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Water under cockpit sole: Venture 2-24 mikeyb at 5:56am 08.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1121 I just bought a 1973 MacGregor Venture 2-24. It is currently sitting on her mooring in Bar Harbor.
Chincoteague, VA - Looking for marinas or anchorages? Rob Koryn at 4:14am 08.30.08 Destinations 2/2850 Will be headed south for the winter in a few weeks. I normally use the Chesapeake Bay to get to the
Mainsheet to cockpit Hermit Scott at 2:07am 08.30.08 Catalina 30 3/1160 I have no running rigging. So I am buying all new and replacing the cable halyards with rope. I only
Yanmar YSM-12 Hermit Scott at 2:01am 08.30.08 Catalina 30 3/7602 Hi C30 owners. My first post here. I am restoring a 79. I pulled the YSM-12 and I am rebuilding it n
26.5 and trailers Brian M H23 at 7:08pm 08.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1208 Hey all, has anyone out there had a trailer for their 26.5? If so, can you launch form a ramp? It
USCG "Six-Pack" Course & Exam rfrye1 at 5:37pm 08.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1143 Considering the Six-pack license for my "continuing education" and I was wondering if anyone had don
Cal 2 24 Rigging Rile at 5:15pm 08.29.08 Cal 1/1877 Hi, New to the boat, actually just thinking of purchasing a Cal 2-24, the question is - I am not
Single-Handed Set-up Journey6534 at 5:07pm 08.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2277 I would like to set up my O-22 to single-hand. Does anyone have any thoughts or ways they've brough
tech support Jimm at 5:02pm 08.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1097 Can anyone suggest what it takes to get Catalina Tech support to answer inquiries? I've email three
Lake Hopatcong Scott On Eagles Wings at 4:17pm 08.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1772 Fellow Lake Hopatcong sailers, they are pulling the plug on Tuesday, Yes this Tuesday. I knew it
water-tight ballast seal? Al Winders at 3:18pm 08.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1077 How important is it that the bottom seal on the ballast tank be completely water tight? I put water
rub rail Nick at 3:17pm 08.29.08 Ericson 0/1856 I need to replace the rub rail on my ericson 27, I can't seem to find an insert anywhere, does anyon
head ventilation on first 41s5 Bob & Dorothy at 2:45pm 08.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1242 Hello Fellow owners, We are new to this group and new Beneteau owners and hope to participate on
Saving Waypoint Data Mickey G. at 1:46pm 08.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1250 I have been using an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of all my waypoints where I list: Waypoint
Need help locating Dick1505 at 12:22pm 08.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1145 Just moved up from a H26 to a 1993 H28. I'm trying to find a source for the hard rubber end pieces f
Maybe A Crazy Idea But.... Rick Webb at 12:21pm 08.29.08 Smaller Boats 7/1139 I was looking at my 23.5 trailer and had an idea for using it to paint the bottom of the boat. How w
Changes to this forum in the new site Phil Herring at 11:56am 08.29.08 Sails Call Lounge 10/3074 First, something I know you'll like: this forum will be archived. So you'll now be able to go back
Un-surface mount a Raymarine ST60 instrument jviss at 11:50am 08.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1107 I purchased a used Raymarine autopilot system, and the ST6001+ control head had been converted to fl
Robertson AutoPilot (AP 100 DL) Linear Drive (LD100) WindDancer24496 at 9:37am 08.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/3032 Anyone know of a source for parts and repair for Robertson AutoPilots? I have a broken plastic gear
Standing rigging JerryK at 7:53am 08.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1456 I am a bit of a novice at sailing, although I am AS101 certified. I recently purchases a 1971 22' Mc

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Behavior of marine batteries Maine Sail at 7:22am 05.24.21 #1 10 minutes of alternator charging will do almost nothing to "charge" a depleted battery. Without
Battery Tray sail sfbay at 7:17am 05.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! Single 8D battery (21" long x 11" wide) trays are hard to fin. This site ha
Buying a Hunter 41 DS JamesG161 at 6:52am 05.24.21 Any intelligent responses here would be greatly appreciated!! You are asking a lot!! :laugh: Wel
Designed Xstream at 6:52am 05.24.21 Thank you
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit Jim Beck at 6:50am 05.24.21
Buying a Hunter 41 DS sail sfbay at 6:44am 05.24.21 Welcome to the forum, congratulations making the first step to buy a Hunter 41DS and you will find t
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 6:27am 05.24.21 Now that sounds like fun.
Instruments on panel not working. jssailem at 6:26am 05.24.21 I would start by retracing my steps of yesterday. Back when everything worked before the problem sta
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? s greg at 6:20am 05.24.21 I have been looking to buy a 27 Edge but can't find one anywhere in the US. I go to the for sale w
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise leo310 at 6:18am 05.24.21 John, looks like the trip may be on if the boarder opens. Just a note you may want to think about sp
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? (2) jssailem at 6:03am 05.24.21
My daysailer has a screw loose and I don't want to lose the centerboard rgranger at 5:43am 05.24.21
Deck wash tfox2069 at 5:41am 05.24.21 I take it you don't have a washdown hose in the anchor locker? You might think about installing one
Fresh water D Swanson at 5:40am 05.24.21 The "fresh" water tank that was on my boat when I took ownership was neglected and rather unpleasant
Deck wash jssailem at 5:38am 05.24.21 Electrical water pump. Hose with sprayer. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--4-0-gpm-washdo
Beautiful day rgranger at 5:37am 05.24.21 I wish I was in a beach chair watching the cargo container ships go buy when this guy comes into po
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) against.the.wind. at 5:31am 05.24.21 As long as you do not grind thru the finish layer of gel coat, why not buff it out? Eventually we
Designed jssailem at 5:30am 05.24.21 The installation of water tanks in a 26ft boat is convenience. Location is design. If you have to ca
Marinas in the Chesapeake tfox2069 at 5:30am 05.24.21 Arlington VA. I know is far but it seems to me that sailing in the Chesapeake would be much better.
Deck wash Justin_NSA at 5:29am 05.24.21 Only advice I can give also. The more the deck is sealed, the easier it will be to clean. Good luck

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