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My 1982 Mac needs Mac at 5:07am 03.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/807 the spreaders and the ends that hold the cables. I know I can use aluminum pipe or galvanized pipe,
Raymarine Vs Simrad NYSail at 1:51am 03.31.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1544 Hello all,Getting ready to purchase wind instruments and was wondering about opinions (besides the
Vacuum bagging how to? Scott21120 at 1:16am 03.31.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 Over the past couple of years I know I have seen a few articles on using vacuum bagging for repairs
Gelcoat or marine-tex paphman at 6:58am 03.31.07 Ask All Sailors 6/10329 I have a few good dings in the bow of our boat, that were there when we purchased it. I want to fi
Mast step position Bay Sailor at 7:30am 03.31.07 Other Sailboats 0/788 A few years ago when I had my mast stepped it may have been positioned wrong. There is one notch sh
v berth bedding sheets judy pinelli at 11:05am 03.31.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1275 Are there v-berth bedding sheets available for purchase?
Looking at a 2000 Mac 26x. Anything to watch for? Mike Lewis at 10:21am 03.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1008 Hi all,I am looking at a 2000 Macgregor 26x. It has most of the factory upgrades with the 50HP me
What do we have here? (1) Brian D at 10:13am 03.31.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1100 Photo taken 3/25/07 at Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside Ca. Boat name is Tempest and hailing port is Dana
swing keel rich at 4:06pm 03.31.07 Smaller Boats 2/891 I need a swing keel for my 22 any sugestions.
Stereo Installation ggassman at 2:16pm 03.31.07 Smaller Boats 3/994 I am preparing to install a stereo on the ceilin of our H270 and found a blue plastic tube just insi
Waste holding tank for marine head Nancy16812 at 1:47pm 03.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1066 The captain of our newly acquired '83 Hunter 22 wishes to replace the porta-potti with a marine head
Bilge Pump for 1983 Hunter 22 Nancy16812 at 1:33pm 03.31.07 Smaller Boats 5/981 The 1983 Hunter 22 we just purchased doesn't have a bilge pump. Since the bilge is so shallow, what
Survey Hunter 356 Bob R. at 1:31pm 03.31.07 Big Boats 13/2833 Completed the sea trial today with a surveyor I hired for a 2002 Hunter 356 that I have a contract o
pearson 18 GREG17811 at 1:20pm 03.31.07 Other Sailboats 1/1786 looking for owners or any info on the Pearson 18 sailboat.
Adjusting forestay with CDI furler Manny at 1:00pm 03.31.07 Ask All Sailors 8/5503 Help! I just put my mast up with my new rigging and I ran into a problem. I need to tighten the tur
Swim ladder for Bristol 24 Chris Balch at 12:04am 03.30.07 Bristol 0/1752 Anyone know what kind of swim ladder works best on the transom of a Bristol 24?
Fuel Filter and Yanmar 2GMF Idle Problem Jake at 11:33pm 03.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1469 I have a 1984 31' with an old peko fuel filter. I'm going to replace the whole thing including hose.
Solar Panels Nicky8493 at 11:03pm 03.29.07 Big Boats 6/1408 We recently purchased a (second-hand) 1991 Hunter 37.5 Legend and have a couple of questions we need
Compass for the 212 Dick at 10:53pm 03.29.07 Smaller Boats 0/681 Any suggestions for size and make of a bulkhead compass for a 212?
Hunter 25 deck pin Mike16400 at 10:08pm 03.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1010 I have a 2007 Hunter 25. I'm going to step the mast myself this year and have noticed that it only

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anyone ever hire a tow truck to lift a boat? PaulK at 7:47am 08.27.21 Your boat weighs less than a ton. Car jacks would lift it easily, using gRanger's idea (nice photos
Rub Rail 26D sail sfbay at 7:02am 08.27.21 Check here: MacgregorOwners.com search and MacGregor 26 Daggerboard (1987-1989) (bwyachts.com)
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 6:56am 08.27.21 BOHICA Gulf Coast! SUSFU Gulf Coast! :cowbell:
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 6:12am 08.27.21 Thank you! I'm sure I'll find the other components. Actually happy to have the wheel drive off the
Near Miss in Port Huron Pirate Dave at 6:09am 08.27.21 No one. One boat is the stand on vessel and one is the burdened vessel. And then there is the gross
NOT buying H34 Rjm st.petersburg at 5:59am 08.27.21 If you can find your Autopilot ECU, you should see wires labeled for the Fluxgate Compass. They shou
forepole lenght tfox2069 at 5:42am 08.27.21 For a Hunter 38 Whisker Pole By Boat Model (forespar.com) Based on J dimension of 12.07 ft (base o
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? RoyS at 5:38am 08.27.21 There was a Steinbeck novel, "Cannery Row" maybe? where some hobo lived in a boat that was always up
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) RoyS at 5:10am 08.27.21 You might try applying a magnet to the screws to determine if they are stainless or plain steel. Ass
Racing Rules Apex at 5:01am 08.27.21 In the Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres race I have seen a boat grilling burgers on the rail grill as they
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. DeniseO30 at 4:58am 08.27.21 Years ago, there was so much bird nesting and wasp nests with inside the boom on my 030 we had to dr
Racing Rules Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 08.27.21
Racing Rules PaulK at 4:19am 08.27.21 Hi, Some a competitor had a dinghy on his davits? With an outboard motor on it? That is a new one
Racing Rules shemandr at 3:57am 08.27.21
Auto-Pilots Apex at 3:18am 08.27.21 Great responses ALL; New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering, and I think I will follow tfox's
Galled stanchion removal Apex at 3:15am 08.27.21 don't see any cracks in the gel coat, try to preserve that if you can. I put my vote in for cutting
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Jaxn at 1:35am 08.27.21 I just changed the outhaul in my 272. I added a small block in the boom to make it a 2:1 purchase an
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? Kings Gambit at 10:34pm 08.26.21 Shipwrecks and sinking of old, not counting naval battles, were mostly bad weather outcomes, fog and
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms MikeHoncho at 10:19pm 08.26.21 Add your name and contact number to both sides of your boat in a way that people can read it from a
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 9:57pm 08.26.21 Thanks for the replys. I not sure what to do next. I haven't talked to the installer yet because I

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