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Electrics for Mac S26 Jerry21707 at 7:24am 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1347 We recently acquired a 1992 preowned S26 and she needs a bit of cleaning up at the electrical panel.
Yanmar 2qm15 rplemmler at 5:48am 07.16.05 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2931 I have a Yanmar engine in my 1980 Hunter 30. The block is cracked and I need to get a new one. Is
Gooseneck Picture? Tim at 5:06am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1805 In an earlier post I asked for info on where to locate a new gooseneck for an Ericson 29. I was giv
Window Rebuild Kit o grinder at 4:26am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/1051 I have recently purchased a 1981 C25 which is in dire need of window rebuilding - major leaks. Has*
Tuning an O'Day 192 timohara at 3:48am 07.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2430 I recently bought a 1985 O'Day 192 and have been trying to get ti tuned correctly. The problem I'm
Perhaps a discussion of DSC rsn48 at 3:26am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1264 About two weeks ago, to took a course on VHF and DSC radio procedures for my radio license in Canada
Where to put water tank - fore or aft? deeman7777 at 2:52am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 4/891 I am cleaning up the plumbing on my 77 H25. Since I will convert to a porta-pottie I will not need
lifeline bases C BACKSTAGE PASS at 1:09am 07.16.05 C&C 0/1747 We have a 1980 Landfall 38 C
blue book for sail boats scuba01 at 12:39am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1336 here is a link for pricing out a used sail boat.
Odd occurrence of PYI dripsless seal? Jim Dort at 12:33am 07.16.05 Big Boats 5/937 While I was out of the country, my dock mate luckily noticed that my automatic bilge pump was going
Windlass Installation Larry/American Dream at 12:28am 07.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1502 There is no Catalina owner with a windlass in a 30' Catalina? I plan on doing this installation myse
Sewing on a new clew ring? Brian Young at 11:44pm 07.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/1601 Folks,The webbing that held the ring at the clew of my jib ripped this week and I would like to at
Interior material, cushons, grounding Jason at 10:14pm 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/802 Would appreciate input on a few items. Price, texture and color aside, any negatives or positives t
deck setup for line organizer and mast base blocks steve at 8:24pm 07.15.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2865 I am replacing mast base blocks, deck line organizer and winch so as to direct my halyard and other
Restoring neglected batteries? Craig522 at 4:00pm 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1100 I bought a boat in April. It has 3 batteries, split into 2 banks. From reading other posts I reali
High Mosture Reading on Survey Dave at 3:50pm 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1869 Recently found a buyer for our boat (1984 H31) but on survey it was found to have high moisture read
Removing wood epoxied/glued on deck Craig522 at 3:44pm 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1168 I have to remove a piece of teak that's been epoxied (or Sikaflexed, etc) onto the deck. I'm instal
leaving jib on when docked julie at 3:12pm 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1211 is it possible to leave the jib on when docked, it is the original hank on type, i don't have a roll
Winterizing Joe at 2:33pm 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1013 I moved up from a 22ft boat to a 30ft boat this spring. Of course, there are many more things to car
O'day 27 Keel "Shoe" frmreilly at 1:56pm 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1600 I have heard people reference a lead "shoe" for the keel. Is it a good idea? Where would I get one

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first trip to Catalina sailme88 at 3:26am 04.10.21 30-33 n.mi. from Long Beach depending on which marina, Shoreline or Alamitos Bay, one departs from.
first trip to Catalina sailme88 at 3:26am 04.10.21 Not following the question. If regarding the shipping lanes, they are 5nm wide. Each lane is 1nm wi
Thru hull emergpa1 at 1:48am 04.10.21
Use of bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 12:06am 04.10.21 Warren Luhrs who owned hunter and the designers of the B&R expressed their concern whom I trusted th
minimum screw size FastOlson at 9:25pm 04.09.21 A #10 machine screw or a quater inch... either will be fine. There are likely three per attachment p
soft area starboard fore deck Jason Whyte at 8:17pm 04.09.21 Thanks @Noodat Lady
Dinghy engine lifting davit chuckwayne at 7:55pm 04.09.21 garhauer made a nice setup for Escape; radar mast with antennas hoop on top and engine hoist. Well d
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 AndreNJ11 at 7:51pm 04.09.21 The O'Day 39 and 40 have balsa cored hulls, all others are solid. Hello, Sorry to make a slight
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 7:51pm 04.09.21
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 7:48pm 04.09.21 What's a little 2 1/2 hour drive .. Driven further than that for a cup of coffee......
First 41s5 manual windlass georgetheleo at 7:48pm 04.09.21 I gave the manual windlass away and installed a Lewmar electric 1000 with 20ft 5/16 chain and 200ft
Thru hull Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 04.09.21 can you not look in the boat to see what is connected to it and follow the hose back to a source?
soft area starboard fore deck Noodat Lady at 7:43pm 04.09.21 You have to cut out the rot. Period. No miracle cures for this.
Thru hull Don S/V ILLusion at 7:38pm 04.09.21 can you not look in the boat to see what is connected to it and follow the hose back to a source?
Diagnosing a problem with the shower pump georgetheleo at 7:38pm 04.09.21 I had same problem on my B41S5 . The diaphram pump ran but no pumpy. Finally discovered that prior o
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? (1) CarlN at 7:37pm 04.09.21 I attach1/4" thick clear twin-wall polycarbonate panels to the back of the flexible panels. You can
Thru hull Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 04.09.21 and my engine and head intake are further aft. That would be the same location as the sea water i
Does teleflex control cables fit Volvo-Penta control?? georgetheleo at 7:35pm 04.09.21 THank You!
Thru hull Dave Groshong at 7:13pm 04.09.21 Most galley sinks have 1/2 inch thru hull fittings, some are 3/4 inch, looks like a typical mushro
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 6:59pm 04.09.21 Among the movies was an Easter Bunny movie that had the Easter Bunny locating his candy making fact

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