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Removing the old Head and in with the new... (4) Sumner at 12:02pm 03.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1701 Not too long after we got our Mac in Jan. of 2009 Scott Widmier of Kennesaw,GA who has a Mac 26D men
Buying advice for a 1988 240 Etch at 11:56am 03.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1216 Hello, I am new to this but am close to buying a 1988 Oday 240 with many extra's. Just wanted some a
Closest public* boat ramp to caladesi island? biorapper at 11:40am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2687 * or private for a small fee. I can't tell from the online chart...hoping there is one around minn
battery monitor accuracy question walt at 10:19am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 34/3548 I recently put a linklite battery monitor in my trailer sailor and it seems to work overall well. H
Ranger 23 rluitjens at 10:01am 03.26.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/9633 I recently acquired a 1977 Ranger 23 tall rig. I was wondering if anyone has a source for an owners
Deck Painting sailaway78 at 9:49am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2286 I had asked some questions when I painted my hull, and should have followed the advice given here.
Removing Ablative Paint from Topsides MattObjects at 9:46am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 31/8475 As one of many questionable "repairs," the PO of my Grampian 26 painted the topsides with ablative b
No forum for old men. caguy at 9:24am 03.26.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2004 Is there anything on this frum that is liek ''Tracker'' on the ild forum? I have tried subscribing
Toilet Paper And Sugar SeanMorey at 9:21am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4175 Hi all, More questions from new liveaboard. A pumpout guy told me marine tp is bad for system. Tru
Anybody used a DeLorme GPS LT-20? Roger Long at 6:46am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1841 I'm experimenting with my SO's DeLorme Earthmate GPS LT-20 "hocky puck" USB GPS antenna as a third G
Mounting on cabin bulkheads earlkeim at 6:42am 03.26.09 Smaller Boats 10/1790 This may sound stupid but I need to ask. I would like to mount some things on the cabin bulkhead or
cdi reefer system blue noser at 2:46am 03.26.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3332 Hi all, finally got the furler took apart and its a cdi reefer one, micro spool the luft is type t,
Anyone know how to overhaul venture 17? kreed17er at 2:37am 03.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1474 I have already stripped the hardware and need to start sanding. Should I spray sand or hand sand?
Rotating boom furling mainsail paulie 1 at 11:32pm 03.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4199 Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone utilises the swivel boom connector to roll up their mainsail
Copper based bottom paint on Bronze Hermit Scott at 9:17pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1903 This topic was brought up not too long ago. While I was epoxying the around my through hulls I thoug
Lancer 28 Settee Bunk Fairwind at 9:05pm 03.25.09 Lancer 1/2034 Our 28 has a V-birth, 2 quarter births, one on each side under the cockpit and, possibly, the settee
Brought home some steel today. (1) RECESS at 6:54pm 03.25.09 Trailer Sailors 22/5595 I have an A frame Float On trailer. I am adding a winch tower and adding an extension to the trailer
1983 Hunter 22 markremington at 6:31pm 03.25.09 Smaller Boats 2/2177 What is the draft of a 1983 Hunter 22 with a fixed keel?
Low Cost Stay Tensioner - Progress & More Questions (2) rardiH36 at 5:52pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1972 The other day I cobbled together a backstay squeeze tensioned in the manner of the thread last week
Balmar Alternator Calibration jsalley at 5:43pm 03.25.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4012 I just replaced the stock Hitachi 60 amp alternator on my Yanmar 3YM20 (Catalina 309) with a 14-pole

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Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:56pm 02.27.22 Hormel foods made their first batch of Spam in 1937. Due to the pandemic, they announced they are ma
WTB Oday Mariner Will Gilmore at 3:54pm 02.27.22 Wing_Mechanic, If you are committed to a Mariner. You might consider joining the Mariner Class Asso
Fuse ratings jnorten at 3:50pm 02.27.22 A 10A fuse can handle 10A. Period. Aside from the interesting AC/DC arcing discussions, voltage di
Westerbeke 13b - FREE to good home (3) ricksoth at 3:49pm 02.27.22 The boat is sitting a bit higher than before and I now have much more storage space for important bo
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 02.27.22 At 5x the cost of lead acid batteries and possibly 2x life expectancy that is a value analysis deal
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 3:19pm 02.27.22 At 5x the cost of lead acid batteries and possibly 2x life expectancy that is a value analysis deal
Builder's Plaque kappykaplan at 3:18pm 02.27.22 Have you tried contacting Tartan, they should be Able to help. p.s. Tartan hasn't been helpful on
Dometic AC needs capacitor kbgunn at 3:13pm 02.27.22 That reminds me back in the day when I had a thriving business we would pull the capacitors out of
Builder's Plaque Sean K at 3:10pm 02.27.22
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) (1) Jaxn at 3:07pm 02.27.22 I finally found a donor trailer to start this process myself. Mine will likely end up a little more
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? lehighsail at 3:04pm 02.27.22 JSSAILEM Both Wally Schirra and Alan Shepard are credited with the following quote: When asked wha
Morse or no morse PaulK at 2:36pm 02.27.22 If the local boys think it's an invitation and show up, isn't that what you wanted? Better than hav
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Ward H at 2:33pm 02.27.22 OEM quality or better for parts. Improvements to systems are almost always upgrades. I'm not interes
Keel Oceanis 361 joker460 at 2:18pm 02.27.22 Take a look at this vid at time stamp 4:30 thru to 4: 45 and you will see a pocket in the keel. OB9v
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:12pm 02.27.22 The local boys will also think a flare for a minute is just fireworks. There is also the issue of pu
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? BarryL at 2:12pm 02.27.22 Hey, As mentioned many times, all boats are a compromise. My current boat is a Jeanneau 409. As d
Morse or no morse Alan Gomes at 2:11pm 02.27.22 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signif
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Scott T-Bird at 2:06pm 02.27.22 Had a weirdly shaped piece of carpet in the aft cabin with snaps and bound edges was pretty grubby.
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? topcat0399 at 1:55pm 02.27.22 10 years ago I naively bought a then 40 year old fully oem equipped and totally worn out wreck that
USCG Registry versus State Jacktar at 1:45pm 02.27.22 There you go two rules if live by 1 everybody lies sometimes 2 write stuff down because of rule 1

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