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Mac26S rudder hold down? Jack Sims at 3:25pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1005 Just purchased a 1995 Mac26S and noticed in the instruction book that a rudder hold down cable shoul
Heel and Helm Help Mac Bentley at 2:54pm 04.12.05 Smaller Boats 16/1172 I need to keep the heeling in check for the boat's namesake and it would be nice to hold down the we
Deck Moisture Danny at 2:49pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/841 I have been looking at Catalina 38's and was wondering if anyone has had problems with moisture or c
Drilling through the panel Oliverhg at 2:38pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 15/1193 I have a 2004 Hunter 33. My wife would like to hang some cup hooks or install other hanging hardwar
Looking for Genoa track sail slides Marty26d at 2:06pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1294 HelpHave been looking for a 7/8" Genoa sail silde to fit the Mac 26d.I found one on E-Bay but no l
Stancions Dale E. Baker at 1:02pm 04.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1093 My wife and I pulled the lifeline stancions off this weekend in order to straighten, and rebed them.
28.5 electrical box John at 1:00pm 04.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/875 Hello all, thanks for the input on my last post about sailing in neutral or fwd. Guess I must start
Edson steering cable Sonny at 12:45pm 04.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2596 Catalina 30 - 1991Was lubing the steering cable and found one broken wire. I'm debating whether I
CanAm 2005 Flotilla Terry at 12:19pm 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/891 Reminder update folks. We now have over 20 MacGregors registered for the first stop at Ganges Harbou
Condensation on a sailboat? Frank at 12:01pm 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3943 Living on a 28 foot Cal this winter we experienced much condensation due to exhalation and the by-pr
Solids buildup in discharge hose Randy Williams at 11:15am 04.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1216 Have solids buildup in my discharge hose from the head. Is there any way to treat/desolve this mater
Wheel Retrofit Bob at 10:55am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1017 I have a 2001 Hunter 320. I love the new Six-Spoke Folding Wheel by Whitlock. Can I just switch th
water tank , batteries, feul tank Gibs Jib at 10:00am 04.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/891 I was wondering if anyone could tell me where the above items are installed and what size of ea. are
How to Rig a Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 9:51am 04.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2008 So, I'm sure I am really making myself look like quite the sailer, but I have no clue how to rig my
Has anyone had experience with Jeanneau? Donald6441 at 9:25am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/985 I am considering the purchase of a new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS. I looked at the ship last Miami B
Tacoma Area Marina's? RalphG at 9:16am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/996 We've just discovered our son is being posted to McChord AFB. Can any locals to that area advise o
Reference Needed - American Marine Mr_Lucky at 8:52am 04.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/969 I'm a semi-tenderfoot who's crewed on a variety of 27' - 50' boats but have not owned one yet. I've
Cal 27 T2 - PHRF handicap adjustment Jose R. Villalon at 8:40am 04.12.05 C&C 0/3206 We have a Cal 27 T2 in our sailing club's PHRF racing fleet. The inboard engine as well as prop shaf
Gas tank in motor well? tgreen111 at 8:01am 04.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/840 I have a 1990 Mac 26S which came with 2 6-gal fuel tanks stored in the lazarette, along with the bat
New Subjects Don Guillette at 7:43am 04.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/1723 Ship mates: OK, we've beaten telltales to death - is there anything you'd like to discuss about sail

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H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 6:14pm 01.12.21 When daysailing I find I rarely feel the need to adjust the output after raising sail. While racing,
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Hunter216 at 6:01pm 01.12.21 @CaptainRan It would seem your primary issue is reluctance to go to mast to either reef or adjust
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum sail sfbay at 5:54pm 01.12.21 MarcinS.............congratulations on your new sailboat!! Your new 38 offers lots of features, com
Cracked and Warped Headliner, leaks along cabin side? JohnInCT at 5:52pm 01.12.21 I would want to know more about wet core in the deck. I am not too worried about the headliner unle
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 5:29pm 01.12.21 My outhaul goes thru the boom and hangs down about 2 feet at the mast. As long as you can get to i
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? (1) Tally Ho at 5:29pm 01.12.21 How about these... look like the genuine article...
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Ken13559 at 5:22pm 01.12.21 My 2GM20F is 18 years old. So when should I replace the engine mount? Do I wait for some problem or
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? (2) Tally Ho at 5:16pm 01.12.21
Beneteau 373 Single Handing sail sfbay at 5:16pm 01.12.21 Good advice above...........install rigging hardware so you can operate the traveler lines from the
Cracked and Warped Headliner, leaks along cabin side? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 01.12.21 Hello All, I'm interested in purchasing a Cat 30, but am concerned about two issues. First in t
Hunter Vision 32 1989 sail sfbay at 5:04pm 01.12.21 You might find these threads on the same subject helpful: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads
Conditioning new batteries. Stu Jackson at 4:56pm 01.12.21 There are probably a gazillion boats with 6V banks in series/parallel. I read a TON of boating webs
Battery location H31' (83-87) Tally Ho at 4:56pm 01.12.21 My PO turned the foot well under the nav table into a battery box. I have two group 31 flooded batt
Victron Smart Battery Shunt jssailem at 4:50pm 01.12.21 Thank you. Hoping that I will get to the boat by February so I can install the Balmer SG200 hardware
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration CaptainRan at 4:28pm 01.12.21 My outhaul goes about 3/4ths forward along the boom to a cleat. Actually, I'm askin' anyone who care
Conditioning new batteries. heritage at 4:21pm 01.12.21 Couldn't you parallel the two batteries for a few days and let them settle to the same voltages. Th
Beneteau 373 Single Handing Tally Ho at 4:14pm 01.12.21 Like @JRacer,I have long leads on my traveller lines, so I can stretch them out on the cockpit seats
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 3:27pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply wit
Conditioning new batteries. Maine Sail at 3:20pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply with
Victron Smart Battery Shunt Maine Sail at 3:13pm 01.12.21 Thank you. Has Balmar resolved the data issue regarding the SG200 that plagued them when first on t

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