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This is to Ed from Lake Travis, TX Jib at 2:02pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/830 Ed, your post of 6/25 said you were putting a Teleflex steering system on your 26X. How did it work
Mercury 1984 7.5 outboard is spitting water... abk at 3:05pm 09.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2036 On the transom of my MAC 25 there merc 7.5 . The tell tale shows it is cooling properly until reved
84 merc 7.5 problems... abk at 3:06pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/918 On the transom of my MAC 25 there merc 7.5 . The tell tale shows it is cooling properly until reved
Transducer mounting and Keel Bolt ?'s abk at 2:52pm 09.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1598 The transducer instr state that it cam be mounted to the hull inside if it is mounted to the fibergl
Lifting a Mac 25 for Bottom Paint dancing bear at 10:13pm 09.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1199 I am planning on following the instructions in the last post in the attached link. Any other tips?
Sailng Instructor in Another Life Tsehum Pete at 11:13pm 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 4/932 I enjoy teaching novice crews about the joys of sailing. Often, on my boat it seems like school. My
Irwin 40 Citation reviews? Doug Snell at 11:43pm 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/3134 I am looking for any reviews on a 1980 Irwin 40 Citation. The boat I am looking at is a shoal draft
PHRF RATING TERRYREYNOLDS at 1:03am 09.06.07 Catalina 22 4/3631 HELLO I HAVE A C22 10619 WHAT SHOULD THE APPROX PHRF RATING BE, SWING KEEL, NON SPINNAKERTHANK YOU
Helsen sailboat? Jerry10776 at 1:03am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1703 A '74 Helsen 22 will be auctioned from an estate in a week or so. Can anyone comment on the quality
ASA courses and chartering? Seadogg at 1:28am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2028 I own and sail a 22 foot sloop mostly on inland lakes and, from time to time, out on Lake Michigan.
Help on dinette table Addled Booty at 2:04am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1031 I was looking through the articles and found one by "Ramblin' Rod Brandon" on his custom swing out d
Cabin Sole replacement william24424 at 2:44am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2400 This is the type of look I'd like from my cabin sole. Replacement seems expensive/time-consuming, co
Garmen GPSMAP 276C Software Pooka 3 at 2:39am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1311 I made the move and purchased a Garmen GPSMAP 276C chartplotter. I sail an H-26 on inland lakes in t
MacGregor 25 rigging help Craig at 3:34am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2152 I have a used MacGregor 25 sailboat. The boat was abandoned for a while, however is generally in go
Battery voltage vs electrolyte question Dick McKee at 4:21am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1697 Our boat is equipped with (3)8D house batteries managed by a Heart 3000 watt inverter/charger with a
I Need Help (1) sounderella at 5:32am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 16/6034 Ok, so I have aquired a sailboat. Unfortuantely, I had a death in the family and now I have a sailb
Operators permits for boats sailaway78 at 6:05am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1617 On a previous thread there was a lot of discussion about the various state regulations regarding ope
broken mast step , fix ? (1) Penetrater at 6:03am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1499 Hi their, im restoring an 82 hunter 27 and the mast step has a large "chip" in it, I have been looki
Oday 222 Rigging LOTM at 6:29am 09.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2261 Are there any Oday 222 owners out there with pictures of proper rigging of the mainsail? We recently
WHEEL SHIMMY john dewey at 7:31am 09.06.07 Catalina 310 2/1528 Suddenly I have developed a wheel shimmy at all speeds.The boat has a 3 blade prop and has never ha

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Seventeen Years and Out! dlochner at 5:52am 09.21.21 I understand the feeling. Yes, there is a 12 step program. First step is to put the proceeds from
ground wire in mast RoyS at 5:47am 09.21.21 Regarding a common ground wire; It is difficult to daisy chain the ground wire connections and retai
Seventeen Years and Out! shemandr at 5:46am 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ...
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize RoyS at 5:25am 09.21.21 Suggest you run engine while still in the water. When the oil is warm pump it out. Replace the oil f
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Davidasailor26 at 5:21am 09.21.21 You can just run antifreeze through and it will be winterized. Having said that just before winter
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Project_Mayhem at 5:20am 09.21.21 I don't remember the exact capacity of the battery at the beginning of the year but it did pass. I p
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:03am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler patbratton at 4:23am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Rail mounted stern light azambella at 3:43am 09.21.21 I spoke too soon, It is an Agua Signal product. Please disregard.
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? Mooseman at 10:29pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessupp
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:50pm 09.20.21 This is a good fit for you. I did the full replacement with this one. Dometic ECD Newest refrigera
Cost to own CAtalina 30 Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 09.20.21 It will be a friendly cannon salute to mark your passage. Not the way the newspaper archives will
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder BigEasy at 7:28pm 09.20.21 I bought a soldering iron last week (for antenna PL-259 connectors) but haven't done it yet S
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Ken Cross at 7:03pm 09.20.21 I would start by alligator clipping meter leads across the starter itself. And I do not mean the sta
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 dLj at 7:03pm 09.20.21
ground wire in mast Ken Cross at 6:52pm 09.20.21 I also agree with Dlochner. I would only add that but using the mast ground, you invite the same iss
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jssailem at 6:44pm 09.20.21 Getting past the Oregon Coast can't be all that bad, can it Worry not... I'll set up the cannons o
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? jssailem at 6:35pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessuppl
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 redege at 6:27pm 09.20.21 Thanks for all your responses. In Australia I can only get the 33mm wide 25mm shaft donut anode. In
Best caulk for deadlight? sail sfbay at 6:16pm 09.20.21 Butyl tape Rebedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Butyl Tape - Marine How To BUTYL TAPE BED-IT 1/2

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