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outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1653 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1245 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3915 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1588 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop
Winter Cover for 310; also Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 4:50am 10.22.07 Catalina 310 1/1577 Has anyone purchased a winter cover for their Catalina 310? If so, would mind sharing from whom you
Sailboat Shipping in Hampton Roads, VA BradG at 4:45am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1426 I need a hauling company that has a hydraulic trailer to move my hunter 27 from carrollton to va bea
Diesel motor Noise Digger at 5:18am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2481 I sail 1988 Catalina 30, Universal M18 Diesel (14 Hp) We have noticed an increase in Motor Noise.
Interior Cushions Davis at 5:10am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/1498 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush
How to Retrieve a lost sheet end from top of mast? wpageabc at 5:38am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2059 Hi, looking for a tip on how to get the sheet end connector that clips to sail head. It was inadve
Purchasing H356 Douglas Washburn at 5:56am 10.22.07 Big Boats 9/1282 I am considering upgrading from my H31 to an H356 (2003). Are there any Achilles Heels for which th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:52am 10.22.07 Big Boats 1/910 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. Th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:50am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1217 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. T
Caulking versus butyl tape around windows sailingdude at 6:18am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/2803 I am in the process of resealing all of the cabin windows in my 1980 C-30. I'm wondering if anyone h
Dead body found on the Chesapeake Bay Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:32am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2980 On Channel 16 we heard of a body found. The boater that found it floating face down wearing a PFD w
Do I need new sails? John at 7:35am 10.22.07 Day Sailers 16/3119 How do I know for sure if I need new sails? I have been having a couple of problems for the last t
Considering the 28-30 range Banooma at 7:02am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/4463 Hi,I'm a newbie to this forum, but have spent quite a bit of time researching what's available, an
Hunter 34 Compressor Access Crimson Tide at 6:57am 10.22.07 Big Boats 3/990
Prop Walk Don Guillette at 8:00am 10.22.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3193 Last week I was in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, which is located on the Sea Of Cortez about
Need discontinues spinlock powervang vx 950 rod sherwin at 8:07am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 1/3191 Anyone know where i can find a replacement powervang boomvang? They are discontinued, and would con

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Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:59am 11.14.21 I agree. I am also considering replacing with a conventional Raritan.
Beneteau 331- Replace head Ralph Johnstone at 10:56am 11.14.21 Maybe the first question here should be WHY as opposed to a conventional, shall we say Raritan ? Ma
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:43am 11.14.21
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 10:43am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fu
WAAS or wasn't Tom J at 10:33am 11.14.21 A few years ago, GPS was updated, or modified, or something, and I had the same issue with my Garmin
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Alan Gomes at 10:30am 11.14.21 I think 5.7 kts for a 20 foot boat in 1 to 3 foot waves would be very unlikely! What engine is in
interested in buying a 310 Tom J at 10:28am 11.14.21 Good choice, Paul. The C310 is always in demand, and usually sells quickly. I hope your search is
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 10:13am 11.14.21 Got it!! Your Beneteau 331 has a 32 gallon (184 pint) holding tank. Vacuum flush reportedly uses 0
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:00am 11.14.21 Issue would be how much water it uses and holding tank capacity of 331.
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 9:54am 11.14.21 A vacuum head is complicated with additional vacuum vessel that takes up additional space and signif
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:48am 11.14.21 No. The second hole is not for the forestay. The forestay is inside the furling unit. This short
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:42am 11.14.21 I am not a MacGregor expert, but unusually, the head stay is inside of the furling foil. So you h
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (4) Claude L.-Auger at 9:34am 11.14.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 9:26am 11.14.21 I don't think we should generalize too much on this topic. Every type and model of sailboat has it'
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 9:23am 11.14.21 Top speed is just shy of the speed of light. What has been observed is that the power required to g
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 9:18am 11.14.21 There are jerks out there thats for sure, doesn't bother me. I was hoping that I could get some lead
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina twalker H260 at 9:17am 11.14.21 Perhaps sold/scrapped in settlement of unpaid marina fees? Registration sticker in photo indicates 2
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:15am 11.14.21 is there wind?

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