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Mac 21 0r 26S size matters? greenminnow at 11:32am 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1172 Hello, I have been trying to decide betweem a Mac 21 or 26 to buy for trailer sailing to some of th
mystery electronic device Bill at 11:11am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/883 I spent the day yesterday tracing all of the wiring for my batteries and charging system. Pretty in
Looking for a C22 swing keel trailer in SE Ole RB at 11:06am 09.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/629 I've got a '77 C22 swing keel I'll be selling that's in a slip without a trailer.
Main Halyard sucked up in Mast--How to fix?? Excalibur14928 at 10:48am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2589 Hi, I'm a novice boat owner, I have a Catalina 22 (1984) that I purchased 3 years ago; my son was 9
Looking for a RL70C Bob Halter at 10:26am 09.12.05 Big Boats 1/1414 I am looking for a Raytheon RL70C raychart color radar/chartploter display #M92735.I have installed
Water Storage Bags On The H-26 Mark A at 9:56am 09.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/831 I am looking for a source on the (5 Gallon, I guess) collapsible water storage bags that are on my 1
Link 2000 Question Rick D at 9:51am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1051 I am replacing my Freedom remote with a Link 2000. Quick question: I have two banks of house batteri
ready to start a Cal 20 restoration Chris Sturm at 9:28am 09.12.05 Cal 1/717 I recently bought a Cal 20 that was in really good condition. It was a fresh water boat, but I'm go
Loss of suction sucks Sandi at 9:16am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1648 Peggy - We have your book and have followed rather closely. The boat is in an area of tons of marin
240 launching Crow at 8:37am 09.12.05 Smaller Boats 7/900 This is my first post. I am seriously close to purchasing a 240. I have looked at as many differen
Update on H356 leech flutter Jim Seamans at 8:27am 09.12.05 Big Boats 2/733 Well, Last winter I took my mainsail back to UK sails who had said they would fix the sail under war
c-22 wing keel turn over Genesis16615 at 7:15am 09.12.05 Smaller Boats 2/1612 Just thinking.. I've put Genesis in what I think to be some near lay downs.. Has anyone ever actuall
Noxious Bilge JHall at 7:06am 09.12.05 Big Boats 2/819 Have noticed a funny smell when the boat is closed up for a while. MSD clean and pumped, deo in hold
Morgan 34 steering systems Darryl Aubrey at 6:16am 09.12.05 Morgan 0/1820 I have a 1967 Morgan 34, hull #130. Originally it had a makeshift hydraulic steering system which I
Damaged Cross beam under mast Aaron at 6:08am 09.12.05 Islander 2/1837 The beam under the mast is rotten and now removed. I need information on how to construct and repla
prop shaft coupler Capt Rob at 6:01am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1138 Does any one know the size of the bolts on the shaft to engine coupler ?Thanks Rob
sani-potti parts Dave D 94 H26 at 5:28am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1996 Help, Peggy! Or anybody else that may know! I removed the Sani-Potti from my new-to-me H26 to thorou
48' Hunter??? John Richard at 5:18am 09.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/857 I just read that Mike Harker was working with Hunter on a new 48' model and will sail hull #1 around
Keel bolts Monty16708 at 4:52am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1051 I am cleaning and repainting the bilge on my Catalina 30 and there appears to be some type of "rubbe
Water Ballast? RGallagher at 4:42am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2231 What exactly is water ballast. I sail a Catalina 22 swing keel and would like to go up in size. The

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all rope windlass All U Get at 5:45am 02.24.21 :worthless: Just a thought, a picture of the windlass would help. I was able to get my windlass reb
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! jssailem at 5:33am 02.24.21 it would be easy to kick the key and break it off in the switch. Have you ever wondered why there
all rope windlass DanMaine at 5:31am 02.24.21 I believe they still make what you are thnking. One gypsy for the chain, then a drum on the other en
Thru hull question sasafil at 5:18am 02.24.21 Thank you all for a great advice. I went ahead and did those thru holes again for a peace of mind.
No Traveler? jssailem at 5:17am 02.24.21 This past summer we saw more high wind than anything else and were constantly adjusting because we
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! (1) rgranger at 5:16am 02.24.21 This happened on a friend's boat. He found the pop top from a beer can worked quite well as a key.
Advice on Getting a Boat George_NJ at 5:10am 02.24.21 I regularly take my Macgregor 26S to a local small 520 acre electric-only lake with a shallow ramp.
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! dlochner at 5:08am 02.24.21 You cannot read the gauges without practically getting on hands and knees, and it would be easy to
Basic Fuse Rating Question kappykaplan at 5:04am 02.24.21 What is MRBF? Marine Rated Battery Fuse
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! mermike at 5:03am 02.24.21 Thoughts like these are how you end up with another boat.
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! DougM at 5:02am 02.24.21 The instrument panel for the engine on my Bene323 is located in the sidewall of the starboard lazare
Beware of BoatUS Insurance jssailem at 5:02am 02.24.21 When I acquired my policy from BoatUS /Geico, they asked for a survey. Boat is a 1974 Cal. 120 of th
Basic Fuse Rating Question Ilanortho at 4:39am 02.24.21 The voltage rating, in regards to a marine installation, applies to "AIC" or amperage interrupt cur
Basic Fuse Rating Question Maine Sail at 4:32am 02.24.21 Thank you! I've long wondered about this. Why is it then that the voltage is stamped on the fuse al
dreaming (1) George_NJ at 4:30am 02.24.21 Mine is under a foot of snow still too :(
Beware of BoatUS Insurance sailme88 at 4:27am 02.24.21 We had a 1969 Opel GT. Stopped to let someone pull out. Got T-boned by an elderly driver. Car was
No Traveler? Parsons at 4:22am 02.24.21 The Catalina does not a traveller, however it has a two sided main sheet (I'm sure there is a fancy
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Maine Sail at 4:09am 02.24.21 Unfortunately our O'Day 25 broke loose from it's Mooring and sank. It was a Total Loss. I have be
all rope windlass Captain Larry-DH at 3:53am 02.24.21 @Hayden Watson your strength is clearly a relevant factor. I guess my point was that this boat lengt
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 (1) kloudie1 at 3:51am 02.24.21 I have a picture of the ell for the port side drain.. note that mine is a "threaded on one end hose

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