/1621 I ordered a Webasto FCF 12,000 btu reverse cycle unit. The easiest place to mount would be in the a
Genoa sizes compatable with H 23.5 timothy_c at 5:46pm 05.10.09 Smaller Boats 1/1107 I'm interested in info on using different genoas on my H 23.5 I bought the boat 3 years ago and I'm
swamp coolers and boats tsmwebb at 5:36pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 16/8518 This summer I've decided to cruise in the desert... Not my first choice to be sure, but family matt
Lose mast Step Plate gbrewer at 5:30pm 05.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/964 On my 87 C22 the plate that the mast attaches to, I think it's called the mast step. Well, the two b
rebed plexiglas on deck k green at 5:16pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 1/1209 The plexiglas on the deck on the starboard side of the mast is leaking. I have to pull up the glass
40.5 salon panelling larry baswick at 5:07pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 1/1141 I read a post that someone with a 40.5 panelled the foreward and aft cabins with the same panelling
Topping Lift Jacob Barnes at 4:40pm 05.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1688 I have now upgraded to a Hunter 336. I just went to prepare the mast for transport and I couldn't f
CDI Furling Drum PatSul22 at 3:55pm 05.10.09 Bigger Boats 3/1782 I lost the drum for a CDI Flexable Furler 4 and need to know if any one has any extra or knows wher
Fischer Panda Service Jeff20919 at 3:22pm 05.10.09 Big Boats 0/1015 I am looking for a factory authorized service company in the Long Beach, Orange County area for serv
Power limits pmitch at 3:09pm 05.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1330 Does anybody know what the max HP is for a 91' 26S? Am thinkin' on cruzin' and want all options if I
What model Macgregor have I bought? Graham Chisholm at 3:07pm 05.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1278 Hi there, I have bought a Macgregor26 sail boat which has a metal tag at rear of boat with MACX4880
Dust off the dividers and parallel rule. Roger Long at 2:20pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3282 Why am I surprised that the gubmint is screwing up the maintenance and upgrading of the GPS system a

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H34 galley (2) kloudie1 at 8:51am 07.04.21 I dunno, Jim.. this is a picture of the panel in "the hole". I think Mark is correct.. The hardwood
HAPPY 4th of JULY to all of SBO shemandr at 8:33am 07.04.21 "...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..." A revolutionary concept in 1776. No king, no qu
H34 galley markwbird at 8:33am 07.04.21 I think you will have to do it from the back side. That means you gotta go down in the hole. No big
HAPPY 4th of JULY to all of SBO kappykaplan at 8:07am 07.04.21 Tks, John. Same to you and yours!
Outboard Motor conundrum. Mak41 at 7:52am 07.04.21 I presently own a 1973 Catalina 27' and use an outboard as my motor. Would like to up grade to a 4
Arguing with insurance company thinwater at 7:51am 07.04.21 You need to have "consequential damage" coverage. Otherwise, the insurance need only cover the actua
Family Cruise jssailem at 7:28am 07.04.21 I made a firecracker pistol out of copper tubing and fittings in order to shoot off firecrackers.
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. Hayden Watson at 7:10am 07.04.21 Great. Thanks for that. I have heard some info that there is not suffiecnt room for a serpentine k
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 6:41am 07.04.21 La Conner will have a 15 minute show tonight, so our crew wants to attend. Interesting thing about t
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. dlochner at 6:36am 07.04.21 Depends on the type of serpentine pulley. The Balmar serpentine kit uses a J10 pulley, some older mo
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 6:32am 07.04.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 6:28am 07.04.21 But you've already solved the problem. The terminal on the #8 AWG to the buss bar was corroded an
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:13am 07.04.21 There is a great "Free" guide to solo sailing which may provide ideas to help you. Solo sailing is
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:04am 07.04.21 You are right about the effects, but the reason may not be what you think. When close hauled, yo
Best location for a Bilge Pump Gene Neill at 5:58am 07.04.21 You stated previously that you got multiple wash-buckets of water in the cabin, while the boat was o
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:54am 07.04.21 After install performance update: I have owned two autopilots. A C- Tronix below deck powering a hyd
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning Brian S at 5:50am 07.04.21
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Ward H at 5:45am 07.04.21 I believe there is thermal overload protection for the motor built into the system as well as a fuse
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 5:44am 07.04.21 Take specific pictures of your sails and post here. You will get some good feedback from smart peopl
192 centerboard pennant channel question (5) Brian S at 5:40am 07.04.21 I do not know if this is below the waterline or not, but I would guess that it is, or is very close.

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