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Superstition ? cscott at 8:28am 07.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1818 Question. How many of you place a coin, Heads Up, under your mast each time you step your mast?
Owner's Manual for 1989 33.5? Gary Chamberlain at 7:25am 07.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1378 Does anyone know where I maight be able to obtain an owner's manual or copy of one for my 1989 Hunte
Destination Advice? oldiesrocker2001 at 7:07am 07.25.09 Destinations 10/4440 This may not be the right forum as it's more of a permanent destination rather than a cruising one,
Staysail boom to furling conversion H37 LunaSea at 6:29am 07.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1642 Hello everyone, I am struggling with the idea of converting the factory hanked staysail with boom
need a H23.5 centerboard freedom 1 at 5:50am 07.25.09 Smaller Boats 2/938 Need to replace my H23.5 centerboard and the bracket. Can anyone please advise where to get one? I'm
Masts John Tuckwiller at 4:21am 07.25.09 Day Sailers 2/1384 To Anyone who can help: A friend and I have an Oday trailerable day sailor with a small cabin probab
3 blade vs. 4 bladed prop captian dave at 9:05pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1502 I have an 8 horsepower outboard. I understand that when it comes to powerboats, a three bladed prop
Use it as an anchor Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3229 Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
two water leaks Bob 04 H260 at 7:07pm 07.24.09 Smaller Boats 8/1452 We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Anyone Cruising Maine Next Week..? Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2002 We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Canvas work Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 68/12303 This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail
Gunwale & Mast step leaks EGillespie at 12:45pm 07.24.09 S2 6/2178 I recently bought a 1980 S2 8.0 in good shape. I noticed after heavy rains that the cabin headliner
Don't you wish you could work inside your mast? (1) Tim R. at 12:21pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1427 Alinghi 5's mast being prepped for unstepping. http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Alinghi%2014.jp
Hunter 50CC Dave Robinson20509 at 11:51am 07.24.09 Big Boats 1/1401 I'd be interested to hear from any fellow owners of the new Hunter 50CC on their experiences with th
extra weight versus speed txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3825 I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
Headed for Savannah via Erie Canal (1) tcbilgerat at 10:30am 07.24.09 Destinations 3/4012 I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Can I shorten my tiller? Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6776 Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p
Replacement companionway boards bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 16/13296 My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need
sym spinnaker question- pls forgive my ignorance LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:23am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1628 I am getting ready to experiment with using a sym spinnaker on an O'Day 23. The sail has a single "h
Lightening Dangers? Skipper62 at 9:12am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3545 I am a coastal sailer in SE Texas. We have storms come up quicker than I can get off of the water so

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40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 8:07am 04.15.22 Everyother week the tides are right for me to take my runabout to work... and on Monday I notice tha
Water Heater Discharge (2) SV Bella at 8:03am 04.15.22 Here is a pic of my actual water heater. I believe my pressure relief valve worked. Because the en
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:03am 04.15.22 So you want to learn to speak English... gh Thought Through Throughout Thorough Tough Taught
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 8:03am 04.15.22 I was thinking about extending the PVC pipe a few inches to protect it a bit more Good idea; can't
40.5: Shaft growth Rich Stidger at 7:59am 04.15.22 Anti-fouling not withstanding, growth will accumulate quickly on props and shafts that are not run r
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? (1) baycloud at 7:36am 04.15.22 I found surprises too...
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits mikeracca at 7:35am 04.15.22 This is a problem in automotive stuff as well. I was taught this about stainless way back in high sc
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:15am 04.15.22 Just an update. I got about 5 gallons of fuel off the boat yesterday. The first pump I used was sim
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jssailem at 7:07am 04.15.22 You nailed the problem like a pro. Calder agrees with your insight. :clap::biggrin:
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines JamesG161 at 7:06am 04.15.22 Since Perkins = Volvo Penta I have a spot for Volvo Penta. Jim...
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 7:00am 04.15.22 Yes @CYQK , a contact would be nice. So far contact with the West Coast Perkins distribution center
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:58am 04.15.22 Hard to avoid in some cases. It is a small tight knit sailing community here and many boats have had
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.15.22 It could have been worse: it could have been your brother-in-law you sold it to. :banghead::) You
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:47am 04.15.22 204409
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:17am 04.15.22 Now that's what I'm taking about. -Will
Water Heater Discharge (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 04.15.22 First of all that is not his picture above. This is taken from WestMarine Advisor. s showing a stai
Westerbeke 10-2 folks -- coolant qs, anybody know? (1) SeaSoul at 6:10am 04.15.22 Hey all! I found out why the coolant overflow wasn't draining into the exhaust manifold--clogged wi
Water Heater Discharge sailme88 at 6:05am 04.15.22 Multiple issues going on here.. First, the that hose to nowhere is kinked.. Rigid gray pipes should
Water Heater Discharge Captain Mateo at 6:02am 04.15.22 yes I see that now, but you might also replaceTCV it with "Thermostatic Mixing Valve". His thru h
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 5:52am 04.15.22 The TCV is actually the Temperature Control Valve yes I see that now, but you might also replaceT

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