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Macgregor decals for boat 1990 Gdindy at 7:35am 08.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1434 Does anyone know where I can get new Macgregor decals for the side of my 1990 Macgregor?ThanksGr
Hooking up NMEA to a tiller pilot - is it worth it mrscott at 8:13am 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2882 I have a Garmin CPSMAP 76CSx and just bought a raymarine tillerpilot 1000+According to the install
How shady is this Doug at 4:41pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 31/2566 OK, Got a done deal with a broker in Fl, everything is on the up and up at least with me. We are sup
Need help finding a new handheld radio. caguy at 2:16pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1032 After reading all of the ads and reviews for all of the handhelds I am now brain dead. They all seem
Where to dock or anchor in St. Michael's Boat Babe at 1:38pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 8/10176 I'm relatively new to exploring and cruising around my area of the Cheaspeake Bay Herrring Bay) and
Head replacement The Head Misstress Don at 1:25pm 08.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/834 Peggy, I appreciate your advice and have your book. I will replace the head but I think the waste ho
Trying to ID a tall ship entering Mystic on 7/22 RobG at 1:18pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1224 We were sailing out of Noank on 7/22 just as a huge, white 4 masted tall ship was entering the harbo
Advice needed Danny4719 at 12:17pm 08.07.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/966 Need a little advice. I lost my mast. Broke about 12 ft over the deck.(a tree felled by Katrina.) H
Facnor Mainsail furler system cjport78 at 12:08pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/972 Does anyone have any experience with the Facnor mainsail furling system and are you happy with it? T
Emergency fuse holder Nice N Easy at 11:51am 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1171 Once again necessity is the mother of invention. While installing a new alternator I managed to br
Prop Shaft Stay Karl Wilmot at 10:42am 08.07.07 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1393 Well, found and fixed my rudder problem, but now have a much greater one. While mooring at the end
LPG Conversion rockets 1 at 9:57am 08.07.07 Other Sailboats 4/1056 I am interested in hearing from any Ericson 32 owners who may have already converted their range fro
Genoa sailliny at 9:44am 08.07.07 Catalina 310 3/1647 Been a lurker of the web site for sometime. Going through the process of boat hunting. I did have on
H33.5, anybody put in a generator ? Patrick at 9:00am 08.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/732 I was just up in Jacksonville on the St.Johns River and was talking with a sailor on a H28 who told
Replacing Built-In Solar Charger, is it worth it? Scott at 8:49am 08.07.07 Big Boats 3/915 How do I replace the built in deck mounted solar charger and is it worth it? I am not sure what powe
ODay 30 w/centerboard construction Pete17884 at 10:37pm 08.05.07 Bigger Boats 2/1164 Need to get as much info as possible on the contruction and materials used on my 1978. Have recently
H26 Tiller RPLACEMENT SAILORBOB at 10:13pm 08.05.07 Smaller Boats 1/866 The tiller got trashed by a storm AND an idiot commsioning yard that installed it incorrectly. The
Lessons Learned (add your own) Deadline at 8:55pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2211 ENGINERun diesel 85% capacity to clear mixing elbow.Push the kill choke back down, to restart late
Stuffing Box Wrench Kent S. at 12:02am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1372 The stuffing box nuts on my boat have 12 or so small lobes on them. Does anyone know of a special wr
Portimao - Portugal Ed 103 at 11:51pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1114 Hi all,This message is for our Portugal based readers or anybody who has info on Sailing in Portim

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outboard on 32 foot sailboat DArcy at 9:48am 07.21.21 What engine is in the Ericson now and why do you think it is not serviceable? Engines can get beyond
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 9:45am 07.21.21 Can get the engine started with a booster pack, Well the OP used his Jump Start.;) I am only tryi
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 DayDreamer41 at 9:44am 07.21.21 I am pretty certain that the only time the start battery is charged is when the engine is running. T
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dlochner at 9:41am 07.21.21 If the old engine is an Atomic 4 and it can't not be economically repaired, the Beta 16 drop in repl
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dLj at 9:38am 07.21.21 My brother just put a brand new beta in his boat. It was a bigger motor as he has a bigger boat so y
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:26am 07.21.21 While an outboard can be mounted on a boat not designed for an outboard, it will be a disappointing
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? rfgeorge55 at 9:20am 07.21.21 Thanks for that quick reply. I'm just looking to replace the missing equipment, which is essentiall
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:07am 07.21.21 I didn't even run the engine! It was just the fact that it's a two stroke that put her off. She had
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:59am 07.21.21 Different size engines. I have a Jump start for my 50 HP engine. Jim... OP has the same engin
Landing a sturgeon kloudie1 at 8:40am 07.21.21 We have 3 or 4 different kinds of sturgeon in Lake Pontchartrain. Some natural lake water (brackish)
Air conditioning breaker question on 456 JamesG161 at 8:35am 07.21.21 problem I don't know where to source and how to replace.mine Ok try here... Call the SBO store wi
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Captain Larry-DH at 8:31am 07.21.21 You can also use a range/bearing line in most nav programs. I frequently use the one in my Navionic
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... kloudie1 at 8:29am 07.21.21 You can direct a garden hose into the stringer limber holes and flush them to the bilge.. Then put t
outboard on 32 foot sailboat Tedd at 8:27am 07.21.21 Try the Amsoil 100:1. Little to no smoke once the engine warms up I didn't even run the engine! It
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Tedd at 8:25am 07.21.21 If you look at your home and you have vehicles outside that may have been in unique positions over
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:25am 07.21.21 The 458 will have a reset procedure if you google the manual. Most Hunter Owner Manuals can be dow
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:20am 07.21.21 House batteries do not normally have the Cold Crank Amps to start an engine and have a different
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15am 07.21.21 You can never eliminate any odor unless you first eliminate the source...'cuz as long as the source
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.21.21 We've got the Xantrex Freedom 20 Charger/Inverter. Same here. Mine never charged the Engine Start
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 07.21.21 What if I traveled in reverse? At one point the wind kicked up so much that I went through a bridge

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