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sewing machine walt at 3:44pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2731 Im wondering what sort of sewing machine you need for "hobby" sailboat type projects. Ie, say for so
Haul out mangler1 at 3:39pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2676 Hello everyone we are hauling our boat out Oct. 20th. We are moored in Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. I
Uploading Jpg files Paul Z at 3:28pm 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/2595 What's up? no matter how much I reduce the size; .jpg files come up "upload failed"????
New Boat JOEPUT at 2:46pm 09.30.08 Bigger Boats 1/1684 After many years of Trawlering I am now back to Sailing, I just purchased a 1978 30Ft. Center board
New Boat JOEPUT at 2:38pm 09.30.08 Day Sailers 0/2 I just purchashed a 1978 30 FT. ODAY CB Sloop I have been out fo sailing for a few years and am glad
U.S.yachts hard up limey at 1:45pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2062 i am a limey with 5000-10000 dollars to spend on one of your excellent U.S. yachts.at this side of t
Spinnaker for a 26C? Jonathan Jones at 1:42pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1127 Hi, I have recently purchased a 26C, based in the UK, and want to know what improvements I can mak
The anger of Neptune phdoc007 at 1:00pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1833 I believe I have angered the great God of the Seas by not naming my boat yet. It is a 1983 MacGregor
Securing the foot phdoc007 at 12:56pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1391 Is there a better method for securing the foot of the mainsail on my Mac 25? Right now there is this
Enclosing the Head Gregg9020 at 12:13pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2795 Does anyone have any type of plan to enclose the head on an older Mac/Venture 25? Since I will be p
Need Lancer Feedback chemoangels at 11:50am 09.30.08 Lancer 3/2002 My husband and I recently found an absolutely beautiful Lancer 40. We have been looking for our futu
Daysailor forum empty txjim at 11:43am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1815 The Daysailor forum does not appear to have the old posts transfered. Is this one of those migration
Yacht Insurance FYI for DIYers Tim R. at 10:33am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1339 With the threats of tropical storms and even huricanes lately I looked at my yacht policy and found
Need to change transmission fluid MaryC at 9:28am 09.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/5348 I need to change my transmission fluid, as it's milky white. I have a 19 hp Yanwar on my 1996 Hunte
Could you ever justify the cost? Justin_NSA at 7:59am 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1347 Anyone ever consider an airlift system or are you all trailer sailors? My 26S is due for bottom pain
Fantasia 35 capjules at 7:28am 09.30.08 Fantasia 35 11/16603 Hello, I own a Fantasia 35 in Miami. Still stuck on land and coastal cruising when I can but hop
Woohoo! BVI bareboat booked for March Tim R. at 7:18am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2276 Just paid my deposit for our 9 day BVI bareboat in March. It will be our first time there. Any tip
Autohelm ST4000, 3-Mount brackets Charlie3472 at 7:16am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2659 Good Morning all, I have an autohelm 4000 on my Catalina 30. The 3 brackets that mount the autohelm
Gear Here? Steve O. at 7:11am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1961 Is the Gear Here forum gone or am I just missing it? All in all I find the new site design much mor
Installing solar ventilator H26 Larry Caillouet at 5:56am 09.30.08 Smaller Boats 5/1579 Has anyone installed a solar ventilator in front of the mast on a Hunter 26? It seems to be the only

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Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 01.20.22 It's not necessarily siphoning, Greg...water outside the boat is doing what water does: seeking its
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Joe at 6:00pm 01.20.22 Ordering a new one from the west coast All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? LDBoats at 5:50pm 01.20.22 Don't get too married to the fuel system. It's also worth a look at the air system. A restricted exh
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 5:27pm 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question DeniseO30 at 5:22pm 01.20.22 I don't know about your boat but are the transducers ahead of the keel? They usually are, they may
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Techstyle at 5:08pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w
First time out of the water in 8 years sail sfbay at 3:48pm 01.20.22 epoxy barrier coating is a coating............hope that helps.
First time out of the water in 8 years Don S/V ILLusion at 3:40pm 01.20.22
First time out of the water in 8 years sail sfbay at 3:29pm 01.20.22 Sand, apply 7 coats of epoxy barrier coating then 2 coats of antifoulant paint.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 3:11pm 01.20.22 @dlochner the comment was directed to the statement "Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tally Ho at 3:09pm 01.20.22 In Indiana ( we have a shore on Lake Michigan), documented boats still have to pay the state registr
Fairleads Don Guillette at 3:05pm 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
First time out of the water in 8 years AaronD at 3:01pm 01.20.22 I'm a C-22 sailor, so I could be wrong about the -25, but I believe most older 25's had a cast-iron
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:53pm 01.20.22 @dlochner - I wonder if we (you and I and others too) are using the word register in different ways
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:48pm 01.20.22 @dlochner the comment was directed to the statement "Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as h
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered sail sfbay at 2:44pm 01.20.22
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:43pm 01.20.22 It seems like a good time to mention and re-plug the new mooring field at Jensen Beach. I have com
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered shemandr at 2:38pm 01.20.22 It seems like a good time to mention and re-plug the new mooring field at Jensen Beach. I have comp
Head Always Full Tally Ho at 2:37pm 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Tally Ho at 2:31pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w

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