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Macgregor swop ! charles13382 at 9:13pm 06.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/784 Hi !We enjoy our Macgregogor 26X immensely and we have seen pictures of Macgregors around the world
Vibration Glenn at 9:49pm 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1034 On our return trip from sailing, cleaning the bottom, installing new shaft and strut zincs we encoun
It's time for me to sell my H34 bobcree at 9:47pm 06.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/839 I am now 75 years old and find that handling my H34 is more work than I can do thus I am going to pu
R and R water hose to water heater r. gallagher at 1:09am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1180 I am looking for wisdom, advise, and concerns. I need to replace the hot water hoses on my "new to m
synthetic teak? DPT at 1:59am 06.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1642 Anyone have experience with synthetic teak? I was wondering if there were such thing as synthetic te
BIMINI TOP FOR MY MACGREGOR 25 Jerry5409 at 2:12am 06.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4712 I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A BIMINI TOP AND HARDWARE FOR MY 1984 MAC 25 CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A REASONABLY PRI
Legend 37 headliner Tug at 2:29am 06.26.07 Big Boats 5/950 Does anyone know if the fiberglass interior headliner on the legend can be taken down? I would like
MAST RAISING SYSTEM Jerry5409 at 2:24am 06.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5062 I WOULD LIKE TO BUY OR FABRICATE A MAST RAISING SYTEM TO MY MAC 25, 1984. I'VE CONTACTED PARTS AT M
1980 27 - Shoal or Deep Keel - how to tell Erik7365 at 2:40am 06.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/927 Dumb question perhaps but ours is in the water and needs a new rudder. Does the shoal draft have a
New sailor, new boat jbarnett at 3:33am 06.26.07 Catalina 22 2/1193 Hello everyoneI just wanted to join this forum as i bought a new Catalina Capri last week and will
Cost of dodger? Ralph18414 at 3:40am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 19/10089 I just received a quote of about 700$ to construct a new canvas dodger for my Pearson 30. The 700$
Loose Rudder h28.5 sailor at 4:44am 06.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/2578 Hello, I seem to have excessive play in my rudder shaft. As I turn the wheel, I can see the ru
Replacing an engine-stop cable Capn Pete at 4:32am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1143 One of the remaining items on the punch list for "EmmieLou," my O'day 322, is to replace the engine
Caulking between teak in cockpit Jeff Rappaport at 6:05am 06.26.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1876 Black caulk between teak pieces in cockpit is loose and needs to be replaced. Any one know what is
DS II outboard use davidbb at 6:46am 06.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/944 Hello. I have a DS II with a rubber pad on the transom. Question: when I buy an outboard do I nee
Windflite 14 Rigging JD2696 at 7:19am 06.26.07 AMF 2/8652 My (new) wife's (old) Windflite 14 needs some minor repairs including some rigging componentsCan a
Anchor poncho9137 at 8:00am 06.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/726 I have a 27 with no anchor mount in the chain locker. Where is a good place to attach an anchor pla
mainsail reefing -- need a winch? Bob Moretti at 7:35am 06.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4029 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig, set up with jiffy (slab) reefing. The line that controls the re
Installing a new sanitation system AtlanticBryan at 7:24am 06.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1268 I'm about to install a new MSD system in my boat prior to sailing into American waters. I'm finding
Prop Shaft Packin saylers at 8:35am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1840 If there is a bit more water coming in at the prop shaft than I would like since it ends up in the p

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Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Captain Larry-DH at 4:11am 07.09.21 What can be done about the lines to the piling, due to tidal range they are very loose any time oth
Which assender do you use ? Captain Larry-DH at 3:26am 07.09.21 Oh! You meant ascender. :facepalm: I thought this thread was about the types of boat sterns.
Which assender do you use ? jssailem at 2:58am 07.09.21
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers jssailem at 2:27am 07.09.21 The E7 series is the Element 7 series. Specifications can be found here. https://www.raymarine.com/v
Help with a spinnaker fupls at 1:09am 07.09.21 sorry, should be tfox2069 :)
Help with a spinnaker fupls at 1:08am 07.09.21 Thanks tfox2079 to find out my post in 2007. Having considered all available options, I eventually
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 11:43pm 07.08.21
H410 Start Battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:57pm 07.08.21 From your owner's manual... r making 120VAC not from the Start Battery. Since "Never mind" Bye
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 07.08.21
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Michael Davis at 8:27pm 07.08.21 For regular nuts, I made my own, Me too. Mine are two different sizes. Used 1/4 in. aluminum plate
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Capt Robbie at 8:27pm 07.08.21 if a direct hit is likely, haul boat and remove sails, if staying in water, remove sails, try to ti
Which assender do you use ? All U Get at 6:54pm 07.08.21 I watched several men climbing coconut trees barefoot, no rope, using a machete to drop the coconuts
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling Dave Groshong at 6:50pm 07.08.21 As DayDreamer said, it is essential you have some tension when furling, otherwise you get the "ca
Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 6:46pm 07.08.21 If your boat motor burns diesel and oil, does that make it a hybrid?:biggrin:
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 6:42pm 07.08.21 So someone ..............................................................................nevermid!
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 6:38pm 07.08.21 195998
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 6:32pm 07.08.21 This was my diy fix a few years ago. Hunter 27_75-84 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 5:49pm 07.08.21 Thanks for all the great feedback everyone! I'm still waiting for a calm day on dock to do the adjus
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:43pm 07.08.21 Do you know what is the proper torque specification for these bolts? What did the yard torque them t
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 07.08.21 I'm trying to keep the new blocks in the $150-200 range. As wheel size increases so does the price.

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