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Planing on sailing Southern Calif. Coastline Marty at 1:53pm 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1562 Hi ThereMy wife and I are planing on taking our Mac 26d to California this summer and sailing the c
Florida Bridge Heights Question sailaway78 at 10:58am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/5393 Planning a trip across the gulf mid May. Plan A is to head straight across, Plan B is to hug the co
Hull construction under toe rail and teak RobG at 10:44am 04.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1003 companionway slides.While getting her ready for launch today I noticed a couple of sections of the
Bottom Stripping/Painting Questions frmreilly at 10:34am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/998 Believe it or not, after like ten days under a sander I have actually sanded my bottom with 60 grit
stanshions Doug at 4:33pm 04.19.06 Big Boats 3/1050 I need 2 Stanshion's for my 1985-37C,Hunter can't help,anyone know of a source,thank's,doug.
X' chain = X' 3 strand? Jim at 7:26pm 04.17.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1422 Anyone care to weigh in on whether or not 50' of chain equates to more than 50' of 3 strand when com
"T" for the waste exhaust? tony z at 9:53pm 04.17.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1320 I use a diverter valve to go either in the holding tank or to the thru-hull. The holding tank ca
Katama Bay Larry at 9:56pm 04.17.06 Destinations 1/1880 Can anyone provide this forum with updated information on the anchoring restrictions that were impos
Clean bottom Stuart Casteel at 9:56pm 04.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/894 Hi, I was wondering what might be the best product to remove the light brown stains that travel the
Rudder (pull-down,pull-up line) Replacement Wind Dancer24482 at 10:46pm 04.17.06 Smaller Boats 4/2511 Can anyone give me a step by step replacement process for the line that is reponsible for holding do
The Factory really helped me!!!! L. Steimel at 10:36pm 04.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/919 I have a Hunter 240. It is a 2000. It had numerous blisters on the bottom and also on the swing keel
Thanks for a successful maiden voyage Rich18826 at 10:29pm 04.17.06 Smaller Boats 0/821 I would like to thank the members of this forum helping with successful maiden voyage of the S/V Idl
Need to remove a skegcry emmettnevel at 12:26am 04.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1102 I need to remove the skeg in front of the rudder. Has any one done this? Do I have to drop the rud*
Roller Furler Larry at 12:37am 04.18.06 Morgan 1/1983 The roller furling installed on my Morgan 382 is a Stream Stay furler made by Hyde Products of Cleve
Inside the Mast Mark Mynsberge at 1:10am 04.18.06 Big Boats 5/873 I plan on replacing my halyards this spring as a couple are showing wear. What I don't know is if t
Anti-Skid paint Bob at 1:40am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/879 I have a 1982 Hunter 37' cutter in need of a re-do of the Anti-skid Paint..............Does anyone
Interlux Special Thinner 216? MtHawk at 1:53am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/14349 Does anyone know what interlux special thinner 216 really is. I want to bottom paint my boat and it
THE LAUNCH (1) Rick Ellis at 2:06am 04.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 14/981 EASTER SUNDAY
Types of sheets and halyards Traumaguard at 2:21am 04.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1216 Time to buy new sheets and halyards. What do all of you reccomend? I bought a C30 and it came with n
Tuning the rig Stuart Casteel at 2:20am 04.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1252 I am in the process of tuning my rig and all things look good except for the back stay. I have the m

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Would you be ready to handle this emergency? capta at 4:27pm 06.08.21 Our mast is essentially two masts of very thick alloy. The rigger from Newport who I asked to survey
Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 06.08.21 My only reason for checking mine is that my leeward shrouds get pretty loose when sailing in a brisk
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 4:00pm 06.08.21 Could running the charger cause that kind of a load dump, or does it take physically (or via a swit
A whale of a time. (1) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 06.08.21 Wife and I head to Maui every year in January and see LOTS of humpback whales. The species was on
Standing rigging tension? shemandr at 3:38pm 06.08.21 It was or is my impression that 20% is center. But, maybe that's not right. In any event, if you t
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Stu Jackson at 3:38pm 06.08.21 Congratulations on your new boat. You have a lot to learn and have asked good questions. In additi
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 3:37pm 06.08.21 After consulting with Peggie and feedback from the forum I purchased 2 Raritan Elegance standard (si
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Tally Ho at 3:12pm 06.08.21 Hey, Group 27 FLA deep cycle batteries are around $85 at Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ever
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 06.08.21 I think you should also determine how the batteries are connected to the selector switch with cables
Standing rigging tension? (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 06.08.21 30% seems very excessive to me. I used the Loos gauge to start my shrouds at 15% on our Starwind
Strippers JamesG161 at 3:03pm 06.08.21 Where are all of the salvage parts from these hurricane boats? I know where. These guys have the
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 06.08.21 That warning is there to protect the alternator from a load-dump (disconnecting the "load" (batte
Lewmar port light seal , replacing msin99 at 2:34pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp rep
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 2:33pm 06.08.21 Some people worry about having the battery charger active at the same time as the engine alternato
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 2:28pm 06.08.21 You're correct. I meant from the injector pump up to the injectors. I used the wrong terminology.
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Lanealoha at 2:24pm 06.08.21 I gave up! After hours of pouring over forums and such, I have decided that I am just going tp repl
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. AlastairLC at 2:13pm 06.08.21 Why. Just curious, not critical. No Bimini so no unobtrusive place to put them.
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 06.08.21
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? sailme88 at 2:03pm 06.08.21 When you say generator do you mean alternator? Hard to have a generator in a small boat like the 27
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance (1) JDE at 2:01pm 06.08.21 Hey, thanks for the reply. I've done some further investigating and confirmed is is not fully deploy

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