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Trailer for Oday 20 tileguyrob at 8:34am 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1436 Hello all. My name is Robert and I hail from California's central coast. I'm looking at purchasing
Opinions on Costco's Deep Cell / Starter Battery caguy at 8:22am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 24/6854 I was in Costco's Tire store and noticed that they have a Deep Cell / Starter combination battery fo
Anyone heard of a Pop-Top conversion for a mac 26x thebigpulse at 8:02am 03.12.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4473 A pop top would be wonderful on the macgregor 26x. It would turn it from a 5'9" graze to 6'4" + com
Life of an anchor NYSail at 7:58am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1404 Hello all, My Uncle just gave me a danthford styled anchor that he had used on his boat. Not sure
Tire size & boat weight, 26S Blake at 7:23am 03.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/4648 I am wondering what size of tire came on the original 26S or D trailers, and if anybody has weighed
Golf Cart batteries Phil V25 at 6:58am 03.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1244 I have been reading Don Casey's book "Sailboat Electrics Simplified" and he recommends using 6V golf
Storm Damage - Mooring cleat pulled out - Advice wanted. stewart kinsman at 3:35am 03.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1607 My Beneteau 44cc was damaged in the storm which hit the Marmaris/Fethiye area of Turkey in mid-Janua
Timo42 and I sail from MDR to Malibu New Video caguy at 8:36pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1764 Just posted our trip last from Sunday, MDR to Malibu. Beautiful day but winds were only 8-10 knts. W
Re-waterproofing foul weather gear Ted at 8:25pm 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4358 Does anyone have a product recommendation for re-waterproofing foul weather gear? I have a light wei
Venture 25 Trailer question pmeyers at 7:58pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1901 Still refurbishing my V25. Dropped the keel, replaced the bent pivot bolt and the galvanized frayed
anybody need a renault 8hp for parts? rstar at 6:28pm 03.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1055 Hello all, I have a 1980 27' that I'm repowering (outboard- yuck!). I am pulling the motor (it has a
Fish Finder/Chart Plotter gary at 5:36pm 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1419 I would like to hear opinions about the fish finder - chart plotter units. I am most interested in
New purchase and the Wheel is too big screaming viking at 4:32pm 03.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/7 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1989 Catalina 30 and the current wheel that's on the boat is too
Yanmar YSE 12 flhunterowner at 2:38pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1669 Hi everyone. My Yanmar YSE12 has a leakinf fuel line. The connector has a bolt with a hole in it
I'm serious about my Sirius sail lvr at 2:24pm 03.11.09 Sirius 21/22 10/6265 Hi It is great to see others that love their boats too. I keep mine at Port Hardy and althoug
Starboard Cleaning seadaddler at 1:46pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3744 Just wondering what every one uses to clean the the starboard on their Hunter cockpit table and cup
Liferaft on H36 (4) Andreas7699 at 1:28pm 03.11.09 Big Boats 7/1591 Hi, I have found this solution for my liferaft on my 36. I think this is working rather well, it is
Bent mast JWH2050 at 12:16pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1420 I have a 98 Mac 26x that was damaged by the ice storm we had in Northwest Arkansas last month. The u
New Owner Ricardo Carvalho at 10:28am 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 6/1364 Hi, I just brought a 1985 Hunter 23. She is ok but I have a question about the botton paint. My ques
Scope Phil V25 at 9:23am 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1422 When anchoring I understand that a 7:1 scope is recommended. So lets say you are anchored in 10 feet

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Worth the Cutter Rig? (1) sail sfbay at 8:14am 11.15.21 Appraent;y the Flicka came standard as a masthead sloop with an optional staysail stay Flicka (saili
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 8:07am 11.15.21 I cruised at over 5 knots with 2500RPM...............that's relatively fast for a 20 ft sailboat.
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Justin_NSA at 8:05am 11.15.21 It's all about the journey, not the destination :cowbell:
Add a battery sesmith at 8:01am 11.15.21 Ditto, what everyone else has said especially learning more about how the boat is wired. There is t
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 11.15.21 pictures would really help
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Rjm st.petersburg at 7:58am 11.15.21 Definitely check the revs. I sent a pdf with the drawing and instructions. I'm sure it would be easi
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) SailorElliot at 7:53am 11.15.21 Hello! Sorry I made my initial post so unclear. For future reference, I cruised at over 5 knots wit
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Valerio at 7:45am 11.15.21 My prop is the old one, in order to change the pich you must disasemble everything and each screw ha
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Valerio at 7:41am 11.15.21 BUT i have to make a hole in the floor because the vent line is almost touching the board, how did y
Add a battery Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 11.15.21 There are two thinner cables that each contain a red and black wire mounted through the wood.
Awwww, Nuts!!! Hayden Watson at 7:18am 11.15.21 I saw your photo and said "Ah a C30 mast step but the pivot holes are open." In reading this thread
Add a battery Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 11.15.21 That's a good start for making your wiring diagram ... As Dave says, the battery cables are fused at
Water in Engine Pan? SawyerCurt at 6:47am 11.15.21 Might be something as simple as the stuffing box and needing to replace the packing material. I was
Which LED bulbs for masthead, stern, and bow lights on H240? chriscampbell at 6:37am 11.15.21 Primarily I just wanted to know if the 240 has 31mm or 42mm festoon bulbs. The info on marinebeam s
Awwww, Nuts!!! Justin_NSA at 6:36am 11.15.21 If you cut it, you have to raise the mast step by the same amount or the standing rigging won't fit
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Justin_NSA at 6:32am 11.15.21 My LasDrop says below 10 kts the barb should be used as a vent so as not to trap air against the sea
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Scott NIelsen at 6:23am 11.15.21 I made a couple of vent line overflow valves using water heater pressure relief valves, one brass an
Teak Cockpit Table H49 Velero49 at 6:18am 11.15.21 Teak would compliment the cockpit sole nicely if finished similarly. As for the seams between piece
Awwww, Nuts!!! RoyS at 6:16am 11.15.21 I once backed into another car in a parking lot. I was moving at crawl speed. Went back and examined
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jssailem at 6:12am 11.15.21 To really understand your boats top speed you have two basic options. 1. go out in the ocean and do

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