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Are these fixable? Considering buying newbigmac26X at 1:21am 06.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/999 Ventilation - bilge blower karen at 11:22am 06.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1054 I use an outboard motor. The battery ' gas are located in the cockpit area under the seat. Before s
Do I leave topping left attached while sailing? Lynn Ocean at 10:39am 06.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2147 Hello Oday Sages,In the past I had a small day sailer, with out the topping lift. Now, as I am ab
fuel question B737 at 9:33am 06.15.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2051 Has anyone figure out how many gallons per hour they burn with a 3 cyl yanmar 22hp engine. I have no
h34 fuel question B737 at 9:29am 06.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/973 Has anyone figure out how many gallons per hour they burn with a 3 cyl yanmar 22hp engine. I have n
New owner with motor question kevin at 1:39pm 06.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1018 First I want to thank all those who replied to my previos post. When I figure this site out I may le
Sail area Wally at 1:38pm 06.15.07 Smaller Boats 6/996 Can anyone tell me what the main sail area is for a 87 hunter 23 is? Also has anyone ever seen a tun
No gps (1) jleblanc31 at 2:09pm 06.15.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1402 I don't have a GPS to tell how fast I am going any ideas on a not counter? Ive heard of using a lin
A Cherubini/Hunter gathering Sanders Lamont at 1:56pm 06.15.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1444 As of a week or so ago there were three 37 cutters in our marina at Alameda: two on Gate 8 and one o
Remote cockpit windless control Slipin Away at 9:28pm 06.13.07 Big Boats 3/939 Has anyone wired a remote windless control to the cockpit of their sailboat. If so please include i
What are your plans for the Summersailstice??? Ross in Tampa at 9:43pm 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1056 What are you and the sailors in your area doing doing to celebrate Summersailstice?Lots of raftups
1 month until rOnDAYvous 07' mike C16582 at 9:24pm 06.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/929 Yippie...........1 month until we all meet at the 5th annual O'Day Owner's rOnDAYvous in Milford
Shortening lifelines Mike8088 at 9:21pm 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/3517 I'm interested in cutting about two feet from my lifelines so that I can attach them to the low part
lowering and raising the mast justmetonyc1 at 10:12pm 06.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1100 I am a new 25 Catalina owner....I have raised and lowered masts on other boats but never this one. A
aquarius keel problems HD at 10:24pm 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1448 I just bought this Aquarius 23 three weeks ago and last weekend the cable to the keel broke. I got t
78 yamaha ms24 motorsailor capncowboy23769 at 11:30pm 06.13.07 Yamaha 0/2481 I purchased a yamaha MS24 motorsailor. Very nice boat, good lines, sails very well, has 1 cylinder
Loose rudders? Jerry at 12:24am 06.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1074 Hello,I recently purchased a Macgregor 26M with twin rudders. My question is how loose should the
Trailoring the 26M with 50 HP Jerry at 12:29am 06.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/869 Hello,I recently purchased a Macgregor 26M and had a 50 HP Mercury installed. The Mecrury manual
Mast Head Sheaves Jeff Scheid at 12:00am 06.14.07 Catalina 30 6/2108 Does anyone know the stock size of the 4 mast head sheaves in a 1980 C30? Acording to the C30 manual
ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM JOHN WEATHERLY at 12:16am 06.14.07 Bigger Boats 1/1286 I WANT TO INSTALL A ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM THAT DOEST NOT REQUIRE TAKING THE MAST DOWN OR CLIMBING TH

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Sherwood sea. Water pump problem OpaD at 9:07am 10.04.21 Try a small drop of Lock-Tite (the kind that doesn't set up permanently) in the keyway and see if th
Vision 32 side ports? Rick D at 8:57am 10.04.21 IMHO, I would rethink the extra screws. You want a bond that will work and not leak. Dow 795 is the
Beneteau First 36.7 toe rails (1) Repeat at 8:56am 10.04.21 Will, I have changed the forward toe rail on 36.7 before, it has been fairly easy. Unfasten the nut
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 8:52am 10.04.21 That's a pretty good list SandyFrank made. Having said that, our '94 we have owned for 22 years has
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 8:21am 10.04.21 Thanks Jim, I am giving that some thought as I prefer to haul out every 3 years vs two while having
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? (1) rgranger at 8:15am 10.04.21 Offer to haul it away if he pays you $500. oatlisting.com" and do a search with a max price of $300
Tiller "slop" thoughts All U Get at 7:52am 10.04.21 Using a hole saw with a drill, you can make your own fender washers out of any material needed.
Halyard Loss John Marrone at 7:42am 10.04.21 Thanks for the "Heads Up"
Best Fill for Drill and Tap All U Get at 7:41am 10.04.21 I used some WestMarine Six-10 thickened epoxy to seal some holes and then re-drilled them. the Six
Halyard Loss Leeward Rail at 7:37am 10.04.21 Like @Don S/V ILLusion says, a stopper knot is the thing. You got good practice for when you need t
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Claude L.-Auger at 7:35am 10.04.21 That's not generally true. It is true for most of the smaller diesels in sailboats that are based
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? sail sfbay at 7:33am 10.04.21 Look for the manufacturers stamp or label of the correct trailer ball size on the coupler topside or
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 7:31am 10.04.21 I was thinking about using a sort of air bladder to inflate and pin the tubing against the inside.
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 7:26am 10.04.21 You would still need to fasten this somewhere to the face of the mast and to provide running backst
Tiller "slop" thoughts brobertson at 7:05am 10.04.21 I've had success making shims out of a plastic kitchen cutting board. They come in a variety of thic
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 7:03am 10.04.21 OK, interesting. So flipping the discussion, if one is running at normal temps (within spec of Mfg)
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:03am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes. Another great idea.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:02am 10.04.21 You might want to look into some of the threaded inserts that are designed to work with composite m
Halyard Loss John Marrone at 6:58am 10.04.21 Yes, I assume it is like running a ground, you will at one point run aground and pull the main sail
Halyard Loss Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49am 10.04.21 Or you could just tie a knot on the end???

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