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Adding Bow Cleats thagan1 at 8:33am 05.04.09 Big Boats 1/1517 Looking for some advice on adding bow cleats to a 1988 Catalina 36. Would like to add them starboar
Rigging for the first time mfavro at 7:42am 05.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1294 I just bought a used 1983 Macgregor 25ft this weekend. Does anyone have some good pictures or diagra
Local Knowledge Gray's Creek BLIGHT at 7:36am 05.04.09 Destinations 4/3315 Does anyone have any "Local Knowledge" of navigation about Gray's Creek which off of the Magathy Riv
V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6301 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1822 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2326 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3882 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3257 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3330 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3451 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3599 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1212 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4566 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am
My anchor light is on crack! Bad Obsession at 5:44pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5301 Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa
Where to find MACG factory original cheek block for halyard? MacWind19 at 3:54pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1858 I am looking to replace three cheek blocks on my '89 macgregor 26. It would be nice to replace them

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Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O
Gel battery update All U Get at 7:38am 02.25.22 Now it is time to Break Them In. For maximum performance Gel batteries should be cycled 15 to 20 t
Fuse ratings JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC OR
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling jssailem at 7:34am 02.25.22 My mast is deck stepped. There are weep holes at the mast base to allow the water to flow out over t
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 7:30am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt
Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent spedpetsman at 7:20am 02.25.22
Fuse ratings leo310 at 7:13am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 7:11am 02.25.22 SO..... From the above image, it looks like the design was to allow water to flow from the aft edge
Fuse ratings Brian D at 7:00am 02.25.22 I understand that the amp rating is irrelevant if the voltage exceeds the voltage rating of the fuse
Fuse ratings Don S/V ILLusion at 6:50am 02.25.22 Fuse melts based on power generated; in this case P=I (V) so the power to blow the fuse is 240W V=I
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 6:47am 02.25.22 I think this provides some material for discussion. If you use Ohm's law to get the fuse resistanc
What are these. mikeracca at 6:30am 02.25.22
Fuse ratings RitSim at 6:24am 02.25.22 I think this provides some material for discussion. If you use Ohm's law to get the fuse resistance
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 6:19am 02.25.22 Sometimes, a squirt of silicone spray and exercising the switch can clean it up. That's true. Per
Another Ship is burning. jssailem at 6:04am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 02.25.22 Did you attempt to use the original screw holes in the fiberglass or did you simply fill them in and
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch kloudie1 at 5:49am 02.25.22 Sometimes, a squirt of silicone spray and exercising the switch can clean it up.
Expanding Hardening Foam Ben4195 at 5:29am 02.25.22 Thanks for the explanation, Thinwater. :)

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