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maybe a dumb question.... jsin_7 at 9:16am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1165 I am about to wire.... not re-wire my mac 26 when i got the boat it had wire everywhere that had bee
need help new catalina22 owner kenb at 8:50am 05.05.09 Catalina 22 2/2284 maybe someone could tell me what I have / in a sail bag was a canvas cover /it looks like it would e
Leaky keel bolts jjgizara at 8:04am 05.05.09 Big Boats 4/2057 1994 37.5 legend. two of the keel bots are leaking. If I remove the nuts and seal with 5200 will thi
Sheets Mac 26S Miller26S at 7:58am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1411 I just bought a 1992 26S but there are no sheets on it. Coulld someone please tell me the lenght and
Leaving Mac (1) Valentina at 7:21am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1383 Hey, fellows. I just wanted to say a big THANKS to all of the participants in this forum for your he
AC keeps tripping breaker bigburb at 6:52am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/9679 On a Hunter 40. We have a Cruisair with the digital controls. Everything works fine, sucks water,
beneteau first 36s7 rikhuisman at 2:29am 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1364 does anyone have the sw rating or orc rating of this boat? I would like to have them kind regards
sailinghelp! thesailerdude at 10:57pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2142 I like this site...the people are helpful and cool especially hermit scott however one thing that
Observations higgs at 9:16pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1915 1. Most boat work is cleaning 2. You cannot get something clean without getting something else
Proper Racor Primary Fuel Filter size? SeacretSailor at 8:37pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 24/21013 I just traded up from a Macgregor 26S (trailerable) to a C'C 29 with a Yanmar 2GM. So that I could
VC 17 users higgs at 7:18pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1363 I just found out that Petit makes their own version of VC 17. It is called SR-21. A guy in my ya
Brass air fittings meili1111 at 7:11pm 05.04.09 AMF 0/14 Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there
How to rig H22 LDM at 7:10pm 05.04.09 Smaller Boats 3/1488 I recently bought a Hunter22 that had been sitting for a while. All running rigging has been pulled
Brass air fittings meili1111 at 7:08pm 05.04.09 Bristol 0/7 Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there
Main sail removal Rick Silverman at 6:51pm 05.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1223 I wanted to remove my main for cleaning and repair, but I can't figure out how without dropping mast
pictures of rigging Stormsailor at 6:21pm 05.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1163 I am trying to find out about my hunter23 Topping lift. I would like to know if any one has visual a
Bilge Pump Size Cheers at 6:12pm 05.04.09 Big Boats 3/1449 I am replacing my burnt out Rule 1100 gph bilge pump. What is the acceptable size (min and max) to u
A few questions about a 1974 Hunter 25 Heelamonster at 6:09pm 05.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3632 My wife and I purchased a 1974 Hunter 25 (ID # HUN250049M741-G) last November, and are finally able
Frost Plug Removal (This is a Good One!) Scott A. at 5:56pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2005 OK, this is a good one!? Last winter while winterizing the engine on the hard, I blew one of the f
Cleaning fuel tank in a 1984 hunter 31 Missinglink at 5:50pm 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/4117 Here is a short pictorial on cleaning out a fuel tank on the 1984 Hunter 31 and instaling an access

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Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:17pm 03.08.22 Any vented loop that's in a lazarette is way too low to be of benefit. It needs to be at least 6-8"
Fuel tank/sender Benny17441 at 8:42pm 03.08.22 If the tank isn't leaking, I do not see a reason to replace. Most fuel gauges are useless even whe
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 8:37pm 03.08.22 Anyone have an easy way to tell which are active and which can be removed? Try wrapping one at a t
26S keel cable connection stickinthemud57 at 8:35pm 03.08.22 I snapped my keel cable sailing in Lake Travis last year. Made the mistake of trying to use the kick
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Shorinsean at 8:31pm 03.08.22 Peggie, Thanks for the speedy and detailed answer! There is a vented loop in the lazarette, but next
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 8:06pm 03.08.22 The 7102 series alternators were an oddball in the GM lineup. They were used in 71/72 and were a sto
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:56pm 03.08.22 How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank? In my case the Victron relay switches a batte
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 7:56pm 03.08.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating current
Foresail pennant AaronD at 7:45pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant? Sure. I have a Dyneema pennant on our heavy-weather
Foresail pennant kclancy at 7:34pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant?
H30 cutlass O.D Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 03.08.22 Always enjoy your videos. Very well done.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:15pm 03.08.22 I hate abandoned wires and my boat has quite a bit of them. I'm slowly working through removing the
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 6:38pm 03.08.22 This stator should give el. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator. 7102k Alternator
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 6:12pm 03.08.22 A better question is who did you purchase it from?
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 6:11pm 03.08.22 Bottom painted and rubrail installed
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 6:05pm 03.08.22 Interesting idea. That it is. So the overall cable length is adequate. I got the sense that the ca
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 6:04pm 03.08.22 so when you cut off the LFP charging How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank?
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ramoore at 5:54pm 03.08.22 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck som
Yanmar 3HM35F Transmission backlash sail sfbay at 5:36pm 03.08.22 Backlash.........sounds like you need a marine machinery engineer or discuss with your transmission
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:26pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cov

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