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mast make chaos at 9:39pm 08.01.05 Other Sailboats 3/730 I have a 1975 aquarius 23.5 cruiser. It broke off the mooring and the mast hit a bridge. I need to
Don what would you call this? Bill5763 at 9:33pm 08.01.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1653 Don,What would you call this arrangement? A mainsheet/vang system? Anything different about sail
Electric outboard David at 9:10pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/830 I am buying a 26c and being on a resovoir I have to use an electric outboard.What do you reccomend
LED Lighting Upgrade? John S at 3:34pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1162 Has anyone on this forum located a source for these type of bulbs in a LED configuration? I am about
Crew Overboard Recovery John S at 3:31pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/874 Here are the mods I've made to the stern of my boat to facilitate the recovery of persons swimming b
Share yours and I'll share mine Ray Hancock at 3:25pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 If you'll share yours... My wife and I are heading for the east coast next week I am looking for a
$211 Water pump!!!! Bob F at 2:54pm 08.01.05 Big Boats 8/1939 My raw water pump that cools the AB "super cool" refridge unit has failed on my 1998 H376. I checked
Fin keel vs wing keel grounding James at 2:50pm 08.01.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1135 I have a small keel boat now, and have been wanting to move up to a larger boat. I have been working
Re-vamping an older 70's Cat 27 Dinette rsn48 at 2:35pm 08.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1644 I own an older Cat 27 (around a 75) sail boat with the dinette interior. If you own one or have bee
Is it the inverter/charger or battery? David Ochoa at 2:19pm 08.01.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1115 I've been leaving the refrig/freezer and fans running during the week. This weekend I got to the boa
Purple Martins are not sailboat friendly John at 2:16pm 08.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/967 Our marina is a magnet for Purple martin birds. They enjoy sitting on spreaders, mastehead nav senso
Mac 22 Tiller lock Troy Adams at 1:56pm 08.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/757 I recently received a great "clearance deal" on a tiller "tamer" and wish to install it on my Mac 22
Peggy, the results are in BobW at 1:09pm 08.01.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1414 and I went ahead and installed a new toilet along with the vented loops.Yes, in spite of your advi
New Hunter 25 Rockhound76 at 12:46pm 08.01.05 Smaller Boats 2/758 Hi,I'm looking at the New Hunter 25. The keel looks awfully "low aspect". Does anyone have any con
Marine surveyor Jason Alexander at 12:26pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1361 Hello,Can anyone give me an idea of what a reasonable cost should be for a marine surveyor to come
Victory 21 Hull Number John at 12:05pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1453 Where are the hull numbers located, we cannot find one?John
Drifter on H260 Tom2909 at 12:03pm 08.01.05 Smaller Boats 4/1047 I've finally had a chance to try a new drifter this weekend. Sunday provided the perfect opportunit
Need a little buying advice! Joe23663 at 12:03pm 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1673 Well, I've got the itch to enter the sailing world. I've never owned my own sailboat and would love
What's In A Beneteau Option b393capt at 11:58am 08.01.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2187 I am in the process of purchasing a Beneteau 393, and I am confused by the lack of details on what e
water Heater Woes Ray Stacey at 11:40am 08.01.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1050 My 6 gallon Atwood water heater has a problem with it's 110 volt system circuitry. Even with the wat

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Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Joe Blizzard at 11:33am 02.12.21 A 20 ft sailboat will move quite nicely with a 4HP outboard. Mine does. I own two outboards, a Yam
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 11:25am 02.12.21 research and posts all run together. I'm getting old. My organazation of thought isn't what it used
Steering Backwards capta at 11:22am 02.12.21 If it was good enough for him...... ou to sail a modern 50+ footer with a tiller through a gale.
Hunter 37 legend mast head question riversloth at 11:21am 02.12.21 Looked at the kennon and it does not show any drawings or pictures but they are welded parts. I sti
Steering Backwards capta at 11:19am 02.12.21 And that's why rack and pinion and worm gear steering is seldom if ever used on a racing boat. Wha
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Daveinet at 11:13am 02.12.21 I will say one more thing about the 2 motor/trolling motor option. When I did this, the 4HP was stas
PLB recommendations dlochner at 11:10am 02.12.21 Plan 3: If no timely response, I would activate the MOB1 and the PLB1 in that order. Neither one gi
Hunter 37 legend mast head question riversloth at 11:06am 02.12.21 Thanks for the reply. I've waited on contacting rig rite. They charge a good size fee for talking
PLB recommendations Captain Larry-DH at 10:44am 02.12.21 The PLB1 is a satellite based unit made my the same manufacturer as the MOB1. The PLB1 costs the s
Gauges! eherlihy at 10:40am 02.12.21 eherlihy - can you post where you got the LEDs for the gauges? I put together a new panel with Fari
Gauges! eherlihy at 10:36am 02.12.21 I have an overabundance of battery voltage readers on board. Well really only three sets. One is an
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 10:32am 02.12.21 research and posts all run together. I'm getting old. My organazation of thought isn't what it used
PLB recommendations dlochner at 10:30am 02.12.21 The PLB1 is a satellite based unit made my the same manufacturer as the MOB1. The PLB1 costs the s
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short JamesG161 at 10:00am 02.12.21 I just talked with Joe Kerr, who wired many Hunter sailboats. I mentioned this thread issue to Joe
How to Haul / Trailer Cruiser Boats long distances? dlochner at 9:54am 02.12.21 The boat I am considering/looking at is 28'. A 28' boat can easily transported. The question will
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 9:52am 02.12.21 In an earlier post you mentioned about GMO corn protein being modified to kill off a rootworm. This
PLB recommendations tfox2069 at 9:49am 02.12.21 I singlehand most of the time I sail, and wanted a PLB that would unobtrusively fit IN my auto-infla
PLB recommendations stephen_i_w at 9:49am 02.12.21 The PLB1 is a satellite based unit made my the same manufacturer as the MOB1. The PLB1 costs the sa
PLB recommendations dlochner at 9:48am 02.12.21 So long as you have a receiver, yes. The AIS needs to be turned on and the alarms enabled.
How to Haul / Trailer Cruiser Boats long distances? DaveJ at 9:36am 02.12.21 Here is one in Southern Ontario, near Niagara Falls http://www.andrewstrucking.com I know multiple p

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