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Rigging Question #2 Joe McGinty at 10:56am 12.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I need to replace most of my running rugging. What's the right line size for a MacG 22 set of halya
Rigging Question #1 Joe McGinty at 10:46am 12.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/897 I'm a new owner of a MacG 22. We put the mast up for the first time last weekend. Everything went
What type of brakes on your trailer is best ? Bob Lantinga at 10:33am 12.05.04 Trailer Sailors 17/2396 I am planning to buy a MAC 26X. I was wondering which type of brakes one should use on the MAC trail
What do you use for heating your boat in the cold? Bob Lantinga at 10:26am 12.05.04 Trailer Sailors 6/1759 I am planning on buying a MAC 26X I plan to sail in the some of the winter. Also when one gets wet
What Should I know About San Francisco Bill; S/V Calico Dragon at 10:09am 12.05.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1196 I just learned that I'll be moving to San Francisco early next year. I've started looking at slips a
You Thoughts on this Glen at 10:02am 12.05.04 Ask All Sailors 9/901 I have the opportunity to buy an abondoned boat at a boatyard. Lookin inside, the storage reciepts s
blisters on top of cabin Tantallon at 7:02am 12.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/882 Hi - I'm considering purchasing a 27' O'day that has small blisters from 1/4" to 3/4" long, approx o
Tough Winch Question Steve G at 6:27am 12.05.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1181 I was taking apart one of my Maxwell 24 two-speed winches to clean and regrease them. I knocked over
antifreeze question Tom Ehmke at 6:03am 12.05.04 Big Boats 3/1046 First season to winterize my C30. I used the -60degree antifreeze and ran 4 gal. through the system
strut bent chet p at 5:55am 12.05.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1430 will try to download a picture so you can see what i did
bent strut chet p at 5:51am 12.05.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/965 remember a few weeks back i mentioned i bent my strut....well here's the picture(i hope i can attach
Adjusting gear cables Alan Johnson at 5:23am 12.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/915 Okay, I have checked the archives, but I can't find it, so I'll ask the question. I have a single l
Hot Water bypass jdamann at 4:46am 12.05.04 Big Boats 6/2800 Curious if anyone has made a bypass for their hot water heater on a 350.
The "perfect" Beneteau... Paul Ouellette at 4:45am 12.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3135 Group As the wife ' I are planning to head away for an extended cruise (east coast ' south) in a f
Mast step depression Larry McDuff at 3:49am 12.05.04 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1515 A large tree fell on my boat during Hurricane Ivan, breaking the mast and causing considerable topsi
surplus/used toe rail the Captn at 1:27am 12.05.04 Big Boats 1/977 does anyone know where i might find used/suplus toe rails? 1 is required, port side for my 1985 hunt
raw water pump removal Bill C320, Papillon at 1:25am 12.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/975 I have a 1996 OC281 with a 18 hp Perkins diesel. There is a slight drip from the raw water pump wh
Interior renovations underway! Bob at 10:59pm 12.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1668 I am in the process if completely doing the inside. The cabinets and drawers have some great little
Microwave Oven for 350 Paul8821 at 10:56pm 12.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1148 Shopping for a Microwave oven for a 350.Has anyone purchased one that fits in the cavity intended
Best small boat for SF Bay David at 2:40pm 12.04.04 Ask All Sailors 11/4243 I am looking for suggestions for what would be the best small boat to sail on SF Bay. It has to be

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Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (2) Scott T-Bird at 12:49pm 03.03.21 Thx for the reminder. What size alternator did you get/have? Is it a Hitachi? What size is your
B411 Shaft Pitting dlochner at 12:42pm 03.03.21 Researching a new shaft now. I suggested the Sulfur angle because it is obvious the corrosion is j
Bimini frame parts Chiriqui at 12:09pm 03.03.21 I'm heading back down to the boat tomorrow and I will definitely appraise the setup for this solutio
B411 Shaft Pitting RitSim at 12:05pm 03.03.21 Researching a new shaft now. I suggested the Sulfur angle because it is obvious the corrosion is ju
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 11:46am 03.03.21 purchased a serpentine pulley kit and installing it Thx for the reminder. What size alternator di
Cabin Windows Stu Jackson at 11:42am 03.03.21 Good advice from Ralph. When you do your search, you might want to consider using the nautical term
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 sailermaned at 11:16am 03.03.21 The problem with the port side is it go's thru the inner liner whereas the starboard side does not I
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank BOSSailor at 11:06am 03.03.21 Nice work. Safe to say that bulkhead is not structural then?
3gmf engine shake (2) Mike Oldak at 11:04am 03.03.21 Mike, how did you go about changing your mounts? Use the boom for the lift or a board across the co
Cabin Windows (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 03.03.21 Welcome to the site. If you go to the top of your screen, you will see a very dim window labelled "
3gmf engine shake Mike Oldak at 10:36am 03.03.21 Don't know how much of a gearhead you are, Mike but this file has some info on sourcing parts throu
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 10:17am 03.03.21 Leslie, I will double check that. Thanks
3gmf engine shake Artey1 at 10:15am 03.03.21 Mike, how did you go about changing your mounts? Use the boom for the lift or a board across the com
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:11am 03.03.21 Ha ha ... Sue has me on strict orders right now. She doesn't want to see any more parts in our bas
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Ward H at 9:51am 03.03.21
Bimini frame parts (2) rgranger at 9:48am 03.03.21 191053
I see the light Ward H at 9:47am 03.03.21 I have several flashlights with strobe mode and a few with red mode. I always try before buying and
I see the light DArcy at 9:43am 03.03.21 Use headlamps. No more trying to balance the flashlight at just the right angle to point at the rig
B411 Shaft Pitting dlochner at 9:40am 03.03.21 Remember, that statement did come from the "net". Elemental sulphur is a new one on me. Did you n
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 03.03.21 Googled that and indeed elemental sulfur (from rubber curing) does promote pitting corrosion in 316

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