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Water tank and battery locations R. A. Lueck at 2:21am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/865 Planning to add a 3 battery electrical system and a water tank. The 3 battery system will require a
macgregor 26m dealer in florida sailerman20768 at 2:20am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2208 Hi anyone know of any Mac dealer,s ,around the area of jacksonville florida,if i can get a dealer in
Autohelm LCD's Alan7603 at 1:49am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1316 Does anyone know where I could get Used LCD units for the autohelm st50 speed and depth instuments.
Twin rudder vibration Howard Kent at 1:07am 09.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1130 I own a Beneteau First 260 Spirit, my problem is at speeds between 5 and 5.5 knots a humming / vibra
Keeping the boat in water all summer feejer at 12:18am 09.20.05 Day Sailers 5/1085 I see some of you keep your boat moored. With a convention fiberglass gel coat hull you must prep an
Improving the rudder of the H260 Alberto Marty at 11:46pm 09.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/941 I find that to extend the blade of the rudder into the sea, you have to exert too much force. I was
sail dimensions carl at 11:11pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 5/930 hello, is there a web site out there to get dimensions for sails and also a site to get boat specs-l
Dogs On Boats feejer at 11:06pm 09.19.05 Day Sailers 8/1129 Looking at the 14.6 or 170. We have a black lab who use to enjoy my power boat. Have any of you owne
Fitting a bimini to Cal 2 27 M.Recer@tcu.edu at 11:02pm 09.19.05 Cal 2/950 We'd like to fit a bimini to our restored 1976 Cal 2 27. Does it need to becustom, or would a bimi
texas holdem texas holdem at 10:33pm 09.19.05 Other Sailboats 1/852 Those tell buy play texas holdem thir
Where to find new rub rail for my Cal 29 ? Dr. Gail at 9:57pm 09.19.05 Cal 3/1065 Does anyone have a Cal 29 owners manual they would copy and share with me. I purchased my boat 3 yea
online texas holdem online texas holdem at 6:57pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/907 One pressure online texas holdem cons
Solid Bar Rigging Chuck P at 2:21pm 09.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/906 How frequently should Beneteau 38 bar rigging be renewed in salt environment? Has anyone out there h
Prop shaft seal leak Chuck P at 1:48pm 09.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1761 Have a 1990 Beneteau Moorings 38. The rubber prop shaft seal is leaking. Local marina is not too fa
Add on mainsail roller furling? Kevin at 1:47pm 09.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1537 I saw a Catalina 250 today with mainsail roller furling. It furled vertically on a line similar to
V25 poptop question Joe S at 1:39pm 09.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/893 Just aquired an old V25. When the poptop is open, there are four stainless brackets with about a
I`m looking for a Cal logo Rob Pascale at 1:08pm 09.19.05 Cal 13/600 I purchased my CAL last fall. My son and I rebuilt her over the past year. I`m looking for a photo o
owners manual 1980 newport John Fischer at 1:05pm 09.19.05 Newport 0/1899 I've recently bought a 1980 Newport,I need an owners manual.It's a 30 ft.
Leaking center cabin lights rfrye1 at 12:43pm 09.19.05 Big Boats 5/1016 After a good washdown or rain, I'm getting water leaking out of the 3 center cabin lites located on
To race.....or not to race!!!!!!! Dennis at 12:23pm 09.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1258 Hope to have some fun with this question....Is there anyone out there who has raced his or her O'Da

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Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. tfox2069 at 10:36am 11.03.20 No matter what I do, both belts (alternator & water pump) on my 1981 Yanmar 2GM go loose shortly (a
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing HBT at 10:35am 11.03.20 Thank you all for all the answers! Very nice and knowledgeable people here! I ordered the LED light
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line (1) Hunter216 at 10:31am 11.03.20
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild (1) SuzaruID at 10:30am 11.03.20 Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply. Here is a close-up photo of the broken part. Z-Spar mast.
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. twistedskipper at 10:30am 11.03.20 Maybe try some breakable thread lock compound and/or a different locking washer?
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 10:26am 11.03.20 Per Sailnet.. this is not an uncommon problem on the 2 & 3 GM.
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 kloudie1 at 10:22am 11.03.20 Dammit, Jim!
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 10:18am 11.03.20 I get your point, same problem two places... but , I am very certain that these bolts cannot be tigh
1980 Catalina 38 Owners Manual Stu Jackson at 10:14am 11.03.20 Almost every Catalina has an owners association. Google is your friend: https://www.catalina38.org
Trailer clearance on keel V. Eclectic at 10:10am 11.03.20 Another small gain can be had with a raised hitch ball mount rather than lowered or straight. A h
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:10am 11.03.20
I have a rigging question dlochner at 10:02am 11.03.20 And, a new insult to add to the list. "Macgregor 26m, the Yugo of sailboats". (Just pulling your
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Ajp at 9:47am 11.03.20 Some have put a pump in the ballast tank to facilitate emptying. Alan
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? CaptainRan at 9:33am 11.03.20 Thank you for the detailed reply, crazydave, much appreciated.
Windlass for a Hunter 380 (1) jssailem at 9:27am 11.03.20 Nice writeup. I also bought the Lewmar V3. It has proven to be a fine selection. With no "below a co
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 JamesG161 at 9:24am 11.03.20 Hurricane Hunters just drop a buoy in South Eye Wall. Surface winds at 138 knots Poor Nicaragua! D
Daggerboard trunk pics FuzzyBadger at 9:24am 11.03.20
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 9:24am 11.03.20 Oh yes I'm familiar with the short comings of ferro or what I just call "rocks"...the only saving gr
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions GL-WindPower at 9:24am 11.03.20 I have a H240 which is similar to the H260. I used some screw jacks and lifted the boat off the trai
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Crazy Dave Condon at 9:21am 11.03.20 Can you post a photo of broken part. Also look on the boom and mast for any identification as to ma

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