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New owner Mac26M! rmhoover at 12:36pm 06.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1303 My wife and I recently purchased a Mac 26M and are extremely excited to take her out for her madain
LEDnavigation lights james turner at 12:15pm 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3125 I recently bought some LED bulbs for my navigation lights from Dr. LED. I was disappointed when I r
4lb LPG bottles contagious at 12:09pm 06.11.09 Big Boats 5/1825 I need to replace the propane bottles on my 98 340 and am having trouble finding 4lb bottles.
Sailboat Living curious1 at 11:38am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 29/7125 How many of you currently live on your sailboat or have very lived on a sailboat and would your reco
Is MMSI Tied to Call Sign? geoffschultz at 10:26am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1822 I have a MMSI (367390040) issued by the FCC. Is this tied to my call sign (WCZ5101) permanently? I
ranger 29 mast step compression and cabin seperation sunny at 9:39am 06.11.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/4760 I have a ranger 29 that someone has pointed out a little compression around the mast step and some c
we need sails quick! Blu Beverage at 9:15am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2123 my girlfriend katie and i recently got a 22 O'Day that we've been working endlessly on. it was aban
Rigging Plan For 1986 21mcgregor NORTHWIND at 9:14am 06.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1259 Hello, I just picked up a 21 ft mcgregor last weekened and do not know how to rig it properly, an
STA-LOK installation tips BobM at 8:55am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/7450 My new backstay arrived yesterday from Rigging Only. I had it cut a little long and supplied with a
Marina Etiquette - Halyards rardiH36 at 7:54am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4895 Expect that lots of forum members have been marina renters/residents for a long time and have more e
1984 vintage motorola alternator infamous-bob19215 at 7:26am 06.11.09 Catalina 30 3/1802 Anyone out there know the modle of the Mortola Alternator provided on the Universal Engine in a 84 C
Topping lift Block Blitz at 5:56am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 18/10417 SBO forum members: I was wondering if many of you upgrade your topping lift to include a block for
Trip to Kingston , NY mudtertel at 5:50am 06.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1042 My wife and I , left from Ossining,NY on Sunday 6/7/09. It was a beautiful day , not much of a breez
NavPod sailliny at 5:24am 06.11.09 Catalina 310 5/2471 I need to open up my NavPod to remove an instrument. Does anyone know the size and type of tamper re
VMR What is it? Quoddy at 5:12am 06.11.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3314 VMG What is it? Someone said that VMG on a GPS doesn't take into account many factors such as curre
vertical batten retrofit prosmile at 4:44am 06.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1348 Does anyone have experience converting Beneteau 2000 roller furler to the new vertical batten roller
Engine Manual DanCurilla at 3:26am 06.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1312 I do not have the engine manual for a Hunter 31 2006. The engine is a yanmar 21hp. I have contacted
Improved venting of the holding tank rpwillia at 9:31pm 06.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2080 Is there a recommended larger size vent hose and topside vent that work well at venting and injectin
Engine running hot - help/advice needed please Cpt. Jon at 9:25pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 37/4552 Hello, I noticed that my engine seems to be running hot all of the sudden. I have a 2QM15 fresh
Transmission Mystery! (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:28pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 40/10567 I described earlier this year how I pulled my tranny out. I eventually took it to Mack Boring and t

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Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 12.17.21 I learned years ago that there are about 1,000 lurkers for every active forum participant and a lot
Folding Prop? markwbird at 8:58am 12.17.21 I don't believe Michigan ever produced a folding prop. Well, there's the problem.
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 12.17.21 any size recommendations? I called Flex-O-Fold with my engine size, displacement, and transmissio
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install jssailem at 8:23am 12.17.21 No nmea data, would suggest that the vesper is not connected to the radar network as that would be t
Folding Prop? DanMaine at 8:20am 12.17.21 +1 for Flex-o-Fold here. Two seasons and just a good pressure wash, anode replacement, scuff and re
Folding Prop? fstbttms at 8:12am 12.17.21 On my 37H I installed an old Michigan folding prop. I don't believe Michigan ever produced a fo
Heave To Question JamesG161 at 7:32am 12.17.21 Jim, can you be more specific about how you enacted the heave to? With the typically large B&R main
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install MikeHoncho at 6:54am 12.17.21 Mike if you get frustrated trying to resolve the programing issue, reach out to Vesper. I have foun
Folding Prop? tfox2069 at 6:04am 12.17.21 :plus: We have 5 years and about 350 engine hours on our flex-o-fold 3 blade. No issues at all. No
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 5:32am 12.17.21 201038
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 5:26am 12.17.21 Hi Peggie. I was the culprit. I replaced the rubber hose with the water hose. I did it because, at t
Heave To Question justsomeguy at 4:54am 12.17.21 ;) Sorry... the 13 year old in me couldn't help himself.:biggrin: You read my mind!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 12.17.21 The key with gorilla glue is a lot of it spread around with an air hose and pressed down evenly with
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 12.17.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Chapman's Piloting Publication Rick Webb at 9:24pm 12.16.21 1965-1966 edition
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices DArcy at 8:53pm 12.16.21 I don't get it for a boat. Invest in a decent house battery setup (GC2, firefly) and an inverter per
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch mermike at 8:34pm 12.16.21 Great to see you back!
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch IStream at 8:14pm 12.16.21 You're doing the hardest re-wiring job there is: your brain. But there's nobody more qualified. Keep
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Allan12210 at 7:46pm 12.16.21 All true. Remember, every tool is also a hammer. Except a screwdriver. That's a chisel.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 12.16.21 I'd be very careful using a Dremel on the silcone 'cuz it's almost a certainty that the macerator pu

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