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What good would a sliding gooseneck do? Alex at 8:08am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1099 Hey, ALL.I was browsing the Mac pages with all kinds of mods and found a "sliding gooseneck"What e
Solor Cars Franklin at 7:25am 07.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/774 Sorry for the OT but I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I think it's possible with today'
Fixing crazing dwayne13628 at 6:59am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2355 Let me make sure I got this right, to fix crazing (spider cracks), I need to dremel through the gelc
VHF License, online course?? dwayne13628 at 6:57am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2793 So, is there an online course for the VHF license that is valid in Canada? I know there are colleges
Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/902
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/996 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1940 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1865 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/817 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/901 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2189 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4793 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1220 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1430 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking
12 v microwave Mario7470 at 2:12am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1881 Hi,We just bought a Hunter 29.5 1995 and WE just love it !I have a microwave in my hunter 29.5.
conversion of 40.5 to cutter Dodd Daggett at 1:56am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 Have you converted a 40.5 to a cutter rig? Were there any problems? Did it work? What's the cost?
Jib Sheet Adjustments Richard at 1:32am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2019 Don, I love your site here, and just ordered your book. I have a question about my Neilpride jib. I'
Bird poop Monty16708 at 12:52am 07.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1083 We moved our Catalina 30 to a new marina last year and this summer the forward deck was covered in p
cdi flex furler for oday 20 casey dulemba at 12:14am 07.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1037 Does anyone out there know which cdi flexible furlers i can use on my 1978 oday 20? I need to order

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Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 12:47pm 04.16.21 :laugh: Both!
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Benny17441 at 12:43pm 04.16.21 Let me warn you that there will be water already trapped under the sole of the bilge. As a matter
Swing keel vs Dagger ? RussC at 12:33pm 04.16.21 Maybe I'm a "tad" biased because I own a Mac 25 ;), but that 26d that rGranger posted is a screaming
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 12:33pm 04.16.21 192795 -Will (Dragonfly)
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 12:14pm 04.16.21 Great looking tiller! Yes the spacing looks right for a tiller tamer. Never had one on my Ericson.
PROP upgrade size Benny17441 at 12:07pm 04.16.21 Check with the 3 blade prop manufacturer, as they usually keep conversion data for their propellers.
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 12:02pm 04.16.21 the Macs are pretty simple. Not much to go wrong except for abuse. Motor and sails are the expensiv
Removing Liquid Electrical Tape rgranger at 12:01pm 04.16.21 If it is actually vinyl, any strong caustic will break it down to dust. Experiment with some (off t
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) Jackdaw at 11:58am 04.16.21 Woo Hoo, just got back from getting my second shot. Two more weeks and I'm a safe as I can get. -
First-time Sailbaot Owner - Hunter 240 Swing Keel Question Crazy Dave Condon at 11:53am 04.16.21 Told @familyrapp this morning I was stumped as to problem. He is going down to gently pull from bo
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Roland5048 at 11:52am 04.16.21 You have got to be kidding! There is no way I would even consider putting 6 people on a 30 foot bo
Dynaplate chip veres at 11:52am 04.16.21 Good suggestion, thanks. Chip V.
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 11:51am 04.16.21 You might be a redneck if this is your bass boat:
Removing Liquid Electrical Tape thinwater at 11:50am 04.16.21 The Permatex web site says vinyl. The SDS will tell you the solvents.
What Gen 3 Anchors fit H38 bow rollers? flightlead404 at 11:49am 04.16.21 Only one definite response so far (thanks @senang). Does anyone else have either a Mantus, Rocna, o
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt shemandr at 11:46am 04.16.21 De-rig the boat yourself so that the yard can just pull the pins for stays and upper shrouds and lif
1989 Catalina 30 Hootenanny at 11:43am 04.16.21 For many years we used to use a commercial teak oil finish that was coconut "scented" and the label
Fuel Filter Question SycloneDriver at 11:42am 04.16.21 Looks like a Donaldson P552000 (same as WIX 33207).
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Justin_NSA at 11:35am 04.16.21 the Macs are pretty simple. Not much to go wrong except for abuse. Motor and sails are the expensive
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 11:28am 04.16.21 Any special areas to look for issues on the Mac 26D?

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