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Getting ready for the first major curse of the season (1) Gregg9020 at 2:25pm 05.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1131 I thought y'all would love to see how kids pack for a 3 day cruise. The toys and the clothes are am
I can't keep my engine running... Casey F at 3:37pm 05.20.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1294 I have a 1978 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar YSB 12 engine. I just bought the boat and had the engine gone
Yamaha 33 gate valves Rick at 4:19pm 05.20.08 Yamaha 5/2204 Just bought the boat. Surveyor said the gate valves must be changed to ball valves. Any wisdom on
Inflatable Tenders, Achilles LS4-RU vs. SeaEagle 8.10 Wind Dancer MDR at 3:55pm 05.20.08 Ask All Sailors 4/5820 I own a 27' Hunter and need a new tender. Smaller boat, smaller tender. I have done my research an
New Interior cushions for Oday 23 Jim B at 11:54pm 05.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1550 Hello fellow Oday fans. I have a 1982 Oday 23 that is in pretty good shape except I need to get new
Onboard refrigeration... Doug/Karen at 10:59pm 05.18.08 Big Boats 3/893 Being new to built-in refrigerator/freezer operation, two questions have arisen: 1) How to defrost
Anchor Light (2) Rich (P303) at 9:56pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1101 Installed a new Hella anchor (LED) light Sunday up at the yard. Previous PO had no anchor light. I p
Mast Step stress on Macgregor 26 C Dancing Loon at 1:10am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3508 We have just purchased a 1992Mac 26C. It is basically original with a few interior upgrades. The mas
companion way steps Stephen K at 1:38am 05.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2659 I read awhile back about putting something like black sealant or silicone in the "groove" of the com
Garhauer after one season.. (2) Maine Sail at 12:32am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2147 Wanted to post a photo of my untouched, meaning un-polished, Garhauer main sheet blocks after a full
Stu, What Happened to the "Sailing Web Sites"? Bob4203 at 12:30am 05.19.08 Catalina 30 3/1280 Stu,For the last month or so , when going to "resources" and accessing the "sailing web sites" whe
Survey says blisters JerryP at 12:25am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/980 3 dime size on hull. Is this a problem ornot. Should I buy this '89 Hunter? Thanks.
Survey says JerryP at 12:18am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1077 3 dime size blisters on the hull. Is this a bigproblem? Should I purchase this '89 sailboat?Than
Plastic thingy Deadline at 12:14am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1122 Under heavy wind, the aluminum rail popped up after it stripped the screw right out of the boat. I s
Moving the mainsheet... Mook16714 at 1:28am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1044 ...to the cabin top is what I'm hoping to do on my old Annapolis 26, which will facilitate the addit
Location of 26S promotional video??? Kip Hamilton at 2:11am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1661 Hey Guys...Does anyone know of the internet location of the MacGregor factory promotional video fo
Javelin Boom Vang? (1) Meg at 2:12am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/956 My husband and I just picked up a Javelin and we are reading up on it - can anyone tell me about ins
Core moisture Derek at 2:16am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1340 Water meter reads moisture in core, she's22 yrs old. Shall I buy and fix or not.
Yet another item added to my list / hull-deck joint 48dodge at 3:07am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1344 Did some more work on my 222 this weekend. Removed even more deck hardware, the windows and forward
battery location bart5008 at 3:14am 05.19.08 Smaller Boats 6/1244 The battery location on a 240 is in the worst possible place. I am not sure of the mentality of whoe

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12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch IStream at 8:14pm 12.16.21 You're doing the hardest re-wiring job there is: your brain. But there's nobody more qualified. Keep
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Allan12210 at 7:46pm 12.16.21 All true. Remember, every tool is also a hammer. Except a screwdriver. That's a chisel.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 12.16.21 I'd be very careful using a Dremel on the silcone 'cuz it's almost a certainty that the macerator pu
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 7:10pm 12.16.21 Here is what i found. The macerator was rusted and literally fell apart into 2 pieces as I was remo
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 7:06pm 12.16.21 Yes! When you hear of someone who has suffered a stroke you don't know what the damage is. It is a
Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:54pm 12.16.21 From to OPs..."...wondering what these are ..." to tic tack etiquette.... I find drift so interest
Rigging attachment question FastOlson at 5:17pm 12.16.21 Regarding the tying of fender whips to the lifelines.... The fender weight is not a problem, but wha
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices heritage at 5:14pm 12.16.21 I built my own suitcase power supply a few years ago. It has a 100 ah lifepo4 battery, 1000 watt pu
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:32pm 12.16.21 It just occurred to me that if Rod is posting, we can reply to him. I may be wrong, but I strongly
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:24pm 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:17pm 12.16.21 Welll...SeaEra conversion kits for both sea water and fresh water were available, but no longer...a
Chapman's Piloting Publication Siamese at 3:48pm 12.16.21 '87....oh, well.
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 3:47pm 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sug
How old is Grandpa? Siamese at 3:37pm 12.16.21 Carrier built the first modern air conditioning unit in 1901, so grandpa is 120 years old.
Pick one... shemandr at 3:20pm 12.16.21 A guy I knew in High School, but I haven't been in touch until recently, is one of about 24 coffee
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 12.16.21 Scott, the link you posted is for a conversion from a Jabsco MANUAL toilet to a Raritan MANUAL toile
Heave To Question shemandr at 1:43pm 12.16.21 Jim, can you be more specific about how you enacted the heave to? With the typically large B&R main
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 12.16.21 I have 4 golf cart batteries eet cell, 6 volts each for a total of 480 Amp hours. Steve Remember
How old is Grandpa? Will Gilmore at 1:36pm 12.16.21 My mother collected S&H Green Stamps. They had a great, if small, catalog. Charley Chips and milk
Pick one... Will Gilmore at 1:25pm 12.16.21 Americanos with an extra shot are my standard order when away from home. Still cream and sugar, tho

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