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Mast steaming light troubleshooting saildude at 11:31pm 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 7/3755 I replaced the bulb in the mast/steaming light and it is not working. Checked the fuse and opened th
Running new wires - not as easy as it seemed Kevin C 26S at 9:55pm 09.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/844 I installed a stereo in my Mac26S, and was surprised to find out it is a lot tougher getting wires a
Holding tank fittings Scott B at 10:18pm 09.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1504 This weekends project is to finally get rid of the hose from the holding tank to the macerator that
Medevac Insurance Rick Webb at 11:47pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1275 I am part of a crew that is taking a cruise from here to Panama and back. We have six different legs
Endeavour 38/40? maccauley123 at 12:51am 09.25.07 Other Sailboats 1/1782 I am starting to shop around for my next boat and the Endeavour brand has really caught my eye. The
Newbie; Grounded causing temporary keel leak J.R. Bob Dobbs at 2:36am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1487 Howdy folks,Total newbie here. Bought a 1983 25' Hunter last week with a friend, neither has sail
Race breadman at 2:23am 09.25.07 Day Sailers 1/1259 Race this weedend at Port Oliver Yacht Club. All are welcome and guanteed a good time. Check out the
Old MacGregor-Boats website Stan Breaux21640 at 1:47am 09.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1130 Can someone remind me where this site is, now? I know someone else is hosting the data these days.
Leak near stern (early C-27) Paul at 3:39am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1087
spinnaker pole Gary Sisson at 3:37am 09.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1056 I wish to obtain a spinnaker pole and am wondering if anyone can advise me as to length and diameter
Single or split backstay? Paul at 3:37am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/5090 We potentially need to replace the rear stay and chain plate on our 1973 C-27 standard rig and make
Windlass instalation H37C Mark at 3:22am 09.25.07 Big Boats 1/1032 I am going to install a windlass but I do not want to reinvent the wheel. I have looked in the forum
Too Tall for Catalina 309 GKuffner at 3:19am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/2409 I am seriously considering a Catalina 309 but find that I can't stand straight up behind the wheel u
Prop shaft strut Paul Halloran at 3:12am 09.25.07 Bigger Boats 1/1255 Does anybody know the "casting number" for the 34 prop-shaft strut? Better still, does anybody have
Ice Cube Trays Myrna Antonich at 10:02am 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2405 How to replace the ice cube trays? Three came with the boat and am down to two, as the plastic inse
smokin black stevew at 10:15am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1087 My 2004 326 18hp yanmar with 150 hours at 2500 rpm has blk exhaust is this from bad fuel or should I
Engine mounts moving Bill Niessen at 11:43am 09.25.07 Big Boats 3/1119 I have noticed that the front engine mounts are shaking back and forth momentarily when the engine i
Just A Reminder..... (1) Dick Dixon at 11:41am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 2/989 Since some on this site have expressed appreciation for my homemade sailing movies, I thought I woul
h430 - frig too cold and too loud Ken-H430 at 10:37am 09.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/888 first, thanks for a great group and tons of outstanding information. i've been "lurking" reading/lea
max HP Engine that can be run on a Catalina "22 nadojoe at 5:38pm 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/11466 I have a question to add about the others. I have a Catalina Capri 22'. I am about to buy a Mercur

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Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 5:53pm 11.08.21 Reading your use, I gotta agree. Go for simple install.
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:46pm 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the re
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:45pm 11.08.21 Crusty, Is this your first boat? Are you day sailing? Will you be plugging into shore power on a re
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 5:21pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation. anti-sip
Injector pump Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 11.08.21 I have bled the fuel up through both bleeder valves of the injector pump. With cranking the engine
New toilet and holding tank system Flying Jay at 5:14pm 11.08.21 Where did you source the Raritan Sani-Flex hose? Did the tank come with the fittings to attach the
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 5:13pm 11.08.21 LOL... so I had to go looking and found these This example is a hilarious comma mistake from a gen
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 11.08.21 (Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine blo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:36pm 11.08.21 Thanks Jim!
More on Maine Sail dLj at 4:22pm 11.08.21 I've also donated. I feel it is a very worthy cause and Rod certainly helped me out multiple times a
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 11.08.21 Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine bloc
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 3:38pm 11.08.21 hurry up and wait. light wind racing. razor focus, rest well, eat well.
Tall Rig or Standard Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 11.08.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 3:14pm 11.08.21 Probably a tall rig. When you get new sails, the sailmaker will tell you the measurements, if you
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 3:12pm 11.08.21 Looks like a lot of them got caught by the current/tide on the East side of the Breton Peninsula, an
Finally went for a sail (2) Artey1 at 3:05pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation.
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 11.08.21 No, but IF you punch a hole in the hull with it, you are using it wrong. I've always used a hole
More on Maine Sail shemandr at 2:53pm 11.08.21 Brave of you to put a number on it. I did the same. Thank you! I think what would be useful is to
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:45pm 11.08.21
More on Maine Sail ontherocks83 at 2:42pm 11.08.21 I've made a donation via his website. I would like to know what forum members consider an adequate

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