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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 4/2157 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 17/1733 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 16/6104 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 20/1633 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 6/1505 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 2/1558 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 "
Bottom Paint SweetTrade at 9:46am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1245 I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in bracki
Catalina 25-trailer pa-sailor at 12:27pm 09.06.07 Smaller Boats 0/1202 Where can I purchase a used trailer for a swing-keel Catalina 25. Location- Northern Jersey, NE PA
Anti Foul Lateral Ballast at 2:13pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1174 Can any one recommend an antifoul? My trailer hasn't got rollers if that has an affect or any tips,
Wind Vane Lateral Ballast at 2:10pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/956 Can any one advise a manufacture for a wind vane that is suitable for the removable mast?
Standing Rigging - Part 2 Richard Deep at 1:59pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/992 Earlier this year, I posted a question about when to replace the standing rigging. I got a lot of g
Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1299 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri

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Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 5:09am 10.10.21 I found the following is a drop in replacement. It is close (not a perfect match) to the height, siz
Bare lead keel prep Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 10.10.21 I won't be using 2000e because I have at most 10SF to cover so I plan to use West System epoxy. Sa
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? (1) Rupez1 at 3:31am 10.10.21
Can't find the intake water strainer Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 10.10.21 While it is true that a Centrifugal pumps pump will not self prime, the same is not true for a posi
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? Rupez1 at 3:13am 10.10.21 As a mechanic the tools are overkill a socket and JB weld will install no issues 5 years ago I did
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? (1) Mechone at 12:52am 10.10.21 As a mechanic the tools are overkill a socket and JB weld will install no issues 5 years ago I did
Can't find the intake water strainer Hayden Watson at 12:26am 10.10.21 While it is true that a Centrifugal pumps pump will not self prime, the same is not true for a posit
Bare lead keel prep Hayden Watson at 11:54pm 10.09.21 I won't be using 2000e because I have at most 10SF to cover so I plan to use West System epoxy.
New Airmar Technology SoSound at 8:45pm 10.09.21 The paddlewheel can definitely be frustrating, but in our area, the difference between paddlewheel s
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? Rupez1 at 8:42pm 10.09.21 I've just completed the Yanmar recommended repair, per the attached Global Technical Bulletin GTB20
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Tally Ho at 8:14pm 10.09.21 I fly my a-spin when sailing solo. I do have a sock, and a sail bag that I can clip to the lifelin
New bilge pump Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 10.09.21 Interesting that the 35.1 has enough of a sump for an in-bilge pump. The 37 only has a small recess
Insight on sail condition jon hansen at 6:22pm 10.09.21 those sails are totally blown out in the picture. not sorta blown out. your V8 engine is running
Bare lead keel prep Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 10.09.21
Bare lead keel prep dlochner at 6:13pm 10.09.21 Clean the lead to remove any loose paint and contaminants. Wire brush the lead to rough up the sur
Outboard issues patbratton at 5:58pm 10.09.21 I disregarded the oil switch as I thought it was only for the light. I will pursue it.
Insight on sail condition dlochner at 5:57pm 10.09.21 Thank you all for the responses. The seller and I worked out a deal and as of next Friday I will st
New Airmar Technology CarlN at 5:21pm 10.09.21 But that calibration technology is pretty much pointless because it's all connected to the stupid pa
What do You know about Rudders? DArcy at 4:53pm 10.09.21 Phil's foils is the rudder shop at CCI. They don't list a Hunter 34 rudder on their sight but might
Outboard issues JeffD at 4:43pm 10.09.21 You probably already did this, but make sure the oil is full. The BF8A has some kind of oil level sw

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