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Macgregor rigging Mac at 6:30am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1040 I need some info on the rigging on my 1982 25 foot Macgregor. I called Macgregor and they said whoe
When do you need bottom paint Rob Hills at 6:50am 08.14.06 Ask All Sailors 6/905 How long can I leave my boat in the water (Long Beach, CA) with virgin gelcoat (no bottom paint) bef
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 10:07pm 07.29.06 Smaller Boats 4/934 Curious as to what products everyone uses to clean their hunter 216 boats? I have my boat moored and
1973 Cal fin keel (1) Jerry at 10:49pm 07.29.06 Cal 1/417 I've had my 2-27 cal since 2001 It's been a very satisfying boat. I was wondering I recently repower
Heaving-to JerryA at 11:06pm 07.29.06 Day Sailers 3/1027 Thanks to all you 170'ers, and Tereza. I can now put my 170 in the hove-to position with ease. I pr
holding tank odors Ben Stavis at 12:15am 07.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1535 Hi Peggy,We finally launched our boat and are testing the holding tank that I installed last year.
Anchor light H410 Dave at 12:22am 07.30.06 Big Boats 4/836 Need some help. My anchor light has gone out. I need to drop my main and jib to use the halyards.
Autopilot cicks off Frederick at 2:15am 07.30.06 Big Boats 1/806 After years of no-problem-use suddenly 5o % of the times somebody is using fresh water (pressure pom
transformers charles at 2:52am 07.30.06 Big Boats 3/684 I may be in the market for a transformer to solve my corrosion problems. Any one know where Hunter i
Autohelm Tom H31 at 3:07am 07.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/843 After several years of use our Autohelm 4000 decided that it would only turn the rudder completely i
staling motor suds22334 at 3:03am 07.30.06 Catalina 30 4/1395 I just had some work done, on my 25 hp diesel new filter,changed the oil flushed the water jacket Al
King-Air Conditioning and Alder/Barbour cold plate Ctskip at 3:19am 07.30.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1538 Just when you think all is well. My air conditioning(King-Air) unit, keeps blowing its circuit break
Keel hum on a cat 22 Dennis at 3:14am 07.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1220 We had our boat the "Arabella" out yeaterday I we noticed that when we get in a groove with the wind
AH 4000 wheel pilot belt replacement jviss at 3:32am 07.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1149 My AH 4000 pilot's belt finally gave up, with a deep crease and broken cords. West Marine has it, p
H34 Footblock DJ Sailor at 3:41am 07.30.06 Big Boats 5/1062 After 22 years one of two foot blocks on my H34 had a piece broken off the sheave. This block is al
Deadlights leaking 1984 C36 jviss at 3:44am 07.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/979 We've found the deadlights leaking in our C36. There are translucent flat sheets on the inside, and
Internal Mast Wiring Paul at 3:54am 07.30.06 Big Boats 3/1060 Hi Guys,I have a 1990 Legend 37. I would like to install a new steaming light (old one was missin
need help. Laszlo at 4:01am 07.30.06 Racing 2/1570 Hello. My name is Laszlo and I was wondering if somebody could help me. I have been searching for a
Fuel by-pass Jim at 4:40am 07.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/783 I have a 2GM in my H31. I have had some fuel problems and while looking for the trouble I noticed t
Locker Door Tracks Last Tango at 5:09am 07.30.06 Morgan 5/1491 I am looking for Locker door tracks for my Morgan does anyone know where I might find them. I have t

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H260 keel GBGraham at 1:03am 01.12.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement) No sorry you are at the wrong end with yo
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:49am 01.12.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h260-single-line-reefing.195743/post-1545509 I have no
Outboard wedge Project_Mayhem at 12:31am 01.12.21
Outboard wedge All U Get at 12:12am 01.12.21
Outboard wedge Project_Mayhem at 12:00am 01.12.21 My boat came with an inboard from the factory so the wedge nor mount was there prior to my ownership
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:39pm 01.11.21 Difficulty for some sailors is they are only Great with a 5inch Mounted gun You can do a lot of ne
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? jeepbluetj at 10:51pm 01.11.21 And if you don't wanna put out the $$$$ for the tool, sailrite has much less expensive "hammer it in
Sad News at Garhauer Marine jeepbluetj at 10:37pm 01.11.21 Definitely a loss. I've had a quite a few chat's with him when re-rigging my C-30 and he always stru
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? matts997 at 10:36pm 01.11.21
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Hayden Watson at 10:29pm 01.11.21 He has helped me with most of the rigging upgrades I have done to Papillon. He set me up with upgra
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Alan Gomes at 9:42pm 01.11.21 So sorry to hear this. I really appreciated him. He was most helpful and was keen to serve his custo
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 9:23pm 01.11.21 It happens Richard, that some vessels do not transmit their names relying on the MMSI to identify t
Sad News at Garhauer Marine jssailem at 8:24pm 01.11.21 Sad. He was an interesting fellow. Met him at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show in 2018. He took time out
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Rick D at 8:21pm 01.11.21 RIP. What a shame. I have been there many times. I'm confident the family will carry on.
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 01.11.21 It would depend on the sum of the loads connected to the buss. Hopefully all of those lines are fuse
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 7:20pm 01.11.21 @Team118 That's a very nice package. You'll save a lot over buying the system piece meal. I look
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only JoeWhite at 7:11pm 01.11.21 Check for cracked alternator bracket. Ask me how I know. I had a similar vibrations that became seve
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only Mike Oldak at 6:51pm 01.11.21 my diesel mechanic told me that this was a bad year for algae and that it could unbalance the prop.
Dual headstays Jackdaw at 6:44pm 01.11.21 No noticeable performance degradation at all. The only practical issue will have is during tacking,
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06pm 01.11.21 I'm going with your previous post... I looked into it more closely and there is a thin layer of wha

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