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swing keel cable steveo at 1:23am 05.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/946 I recently bought a venture 22 with the swing keel. It came with orig owners manual (cool!) that spe
Bad Problem Bill at 12:59am 05.03.05 Other Sailboats 22/1777 I've gotten myself into a mess. I bought a new boat last year. I'm single and in my 30s. I lost m
Where to install a bimini.... Chris I. at 12:52am 05.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1780 All,I'm about to order a bimini top for my '87 C-22. But I'm a little unsure of just where to ins
what size outboard? bob at 12:23am 05.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/979 thanks for the help with the keel question -- i've searched the archives, perhaps improperly, and co
fun with interfacing patrick at 11:55pm 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 1/933 Has anyone had experience with interfacing a simrad wp30 with a garmin gps, a 276C to be exact? I've
Removing keel winch. Cactus Jack at 11:46pm 05.02.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1129 I need to unbolt the swing keel winch from it's mount on my Catalina 25 to do some minor repair work
A 1990 D Model ? Paul Vance at 11:29pm 05.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/894 1990 D Model ?I recently purchased a 1990 D model . The Hull number is MACW 1804J990 . All the thi
Rebedding a deck in two weekends? Lee14301 at 11:24pm 05.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/998 Hello,Would it be possible for two people to rebed all of the hardware on a "stock" oday 25 in two
RIG TUNING O'HALE YES at 10:57pm 05.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/770 I have '79' O'Day 27'. I'm looking for a tuning guide for the rigging. Is ther such a thing? Or does
Coolant choice for the Universal m-25 Brian at 10:15pm 05.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/965 Having just changed the coolant to a long life type to cut down on the dreaded change over air locks
Best backing plate material for cleats/chocks Rich L at 9:37pm 05.02.05 Smaller Boats 6/3119 So what's your opinion about the best backing plate materials. Obviously, not starboard, since it de
Stripes on the 260 Mark at 5:13pm 05.02.05 Smaller Boats 3/862 Just a comment about the strips.The yacht is not all that old and the stripes are peeling off alre
Rudder position Troy Adams at 2:19pm 05.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/722 Anyone know the proper rudder alignment for the Mac 22? I have what I believe to be the original tea
Rigging a cruising spinnaker George H260 at 12:31pm 05.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1694 I'm ready to rig a new asymmetrical and wonder about what to use to attach the tack to the "bail" of
Effect of Jib on weather helm George H260 at 12:26pm 05.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3341 I generally think of the jib as tending to counteract weather helm. However, it would appear logical
Do I really need a vented loop with a LectraSan? Mark7500 at 9:49am 05.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/2952 Peggie:I'm getting ready to remove my forward holding tank and replace with a LectraSan for a vari
Rigid Boom Vang Robb19648 at 9:37am 05.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/882 Does anyone have experience with a Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang on a Hunter 29.5?I'm specifically inte
Hard steering Ragtimes at 9:23am 05.02.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1017 I am a new Mac 26X owner and I have a few questions regarding the steering. I found the steering fai
Open Transom S. Morrow at 9:22am 05.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1562 I have a new Hunter 33 with an open transom to the swim platform. I discovered items left on the cab
Portlights TONY A at 9:21am 05.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1045 Does anyone have a line on replacement portlight lens? OR, suggestions on how to clean, or polish a

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Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 7:21am 01.19.21 The belt slips. I replaced it a year after buying the boat, and over time tightened it on several o
AC/DC Grounding Question Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 01.19.21 Calder is correct about the reason for grounding AC and DC together. If there is only one DC ground
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:18am 01.19.21 Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. Something easily to maintain and manage in tight marinas
O'Day 27 Prop RMintle at 7:18am 01.19.21 That makes sense. Thanks.
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Daze at 7:15am 01.19.21 Agreed, @artboas is a great resource! He's been very helpful to me and I already "owe" him a day of
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Crazy Dave Condon at 7:15am 01.19.21 The hunter 260 & 26 are practically the same boats except for the forward hatch and cockpit which th
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 7:10am 01.19.21 If your alternator is grounded to the block, how does current return to the battery? Through the
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) william24424 at 7:10am 01.19.21 Yes, get a boat with proper shower, if I may also recommend. Ivation portable outdoor shower (keeps
Brand new coolant pump fail. Leeward Rail at 6:58am 01.19.21 You have 2 pumps now I'd rebuild them Agree. The bearings are usually why the lower quality after
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') (1) Wood Jigger at 6:51am 01.19.21 Here's a neat solution from the MacGregor site: held in place with hose clamps. I also found a narr
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:49am 01.19.21 When I first saw my Beneteau on the hard at the AYS dealership, I fell in love. 6 months later I b
Simarine Battery Monitors Maine Sail at 6:47am 01.19.21 The Simarine is a pretty cool device, great screen and a great concept. Our only complaint, after ma
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Ron20324 at 6:41am 01.19.21 ...Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. When I first saw my Beneteau on the hard at the AYS
AC/DC Grounding Question JamesG161 at 6:38am 01.19.21 They connected the alternator ground to a different point on the engine than the starter ground? So
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:21am 01.19.21
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 6:18am 01.19.21 If your alternator is grounded to the block, how does current return to the battery?
anchor chain Ron20324 at 6:14am 01.19.21 ...Thanks .... I have a spare gypsy here, and on one half it says "A, 5/16" the other side is "B,
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance RoyS at 6:11am 01.19.21 I bought a car with self parking. Works way better than me. Lots of fun parallel parking on a busy s
Prada cup on TV Daveinet at 6:05am 01.19.21 I was suggesting the boat be designed to run both foils in the water all the time, not just puting i
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance Ron20324 at 5:54am 01.19.21 May I die with my hands on the helm and never have to become an RV'er. We can arrange that !:yike

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