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U.S.yachts hard up limey at 1:45pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2064 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 1/1128 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 10/1838 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 5/1392 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 13/2801 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 3/2007 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) 1/1819 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 3/1340 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 12/5359 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 4/1349 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 11/16645 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 12/2279 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) 6/1963 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 5/1580 Has anyone installed a solar ventilator in front of the mast on a Hunter 26? It seems to be the only
A few suggestions Mulf at 4:42am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1664 Hi Phil: Just a few suggestions as I keep learning the new site. - On the Home page under the logi
diesel in base madelinemar at 4:40am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1654 I own a nonsuch 36. It has a westerbeke 52 engine. I noticed lately the oil level climbing up on the
Exchanger zinc mac1840 at 11:43pm 09.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1134 Two questions on this one; the first is how do you get to the exchanger zinc on a westerbeke for a B
Where Do Hunters Sail? DavidB75 at 9:56pm 09.29.08 Smaller Boats 10/1804 Hello Again everyone, I wanted to see where Hunter Owners sail these fine boats. Are these boats go
deep cycle dieing question Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1870 My deep cycle battery is only 3 years old, but has experienced some fluid loss from being tossed abo

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I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? stickinthemud57 at 4:23pm 01.23.22 Nice work! I echo your observations. My practice is to overfill and sand back, but I get this littl
Buyer's or Seller's market? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:20pm 01.23.22
Buyer's or Seller's market? BarryL at 4:18pm 01.23.22 Hey, At this time the boat market is most definitely a SELLERs market. Boat prices are very high. N
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 4:14pm 01.23.22 I can paste this as a pdf, would that be better. Let me know and I will do it.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:12pm 01.23.22 Rick i had that exact same problem when we had a 40.5 when raising the main. Sometimes the breaker w
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting smokey73 at 3:59pm 01.23.22 Clean the track. Dirt and grit in the track can increase friction which might be over loading the m
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 3:52pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin ro
Buyer's or Seller's market? Rick486 at 3:50pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats......
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting kappykaplan at 3:44pm 01.23.22 Is the engine running when raising the main? Batteries 100% and engine running.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting dlochner at 3:35pm 01.23.22 Voltage is one thing, capacity is another. Older batteries can show good voltage, but not have the c
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 3:34pm 01.23.22 Catalina Direct customer support is fine. It's Catalina's support department that's awful. Yeah,
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:17pm 01.23.22 A very similar question was posted a couple of years back. Raymarine ST40 Depth Yes indeed that wa
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 3:13pm 01.23.22 Sent you a PM.
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:13pm 01.23.22 I cut the cable when installing a new DST-800 transducer. Used marine grade heat shrink connectors,
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 3:10pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker. Voltage i
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 fred1diver at 3:08pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin roo
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 2:58pm 01.23.22 well, it's a good thing I got to go see my dad as the boat is 4 hours away, the only good thing on
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting JoeWhite at 2:53pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker.
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 ggrizzard at 2:52pm 01.23.22 Boomer2it You are correct (obviously). That is what my, and every other Hunter, 30 ft. Cherubini lo
First time out of the water in 8 years (2) SailingLoto at 2:22pm 01.23.22 About half sanded down. Looks like I will have a few small repairs, but nothing major

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