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Hull Paint & Tape Removal Mark H at 10:19pm 04.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1138 Planning to paint (1st time) the hull of my '77 O'D 20. Plan to use single part enamel (white). An
Battery Storage Eric on board Selah at 10:17pm 04.15.08 Big Boats 1/867 I have a brand new AGM starter battery and 3 27s for my house batteries. My 3 27s are 3,4 and 5 yea
CD - XM Radio installation Doug Brown at 11:31pm 04.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/924 I plan to install an xm radio along with a cd/fm radio in my 26M. I think the best location for the
Legnth of a Mac 25 keel JustinG328 at 12:35am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/987 Hey all, I am looking at buying a MacGregor 25 Keel and want to know if anyone knows how long it is.
Whisker pole height John at 1:21am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1440 I recently purchased a (used) whisker pole for my C36. I also bought a short piece of track (about 1
perkins 4108 alternator upgrade wes justice at 1:50am 04.16.08 Irwin 1/3771 I just took the old 80amp ac delco alternator off my 4108 and want to upgrade to an marine grade alt
2 potential upgrades for this year Jayne at 2:40am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1261 HiThe 2 upgrades I'm considering are a CDI furler for headsail and a boom vang. I've read the ins
Starting outboard motor Steve E. at 1:44am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 8/2587 On my 23.5, I have a small Honda 5HP motor that works very well. We are not going to win the poker
hunter 26.5 asymmetrical sail rstokes at 4:44am 04.16.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/2575 Hi, looking for information , drawings, etc for the set up of an asymmetrical for hunter 26.5 OR
Bottom Paint for a Trailerable Derelicte at 5:04am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 6/1144 If my 20' will be going in/out of salt water only a few times a year, and only 3 days at a time max.
Stanchions and Bases for Mirage 36 BEL at 7:49am 04.16.08 Other Sailboats 1/926 I am looking for replacement stanchions and bases for a 1988 Mirage 36. The bases are aluminum, and
Compare Irwin, Hunter, O'day, Catalina saberlin at 8:17am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/5593 I am interesed in purchasing an 1986-87 vintage Irwin Citation. 1.) what is the difference between a
bottom coating process Stevep at 9:10am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1536 Hi all -- I plan to start applying the first 2 of 4 coats of Interprotect tomorrow morning. My boat
Evaluation and Inspection of a Brand New 26M oreana123 at 10:07am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2597 I have had the opportunity to look over a brand new 26M this week. Among other problems, it has a ro
Yacht rescued three times in a week Allan R at 10:17am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1182 Some people never learn.EMERGENCY crews from a Hampshire lifeboat station were called to rescue th
One More Allan R at 10:27am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1115 Not a good day to be on the water for the folks in the video. Don't hold me to it, but the attached
Engine Mount Lori1818 at 10:00am 04.16.08 Day Sailers 8/1344 We recently bought a really nice little O'Day 22 that we put out in the local marina in a slip. Slo
h26 motor mount john withrow at 10:03am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 4/801 Bought a 2005 mercury 9.9 ob electric start. Works great but due to the design I can not raise the
Cunningham? Hakuna Matata9168 at 7:24am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1923 I have been planning control line upgrades and modifications to my Mac 25 all Winter and ran into a
Lowering the Mast Capt. Woody at 6:51am 04.16.08 Balboa 1/3143 I need to learn how to lower the mast on my 1974 Balboa 26. There was no handbook or manual availab

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Different size sail acceptable? shemandr at 6:54am 04.28.21 So the sail is shorter in height and longer on the foot? You didn't include the luff length of your
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio drm1 at 6:51am 04.28.21
Head replacement bear333 at 6:35am 04.28.21 Thanks JRT, exactly what I was looking for.
Parallel Charge Circuit Georgedoyle at 6:31am 04.28.21 That makes sense. I was wondering what the LED indicated. I was a little concerned because it is red
Compass vs GPS Don S/V ILLusion at 6:23am 04.28.21 Magnetic compass deviation around New England is close to 15 degrees different than what your GPS wi
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. Alansails at 6:18am 04.28.21 Ran a new rg-8 cable from antenna to radio, up thru the pedestal. paulj :hook2: WOW, Paul, THA
Loose Prop Strut RoyS at 6:18am 04.28.21 While aligning your motor and the strut, pay attention to the shaft in the stern tube. It should be
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? Alansails at 6:11am 04.28.21 We started out exactly like you, We wish you well, Please Remember to join the 310 association! BT
Compass vs GPS DougM at 5:55am 04.28.21 Is the chart plotter reading magnetic north to coincide with the magnetic compass? That said, even
Hunter 27 Shore power requirements David in Sandusky at 5:41am 04.28.21 The short answer has been given - a 30 amp cable that is compatible with the power plug at your mari
Head replacement JRT at 5:36am 04.28.21 Yes several, this thread has most info on length. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/sanitat
My 2005 Force 10 stove dlochner at 5:24am 04.28.21 Do you have gas? Is the solenoid working? Is gas getting to the stove? I'm not sure what you are re
Hunter 45 DS 2010 mast height Udi at 5:16am 04.28.21 Hi ! thanks so much.you were right
Stringer issue under compression post Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 04.28.21 Mast has to come off. How that occurred is a question. Is the tuning banjo tight? The best to fin
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 4:42am 04.28.21 @joetr1955 Before I comment how about a picture of the winch stand secured to the trailer. Former
Imagin my surprise stickinthemud57 at 4:32am 04.28.21 The Mac 25 lacks a lazarette, but there are differences in layout, water ballast weight, and other f
Hunter 27 Shore power requirements Crazy Dave Condon at 4:32am 04.28.21 Cannot recall if shore power for the 27 was standard or an add on. Probably 30 amp service. Howev
Anchor light not working dleckenby at 1:36am 04.28.21 Thank you everyone for all the help. The replacement you have Codybear looks awesome, but I wasn't a
Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion artboas at 1:17am 04.28.21 Better solution Replace your junky shower sump boxes with a single Whale IC grey water discharge sys
Parallel Charge Circuit artboas at 1:12am 04.28.21 The parallel charge circuit is an ACR which connects engine to house when either engine or charger a

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