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keel winch replacement suggestions larry abbott at 7:53am 09.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/912 Hi, Does anyone have any pros/cons regarding the Dutton-Lainson automatic brake winch and the Fulton
trailer help fluid druid at 7:26am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1024 I am about to take my Oday 192 out of the water and put it on a trailer for the first time. The tra
Drip less packing upgrade did not work Michael Bourassa at 7:10am 09.26.05 Big Boats 6/1285 In June 05 the dealer did the dripless packing upgrade to my 2004 C350 to fix the vibration/noise pr
fuel tank leak Mystic51 at 6:43am 09.26.05 Big Boats 3/994 We have done extensive work on our 28.5 (1985). We have spent many hours cleaning the boat to get r
O'Day 19 fixer-upper advice Tim11415 at 6:21am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1021 I just bought a 1980 O'day 19. It's been sitting for at least 5 years and while the hull seems good
Is there an affordable outboard motor hoist Chip Willis at 6:19am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 11/9186
My Beneteau Carol12886 at 5:31am 09.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1290 Hi, I am working on buying a 1997 Beneteau 40CC and I would like to have comments about these ser
Rebuild kits for my Hillerange alcohol stove.... dbrandt622821 at 4:06am 09.26.05 Islander 0/2903 Greetings.... any idea where I might find and rebuild kits for my alcohol stove burners? Thanks...
40.5 leaks Bob Willett at 3:47am 09.26.05 Big Boats 5/909 My 40.5 turns 12 years old this year and I have some persitant leak problems. First I have strugeled
Anybody Need Crew Joe Phibbs at 3:37am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 0/984 I am going to be free (almost retired and taking some well-deserved time off) latter part of October
Furling jib Jeff S at 3:32am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 What is a good furling jib sytem? The current sytem is lightweight and installsbehind the foresta
Installing spreader lights john karuzas at 3:07am 09.26.05 Big Boats 0/1253 Can any help with the wire routing for spreader lites. Would like to tap into the existing anchor/de
Propane solenoid Tom Chastain at 2:58am 09.26.05 Big Boats 2/838 I see in the archives that several owners have replaced the solenoid for their propane. I need to d
unstepping masts Tom at 2:49am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1039 It is about time to haul and this is my first time with this boat. How do I get the mast down withou
Anyone have info on the Boat fire/sinking catalina Alex 2740 at 2:46am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1160 We were coming back from a few days at the island yesterday and I heard the tail end of and interact
FUEL Ron Roman at 2:30am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1246 It's getting time to pull the boat for the season. I filled my tank (38gal.) two years ago. When I p
Hughes 38': Hull-Identification-Number Location? Dana M26D at 2:30am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 4/3485 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1980 Hughes 38' and the surveyor did not locate the HIN. The surv
Portal Gasket Material SailorDance at 2:16am 09.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/982 Hello, I'm looking for a source to replace the gasket material on our 1990 Caliber 33. We have the
Great day sailing Jeff Prideaux at 2:06am 09.26.05 Smaller Boats 12/1031 We had a great day sailing Sunday on the York river in VA. This was the first time I had taken the
water in the bilge for a month after launching th jrsail87@altell.net at 2:02am 09.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/847 After launching in the spring water collecs in a the bilges and stops coming in after a month or so

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Lead keel, non-copper paint DArcy at 8:26am 04.18.21 Lead oxidizes incredibly quickly and the lead oxide layer is a really poor bond. In order to get a g
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 DianaOfBurlington at 8:06am 04.18.21 Cleats mounted on steel metal "L" brackets and bolted to the sides of the rail. channel is bette
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck Rick Webb at 7:44am 04.18.21 There is a chance of breaking the weld of the nut on the bracket but I think the multiple taps from
Worried about my holding tank coming loose JamesG161 at 7:23am 04.18.21 You're splitting hairs I am being accurate, as you try to be also.;) The value 8.333 lbs/gal is a
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? RoyS at 7:08am 04.18.21 I rebuilt my 2QM15 about seven years ago. Never had smoke like you describe. Something is clearly wr
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 dLj at 6:58am 04.18.21 Yes . . . I've edited my other post to correct the chuckle! :beer: well, I glad you didn't here,
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? dhjay at 6:11am 04.18.21 I rebuilt our 2GM20F over the winter. Starts immediately with no drama. Runs beautifully. No smoke o
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 6:09am 04.18.21 I'm guessing you used Google translate for my post? Yes . . . I've edited my other post to correct
Worried about my holding tank coming loose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:08am 04.18.21 You're splitting hairs over 2-3 ounces at most. Solid waste is 75% water, an entire roll of TP would
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 6:05am 04.18.21 Will is trying to snow us. The second picture is clearly the world's largest wheel of yellow chedda
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 dLj at 6:03am 04.18.21 My wheel comes off very easily - have never needed a wheel puller. Lucky for you. But wouldn't one
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 5:50am 04.18.21 My wheel comes off very easily - have never needed a wheel puller.
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 5:49am 04.18.21 I agree with @Brian D - your wheel will need a wheel puller to remove it. At least I haven't seen a
Thinking about painting my hull john6206 at 5:40am 04.18.21 I know this is off topic, but I noticed you've owned a Catalina 18. I've been looking to buy a Cat
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 dLj at 5:39am 04.18.21 Yes, removing the wheel is safe to do. The rudder will not fall off. But your wheel might be stuck
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? dLj at 5:30am 04.18.21 On a major rebuild as you describe, the engine should run like a brand new engine. dj
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 4:41am 04.18.21 now where to find all the best mods? If you go to the Macgregorowners.com site you can find a page
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck Rick Webb at 4:27am 04.18.21 Probably paint or other crud on the exposed threads underneath. I'd get an impact and on the lowest
Funny Friday!!! (2) Will Gilmore at 3:07am 04.18.21 Mooring buoy 192835 See the difference? One is yellow. -Will (Dragonfly)
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Will Gilmore at 2:56am 04.18.21 Our hearts could only fly higher for you if pictures were to soon follow. Congratulations. -Will

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