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Mac 25 buying a Furler Advice... abk at 7:18pm 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2795 This forum has been a valuable tool and I have shared my mishaps and triumphs here... well enough of
Fuel Filter Jonny PIP at 6:51pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/2281 I have a 1980 t-2 hunter 30 foot.I am looking for a replacement filter for the primary filter .It is
Need your comments ismjim46 at 6:05pm 06.01.09 Morgan 2/2393 Hello, I learned to sail on a Morgan 41' Out Island Classic. I fell in love with her comfortable
S37 Integrated Biminis, Dingy Davits, Radar Tower (4) nathan@needel.net at 6:03pm 06.01.09 Seidelmann 4/4651 Hello, I am designing a Integrated Biminis, Dinghy Davits, Radar Tower for my S37. Here are the d
From Joy to $#@%!!!! (6) RECESS at 5:55pm 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1896 The Joy Dropping the sails and getting ready for a deep water swim. http://i74.photobucket.com
vent pipe backing up sailormark45 at 5:38pm 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1913 Hello all Pumped the tank out and rinsed over and over.. Now when I flush jabsco, after a few second
Ever replace a muffler in an O'Day 272 LE Pat at 4:34pm 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1534 I believe it is possible I will need to replace the muffler in our boat. I know the exhaust h
First Time Owners: Mac Venture 2-24 (5) lambert170 at 3:04pm 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/12538 First off, this site is great. I have already stumbled upon tons of useful information. My buddy
H216 Spinnaker Bill Perry at 2:35pm 06.01.09 Smaller Boats 6/2030 Hello, I am contemplating adding a spinnaker to my boat. Is this something that a reasonably
SR Mariner Knotmeter kk23 at 2:31pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4047 Hi, Quick question - the knotmeter has a three wire system...red, black, green. Just want to mak
Splice on halyard or not? Victoria28 at 1:39pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1822 I have a 1992 Catalina 28 with single spreader mast that is 35'3" from mast step to masthead. The ma
Prop size rules of thumb ? cbinfl at 1:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5674 My memory is not what it used to be, but I seem to remember there were rules of thumb for changing d
Looking of Data Marine Depth and Knot Meter Manuals Nelsonhow at 12:44pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2477 Both the dpth and knot meter on my old H-30 stopped working at the same time. I'm getting power to t
26M with ICOM 706 captjimholley at 12:25pm 06.01.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/6147 I've been on Macgregor owners for about 3 years now, but have never noticed this group. I just put m
pfd's on airplanes? John at 12:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2036 I will be catching a plane to S. California to help a guy bring a boat up the coast. I'll be bringin
how come my boat is lighter than most??? sand sailor at 12:21pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1473 its a santana 27' its got a thicker hull (single layer not cored) than any I've seen,its got a bigge
Spiders Again !! George H260 at 11:57am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 This is a continuation of a previous thread on Spiders. A friend alerted me to an article in the la
Ancor light Larry14133 at 9:04am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1437 The anchor light on my 87 O'day 302 ha failed. Does anyone know or have a best guess what bulb it u
Adding automatic bilge pump float switch Vegas at 11:41am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2022 I'm surprised my 1992 38s5 does not seem to have an automatic bilge pump. A switch has to be manuall
What sanitation hose do you recomend? Nelsonhow at 11:30am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/15357 Peggy, Well the time has come to replace the old head in my Hunter 30. I should have done it when

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Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 5:14pm 03.31.22 Not sure how this is going to render when I hit "post reply". Here goes. Happy Friday (early)
Reuse shrink wrap? quadrille38 at 5:07pm 03.31.22 Better check prices. My custom cover for the H356 was more like $3,000. I was a well known East C
Beneteau 35.2 Keel bolts TORQUE VALUES. Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 03.31.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard SailSarkisian at 4:03pm 03.31.22 First, to all the responders in my ORIGINAL STATEMENT - and questions ref to WHY THE GFCI ON THE SHO
Propane tank solenoid threads mesmith1122 at 4:01pm 03.31.22 If it is the hose that connects to the tank, it is either a left-hand male thread that screws into
Propane tank solenoid threads mesmith1122 at 3:59pm 03.31.22 I just changed ours out last year and this was the exact replacement. Not certain what thread size
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Hollyberry at 3:51pm 03.31.22
Tiller question (1) dbk0630 at 3:42pm 03.31.22
Catalina 30 starboard water tank jnorten at 3:26pm 03.31.22 Maybe there is a shutoff valve on my starboard tank as fox9988 described. It would make sense, but
Window Advice Calif. Ted at 3:15pm 03.31.22 Catalina Direct sells a reseal kit and there are drawings and info that will be of assistance, looks
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Tally Ho at 3:01pm 03.31.22 As @Davidasailor26 said, they only make one for a 30mm shaft. The clamp for the shaft log end is pr
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JamesG161 at 2:50pm 03.31.22 Using battery switch can you disconnect the alternator from house bank? This is what I asked. I
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 03.31.22
Tiller question Joe at 2:46pm 03.31.22 Thanks. I think you are correct. It never came with auto pilot. But could be hooked up for one.
Boat Stripe Oxidation Siamese at 2:42pm 03.31.22 On a 22 footer? Peel it off and re-stripe with a high quality vinyl. I did the double stripe on my
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JoeWhite at 2:39pm 03.31.22 Is the alternator connected to all batteries permanently? Using battery switch can you disconnect t
Help Identifying Grounding System (2) Tally Ho at 2:28pm 03.31.22 my first thought, based on the shape was some sort of home made grounding strap or brush... somethin
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jeepbluetj at 1:25pm 03.31.22 May think about RivNuts. There's pros and cons to them too.
Air conditioning Barnacle Bill at 1:13pm 03.31.22 I have installed new A/C units and it really isn't so difficult, if you are handy. Wabasto has vari
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 1:05pm 03.31.22 Four machine screws or rivets should be able to handle that shear load. I stay away form rivets bec

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