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More Gloomy News Randy Burns at 9:52am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1473 This trully is a world recession. Boat builders from New Zealand to Maine are being hit hard. Even
Which Prop with the Tohotsu 6 hp Motor Aldo at 9:47am 03.12.09 Catalina 22 2/5149 I finally saved up enough money to replace my (very reliable) '79 Johnson 6 hp 2 stroke motor. I pl
Trailer for Oday 20 tileguyrob at 8:34am 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1481 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 24/7428 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 8/4709 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 6/1467 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 21/5212 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 2/1357 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 1/1686 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 7/1996 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 9/4495 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 12/2029 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 0/1112 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 2/1460 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 4/1734 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 10/6575 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 7/3978 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 7/1671 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 1/1465 I have a 98 Mac 26x that was damaged by the ice storm we had in Northwest Arkansas last month. The u

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Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 10:57am 03.06.22 If you have the woodworking skills to do this, then it can be a DIY. If you have to pay to have it
hunter 49 steering quadrant (2) Gianni65 at 10:50am 03.06.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 10:42am 03.06.22 Since then splitter technology has dramatically improved :plus:
General Handbook brockangelo at 9:53am 03.06.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tom J at 9:47am 03.06.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. I had an old O'Day 23 with no bilge pump. I used
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? dlochner at 9:45am 03.06.22 The one chain plate that can be seen, at the very top of that chain plate, it's was easy to push th
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 9:37am 03.06.22 Thanks, @Leeward Rail ! It would be late April or early May, probably. Falcon Lake seems a little
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? (4) Md80max at 9:37am 03.06.22 I am getting some really good advice from all of you and it is very much appreciated. I think what
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 9:37am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position BarryL at 9:14am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position quadrille38 at 9:01am 03.06.22 Our AIS system shares the VHF Antenna. I have been told that our signal seems to come and go and co
AIS Antenna Position JamesG161 at 9:01am 03.06.22 If you boat has radar, you can use this for course correction and avoidance. Mini-automatic radar p
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:45am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he woul
General Handbook Jacktar at 8:43am 03.06.22 Got lots of others most were available as downloads when you join the catalina 22 organization at ca
General Handbook (1) Jacktar at 8:42am 03.06.22 Sure see attached.
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 8:31am 03.06.22 It has always surprised me that people think height is the answer to everything. And I am not picki
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 8:26am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he would
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 8:23am 03.06.22 Yes and yes. You want to run the bilgewater over the side.
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:22am 03.06.22 Balsam Harbour is really the only option on the east side of Lake Winnipeg's south basin. While ther
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 8:17am 03.06.22 So does that mean the hose is there to send any melted ice or water from the icebox? If I put a pump

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