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battery charger gas buildup desert sailor1489 at 10:53am 03.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1210 I would like to install an automotive type battery charger on my Mac 25 to keep both of my batteries
who does bottom painting near Michigan City, IN? Jib21855 at 11:40am 03.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/908 Want to have my 26X bottom painted this spring. Anyone know who has experience doing this? Want t
Buying a Hunter 34 hightower at 11:54am 03.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1089 How reliable is the Autohelm 3000 belt drive unit and how does it behave? The boat I'm in the proces
Horning in ex-admin at 12:10pm 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 24/3042 Depending on the size of your boat and the state it is operated in, you may be required to have a so
Racing DaySailer jtopping at 12:04pm 03.19.06 Day Sailers 2/1849 Own DaySailer, '78--daughter wants to race it(!?)--fun only--decent shape, old sails, old running ri
Deck fill cap Gary at 12:40pm 03.19.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/945 I broke the waste fill cap. Has any one replaced one? Are they available. open to all ideas.
Is there a place to get premade interior cushions. Glenn Soderstrom aka Painted Pony at 12:59pm 03.19.06 Other Sailboats 1/1111 Is there a company that anyone knows of that carries, or will build from patterns they already have,
Loose footed main vs. Standard main? Ray at 1:45pm 03.19.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2247 Don;I am planning on buying a new fully battened mainsail for my Catalina 22. I have all the optio
Fiberglass Hull Restorers Dave Goldsmith at 4:17pm 03.19.06 Other Sailboats 7/1192 I am contemplating using Poli Glow to restore the lustre and a protective finish on my 30 year old h
HIN Aurora at 11:21pm 03.17.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/959 HELP!!! I can't locate the HIN on my 1983 C-22. I've looked in ALL the obvious places including the
Bedding Compound Smitty at 11:40pm 03.17.06 Ask All Sailors 12/3149 Whenever I pick up a book or article about bedding stuff, it says that polysulfide type sealants are
wiring diagram for Renaul 8hp 00723723 at 10:57pm 03.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/916 Ready to reinstall my rc8d renault into my h27. The diagram of connections I made are not around an
H22 Bimini Curran at 1:24am 03.18.06 Smaller Boats 4/935 Anybody know why the store has a premade bimini for a H23 but not a H22? I'm trying to stay out of t
Automatic Fire Extinguisher Scott A. at 1:24am 03.18.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 I am unable to access our boat to measure the engine compartment and I need to purchase an automatic
Chartplotter at Helm Tsehum Pete at 2:24am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 My current navigation setup on Tula my 39 foot Beneteau is:1. Dell D505 Laptop at the nav station
Mast Noise Larry at 2:25am 03.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1189 While on the mooring or at anchor, the wires inside the Oday 23 mast slap around making alot of nois
garmin 76CSx Handheld GPS Jeff Prideaux at 8:39am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1766 I'm about ready to buy a handheld GPS for my daysailor and am researching the Garmin product line.
Seattle to San Francisco.....what stops do you rec abe at 10:06am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1556 for a pleasant trip during the summer. Stay close to shore or far away? Stop every other day at a
Correct outboard engine setup for 33 ft Hunter? Neil at 6:24am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2915 I've seen several larger sailboats with outboards on the stern. Is this effective? Can it be removed
Bottom Sealer VC Tar Captain Dave at 5:54am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 I have a VC TAR Bottom Seal on my Boat and its topped off with VC17 every season. This year,after li

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Yanmar fuel water separator filter where to buy o jeepbluetj at 2:32pm 06.16.21 How much more does that Yanmar logo add to the price of the filter? :)
Going up the mast for the first time on a new (old) sailboat with in mast furling main jeepbluetj at 2:28pm 06.16.21 If your spin halyard is on a crane (sheeve hanging out in front of the mast) I would never use it fo
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull Capt Robbie at 2:12pm 06.16.21 check the recessed jib tracks and any impact dents on the toe rail, also check the Windows and ports
BELT DUST Maine Sail at 1:40pm 06.16.21 Awhhhh Gee. A professional trick... "Why didn't I think of that.... ?" Perhaps because you didn't
Catalina Capri 16.5 Mark N at 1:38pm 06.16.21 Will do - eventually.
Catalina Capri 16.5 sail sfbay at 1:36pm 06.16.21 Please post a photo with the boat cover with the mast up on a mooring.
Catalina Capri 16.5 Mark N at 1:23pm 06.16.21 Wonderful - Mahalo, sail sfbay!! I found a local upholsterer who quoted me nearly $600 for a cockpit
BELT DUST jssailem at 1:14pm 06.16.21 Awhhhh Gee. A professional trick... "Why didn't I think of that.... ?"
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 1:10pm 06.16.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst s
Windlass gypsy position.... Lewmar H2 jssailem at 1:07pm 06.16.21 Greg... Think of the windlass rope teeth like the winch teeth of a Self Tailer. The teeth are going
Going up the mast for the first time on a new (old) sailboat with in mast furling main sail sfbay at 1:05pm 06.16.21 Same question came up on this thread: (3) Time to go up the mast \| Sailboat Owners Forums . Tie-off
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler John Marrone at 11:55am 06.16.21 Exactly why I feel the attachment to the Cockpit deck is a poor engineering design, much less being
looking for parts sail sfbay at 11:43am 06.16.21 Bluewater Yachts Venture 17 (bwyachts.com) and Macgregor Store on this site MacgregorOwners.com stor
Yanmar fuel water separator filter where to buy o Maine Sail at 11:39am 06.16.21 Those filters are nothing more than Racor filters with a Yanmar logo. They are 30 micron so a Racor
Solar Trickle Charger Richard19068 at 11:09am 06.16.21 I permanently mounted the controller, which was connected directly to the house batteries. The so
venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:08am 06.16.21 Picture?
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" Justin_NSA at 11:06am 06.16.21 If it were mine.... I'd take the wood off and replace it with a board made of Trex... and then thr
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) (2) rgranger at 11:05am 06.16.21 Ha. He was described by a writer at WBM jokingly as "the man who designed a dingy that could doubl
Boat Explosion in Greenport rgranger at 11:00am 06.16.21 That should not be a thing. All boating classes should be hands on. What's next online virtual road
Boat Explosion in Greenport SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 06.16.21 I docked my boat 3 slips away from that explosion for 5 years. Why am I not surprised? I used to alw

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