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Battery Advice Mergatroid at 11:50pm 08.04.07 Smaller Boats 3/995 Noob owner of a 1994 h26. House battery is dead, I think. We are normal tailor sailors who do we
H260 part ID MikeH at 2:04am 08.05.07 Smaller Boats 6/1043 Can any of you Hunter 260 owners identify this part? I found it in the pantry and it matches the int
Keep her dry Brian M H23 at 2:52am 08.05.07 Trailer Sailors 4/1962 I know it's pretty early to ask this - but how do you keep your boat dry over the winter? I know fo
Buffing Wayne M at 2:45am 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1354 My wife and I recently bought a Catalina 22. We are jumping up from a 12 foot Butterfly. The boat is
H376 Anchor/Hawspipe modification Bob F at 2:10am 08.05.07 Big Boats 2/1240 For those of you considering the the hawspipe modification on the H376, I wanted to tell you all tha
New Cal 2-25 Owners pugetsdr at 2:09am 08.05.07 Cal 0/497 We are new to sailing but purchased a Cal 2-25 anyway. Boredom, I guess. Anyway, working on some p
symptoms of an unbalaned mast suresh at 3:37am 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1961 Hi, When I am tacking to port, it seems to be really difficult to tack back to starboard. Feels li
34' Irwin Rudder Repair Greg at 5:50am 08.05.07 Other Sailboats 0/1247 I have a shoal draft 4', but somehow hit a rock while motoring in 7' of water, now my rudder shaft i
1970(ish) Daysailer (DS1 we think) conbrio at 5:13am 08.05.07 Day Sailers 2/1493 Can somene help us with some specs for this O'Day 1970 daysailer (a DS1 we think)? We just bought th
ULSD update... Warren Milberg at 5:01am 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/984 Most, or perhaps all, of us having diesel engines have been using one form or another of Ultra Low S
Strange Site Jim at 4:33am 08.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/803 Was doing some browsing this morning and came across this website. Plenty of things to see and do bu
cleanig exhaust manifold? losciale1 at 6:45am 08.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 Good water flow to the exhaust manifold when hose was removed on 5411 disel, but no initial water ou
I need a daggerboard. Joe at 8:33am 08.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/991 HELP!I ran aground this weekend and destroyed my daggerboard. I can't find anything on-line for sal
Sea of Cortes? lstyles at 7:07am 08.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1251 Hi,I was wondering if I could get some input on whether a Mac 26S is appropriate for sailing around
Any good sources for Evinrude outboard parts? Richard at 8:42am 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1311 Any on-line sources for outboard parts that have had a good selection of parts and decent pricing?
Flying asymetrical spinnaker buzzzsaw at 9:03am 08.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1029 Anyone out there have experience flying a spinnaker on a Mac 25. I would like to rig lines so it can
393 Main furling clew outhaul car reinstall Byron Jacobs at 8:14am 08.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2066 Does anyone know the manufacturer of the in-mast furling system for a 2003 393 built in S. Carolina?
Mac 26 questions David at 9:35am 08.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/850 I am really interested in the Mac 26 and would like to ask a few questions. The boat really looks g
Alternator replacement Nice N Easy at 10:55am 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/990 Some of you may remember that not too long ago I posted up that I had a bleedback in the electrical
single-handing an h25, need winch advice Vin11979 at 10:29am 08.05.07 Smaller Boats 4/1010 When trying to single-hand my H25 ('77), I notice that I am having a great deal of difficulty tackin

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Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 8:58am 09.19.21 It sounds like the way the reefing is rigged, the line serves to reef the tack and the clue with a s
5200 or West Epoxy SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 09.19.21 I have used 5200 for a similar repair. Was still holding fine after 8 years when I sold the boat.
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:47am 09.19.21 DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant is dry. I use it on my sail slugs & track, works well. Have not not
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. SailingLoto at 8:09am 09.19.21 Where did the $800 go? We charge 2 hours to clean it out of outboard cowlings and powerhead, 4-6
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink Art12050 at 7:49am 09.19.21
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink markwbird at 7:48am 09.19.21 Sharpie
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink All U Get at 7:24am 09.19.21 We tried painting and markers on our roll-up when we had one years ago. For summer only use it was
New H240 owner - portable toilet question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 09.19.21 @caverun made one notable comment. BE CAREFUL OF THE HOLD DOWN SCREWS IN TGE FLOOR IF REPLACING THE
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink DougM at 5:27am 09.19.21 There is a paint kit with stencils that is available for that purpose. . The SBO store probably ha
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) dLj at 4:58am 09.19.21 Perhaps you should contact Ken Cross & talk to him directly. He is a licensed professional and can
5200 or West Epoxy dlochner at 4:30am 09.19.21 The photo is actually the remnants if the ewood block thatcwas glued to hull and plastic battery tr
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing dlochner at 4:25am 09.19.21 Omit the blocks mounted between the boom and the mast base completely and go straight to turning b
5200 or West Epoxy DAVA390 at 3:37am 09.19.21 The photo is actually the remnants if the ewood block thatcwas glued to hull and plastic battery tra
SPLASH! BigEasy at 10:59pm 09.18.21 Had her out on the lake this afternoon and some friends of mine snapped a few pics Nice!
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 10:53pm 09.18.21 Perhaps you should contact Ken Cross & talk to him directly. He is a licensed professional and can
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 09.18.21 Had her out on the lake this afternoon and some friends of mine snapped a few pics https://live.sta
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) HeatherE at 8:12pm 09.18.21 Eek, I don't know. Hard to gauge when I've not had a VHF radio before. Weather channels come in an
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 8:01pm 09.18.21 I spliced them together and it worked! I definitely need to redo it, because they aren't very secur
5200 or West Epoxy (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.18.21 but will it adhere well to f/ g ? Not to clear how that bottom plate is attached to what but ...
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Two Sails at 7:13pm 09.18.21

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