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Moving trailer axle back R Abbs at 7:44am 03.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5181 I need to replace some of my trailer spring hangers and I would like to move my axle back to improve
Mast Rewiring Peter Bothner at 7:53am 03.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1530 Seeking advise on running new mast wiring below deck through the PVC inside the mast step. Wires in
Rear corner observation seats R Abbs at 7:49am 03.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1122 I have a 2000 26X that I would like to install two rear observation seats similar to what comes on a
From the Great Lacs down the St-Lawrence Chuck at 10:42am 03.16.07 Destinations 9/2566 Hi all, it"s me again, I just bought a Cal 34, it"s presently at a Milwaukee marina, I was debating
catalina 27 and the atlantic icw russ imler at 11:51am 03.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2780 Hi, Can the atlantic icw be done using a catalina 27 with inboard diesel. Is this a large enough s
Wheel Cover cementhead at 12:24pm 03.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 Does anyone know where I can buy a cover for my Wheel Steering and Pedistal on my hunter 28??I have
C 310 paulj at 12:22pm 03.16.07 Catalina 310 10/2048 Catalina C310 #192 is arriving in Anacortes,Wa 03/20/2007.paulj
C22 Sport Jon Larson at 12:43pm 03.16.07 Catalina 22 2/1505 Does the C22 Sport quality as a C22 for purposes of racing, and do the same handicaps apply??I'm t
Fuel tank inspection port BobW at 12:48pm 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1245 My '87 H31 has the original poly tank, and I want to install both a fuel level sender and an inspect
Mounting deck hardware T37 Phil at 1:12pm 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1742 The OEM rope clutches on my Catalina 27 were not through bolted to the cabin top. There is a flat a
what is the height of the keel of a Y25 (1) Henry Fung at 2:33pm 03.16.07 Yamaha 0/1572 I am planning to make a trolley for my Y25, but I do not know the height of the keel, can anybody he
The perfect day Jacques Leblanc at 2:40pm 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1482 Once again, I am new to sailing. I will be buying a Mac 25 tomorrow. I have read a few books and wat
Interlux Brightside Urethane Bootstripe Honeyman at 2:56pm 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/3866 Lesson learned...if your topside gel coat is worn and leaves streaks down the side of the boat when
Should I Take a Free Summer Boat Slip? heysteveh at 11:33pm 03.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/948 I have been offered a free boat slip (lucky, I know!) for the season here in the Detroit, MI area.
beach a sailboat tony litvak at 12:27am 03.17.07 Ask All Sailors 33/6968 I'm looking for some guideance on how to beach my C'C 24' for a couple of hours so that I would be a
Auto Pilot cementhead at 12:51am 03.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/992 I want to buy an Auto pilot for my 28 Hunter, Wheel Configuration. I don't know which one to purcha
French or US made crystaldan at 1:47am 03.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1223 In January we visited the Beneteau exhibit at the Toronto boat show. As we revisited the collected l
Cabin Carpet Repair Larry7082 at 2:53am 03.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1018 I have a 1985 Oday 23 and the carpet is coming off the starboard side of the cabin. There is thin la
Additional Holding tank Kansa at 3:44am 03.17.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/965 I have A 1991 Hunter 30T and I am looking to add an additional holding tank. My flexable tank is beh
Ballast tanks and blisters Capt H2o at 4:56am 03.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1526 I would be interested in knowing if anyone had any problems with blistering in the areas of the wate

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Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 9:46am 08.02.21 The previous owner of our boat designed this seat for our 08 H36 which we have since also replicate
Mary E Calif. Ted at 9:44am 08.02.21
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 9:44am 08.02.21 Regarding the dodger, unless your boat is prone to splash coming over the bow and into the cockpit
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 9:42am 08.02.21 Here was my solution and it works great! Interesting. For me, mounting it on the swing up helm "
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 9:37am 08.02.21 To add to the last post, have your local canvas shop fabricate a fit-for-purpose cushion is contour
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals Charles Erwin at 9:04am 08.02.21 I have top clearance at .027 - .035. GM shop manual at p 2-21. By the way what is the reason for st
Sail question Jumpstart at 8:45am 08.02.21 I have a flicker, dyneema backstay and double ended backstay controls in the cockpit. My Vangmaster
Life line specs and material sail sfbay at 8:40am 08.02.21 Lots of dyneema lifeline experience on these threads: See post #2 that discusses Project_Mayhem's c
Bayview Mac Race? Jumpstart at 8:35am 08.02.21 Pretty much same as Marmalade. We went left after start with our A1.5. Great boatspeed but could not
Sailboat as 'investment"??? sail sfbay at 8:24am 08.02.21 ..........After almost twenty years it is safe to say that our investment paid off handsomely.......
Life line specs and material Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 08.02.21 Dyneema is prone to chafing which in some cases may be an issue
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Hayden Watson at 8:24am 08.02.21 These units are pretty reliable and easy to repair. Mine has quit a couple of times in the past 20
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted kloudie1 at 8:21am 08.02.21 Welcome aboard.. I can't be of much help; not familiar with the construction, but look carefully at
Rig Shimmy (4) Artey1 at 8:14am 08.02.21 Saturday I did more investigating and started rig tuning. I started by measuring out the prebend usi
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals kloudie1 at 7:46am 08.02.21 I think that the mark is only visible with the starter removed. There should be a stamped line then
1996 Barnett 1400 dmax at 7:41am 08.02.21 The boat looks to be in excellent shape. I recently sold a 1981 sunfish (similar boat) that was in e
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:39am 08.02.21 If you want to install dinghy davits with the dinghy stowed high so you can enter and exit from the
Life line specs and material cagreen75 at 7:37am 08.02.21 Just replaced our lifelines this year. measured and bought bulk cable and used swageless fitting fro
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Terry Cox at 7:34am 08.02.21 Certainly appropriate to consider owning a boat an investment. As with most any other asset of value
Life line specs and material Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 08.02.21 The water ballast Hunter 19 had lifelines on it with pelican hooks

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