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Keel cable Kevin Crawley at 10:00pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1110 I need to install a new keel cable. The one I have is to short. I need to know what is the proper le
Mac 26X Pedestal Guard Dan Gibson at 9:47pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1420 I am a new 26X owner. Where do I find the stainless steel curved bar that mounts in front of the pe
Setup Estel at 9:43pm 08.01.08 Day Sailers 7/3279 Where do I find online instructions for setting up the boat for sailing (installing mast, boom, sail
Cockpit Drains Bette at 8:47pm 08.01.08 Catalina 22 9/6837 My early 70's Catalina 22 is on a trailer in my driveway. When it rains, she takes on enough water t
Steering Cable Dave2448 at 7:29pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1844 I have a 99 Mac 26X. The steering cable has failed. I am now in the process of replacing either
instrument failure mark S Coyle at 7:25pm 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/967 the depth finder instrument does not seem to power up. its dead. also, I get an alarm sound when I t
Pearson 28-2 Wanabe Ontario Guy at 7:11pm 08.01.08 Pearson 2/4101 Good day: First post. Last year I was searching for a Pearson 27 but was sidetracked when I saw a th
Loose Keel? Charles Havranek at 6:37pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2478 Just bought a Venture 21 foot, and I'm fairly certain the keel is loose horizontally, winching it b
C 30 pulls hard to starboard continuously pupckola at 4:14pm 08.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1294 I recently purchased a Catalina 30 (1988 model) for a very good price and this afternoon a sailor wa
Trip advice please Breaking wind at 2:30pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1050 Hey guys, many of you don't know but I am a single father of 4 kids 14,13,9, and 7 I really am sic
go go and go letterman at 2:25pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/946 There I was, sitting at the bar (a very irregular occurrence mind you) and this retire cop sits next
Mac trailer tandem axle conversion Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3150 I am considering adding a second axle to my trailer (stock, 1991) because I carry too much weight in
Ericson 35 MK2 deck fill caps Tom Hurley at 1:18pm 08.01.08 Ericson 0/1903 I lost the diesel fuel filler cap over the side. I can't seem to find the right replacement. The t
Trailer needed for S2 8.0 (26') CC Peter Vaught at 12:34pm 08.01.08 Trailer Sailors 0/1716 I need a trailer ofr my S2 8.0 (26') CC. Anybody out there got one for sale?
End grain balsa Mat at 12:30pm 08.01.08 Irwin 1/2148 I met a surveyor who claims that Irwin decks are fabricated with an end grain balsa core. He claims
Tristan Jones RED DRAGON at 11:43am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2103 Let me start by saying that I have a new favorite (non-porn) web-site. I don't want to respond to Mi
Dirty disgusting boat ! Timm R 25 Oday at 11:23am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1146 I hadn't been out to my boat for two weeks or so. I couldn't believe the millions of small green (mo
Internet access from the sailboat victory04 at 11:10am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1796 I am thinking about cruising in Florida and the Bahamas for the winter on a 40 ft. CC sailboat, but
Thansk for the trailer help, now I'm on to rigging. wildfireblue at 10:58am 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1756 I'm cleaning the boat up and I think it will be best to replace teh riging. What size and how muc
zincs Paul Tracy at 10:16am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2235 I own a 2006 Beneteau 373. The zinc for this boat is small. The problem is I must replace it every

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3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts dlochner at 5:55am 01.25.22 This seems to be an unusual application for 5200. Epoxy is easy, wax the bolts. If 5200 is the corre
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements dlochner at 5:50am 01.25.22 I really appreciate the detailed instructions on this. It doesn't sound too difficult. In your opin
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 eherlihy at 5:42am 01.25.22 When I first started down this road in 2012, my boat had the old bronze propeller shaft, and it was
How to install/snake a internal halyard? sailme88 at 5:42am 01.25.22 I realize that the effort of this post centers around replacing a lost halyard. But, should a reade
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts dLj at 5:33am 01.25.22 I use micro-crystalline wax to do this when working with epoxy. I've not worked with 5200 doing this
Long way to check out trailer sailor jdrutten at 5:29am 01.25.22
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts shemandr at 5:26am 01.25.22 Maybe lanolin. Maybe the people to ask are 3M.
Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 5:21am 01.25.22 Is the hose black or white? If white, it's actually 102, which is the same hose as 101 but with a
Long way to check out trailer sailor shemandr at 5:16am 01.25.22 More than 4 hours.
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RoyS at 5:14am 01.25.22 Hard to believe after you have fought to remove the coupling but the coupling is a slip fit to the s
Dufour 31, your thoughts garymalmgren at 5:13am 01.25.22 Two hours drive will help you make up your mind. Love at first sight is the way I go. And it hasn't
Long way to check out trailer sailor Tater at 5:07am 01.25.22 That really depends on free time, level of desperation, anxiety and all the other emotions associate
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts Joe23455 at 4:49am 01.25.22 I have used plastic /saran wrap in different fiberglass curing situations, aluminum foil sounds like
Starter or battery Light air at 4:36am 01.25.22 Saturday - Sunday ... when you are retired, there is no difference.
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts senang at 2:48am 01.25.22 Aluminium foil would be my choice.
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Will Gilmore at 1:34am 01.25.22 There is a Spindrift Mariner 19, another O'Day model, that would be perfect for that type of sailing
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Joe at 12:02am 01.25.22 A small motor, or even a pair of oars, is something to consider.
Long way to check out trailer sailor BigEasy at 8:56pm 01.24.22 Whatever it took if the right boat. Great answer! I drove at least 3000 miles over two year
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer PaulK at 8:17pm 01.24.22 Looks like there are plenty of nooks and crannies to slip into, none too far from another. A Daysai
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:56pm 01.24.22 Is the hose black or white? If white, it's actually 102, which is the same hose as 101 but with a

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