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Water Tank Sensor wallace shakun at 5:29am 05.28.07 Big Boats 0/724 Need to locate port side water level sensor. Gaugenot reading at this location.
Question of the day.. Jed Jarrett at 7:20am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/763 How is the best way to rig my mac for solo sailing... I am thinking of extending all the lines to le
mounting second motor on MacGregor 26 kauai26 at 5:58am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1404 I asked about this last year and someone sent a nice photo how a second backupmotor was mounted sta
Lead keel mystery Hubert at 8:21am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1200 Each year when I haul out, my lead keel has patches of creamy coloured calcium carbonate adhering to
Just for fun - Froli story PHitchcox at 8:48am 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/781 Thought I'd share a weekend story; hopefully I'm not violating any standards of the site by mentioni
P42 John Melton at 9:10am 05.28.07 Big Boats 5/828 Georgie and I are the proud new owners of a 1990 P42. Our first night on the boat and after a shower
Looking for honest experience/opinions Jim D at 9:05am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1480 Greetings. My wife ' I are planning on acquiring a sailboat next Spring after she completes schoo
Overtheating of 2GM20F-YEU Ed Carrillo at 9:20am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/948 Hi,Some facts:1. Engine running fine for years after replacing mixing elbowThen recently:a. Remo
Pulling the Boat David2752 at 9:37am 05.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/959 We have a Catalina 25ft swing keel boat. We would like to pull the boat to various lakes in the Mid
What, me worry? SailboatOwners.com at 10:09am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1991 Some of us have come to rely on modern boat handling tools and electronic navigation aids. These
pelican hook spring viktor at 10:36am 05.28.07 Big Boats 7/3107 Anybody know where I might find one of those little tiny springs that are on a Merriman life-line pe
Color of Collinite paste wax? Mike8245 at 10:35am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1290 Can anyone tell me what color the Collinite brand wax is? I have been using KIt brand with great res
Vaseline ok for pump on head? Mike8245 at 10:31am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3285 Is it ok to use Vaseline to hush that '$^^$%%^ squeaking pump on the Jabsco brand head? I took it ap
84 Hunter 31 davits ? Missinglink at 10:53am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1059 Has anyone installed davits on the 84 hunter 31 ? What brand, and any instalation tips appreciated.
Jump Pack Suggestions chelsabella at 11:56am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/980 I have a small 250 ' 300 peak amp jump packs that dont jump the battery on C-30 with a Universal
Head sail furler Macgregor to Rhodes mikesrhodes22 at 12:11pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1043 I have a Rhodes 22 that lost it's heasail. The headsail fit over a tube that spun on the head stay
Drive Shaft problem ? Hunter 386 Jeff Bacon at 12:17pm 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/898 Sorry, posted this in the wrong forum a few minutes ago................. Hi All:Just this past w
12V electrical again Syversens at 1:34pm 05.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1073 Hi All, I got excellent advice from Mike on how to put in 12V plug from the panel behind the breaker
Pressure in septic tank Syversens at 1:31pm 05.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1081 Hi All, we had a great weekend on the boat with wonderful weather and nice wind. one glitch howeve,
Dead Down Wind Manny at 1:25pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1530 Hi All,When your sailing dead down wind, is it normal for the boat to rock side to side (port/star

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Worth a look...or just run away dLj at 7:30am 03.07.21 I'm not going to comment on this specific boat, others above have both done a good job and have more
Worth a look...or just run away dlochner at 7:18am 03.07.21 I like working on boats. Having said that, if I was buying again I would spend a lot more than I co
Universal atomic 5432 (1) sail sfbay at 7:18am 03.07.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations n your new boat!! The attached manual describes the engine
Universal atomic 5432 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:09am 03.07.21
Universal atomic 5432 ken1976 at 7:08am 03.07.21 Thank you. That makes sense. Looks like it was removed at some point.
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. (1) TomY at 7:03am 03.07.21 i have been vaccinated, yippee! however, will not be coming to maine Tom. if Canada were to open
Universal atomic 5432 kappykaplan at 7:00am 03.07.21 There should be a separate fuel shut-off cable.
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 7:00am 03.07.21 OK @Jackdaw, exactly what was the bet? Do you win more per page? So far you are up to :beer::beer::
Worth a look...or just run away RoyS at 6:50am 03.07.21 I like working on boats. Having said that, if I was buying again I would spend a lot more than I cou
Mooring in GA/SC? Kings Gambit at 6:49am 03.07.21 Just trying to get a feel for the options out there and what the pros/cons are because paying over
Summer in the Salish Sea Michael Davis at 6:46am 03.07.21
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. jon hansen at 6:46am 03.07.21 i have been vaccinated, yippee! however, will not be coming to maine Tom. if Canada were to open i
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 6:42am 03.07.21 Any news about whether the Canadian border will open to boaters anytime soon?
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? Sailfanatic at 6:42am 03.07.21 If you want this to be the forever cabins sole for that boat, seal all four sides of each piece with
Cover pic? Really? thinwater at 6:33am 03.07.21 Yup, it would have been much better if it was the usual advertiser-supplied photo of a new model lin
Cover pic? Really? LeeandRick at 6:29am 03.07.21 OK @Jackdaw, exactly what was the bet? Do you win more per page? So far you are up to :beer::beer::b
Hunter 456 cutlass bearing Rick486 at 6:22am 03.07.21 Try here in the store. I looked and they stock them. I was unable to capture the web page. Rick
Gelcoat scratches & indentations J_Conte at 5:32am 03.07.21 JA, Someone else in the all owner section had also suggested this and it is possible, they just ma
Gel coat scoring and rough spots J_Conte at 5:26am 03.07.21 I meant a scribed waterline. It was intentional to show where the waterline should be. This makes i
Gel coat scoring and rough spots J_Conte at 5:23am 03.07.21 I wasn't going to paint it, but it would help.

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