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weight capacity for a 25ft Macgregor J. Luciano at 3:57am 05.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2604 Hi fellows:Looking for weight capacity ,this is very important info.thanks
First day out this year bzz KorculaChris at 3:43am 05.29.07 Smaller Boats 3/934 Whoopee! First sail yesterday...17 kts WSW, reef in the main and 105 foresail. 10 to 12 degrees of*
catalina sails for a 22 Wes24260 at 4:43am 05.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1000 I have salvaged a cat 22 that needs sails.She's my first vessel and i was wondering if anybody nows
Finally finished! and Launch date set! Leviosa at 4:48am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1235 Well its been a long haul, and we have finally confirmed a launch date for this Thursday. For those
motor cover off, engine runs/cover on motor dies richard at 5:07am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 24/15313 O.K. here's one for you guy's. I posted a problem with my motor, wouldn't start and had white smoke
Racor Size Question Steve at 1:19am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1261 Similar to another thread below, I recently replaced the primary fuel/water separator (which was rea
shroud adjustments Bill Earnhardt at 5:15am 05.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/892 Iam having trouble adjusting the shrouds, I know there was a long thread on shroud adjusting recentl
Tacking the main sail to the boom PrincessoftheLake at 6:02am 05.29.07 Big Boats 4/1041 Okay, so I did a stupid thing. This weekend I noticed that the tack ring on the main sail was twist
Running Rigging 3/8" or 1/2" 200grandprix20465 at 6:01am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2536 I am replacing all the running rigging on my 33' Pearson. The current rigging is 1/2" for main and j
We finally own a new boat! (1) Maine Sail at 10:21am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 31/3933 We sold our 2005 Catalina and purchased a CS-36T (Canadian Sailcraft). We sailed her home on Saturda
Back Stay Adjuster clif at 8:53am 05.29.07 Smaller Boats 2/914 For those of you who have a Hunter 25.5 .What kind of Back stay Adjuster do you have?Mine does n
O'Day 25 hatch leak, what type of seal? sPk at 8:26am 05.29.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1284 The forward hatch on my 1980 O'Day 25 leaks a bit from rain. What have people used to seal around i
banjo fittings Butch Beard at 7:45am 05.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1391 Does anyone know where to get 12 mm banjo fittings to make new fuel lines for my old Yanmar?
IMS RATING FOR AN ODAY 322 Mike Wannell at 7:36am 05.29.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1816 Two years ago we inported an O'Day 302 from NJ to the U.K. We have had two fantastic years sailing h
Buying a Catalina 380? tom23214 at 6:17am 05.29.07 Big Boats 5/2891 I'm looking at buying a 1998 38 foot Catalina. The boat appears in good condition but the original
Leakseeker 500 Ben2116 at 10:44am 05.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1161 My friend and I just put our '84 Mac25 in the water at Marina Del Rey for the first time yesterday (
Mystery leak on OC321 ! bebebleu at 11:18am 05.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1414 To all current and previous owners of OC321, I have been looking for a deck leak on mine without muc
C-27 Head (1) C-27 at 6:03pm 05.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1047 I have a 1973 C-27. I need to rebuild the head but can't find any identifying marks on it. Does an
CSY 44 Walkover Stabord side Scroll plate hetalbot at 9:22pm 05.27.07 Other Sailboats 0/1238 On a recent trip to Mexico I lost the Starboard Scroll plate from the bow, does anyone know where I
Moving Chain Plates - 1978 Cherubini 33 okiman at 9:57pm 05.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1845 Can anyone offer any advice or share experiences or photos concerning relocating chain plates on my

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Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 10:48am 09.30.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Adding kayak to sailboat (4) SoSound at 10:44am 09.30.21 2350 PDT. Wind is back up and blowing from the south. Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph g
Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 10:04am 09.30.21 So, the pivot point is at the 2-pin base plate, right? I have two methods for "pausing" the proce
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 10:03am 09.30.21 Use 16 gauge wires from house battery bus. The solenoid must be able to pull 1" of travel. Use 3 AMP
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:03am 09.30.21 fuel pump sieve/screen Is your fuel pump before your primary? If so, you should re-plumb it to be
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? NYSail at 9:55am 09.30.21 I sold my first boat, a 1977 Cal 34-III to a gentleman from St. Petersburg Russia. When we were spea
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 9:53am 09.30.21 I'm not sure how that would work here in hot - humid coastal South Carolina and the cost of the Biof
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 9:49am 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any p
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 9:48am 09.30.21 The bulb that failed in less the 50 hrs use.
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Rapport at 9:46am 09.30.21 The first bulb had failures in lest than one year they second has not failed in the first sailing se
M15 engine is overheating odaydokay at 9:27am 09.30.21 If the thermostat is stuck closed, this won't help. But it's a good place to start. I'd remove the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:25am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel kappykaplan at 9:19am 09.30.21 I do all of the above in the fall.
Fuel Filter Replacement odaydokay at 9:17am 09.30.21 I have vacuum gauges on both of my primary filters for the auxiliary and the genset. Neigther seem
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:16am 09.30.21 How are you getting the boat out of the water? Crane, travel lift, trailer/ramp, ways? If you're
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:14am 09.30.21 That is not a one person job. Don't know what type of mast step you have but the base of the mast

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