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Lifting a Mac 25 for Bottom Paint dancing bear at 10:13pm 09.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1206 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 4/939 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 0/3151 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 4/3636 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 1/1709 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 11/2081 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 2/1037 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 11/2435 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 2/1320 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 4/2158 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 17/1734 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 16/6106 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 20/1634 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 6/1507 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 1/2266 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 2/1560 Suddenly I have developed a wheel shimmy at all speeds.The boat has a 3 blade prop and has never ha
445 hull problem Gary at 7:47am 09.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1362 My 445 is an old Moorings charterboat. I suspect it was run aground hard before iI bought it last Oc
Hooking up to a bouy Glenn4357 at 8:49am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2300 I often sail alone or with my less experienced teenage children. I have a heck of a time hooking up
raising the mast know one at 8:55am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1403 I am new to sailing and new to this site. I just bought my first sailboat a 1987 MacGregor 26. It se
yanmar start switch hangs -voltage drop jtm at 8:50am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/3770 I have replace the key cylinder and the start button..... but still have this nagging intermittant "

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Diesel Fueling Question Benny17441 at 8:28pm 10.10.21 Fuel tank vent should not be obstructed by any device including a tank whistle. We track our fue
Hunter 280 named Prometheus Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 10.10.21 Congratulations on the new purchase. ything right, right from the get go.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:41pm 10.10.21 picture. First: The connection should be to the second hank from top, not the top one/headboard
Diesel Fueling Question sail sfbay at 6:41pm 10.10.21 Ditto Tom J.......have absorbent pad at the vent outlet and deck fill. Fill slowly to avoid the risk
Can't find the intake water strainer Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 10.10.21 I usually put just a little soapy water in the pump housing after installing the impeller, just to g
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Jaxn at 5:27pm 10.10.21 Do you still have this? And are you willing to box it and ship to Tennessee?
Can't find the intake water strainer (6) nbraasch at 4:53pm 10.10.21 It was the impeller - what I thought was the pump was the exchanger, which explains the rubber on th
Insight on sail condition (2) rgranger at 4:17pm 10.10.21 Pay the little bit extra for the second set of reef points. It looks like you have a hanked on head
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? rgranger at 4:02pm 10.10.21 :plus:
Diesel Fueling Question RoyS at 3:28pm 10.10.21 Should not be fuel in the vent line. Vent hose should raise up immediately after exiting the tank. F
Insight on sail condition Kingjim91 at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will fin
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Siamese at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Agree that 4000/4200 would be the right choice. Also agree that removing all the old caulk, and rem
Insight on sail condition Siamese at 2:56pm 10.10.21 They're shot. Replace them.
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will find
New bilge pump Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 10.10.21 Below is the old bilge pump. Barely enough room for a Q-Tip between the sides of the bilge and the
Hunter plumbing (H33.5 1994) Fred at 2:09pm 10.10.21 There appears to be a check valve at the exit of the hot water tank. Is that only there to make the
Diesel Fueling Question Tom J at 2:06pm 10.10.21 We find it best to fill the diesel tank slowly. One of us will monitor the vent, with an absorbent
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 2:03pm 10.10.21 @ Lakeshark: Regarding the rudder spacer, did you need to add anything behind the lower gudgeon? I
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 1:57pm 10.10.21 @LakeShark from your video it looks like you left the outboard rails in place. Did you add the in-
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC JamesG161 at 1:48pm 10.10.21 not certain that I completely agree with your rule of thumb. Just an observation for Hunter design

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