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compass placement mark hannon at 4:58am 12.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1997 Any comments about compass placement and type on a Mac26S ? For examle, Danforth makes a reverse ca
FT Myers LIghted Parade seadaddler at 4:48am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1211 Last year I visited my aunt who lives on a canal off San Carlos in FT Myers and happen to see a grea
Correct Inverter for PC sloopy at 3:47am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2438 I'm planning a cruise soon and would like to take my new laptop with me. In searching for inverters
Bio Diesel Fuel ITMaster at 2:51am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2497 Are there any of us out there that have used Bio Diesel fuel in your diesel engines? I have and it
Harken vs Profurl furling systems Eddie, Cape Coral, Fl. at 12:26am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 16/20354 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and have an old Hood furler. I am replacing the standing rigging and thinkin
cold weather and interesting phenomena (1) Ross at 8:59pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2405 This was the frost patterns on Nancy's car monday morning.
Florida Atlantic coast sail, spring 2009 Mark Major at 8:10pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2221 I am currently planning a Florida Atlantic coastal sail aboard my 1986 Hunter 23 during March 2009.
Hunter 212 spinnaker vines at 7:10pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 0/1286 Apparently I am going to need a spinnaker to have any success racing this boat. Can someone point me
Hunter 212 mast raising apparatus vines at 7:05pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1516 Can anyone show me what you use or tell me the process you go through to raise the mast? I took the
forum Newbie Question WillSail4Food at 5:22pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1795 Is there a way to search this forum for the answer to the question I just posted about sink covers o
Venture24 Rudder gedoelcam at 5:21pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/932 My Venture 24 came without a rudder. I made something to get through my first season and checking ha
Cutting Board over 310 sink WillSail4Food at 5:19pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 5/2392 Have any of you 310 owners purchased or fabricated a cutting board to cover your sink when not in us
Sink Drain-Dumb Question jackj4 at 4:32pm 12.03.08 Big Boats 6/1596 OK...where does my galley sink drain? I thought at first it went into the bilge under the dinette t
trailer rollers instead of bunks Jansen at 3:53pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2882 I had trouble loading getting it all the way into the V at the front. It floated to within 6"s or s
bunks versus rollers Jansen at 3:50pm 12.03.08 Trailer Sailors 15/7533 I wonder if rollers would help load my Mac 26s. I floated it most of the way but the last 6"s were
Looking for wind chart maps online Wakadui at 2:56pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2123 Can anyone point me in the direction of an online wind chart map. Can only find fee only wind chart
anchor sizing joefusa at 2:54pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5856 any thoughts out there on the correct size and type of main anchor for a C-30 - not a lunch hook? as
Beneteau 49 and First 50 Hull Forms? Wakadui at 2:47pm 12.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2451 Anyone know the difference/benefits in hull forms between the Beneteau 49 and First 50? Entry? F
Hoses for engine cooling system King Elliott at 1:56pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1745 Can anyone direct me to a place to buy replacement hoses for my Yanmar 2QM15 diesel engine? It's in
Global Positioning System wlaschober at 1:39pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3401

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Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 4:48pm 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs heritage at 4:48pm 01.24.22 It does eliminate the need for a boom. This would be nice, especially on smaller boats where the bo
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 TimFromLI at 4:43pm 01.24.22 Not sure where I read it (or saw it) but one guy did the puller flange socket thing, sprayed penetra
Starter or battery shemandr at 4:39pm 01.24.22 Thankfully I'm enema free. Maybe a few enemies.
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs shemandr at 4:37pm 01.24.22 Yeah but ... the double head sail rig leading the boat off the wind is such an easy peesy way to go
Starter or battery rgranger at 4:33pm 01.24.22 Ha! Spell check strikes again. It can be your worst enema.
Starter or battery shemandr at 4:31pm 01.24.22 Ha! Spell check strikes again.
Second Battery Tom J at 4:28pm 01.24.22
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs rgranger at 4:23pm 01.24.22 So those are interesting questions. I guess I'd want to know if lee helm or off-wind-only are issue
Starter or battery (2) rgranger at 4:16pm 01.24.22 Well I put my money on the Parkers and ... Packers Or Parkers?
Shore water supply inlet sail sfbay at 4:16pm 01.24.22 Same issue on an RV, all of which have a connected potable water supply and many a connected black h
Dufour 31, your thoughts Stu Jackson at 4:13pm 01.24.22 I agree about the Dufour, after all it's only your $$$. :):):) Really will be less or the same in
Shore water supply inlet (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:00pm 01.24.22 I've got to get a hobby ..................... for winter months :facepalm:. After looking at Boat
Dufour 31, your thoughts PaulK at 3:56pm 01.24.22 Sounds like a no-brainer if it will pass inspection. $24.9k is a LOT for an old boat, however. $ 10
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 3:51pm 01.24.22
Starter or battery shemandr at 3:51pm 01.24.22 ... I put my money on it being the battery also... Well I put my money on the Parkers and ...
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:50pm 01.24.22 The bolts are screwed into embedded aluminum plates encapsulated in fiberglass. When you raise the m
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs shemandr at 3:48pm 01.24.22 Lee helm? So less of a problem on multihulls? Also prolly a strictly an off wind rig?
Shore water supply inlet Ralph Johnstone at 3:47pm 01.24.22 While my above posts were half written in jest on a drizzly, cold and foggy day here, I actually hit
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs PaulK at 3:44pm 01.24.22 Lee helm?

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