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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 2/1335 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 10/1500 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 5/1099 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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Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (4) SandyFrank at 4:57pm 04.09.21 192568 Fairing applied. 192567 192569 Gel coat primer applied! Looking good if I say so myself!
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 4:44pm 04.09.21 Let me know if you find anything Terry, we can't even find where it goes past the inlet...let alone
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 4:24pm 04.09.21 And another excuse to meet up with you is shot down... dang... I know how you feel. Ward came all
Equalizing batteries JamesG161 at 4:17pm 04.09.21 PS: @Head Sail mine does not "desulfer" bad term, even if it is common. I updated my post, later.
Dynaplate Ken13559 at 4:17pm 04.09.21 I am almost going to agree with this, however, that is old school thinking, right along with the 10
Equalizing batteries (1) dLj at 3:59pm 04.09.21 Now follow me, using that graphic, which is correct, and I will tell you the VOLT and Amps and som
Where do I find this part? dlochner at 3:53pm 04.09.21 The inspiration https://lifeempirically.com/2018/03/12/build-your-own-diy-arid-bilge-or-dry-bilge-s
Equalizing batteries JamesG161 at 3:49pm 04.09.21 graphic... No scale, no values, nothing to define how or way they are doing each part Graphics are
Add Name to Owner Directory Phil Herring at 3:48pm 04.09.21 Hi @Brokenarm, if you wouldn't mind submitting a support ticket I can definitely help with all of th
Annual service ... Yamaha 8HP outboard (4 stroke) Johnb at 3:42pm 04.09.21 The cooling water flow will look perfect until the impeller sheds a blade and then it will all go ba
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 3:38pm 04.09.21 :banghead: Thank you shemandr, that's exactly what I was going for. It's not called a 'head' for
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 3:25pm 04.09.21 :banghead:
Where do I find this part? rpwillia at 3:13pm 04.09.21 The inspiration https://lifeempirically.com/2018/03/12/build-your-own-diy-arid-bilge-or-dry-bilge-sy
Exposed lead keel dlochner at 3:11pm 04.09.21 The bilge pumps on my boat have a fitting into which the pump snaps. That fitting is glued to the fi
Winch removal dlochner at 3:09pm 04.09.21 To your knowledge, is there a significant difference between the eWincher1 and eWincher2? Looks l
Exposed lead keel Ziggler at 3:06pm 04.09.21 Re-Posting this question: Are we not supposed to install bilge pumps/float switch with screws into t
Dinghy engine lifting davit shemandr at 3:05pm 04.09.21 No pic showing the hoist. But one showing it not being there. So it was removable. I'm thinking n
Winch removal Hello Below at 2:57pm 04.09.21 I did look at those other options and there is one new to the market from Australia. John Haries fr
Dinghy engine lifting davit ChrisCall at 2:31pm 04.09.21 Thanks that the area I thought . And if you find I picture that would be great. Thanks again
Where is the electrical panel in your O'Day 20? (4) Noodat Lady at 2:17pm 04.09.21 192562 The white socket that looks to be AC is in fact 12v. I have never removed it, but presumably

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