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Center board and salt water Charm at 5:33am 06.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1302 I am planning on keeping my '85 Macgregor 25 in a salt water slip. I am concerned about the iron ce
Hull numbers ? Eric14568 at 3:32am 06.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1946 Hi folksIm trying to read my hull number and I have a question...It is STRSD56A787.Would this mea
Where is the DIPSTICK for a Hurst Tranny on a C27 FOB at 5:53am 06.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1087 I have a 1985 C27 with a M18, and for the life of me i can find the bolt that is the dipstick... I r
motor shaft length stuart22320 at 7:53am 06.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1168 hi, i'm replacing my 1985 evenrude with a new motor. am looking at the honda 4 stroke 5hp with 20 in
Hunter Numbers wallace Shakun at 7:50am 06.01.07 Big Boats 5/872 What does each number mean for HUN4A130C304
Battery Location ByronCagle at 8:18am 06.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/855 My Mac 21 has never had any power installed. I plan to put in a 12 volt system for interior and runn
Abbott 22 (1) Saildog5182 at 9:26am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3963 I need help with my Harken roller furling rigging to the masthead of my Abbott 22 built by Abbott Bo
Towing 26X with Highlander tomsramek at 9:30am 06.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1071 I am considering buying aToyota Highlander to tow a 26X. Does anyone have experience with this comb
Stuck Centerboard droads at 11:35am 06.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1097 Any ideas on how to unstick a stuck centerboard. It will not drop down..
Honda 2000 generator Terry in Naples at 10:50am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1706 I sort of stole the last thread so decided to start this one. In my previous posting I said that 2 t
Shift cable for edson wheel steering ruedi ross at 12:10pm 06.01.07 Smaller Boats 2/1239 I need to replace the shift cable for my Edson pedestal shift and a 2000 year model 9.9 Honda. Does
Recommision Groco Manual head Mickstr at 12:06pm 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1241 I'd like to start using the manual Groco head on my newly purchased 87 O'Day 272 LE. It hasn't been
1979 Catalina 30 questions 79 Cat30 at 12:28pm 06.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2513 I just bought a 1979 Catalina 30 with little documentation. It has a "fuel" cap and a "gas" cap, I w
SC Coast Boydaclies at 1:51pm 06.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/906 We're heading to the SC coast next week w/ our 260. We're planning on putting in around Beaufort or
41DS: Fresh Water Isolator Valve question karmaf16 at 8:34pm 05.30.07 Big Boats 6/1355 Hi all,I've got a 41DS but I'm only getting fresh water out of the stbd tank. Port tank is full b
Replacing a Non-metallic Cutlass bearing on my 281 JG21843 at 11:39pm 05.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1208 1997 Beneteau 281 Oceanis: the 'Cutlass Bearing' has been pushed inside the housing has Genoa sheets
Doing the Great Loop in a 260 LKYusnret at 1:44am 05.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1513 The wife and I are doing the America Loop (7800 NM) on our 260. We started in Jacksonville FL and ar
Roller Furler SEADANCE at 2:04am 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1610 Hi Guys and Gals!Found a good boat but it does not have a roller furler on it. Hubby asked me to a
What is it (1) scolil at 2:00am 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1387 I recieved this boat from my father. It has no hull ID. It is 26ft LOA. The gentleman who sold it
H26 topping lift/boom rigging/ballast tank Fred at 2:32am 05.31.07 Smaller Boats 22/1910 I have a line on the back of my mast that looks right for the topping lift, but it just ends with th

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C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed Drinky Crow at 10:05pm 03.07.21 The load is carried by 6 stainless bolts going through the chainplate, through the 3/4" ply bulkhead
Is this damage at bow of concern ? jssailem at 9:31pm 03.07.21 The damage is not good. It creates a path for water to get beneath the gel coat. It should be fixed.
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 9:23pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. It you use it to pull or guide t
Is this damage at bow of concern ? JamesG161 at 9:16pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. If you use it to pull or guide th
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 Justin_NSA at 8:32pm 03.07.21 I get that. So since your lazy jacks have to be tight to support the boom, how do you raise your ma
Cover pic? Really? DArcy at 7:46pm 03.07.21 oh Scott. So many words, and all of them wrong. Wow, how open minded.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 03.07.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alterna
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 7:17pm 03.07.21 Well, with a little help from my friends :biggrin:, I solved my problem! It's funny how things work
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 03.07.21 I don't see anything in the picture that suggests that women sailors aren't strong, competent, brav
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 6:50pm 03.07.21 The wiring was not changed when the new engine was installed. Couldn't get it started this weekend.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:48pm 03.07.21 When I did this I ran two sets of wires so that I could later add a second back up bilge pump.
Marelon seacock maintenance (1) CarlN at 6:42pm 03.07.21 Do you have the Forespar Series 93/OEM style (picture below). If so, I have found they don't need lu
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:38pm 03.07.21 The bilge manual wire runs forward, then up on the ports side before the vanity sink and then back t
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:30pm 03.07.21 We have the Universal 5432 with 1100 hours and have used nothing but Rotella 15w-40 and never have h
Neck deep in the Dark Side Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.07.21 First boat with two batteries ans a 1,2,all switch. If i put a trickle charger /maintainer on 1 bat
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:26pm 03.07.21 Except, some of us, who KNOW this engine, and actually HAVE ONE IN OUR BOATS, have suggested what t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 6:18pm 03.07.21 191278
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 6:14pm 03.07.21 Meriachee I think you would be in for some HARD water sailing.
Exhaust elbow rust HandsOnTech at 6:06pm 03.07.21 When I had to do this years ago, I used fiberglass elbows. So far, so good. No rust. Making the bl
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. chuckwayne at 6:00pm 03.07.21 we'll be cruising Maine this summer - as usual! Escape lives in Falmouth, 45 minutes from our home i

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