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MacGregor 22 -- 1983 Kate Oatis at 4:32am 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1991 Is the 1983 MacGregor 22 OK to sail on the Great Lakes? Thank you!
centerboard cable snapped elizabeth hathon at 6:03am 09.12.07 Day Sailers 2/1088 help! my 16'9"daysailer's centerboard cable snapped off ' the centerboard is always down. any pointe
Bilge Pump Location TallyClassic at 6:50am 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 6/1636 I am reviving an '88 model and will be having lots of questions. First problem is that the boat has
CDI furler and the discussion continues bffatcat at 7:51am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1761 Apparently I was not articulate enough or I was mis understood on my last postIm 70 years old and I
Buying a 1979 37C, what to look for SailTIP at 6:25am 09.12.07 Big Boats 6/1230 I am going to look at a 1979 37C in a week or so and would like specifics on what to look for or ask
2nd Holding Tank Paul8821 at 6:20am 09.12.07 Big Boats 1/1324 Our 2005 350 has an 18 gal holding tank (spec.s say 22 gal, but I measure 18.) Has anyone added a 2n
Rig Specs Dana africano at 6:15am 09.12.07 Big Boats 1/1425 Hello All! I'm looking for rig specs,rig drawing or rig cut sheet for catalina/morgan 50 . Need mea
Hatch size... Phoebe 1 at 8:44am 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1033 Does anyone know if the V222 and the Mac25 have the same sliding hatch size.
vinyl lining alibi at 8:40am 09.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1165 Hi everyone. I am the proud new owner of my very first Sailboat,ALIBI.She is an first 285 built in
Skeg and gung Ed13740 at 10:09am 09.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 Help. I am in need of a skeg for a 1981 30 foot Hunter. We hit an unmarked dredge pipe and it took o
VHF question mpaxman at 10:19am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1661 Is it standard for the microphone of a fixed VHF radio to act as a speaker when not transmitting? T
Oil in the bilge higgs at 10:46am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1384 A friend of mine pumped out his bilge recently only to discover a fairly prominant sheen on the wate
how old is my boat jcmckellar at 10:54am 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/1321 i have two catalina's and would like to sell the 22'. however, i am not sure of the year it was made
Cutter rigs higgs at 10:34am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3362 I bought a Nassau 34, a medium displacement (14250#), offshore cruiser three season ago. I moved he
Alternator Poles Wayne at 11:52am 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1116 I am replacing my tachometer and need to know the number of poles my alternator has for my 1988 Univ
Old Sailor New Boat Sailor for Life at 11:32am 09.12.07 Bristol 1/2323 Shipmates: I have owned many sail boats of various seizes, and am now looking at the last (ya right
Stay tension J. Barrett at 12:11pm 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1670 On my last outing I noticed that my side stays had noticible slack on the lee side while under sail.
moorage depth - 22' O'Day Gordo at 12:16pm 09.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1132 I am relocating a 22' O'day to a moorage spot that has plenty of depth most of the time but in Oct.
battery charger Jim at 12:44pm 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1154 Hi,I have a "unique" problem with the battery charger on my C27. It never stops charging the batte
Need parts for Nissan 2 stroke Pat at 1:55pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1226 My plastic fuel tank has sprung a leak where the cap screws on. I don't think I can patch this with

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Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 1:04pm 11.01.21 That makes a lot of sense. I some how got in my head that you were going to remove and inspect the d
OEM Hatches for 1989 O'Day 302 sail sfbay at 1:01pm 11.01.21 You can remove the hatch, dissemble it and replace the lens. You might be able to purchase a replace
Hunter 49 Variprop SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:57pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after yo
Hatch replacement on 322 David Walsh at 12:48pm 11.01.21 It's a bit late but I have an '89 O'day 302. The hatch near the mast is 18" by 13" and in the V ber
Single handing Justin_NSA at 12:39pm 11.01.21 I would have thought a 19' is easy enough to single hand out of the box. No?
Battery box over prop shaft Garbonzo at 12:34pm 11.01.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Mods to our 35s5 (1) Hollyberry at 12:13pm 11.01.21 ... and the last bit done.
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Zinger88 at 12:12pm 11.01.21 Been using the sail centipede for a few years now. Has worked extremely well and eliminates the need
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 11:29am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.
H260 Furling Main Sail Rick Webb at 11:19am 11.01.21 The first 30 degrees take a lot of effort. Added weight increases the moment. If the mast does not
Does anyone know what type of primary fuel filter would be installed on my 2009 Beneteau 37? Rob Heath at 10:50am 11.01.21 Hi Our 2009 Beneteau 37 has a primary filter that takes a CAV296 filter. Regards Rob
H260 Furling Main Sail Justin_NSA at 10:47am 11.01.21 Most likely, I'd add some kind of removable center support for the mast when it's in the stowed pos
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. Hello Below at 10:44am 11.01.21 I just read the article... Effective November 8, international visitors may enter the U.S. by land,
Odd wave Justin_NSA at 10:37am 11.01.21 Now Odd is SQUARE WAVES:yikes: looks like something out of Bizarro world from the Superman comic
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Laid-back at 10:32am 11.01.21 OK, I've been working on this for awhile, and wanted to get it running perfectly before discussing
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:26am 11.01.21 In October, I had no issues crossing in either direction. I thought the procedures for entering Cana
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:24am 11.01.21 I just read the article... Effective November 8, international visitors may enter the U.S. by land,
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 10:12am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.
Odd wave Apex at 10:08am 11.01.21 looks like any other day on the great lakes!
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 9:57am 11.01.21 So a 6hp Yamaha (perhaps long shaft)... would be excellent for a boat being sailed on the Columbia R

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