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Simpson Lawrece/Horizn 1500 WIndlass Motor Jim at 2:01pm 09.04.06 Big Boats 6/4366 I have a S/L/Horizon 1500 Windlass on my '98 Passage 450. The brushes on the motor are not replacea
How much power on a Mac19 swiwi at 5:49pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1048 Hello all. I have just purchased a Macgregor 19 here in New Zealand. It's a 1992. I want to replace
other side of the pond Mike Wannell at 6:14pm 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 1/1158 We have a 302 shipped from the USA to the UK in March 2005.It is everythong we had hoped for and mo
Can you "ground" a Mac 26S at low tide OK? SeacretSailor at 3:00pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1111 Got another one for y'all:Buying a 26S in 2 weeks and in Maine we have 8 ft tides. At low tide, I
Getting a boat off the trailer Jeff Johnson at 2:52pm 09.04.06 Trailer Sailors 7/1703 I need to remove my boat from the trailer for repair to both the trailer and the boat. Does anyone
Air Conditioning Charles Creel at 10:14pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1003 Due to the heat index in the upper 90's and low 100's , I am installing an Air conditioner in my 197
Compression post base, 336 vath at 10:43pm 09.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 The base of the compession post below our mast has one 3/8" bolt. This is below the table. It appe
Single Handing my H216 GKuffner at 10:54pm 09.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/974
alan great south bay of long island ny Chris at 11:31pm 09.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/811 Hi Alan, where are you moored? I am on Athasca road in Islip, just past the Macdonalds on Montauk H
1984 Hunter Cherubini 37C Rick at 11:27pm 09.02.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1837 Iam looking at 1984 Hunter 37C and would like your thoughts about the boat, good and bad and also th
Annapolis Boat Show Questions kzilles at 11:39pm 09.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1194 Has anyone out there been to to Annapolis sailboat show in the past that can give me some helpful in
Thanks to my friends who... Bill Coxe at 11:14pm 09.02.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1498 I received a call yesterday (Saturday) from my daughter letting my know that our Oday 28 had drifted
Companionway Crack RJ at 11:02pm 09.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/950 Just spent the night onboard during Ernesto. Not much to do except hold on and look around. A crack
Electrical ? & Trailer weight ? Tribb at 1:20am 09.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/997 Have an 82 Venture with wiring that looks okay; however, all three fuses were rusted in sockets, but
Constant Port list Rocky at 1:28am 09.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/809 My boat has a list to port of about 5 degrees. It also seems to sail better on Starboard tack. Doe
A sad day Malcolm & Darlene at 1:37am 09.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/966 This saturday I recieved a call from my marina,,the storm Ernesto,,that was to be only 30 mph winds,
Alberg 36 and 37 sailboats Mike at 2:16am 09.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/987 Interested in information regarding construction diferances between Whitby produced 37 and Cape Dory
Protecting the sale Mark at 3:50am 09.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/896 HI all,I have a basic core question here regarding selling your boat. I've had my Oday 23 listed h
Rudder Delamination Repair Glenn Bollin at 4:35am 09.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/4005 When preparing my '88 26.5 Hunter for the water this spring I noticed some delamination on one side
Mac 25 (1) jordan5995 at 11:50pm 09.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/984 ok... i was just given a Mac 25 and it needs work inside and overall cleaning. came with mast, boom

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Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Mack & Tire at 1:18pm 07.02.21 Thanks all for being so friendly and helpful! We have found a Catalina 275 nearby, on Lake Ontario,
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 1:17pm 07.02.21 Don't know about the UDH 64 but I have a Garmin 741XL mounted about 10 inches away from the compass
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation dlochner at 1:09pm 07.02.21 There are free apps that measure magnetic fields. Look for GEMECO Marine Accessories. With the unit
Question about buying Lewmar spare parts Ron20324 at 12:44pm 07.02.21 Hello, Both my Lewmar jib sheet cars have some damaged pieces. I could buy new cars but that seem
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 12:33pm 07.02.21 That's pretty interesting. I didn't realize lines had that much of a memory effect It's not memmor
1987 Catalina 22 Bilge Pump Location Leeward Rail at 12:24pm 07.02.21 Where is the Volcano located? That is the name for the tube that the keel cable goes through the b
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation TomY at 12:07pm 07.02.21 I missed this in my original measurement, and planning. I am making a custom mounting platform for
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... Leeward Rail at 12:06pm 07.02.21 sDRXuF6OTss
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... Leeward Rail at 12:02pm 07.02.21 rw-FbwmzPKo Vincent Coleman was honored by Halifax years later for saving 900 people on an inbound
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 11:50am 07.02.21 Oh yes it does! I own an AV company. I can't tell you how many times I've asked people to recoil a c
1987 Catalina 22 SK Upper and Lower Shroud Boots Leeward Rail at 11:43am 07.02.21 FWIW, turnbuckle boots aren't essential Yup. In my case the forward shroud covers are for both sai
Just can't get no release! Leeward Rail at 11:31am 07.02.21 That's pretty interesting. I didn't realize lines had that much of a memory effect They have the s
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Head Sail at 11:24am 07.02.21 My Raymarine recommends similar spacing but I wanted the plotter and control head at the helm also.
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 (1) jssailem at 11:18am 07.02.21 Making the connection is a low risk adventure. Just be sure to connect A to A and B to B. There are
Refinishing Teak Hand Rails Leeward Rail at 11:07am 07.02.21 Same as most hardware mounting.. Pot the holes in the deck/poptop with epoxy (prevents any future c
Some will hate this!!! markwbird at 11:05am 07.02.21 The propeller is driven by the wheels so the anology is not accurate. It is a fan blade pushing the
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 rpell1@msn.com at 11:00am 07.02.21 Several years ago, I was informed by a local Tech that has his own repair business, never to splice
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation jssailem at 10:55am 07.02.21 It is hard to disregard the value of a compass on a boat. Garmin is saying the UHD64 unit is produc
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 07.02.21 Also be carefull how you coil the tail (better yet don't--flake the line in a corner). Some of the
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation dmax at 10:43am 07.02.21 Don't know about the UDH 64 but I have a Garmin 741XL mounted about 10 inches away from the compass

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