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Opinions on Costco's Deep Cell / Starter Battery caguy at 8:22am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 24/7427 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 8/4708 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 2/1356 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 7/1994 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 12/2028 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 0/1111 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 7/3977 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 1/1464 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 6/1411 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 5/1489 When anchoring I understand that a 7:1 scope is recommended. So lets say you are anchored in 10 feet
Refrigerator - Hunter 433/Mooring Sailboat SkipLucas at 9:22am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3642 I give up trying to make the original built-in freezer/refrigerator combination to work. Can't get

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Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to
Stern Rail Outboard Mount Benny17441 at 8:24pm 03.05.22 If a 200 lbs.+ person can sit on the stern rail seats there should not be a problem supporting an 85
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? JRacer at 8:20pm 03.05.22 I spoke with Interlux about a month ago. They said the new formula should be to distributors right
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Tally Ho at 7:45pm 03.05.22 I called my local chandlery today to ask about availability of VC17. They said they had about a pa
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 03.05.22 2. I have seen a number of videos showing various items being attached to the upper inboard bulkhea
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Hayden Watson at 7:32pm 03.05.22 I'm going to suspect these dock neighbours of yours are power boaters. Not the sharpest knives in
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Justin_NSA at 7:09pm 03.05.22 Is the nut loosening? Maybe you need to lockwire it.
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 6:59pm 03.05.22
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? rgranger at 6:57pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:56pm 03.05.22
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? mikeracca at 6:49pm 03.05.22 That said. There are boats that call to new owners. That owner will do anything to get the boat an
Inside Passage Book Recommendations MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 03.05.22 Thanks guys. Looks like I have a good list to go off of. I also ordered Gunkholing the Gulf Islands
Inside Passage Book Recommendations MikeHoncho at 6:42pm 03.05.22 When I cruised for a couple of weeks up there I liked the Dreamspeaker guides. A good companion to
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:38pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:28pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters?

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