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Mac 26M mast movement while in storage postion Tom5816 at 5:15am 04.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1101 My 26M has the mast tied down at the bow and the crutch all the way in the back. When I drive down t
Propeller size Moe16694 at 5:59am 04.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1176 I have a CD prop on my Hunter 33 and cannot read a prop size.Does anyone know the prop size for thi
Columbia 43 Bardo von Korff at 5:35am 04.18.08 Columbia 2/2641 I am Looking at Columbia 43s... Anybody have any experience with this model and what to look for wo
bow roller information and pictures (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:11am 04.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1425 The bow roller I bought from a local chandlery on sale for $59. It is good s/s, made in Spain, a kno
How do I remove the deck teak handrails bob at 12:48pm 04.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5042 on my 88 h40 to refinish them. How are they mounted? Screw or bolt ? can they be accessed from below
35c Auxillary Fuel tank MaggieK at 12:31pm 04.18.08 S2 0/1190 My 35c has an auxillary fuel tank under the top step it is plumbed into the main tank via two 3 way
San Francisco Around the 4th CraigV at 11:48am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1028 My girlfriend, Meghan, and I are planning a trip to San Francisco over the 4th of July weekend and w
bad tasting water from plastic tank sailor5017 at 11:30am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2587 We are experiencing a strong plastic taste from the plastic water tanks in our boat.I have install
Deck Sealant and Mast Question Macklin at 11:09am 04.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1119 1 ) I am adding an exit block/sheave for my spinnaker. What do you recommed to attach it to the mas
H30 mainsheet Bruce at 10:46am 04.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1081 If you have a picture of your main sheet fully rigged I would appreciate it. I have a new to me 1993
Departing Mission Bay Rick9619 at 10:35am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 We pushed up our departure from Mission Bay the other morning, when the forecast called for larger s
Sail numbers Dave Lehman at 7:48am 04.18.08 Catalina 22 3/3637 What number is traditionally put on the sails for the sail number? Is it the hull number or serial
Sail-Maker KevinMc at 7:34am 04.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1240 Who knows a sail-maker? I asked a guy at the marina the other day. He told me of one but it seems th
HUNTER EXHAUST PORTS tedsbeds at 7:33am 04.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/940 I have written before about soot around my exhaust hose in my 1981 H27. I have since relocated the
Info on installing a topping lift and better outhaul rigging for a Hunter 146 edward clark at 7:18am 04.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2033 I'm looking for information to rig a topping lift on my Hunter 146 and also a better outhaul setup
Early model 26 Bilgewater at 6:44am 04.18.08 Smaller Boats 6/1231 Greetings. I am looking at a couple of used Hunter 26s, one a 94, one a 95. Going through some of
How much fuel usage for typical 36' motorboat / cruiser Ken Honeycutt at 6:17am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 20/9922 Was at lunch today when somebody mentioned that I was lucky to have a sailboat considering the price
A few warranty Issues on the Bavaria 37 Bob B8682 at 6:14pm 04.18.08 Bavaria 0/2358 Following a haul-out of my 2007 Bavaria 37 for it first anti-foul and all round preparation for a su
Would like to TRY before I BUY John Wilson at 2:23pm 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1146 Does anyone know of places in USA or Canada where MacGregors can be rented for a few days at a time?
Question for those without anchor lockers 48dodge at 12:21am 04.17.08 Ask All Sailors 29/5153 How are you storing your anchors?

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Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 7:57pm 08.29.21 The stanchion bases vary a bit but the one that I replaced, I had to bend it to make it fit the boat
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:48pm 08.29.21 Hi Ralph, I know on my 93 and on a friends 95 and according to the attached diagram from Catalina,
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Ken Cross at 7:46pm 08.29.21 First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 deg
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 7:45pm 08.29.21 Success! After getting back to the boat I loaded up on pb blaster and decided that it made sense to
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:40pm 08.29.21 So tell us .......................... how many hairs do you have left now :( ? Not nearly as man
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (6) Rabe at 7:09pm 08.29.21 Took some pictures this weekend while I was working on the boat this weekend. I didn't notice, but t
Catalina 315 Instruments stephen_i_w at 6:55pm 08.29.21 I have a C315. The MFD, the wind instrument and a depth sounder are mounted on the nav pod on the p
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JohnShannon at 6:42pm 08.29.21 Get yourself a Laser, they are very easy to tip. Once you have a keelboat not so much, they can cer
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 6:39pm 08.29.21 Welcome to SBO, icysails. You have to be patient. There are a lot of O'Day models and a few Marin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JoeWhite at 6:30pm 08.29.21 There are data available for your boat indicating at what angle of heel is at no point of return. Ev
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s dlochner at 6:24pm 08.29.21 Generally, it is pretty hard to capsize a keel boat. It requires a combination of wind and waves tha
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? dlochner at 6:09pm 08.29.21 Don't use the auto parts store line. Fuel lines should be non-permeable, i.e. they should not leak f
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Sailfanatic at 5:40pm 08.29.21 Just to cover the base, you should not ease the jib halyard before furling the jib, or you will exp
Rigging (Shroud & side stay) tension for O'day 222 Sailfanatic at 5:34pm 08.29.21 You might watch the videos on this channel yTHdfe7l5mM
H260 Price Trends rgranger at 5:30pm 08.29.21 Ya got data on H26s?
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 5:28pm 08.29.21 I learned the hard way About flip-flops. A story for a longer reply someday
Slowing fixing things sail sfbay at 5:23pm 08.29.21 Thats progress!!....I like an owner who fixes up and spends $$ on his sailboat!! Keep a list of the
Surveys are a waste of money capta at 5:15pm 08.29.21 I am going to put this out there for anyone who is considering whether or not they should pay for a
Complete New to sailing need help Ward H at 4:55pm 08.29.21 Welcome to SBO and Congratulations on your boat! I agree with the sailing lessons. Barnegat Bay Sai
Battery power Stu Jackson at 4:55pm 08.29.21 what should i be checking first. Its a heart intrrface link 200-r. You should be checking how the

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