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Water pump/ Swinging at mooring eric1795 at 11:43pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/770 My MacGregor has a freesh water system and has a Whale water pump fitted. After only 4 years the ele
Steering eric1795 at 11:36pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/685 My steering wheel shaft seems to be corroded and might need replacing. I need to know how to uncoup
Datamarine Depth Gauge Health Check Tony5898 at 11:31pm 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1402 I have an operational Datamarine Depth gauge on my C'C. However, after careful inspection, the back
o'day kitten carol browning at 11:21pm 05.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1782 Hello, I purchased a O'day kitten at tag sale for $25.00.I think its from the the 1960s. It looks
Gelcoat/old paint and peel away jwurch at 10:16pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1262 I used the peel away product on my bottom over the past few weeks. It worked like a charm. You can
dropping your keel Rick at 9:55pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/888 yep, it happened, i let someone steer while i went below and "bang", he hit a rock!!well, it opened
Tack attach method John S at 3:35pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2552 I would like to know how the tack of the mainsail is normally attached to the boom and if anyone has
Hatch Sliding James at 2:21pm 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/858 I will replace the teak hatch guides this year - Why? because the old ones are split, grey, coming o
motor steering BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/963 Need some advice.Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
new boat grounding in sea trial Sam at 1:43pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 19/1333 New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
Microwave on 37.5 Sea Sharp at 12:49pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 7/978 I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/2409 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1013 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/866 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1585 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/899 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/894 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1121 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/993 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/985 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s

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Anchor locker drainage Ron20324 at 5:37am 10.01.20 What is the need to drain that last inch of water in the anchor locker ? Yeah, it will probably ge
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 Justin_NSA at 5:13am 10.01.20 Have you tried these guys? It's all I find. https://www.oldboatbrochures.com
Commodore T26 MeMelou at 5:13am 10.01.20 Thank you for the picture and advice :)
Why, Beneteau, why? NYSail at 4:37am 10.01.20 My instruments needed a software update. Updating the B&G Zeus3 was easy: Just stick a microSD card
Drill into my traveler bar? Joe at 4:21am 10.01.20 I don't think you're going to be happy with mounting the cleat the way you've suggested.... First of
New sailer Mr. Dave at 3:43am 10.01.20 Lmao. Just realized I title this topic as new sailer. No wonder you guys think in new. I me t new
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 3:35am 10.01.20 I had a bid in, & thought that I had an agreement, then the seller brought in other perspective buye
Windlass install vmaks at 3:10am 10.01.20 Thank you for your very in-depth reply and suggestions. I will read your reply a few more times to a
Water pouring out of exhaust! jssailem at 2:30am 10.01.20 Correct assumption. But pumps are pumps and the goal of water is to provide a cooling system to the
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates justsomeguy at 2:22am 10.01.20 Out of curiosity, do these boats have an inner liner in the area around the chainplate? Technicall
New Furler NYSail at 11:08pm 09.30.20 My Schaffer unit i bought new around 2010 did not have metal bearings. Smooth and great unit. Would
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting NYSail at 10:58pm 09.30.20
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates Project_Mayhem at 10:31pm 09.30.20 Out of curiosity, do these boats have an inner liner in the area around the chainplate?
What to do if you lose your rig. jssailem at 10:26pm 09.30.20
Why, Beneteau, why? SoSound at 10:24pm 09.30.20 I thought that the Triton displays could get software updates via the Zeus MFD. I've performed soft
WEBASTO HEATING SYSTEM SoSound at 10:04pm 09.30.20
Water pouring out of exhaust! Project_Mayhem at 10:01pm 09.30.20 This is actually the first time I've ever seen it running on the water. I assume you have a diesel a
Water pouring out of exhaust! jssailem at 9:34pm 09.30.20 You should see the water passing out of my boat at cruise. Not seeing an issue. Note the engine wil
Windlass install jssailem at 9:19pm 09.30.20 I suggested the horizontal windlass as a possibility. It might be great if it fits the space just at
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 09.30.20 I'm kind of seeing a horizontal windlass mounted UP on the deck for a couple of reasons: 1. There

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