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Almost ready to launch Mac 25 Charm at 9:56pm 07.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1079 My '83 Mac 25 is very, very close to launching. I have a couple of quick questions.First off, I ha
Replacement double sided jam cleat Tim Haibach at 12:27am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1339 My 1985 C27 has a roller furler installed (FACOR) with a continuous running line vs. rolling up arou
H26 wb Main Sheet Length sea_casper at 1:26am 07.05.07 Smaller Boats 4/1066 I am thinking of replacing my main sheet, Hunter 26 spec and existing sheet is 70 feet, this is too
BOOTS FOR TOGGLE SWITCHES Wallace Shakun at 1:34am 07.05.07 Big Boats 2/863 Looking for rubber boots for toggle switches foundon the "C" engine panel.
"Hunter smile" ted at 1:55am 07.05.07 Big Boats 5/5064 I took a look at an H450 last week. It was on dry storage. The keel to hull joint had some peeling a
Speed indicates zeros Pat at 11:56pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1162 I have the Autohelm (Raymarine)ST 50 system -wind, depth, speed, GPS, chartplotter. The speed was wo
Catalina 25 wiring diagram needed Sailorman20824 at 11:51pm 07.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2451 I have a 1980 (approximately) Catalina 25 and need a wiring diagram for the electrical system. Any
Air Filter ON A Yanmar 3GMF Joe Mullee at 11:39pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1093 This may bea dumb question but here goes. When I remove the cover to the air filter on the engine th
New prop Timo42 at 1:58am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/911 I have a Tohatsu 6hp 4stroke pushing my mac 22, just noticed that the propeller has a bent blade. It
Too Much Water To Sail! Abby Normal at 3:27am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1322 If any of you saw the flooding in SE Kansas on TV this week (especially Coffeyville), it's all windi
Rudder blues Tim Horvatich at 3:39am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1342 We had our own fireworks on the Fourth of July. Sailing reefed in brisk 12-20 knot winds we were ha
Good Source for Main Sails (Catalina) Bo at 2:20am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1422 Looking around the internet, the prices for new mail sails runs the full spectrum. I might consider
2007 Hunter reefing instruction Mike16400 at 2:15am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/946 Im sailing my 2007 Hunter 25 from Hyannis to Nantucket this weekend, and am not sure how the reefing
Docking and low tide 48dodge at 2:00am 07.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1130 Anyone here have experience with pluff mud and docking their boats at low tide? My question is abou
gasket or stopper for cable to keel BB16258 at 3:49am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/940 I'm looking for where to find a replacment gasket that helps keep out splash while underway up thoug
Repowering 27ft Chad at 5:16am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1898 I'm wondering what people are repowering the Hunter 27 that came with the Renault RC-8D engines with
Head Door Chris at 5:56am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/834 In trying to get the door to the head to open completely, I think it needs trimming on the bottom.
&$!@!##! Hot Water Heater Dan at 5:58am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1483 I'm trying to get at the element of my hot water heater to replace it. It's snug and framed in unde*
PORT LIGHTS (and pic of boat) (1) SEADANCE at 4:45am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1612 Hi, Its me I found two leaky port lights yesterday during our thunderstorm that cancelled our trip
Coast Guard Authority higgs at 6:23am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1273 There has been some discussion about what the CG can and cannot do to us and no one seemed to agree

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Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 1:36pm 09.07.21 Your manual is here... https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Oday_30_71058832.pdf Sorry no ment
If you had one of these... (1) rgranger at 1:35pm 09.07.21 I was the remote in our house!:rolleyes:
Dufour 31 main halyard issues shemandr at 1:32pm 09.07.21 If the mast is down and you have access to it, changing a sheave isn't difficult. Just remember to
If you had one of these... shemandr at 1:27pm 09.07.21 I still call a TV remote a "KaChunker" which resembles the noise the TV made while changing channels
1987 Cat 22 Fuel Compartment Leak Jacktar at 1:22pm 09.07.21 Lazarette floor is a liner piece so I would keep looking for leaks that end up in the bilge.
Installed new gasket and now pop top won't close into place Jacktar at 1:21pm 09.07.21 Pop top not far enough forward when down.
Power washing the bilge? shemandr at 1:17pm 09.07.21 I don't see a reason why you couldn't use a smallish power washer on the bilge surfaces. PW's don't
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? Richardwm at 1:17pm 09.07.21 It is a spinnaker shackle guard for which I was looking and as always I appreciate the great assista
Awwww, Nuts!!! Jacktar at 1:15pm 09.07.21 Could have been worse, buddy lent boat to couple, she twisted ankle getting on boat , he had to pro
When the wind turns squirrely Jacktar at 1:11pm 09.07.21 Plus if you have to dodge traffic coming in or out having motor can avoid crashes, not to mention in
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question kappykaplan at 12:54pm 09.07.21 An oldie, but a goodie! :beer:
When the wind turns squirrely shemandr at 12:47pm 09.07.21 That's what auxiliary motors are for. There's no shame in using it. You're not doing anything wron
Throttle and Transmission Replacement Cables (2) Richard19068 at 12:45pm 09.07.21 I don't have lengths for you and you may already know this but have you checked for any numbers on
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 12:37pm 09.07.21 Thank you for your reply. Kind of confirms my suspicion that the topping lift rope jumped into the h
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:33pm 09.07.21 The 2 larger lakes that appear in your area Torch and Portage look to be large water lakes with mode
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:21pm 09.07.21 Shawn... Without images of the surrounding hills, one can only guess at the conditions. Sailing l
Power washing the bilge? jssailem at 12:14pm 09.07.21 Or an interior that you can get wet and wipe down. Perhaps the idea applies more to deep bilges, lik
When the wind turns squirrely sail sfbay at 12:13pm 09.07.21 Maybe longer tacks on a beam reach?
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 12:12pm 09.07.21 Crowfoot wrench cannot go around the corner far enough on top of the headliner. Thanks very much f
Power washing the bilge? sail sfbay at 12:11pm 09.07.21 I would clean it with a biodegradeble bilge cleaner, not a power washer, using a procedure as descri

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