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Boom Vang buzzzsaw at 3:35pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1395 Does the boom vang connect to the boom and mast with the jam clete next to the boom or near the mast
What are these cletes for ? buzzzsaw at 3:30pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1018 Have a horn clete screwed to the rudder. What is that for ? On a 84 Mac 25.
main boom running lines buzzzsaw at 3:16pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/903 Need some help with the line for the main boom control. Got a double pulley big one above little one
Picture problems Andy at 1:22pm 05.10.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1186 I have been trying for two days to post a series of pics about halyard retrieval. Everything load l
Prop and reduction gear ratio for I 28 with MD7A? Donald L. Hendrix at 1:15pm 05.10.07 Islander 3/5086 I am considering changing from a two-bladed to a three-bladed prop on my I 28 equipped with the orig
Is 5W-40 oil OK to use in a Yanmar 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 12:35pm 05.10.07 Big Boats 16/5549 I recently changed the engine and transmission oil in my Yanmar 3GMF with a Mobil Oil diesel grade p
Fuel Tank Cleaning John M at 12:31pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 2/1334 Has anyone tried to clean the fuel tank ON a 322? There is a lot of gunk in mine and I'm thinking i
New find paulj at 12:14pm 05.10.07 Catalina 310 5/1850 New item discovered.I do not know what it is for.paulj
Prefilter Question frank balcer at 8:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1487 Okay folks, I changed my diesel filters last night. When i bought the boat 6 months ago the previous
Radar monitor mount Tim Dalton at 10:03pm 05.08.07 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1223 Has anyone mounted a radar/gps screen on a swivel mount in the space above the nav station that can
Dirty Bilge maccauley123 at 9:48pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3351 I need some suggestions on getting my stinky old bilge clean. I bought my 1971 Ericson 29 3 years a
Sheet and Halyard Replacements Hurley at 10:34pm 05.08.07 Catalina 22 7/1648 I recently purchased a 1994 Catalina 22 that had been sitting in dry storage for approximately 1 1/2
Ocean Sailing achue at 11:15pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1432 I am moving my Oday 26 to Brookings,OR and plan on doing some coastal sailing. Any advice, comments
Boat renaming Mike at 10:53pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2391 I'm just wondering if anyone performs a renaming ceremony anymore. I can understand the desire to h
Folding Kayak? Ralph18414 at 11:47pm 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1090 Sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in northwest AL would be grander if I could explore the many creeks that
Install T-Track DC1417 at 12:01am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1516 Last year I bought T-track w/ jib leads for my '72 O'Day 22. Previously the boat only used the work
REAL KEEL DEAL Lots-a-Knots at 12:32am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/925 Just purchased '93H 23.5, water ballast, but unable to drop down swing keel. Do you think it's just
Yanmar ysm8 jb20731 at 12:41am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3958 I'll be the first to admit I'm mechanically challanged. I am install new mixing and exhaust elbows o
Cleaning Lexan Steve A. at 2:10am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1572 The Lexan "skylight" on my 1992 H28 is developing what appears to be salt deposits or water spots.
Attention Great Lakes sailors Mike at 12:02am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1004 We are headed to Mackinaw Island at the straights of Mackinaw this summer for the first time. I have

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Last follow up on "Pulling my hair out" rpell1@msn.com at 5:57pm 09.04.21 Did you ask the Io Group? Yes. Suggested I measure mine.
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE BALLAST IS MADE OF Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.04.21 A magnet would tell you. Cast iron is a PITA to try to stop rust. Lots of threads here about it.
Last follow up on "Pulling my hair out" Stu Jackson at 5:13pm 09.04.21 Incidentally, I am still unable to find the length of the exhaust hose for my '97 MKIII. Did you a
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE BALLAST IS MADE OF sail sfbay at 5:04pm 09.04.21
Windows for Niagara 26 sail sfbay at 4:55pm 09.04.21 You might find this article might be helpful: DIY: Replacing Fixed Portlights - Sail Magazine . Good
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Stu Jackson at 4:35pm 09.04.21 Are you sure your thru hull is clear? Have you blown back through it? Looks like you're approachin
Windows for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 4:23pm 09.04.21 Thanks for all your help. I think I will try removing and replacing the lens.
Invest 99L jmce1587 at 4:22pm 09.04.21 Crazy times! Completed 30 hour evac (not by boat) approximately 150 miles East of home. Retuned h
Windows for Niagara 26 sail sfbay at 4:09pm 09.04.21 Looks like a custom window so replacement will be expensive. Lowest cost is to replace the lens only
Windows for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 3:59pm 09.04.21
Another Anchorage Gone shemandr at 3:55pm 09.04.21 In the Peconic Bays there has been a lot said about the eelgrass and its disappearance especially af
Windows for Niagara 26 sail sfbay at 3:24pm 09.04.21 Looks like a fixed window with an aluminum frame. Do you want to replace the frame and window lens
Marinco Solar Vent Installation SycloneDriver at 3:09pm 09.04.21 Here is my advice and my opinion. Don't do it. Do a little research, note all the failed units. M
Windows for Niagara 26 (1) George Jarvis at 2:40pm 09.04.21 Here is a photo of the current window.
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 2:29pm 09.04.21 Scary when a ship is bearing down on you and is blowing his horn five times! I was sailing up the
Windows for Niagara 26 (1) sail sfbay at 2:20pm 09.04.21 Welcome the forum!! Please post a photo of the wiindows you want to replace. Is it like the one in
Near Miss in Port Huron Tom J at 2:13pm 09.04.21 When a ships captain sounds the ships horn it not random. They are complying with COLREGS. If they
Another Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 1:39pm 09.04.21 Look on the bright side - it makes it harder to pull any more hair out :) Get well soon. Sure.. ma
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 1:08pm 09.04.21 When a ships captain sounds the ships horn it not random. They are complying with COLREGS. If they f
Another Anchorage Gone thinwater at 12:53pm 09.04.21 Sad but true about Boston Harbor and the raw sewage. The government during those years of deliberat

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