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filling liner holes mark hannon at 11:02am 11.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1430 After acquiring a 1995 Mac 26 C I have spent some time removing "improvements." Anyone with an idea
pearson input patty grissom at 9:53am 11.29.08 Pearson 1/1506 Hi to all, I am a new boat owner with limited knowledge regarding my boat and would love to hear inf
Arvel Gentry Dale at 9:52am 11.29.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/7191 Has anyone read anything by a man by the name of Arvel Gentry? I came across his site and he has so
Just saying hi hippydreamin at 9:14am 11.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1033 Recently bought a 1980 Mac 25. My first boat. I will be taking it out to castaic and later Ventura.
Spinnaker for O'Day 192 ChayR at 9:03am 11.29.08 Day Sailers 1/1494 Has anyone rigged a spinnaker for an O'Day 192 ? I've looked at bigger ' smaller boats of various br
Text Color Problem (1) Allan R at 4:11am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/44 Had this problem in the early days of the newly launched site, seems to have returned "white text".
Dimensions needed ranchu56 at 3:58am 11.29.08 Big Boats 3/1164 I do not have the original to get dimensions from as the PO installed a stained piece of 4x4 for a c
Sailing In Florida This Christmas Week Ducati at 2:42am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1477 Hi Christmas week in Florida (St Petes) with the family. Looking to get out to sail anywhere. Are
Freezer compressor pipes icing up Mybigblue at 2:16am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 13/9738 After noticing water in the bilge of our new boat I tracked it back to a section of ununsulated cope
Hot Water Heater Problems dmeadors at 5:41pm 11.28.08 Big Boats 13/3631 I have a Catalina 42. On a recent trip I had no hot water after running the motor for 3 hours. The b
Possibly moving to Charleston SC jbwbcat30 at 4:21pm 11.28.08 Destinations 6/4029 and would like to talk to some sailors from around the to see what the potential is for sailing and
bilge pump and oday 23 kdnichols at 4:20pm 11.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2852 I've had my O'day 23 in the water since June with no bilge pump. Is a bilge pump needed? If so,
used main BobM at 2:16pm 11.28.08 S2 6/1771 There is a used main for a 9.2 on craigslist in Philadelphia if anyone needs one. Price was $300. I
Zinc replacement AllenF at 2:06pm 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2273 What's a "normal" length of time between zinc replacements, assuming there are no unusual sources of
Icom 706Mk11 Andre Tremblay at 12:15pm 11.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1211 Did you used a Icom 706MK11? What about your experience? Thank. at
SSB books Sue H at 11:04am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1318 Does anyone have suggestions about a good book explaining how to install and use SSB? Thanks.
LED lights MoonSailer at 10:19am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1370 I was changing the oil in my car and went to autozone to get a new oil filter. While there I looked
Winterizing in Seattle jackj4 at 7:08am 11.28.08 Big Boats 3/2212 What type of winterization is recommended for the Seattle area? I plan to use the boat periodically
Boomkicker jackj4 at 7:03am 11.28.08 Big Boats 4/1420 Has anyone installed one of these boomkickers? I'm trying to clean up the deck / lines and one solu
Dumb question time.. bsavulis at 6:38am 11.28.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1736 I am about to prove that I really am as dumb as I look! Can anyone tell me what a Cherubini hunter i

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Magazine subscription renewal alert shemandr at 12:46pm 02.04.22 I've been receiving "Renew Now" emails from one of the group for around a year. The thing is my ren
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? dmax at 12:33pm 02.04.22 The smile can also be caused by improper blocking when the boat is on the hard, especially if it's a
Shower drain Benny17441 at 12:28pm 02.04.22 Likely out of warranty; does it work?
Question about water in forward bilge Erbardy at 12:24pm 02.04.22 I put baby powder some there to see where it may flow from. It was frozen for the most part but I wa
Question about water in forward bilge Benny17441 at 12:23pm 02.04.22 Likely water that may have been trapped in the hull stringers below the sole, it probably got dislod
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) dLj at 11:48am 02.04.22 I have a 1981 Macgregor Venture by Newport (23). The pulley wheels for the mainsail on the masthe
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 11:35am 02.04.22 Greetings; From my home in Vancouver I have spent the last 10 years sailing the the cruising groun
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 11:19am 02.04.22 Hi Doug, a couple of questions: 1. Any time constraints? 2. Do you have a good anchoring system tha
Swim ladder (1) thinwater at 11:05am 02.04.22 I built this narrow ladder for my Stiletto 27 using 1-inch square tube, starboard, and Seadog steps.
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? jeepbluetj at 10:43am 02.04.22 What year is the C-30? Catalina changed the design around '88 or so. Also, a "smile" is not always
Magazine subscription renewal alert ifmdalvey at 10:40am 02.04.22 I have given up on the US sailing mags, its just one big charter industry back scratch but i was gen
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:26am 02.04.22 I thought I'd try and say something funny about this photo and then thought... why bother.
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated rgranger at 10:22am 02.04.22 I'm sure it's because of my pet peeve. That is a completly different thread...:biggrin::laugh:
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? rgranger at 10:19am 02.04.22 This just might be your worst enema :)
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) PaulK at 10:18am 02.04.22 Others will know more, but there is ample ferry service from outlying spots like Bainbridge Island t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tom J at 10:15am 02.04.22
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 9:57am 02.04.22 I like both of the above approaches for their utter simplicity. Removing the gin pole from the equat
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated LloydB at 9:40am 02.04.22 I'm sure it's because of my pet peeve.
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Leeward Rail at 9:39am 02.04.22 It's definitely winter .... dj Only in the northern hemisphere. ;)
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) dLj at 9:10am 02.04.22 It's definitely winter .... dj

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