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rudder set up stuart22320 at 12:12am 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1079 hi, just purchased a 1985 25'. the rudder lowers with a jury rigged line that is attached to the fro
holes in the boat stuart22320 at 12:22am 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1027 hi, the mac 25 i have just purchased has 2 holes in the bottom of the hull. one midships aft, and th
Must I install a thru-hull for new bilge pump? Lou 14643 at 12:46am 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2231 I'm thinking of installing a new (never had on boat) automatic bilge pump. I currently have only a
Flexable water tank Blake at 11:48pm 03.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1027 I just removed a hard plastic water tank that the previus owners had installed under the V berth. We
hoisting boat Wanderer24120 at 1:09am 03.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1214 wish to lift 1973 Catalina from trailer to work on underside.Have hoist and slings available.do not
Hunter 25 rounds up Tom Tennesen at 2:39am 03.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1032 I have a new hunter 25 (no water ballast). This past weekend I had the oportunity to sail in very gu
CM 440 sentry at 2:07am 03.24.07 Big Boats 1/1498 When will the Catalina Morgan 440 be added.
Reefing the mainsail stuart22320 at 4:24am 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/971 I have a 1985 Mac 25 with what looks like the standard sail from Horizon. I am quite new to sailing
Hunter 460 or 450 Performance/Evaluation Happy Days at 5:37am 03.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3886 Currently have a Hunter 375 and am thinking about moving up to a previously owned Hunter 46 but the
Ready to buy a 26M for Long Island Sound Jay at 7:14am 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/819 Hi,Considering buying a used Mac 26M in about two weeks.This will be our first family sailboat.
grab rails, how are they attached?? mike at 8:35am 03.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1599 fred, and others. how are the grab rails attached on the 34? are there nuts? or just wood screws? i
27X Racing AJ23793 at 9:26am 03.24.07 Racing 11/3452 Any Hunter 27X owners out there?I bought hull #5 Late last August and raced it couple times before
XANTREX reads .6AMPs at rest...is that normal? abe at 10:44am 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1432 Even when the battery are in the off position I get .5-.6amp discharge. I know the bilge pumps bypa
Replacement Alternator chief14326 at 10:38am 03.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1216 I had posted a few months back about replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30 with a Universal M25XP e
Water in transom wod block Albert at 2:33pm 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/932 I removed the rubber transom pad where the engine mounts in my Mac 26S (1994) and after a while foun
Helmets required? Steve Paul at 1:45pm 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1030 I'm reading from another forum that California is looking at forcing sailors to wear helmets when ou
anyone know an easy way to remove topside moss aa.aunins at 1:36pm 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1386 I am getting an unloved boat back into shape for this summer. The boat has sat out for so long that
forward lifeline mowindsurfer at 12:54pm 03.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1308 I recently purchased 1994 Catalina 22 with 150 fuler jib. The forward life lines are connected to t
Faded boat lettering Levin at 3:07pm 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1591 Hello again everyone... Ok so I have a different problem now (the great thing about boats is tha
Paint Crazing Paul at 11:16pm 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1104 I've noticed some paint crazing near the port lights. Covers about a square foot in two or so place

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Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 11:45am 08.31.21 At dock, box fans rule. One in the fore hatch works if you are in the cabin (also very useful on exa
pint blotches on radar screen dlochner at 11:43am 08.31.21 Can you get a screenshot of the blotches? Radar images are never sharp, they are just blotches. On m
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 11:42am 08.31.21 plan to go up mast and try everything . The Boom angle is the key... Jim...
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock tfox2069 at 11:41am 08.31.21 I also ran across a post from Jackdaw from a few years ago which answered the same question deep int
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Captain Larry-DH at 11:39am 08.31.21 Search the web for "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc. with the right
Single Handed Docking sesmith at 11:37am 08.31.21 Interesting devise. Would a typical boat hook work as well? Or was a boat hook modified to produce
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? JamesG161 at 11:36am 08.31.21 RD418D 4kW 18" digital radome That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plott
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:25am 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. Hmmm I can see how that is better than curtains in
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 11:16am 08.31.21 You'll have less than 20 minutes to clean the bottom before all the growth dries up. Most yards use
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kappykaplan at 11:10am 08.31.21 @blaser1234 , have you a photo you can share?
Alternator shutoff switch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:56am 08.31.21 DayDreamer 41, on my 2007 41DS the alternator was wired exactly as you describe. The big change Hunt
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 08.31.21 3) Replaced cutlass bearings few times. What is the distance between the aft end of the cutlass a
RF ground Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 08.31.21 Most instructions are written by engineers who couldn't explain how to tie a shoe. I had this probl
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:26am 08.31.21 ...does the trailer hitch height, (straight, 2" drop, 3" drop etc) affect the tongue weight. Stric
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? jeepbluetj at 10:21am 08.31.21 One thing to consider is despite being wireless you'll want to remove the mast head unit when trail
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. ch are more difficult but more important.
The 260 is home! Tedd at 10:12am 08.31.21 @Ottdreamer , The Vancouver boat has come down since I looked at it, but it's still too high, for m
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 10:10am 08.31.21 You must have Digital Radar now. Thus my conversion to the new Radar, I mentioned above. Jim...
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 10:05am 08.31.21 fans, airflow in general. Fortunately our C&C has 1 opening port on each side, a solar vent, and
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 9:56am 08.31.21 No frames, the 4 black plastic overlay on the outside, I'm not too worried about all the gray mfg p

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