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How often do you sleep on your boat? SailboatOwners.com at 3:59pm 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 84/9217 Sailboats are, of course, designed for sailing. Yet most boats will accommodate one or more people o
Looking for plans to turn Mac 25 into a Trimaran Sloop Jon B at 3:17pm 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1383 Hi I own a 1985 Mac 25 ft. sailboat and I'm looking for someone that might have plans or knows a per
Swing keel angle? Timm R at 2:39pm 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 5/1054 While leaving our moored 1973 Catalina I could see through the clear water at our swing keel.I was
350 Holding Tank ROY at 1:27pm 07.10.05 Big Boats 3/1140 After replacing the impeller on the head that has been recommended, I discovered a new pronlem whi
Yanmar exhaust elbow Jared at 11:20am 07.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2649 I know this has happened to other folks from reading the archives, but figured I would check to make
Plans to make a 25 Mac into a trimaran Sloop Jon B at 10:27am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1064 I'm looking for plans to convert a mac 25 into a trimaram Would you drop the keel and install a cen
"Unbelieveable" Water Tank Cover! Robert147 at 10:21am 07.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 14/2541 Just pulled the cover off the water tank on my '92 H-28 (I've owned it about a year). What a mess! T
Portage, Indiana Jerry21707 at 10:15am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/964 Can any one give us some help on where we can park our MacGregor S26 boat and trailer. We plan to sp
What model H25 is this?? deeman7777 at 9:43am 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 11/921 I purchased a 1977 H25 that was on the hard for 7 years. I am in the process of rennovating her now
Can you restore lines? deeman7777 at 9:38am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2688 I purchased a 1977 Hunter 25 that has been on the hard for about 7 years. It is cleaning up somewha
plastic trim plugs kennyb at 8:00am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1041 The white plastic trim plugs (in the cabin overhead)that fill the holes where the handrails are mou
Centerboard attachment Ben at 7:53am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1009 Hi,Does anybody have a pic or a diagram of the centerboard attachment system for a 92 Mac26s. I re
Towing vehicle alternatives Bob at 7:40am 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 13/1161 Has anyone recently towed a 23.5 with the Honda, Grand Caravan, Pacifica, Chevy or Ford mini vans?
Venture 21 jib sail dimension larry abbott at 7:01am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1233 hi, can anyone tell me the dimensions of the jib sail for a Venture 21? Thanks, Larry. I'm looking
Trailor Salvage Lin7252 at 6:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/995 I just purchased a 1989 CAT 22 wing keel that came with a trailor. While the boat is in good shape
Mud Daubbers Big Windy at 5:10am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1840 In my part of the country, we are constantly trying to keep the critters out from under our sail/bim
Oday 25 CB wire pmc18278 at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1001 My 1979 Oday 25 center board is stuck inside the shoal keel. I just bought this boat and upon launch
Mid Bay Cruise Info nick - rock hall at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1290 Only have five daye to cruise the middle chesepeake from Rock Hall. Any suggested routes on my 34 h
speed Bittersweet at 3:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/880 I have a mac v22 and was told by the previous owner that he had had the boat up to nearly 7knots. I
bent mast otis8609 at 2:54am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/883 We had a cable snap on our mast which allowed the mast to bend at about a 30 degree angle right wher

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Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger dhandzy at 12:58pm 04.04.21 @Ralph Johnstone : Ugh, that does make sense. This is exactly what the PO said he had to do: pull t
Grounded or ungrounded boat? Borbeck at 12:55pm 04.04.21 Mast up in the water. Ready to sail.
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 12:53pm 04.04.21 So the wiring of the mast is done, wasn't easy, but it's done. fished the Coax, anchor light and dec
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Terry Cox at 12:49pm 04.04.21 Price seems pretty fair to me. You can always counter. Advice up to this point all good. Stuffing bo
Prevent engine starting in reverse Benny17441 at 12:38pm 04.04.21 Before getting the transmission back on neutral it is recommended to slow the boat speed down to und
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Benny17441 at 12:32pm 04.04.21 Echo Kloudie's recommendation about the raw water impeller, if possible I would replace it. Fresh
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? No Rush at 12:17pm 04.04.21 Go loose footed. I have measured and installed sails on over 100 boats when supporting a large inter
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 eherlihy at 12:14pm 04.04.21 what's the correct repair method?? Drop the keel, replace any damaged bolts, rebed and reinstall t
Equalizing batteries dLj at 12:10pm 04.04.21 The problem with folks who don't know how to equalize batteries is that they do it before they have
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 12:05pm 04.04.21 i dyed a gallon of water and poured it in the bildge. Guess what, I have red water weeping out of th
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 11:58am 04.04.21 Sail to Easter Island. Sheesh! What a hike. If I make it to Parks Bay, will I be close enough?
Grounded or ungrounded boat? JamesG161 at 11:46am 04.04.21 I assume you are camping with the Mast Down. If so, your boat is isolated from Lightning, if the tr
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) HMT2 at 11:39am 04.04.21 Some sailors hang their ignition key on their freshwater thru hull lever so they can't forget. :re
Leaky AMF Puffer shemandr at 11:33am 04.04.21 For those of us who don't know, what material is the Puffer made from.
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) JamesG161 at 11:27am 04.04.21 You can seal the window crack too, with white goop.;) Then you have a reminder to open your engine
Grounded or ungrounded boat? Borbeck at 11:27am 04.04.21 I was not given any factory paper work on my boat when I took possession of it. I am restoring it c
first trip to Catalina Kings Gambit at 11:20am 04.04.21 This recount of a small boat voyage to Catalina was posted a while ago in a thread about fog. It wo
Grounded or ungrounded boat? (1) Borbeck at 11:18am 04.04.21 I do not have an engine. I am worried about lightening. I am making a camper out of my boat. I have
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) Justin_NSA at 11:01am 04.04.21 Some sailors hang their ignition key on their freshwater thru hull lever so they can't forget. :red
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 04.04.21 When I start the engine I normally do check the exhaust for water flow. Everything just went a litt

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