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Sea Freighting a Macgregor 26X Graeme17639 at 7:12pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2694 Can any one tell me if I sea freight a Macgregor 26x and trailer does it fit in a 40' shipping conta
Location of Compass / Depthfinder Brian at 5:45pm 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 7/1043 I am the new owner of a 1993 Hunter 23.5. I have not taken the boat out on the water yet, as I am d
9/26: Hunter Marine hurricane update Phil Herring at 2:34pm 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/733 A heads-up that Hunter Marine will be closed Monday 9/27/04. They currently have no power and things
Does anyone know if Catalina will sell wood parts Randy Thies at 2:28pm 09.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2539 Francis knocked her off her stands. Minor cosmetic on the outside but water damage on the inside.
Set up time on 170 Dave at 1:38pm 09.26.04 Day Sailers 8/1366 After driving with the 170 in tow, how long does it take to step mast and set everything up for sail
Set up time on 16.5 Robert at 1:34pm 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 2/854 I am looking at a Capri 16.5 and Hunter 17.0. Any opinion between the two? The next big question i
Legend 40.5 Sloar Panel Wiring Roger Haft at 1:30pm 09.26.04 Big Boats 0/740 Can anyone tell me where the wiring for the solar panel on a 93 Legend 40.5 is led into the cabin? I
No sea legs yet bill van at 1:22pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/887 So I am a really new sailer (always been a power boater). Was finally able to make the boat go f
Handicapping a 216 Mr.Ernie at 12:19pm 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 Anybody race a 216, or race against a 216, that might be able to give me a speed comparison between
Advice on forestay attachment Jack at 12:11pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1245 After a day of strenuous sailing, I notice that the stainless tang that the forestay attaches to has
How do You Get it Up? Oreana123 at 12:05pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/869 For those with a daggerboard: How do you raise and lower your DB? I am currently developing a thru d
Additions to my O'Day192 Ron Anderson at 10:41am 09.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1463 Ihave three inquiries about my 192.1. My spec sheet shows "Weight 1400lbs. (Displacement)
One anchor or two anchors Chip G. at 10:19am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1318 Simple question - what is better, one anchor or two anchors? Assuming you are not making a bahamian
Handicap rating Tim5706 at 10:09am 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 4/1046 We did our first "fun" race today (Sunday) but when asked what the PRHF (?) handicap rating was I di
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 10:01am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1152 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been sitting at a slip for two years in sa
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 9:59am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1110 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been setting at a slip for two years in sa
Abrasive Cleaners Paul8753 at 9:42am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1203 Soft Scrub, Vim, and all of the other bathroom cleansers. All of these have a mild abrasive with soa
tie a boat to a line JPeterman at 9:39am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 Does anyone have a knot suggestion for tying a small boat to a thick line. Specifically, I'd like t
Epoyx For hulls Paul8753 at 9:38am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1399 At the end of last season I found 4 - 1" size water filled blisters. I cut them open to drain and dr
Need basic Macgregor Manual B Wilson at 9:22am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/894 I'm a new owner of a relatively old 25' MacGregor. I'm looking for the "manual" that was probably g

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Max-Prop Reconditioning wsconner at 2:53am 11.25.20 Yes, I sent them the same vid.. basically said "seen worse, will know more when we look at it". So
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 BC Bernie at 11:29pm 11.24.20 Ditto. Self bleeding.
Almost catastrophe during haul out pa391as at 9:27pm 11.24.20 close call Captain Robbie. Good thing you spoke up. We had a similar issue the first season we haul
Status of the Big Lagoon BigEasy at 8:57pm 11.24.20 All good anchorages in Big Lagoon; Sand Island Cove, Spanish Point, and Redfish Point. Anchored ov
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 8:41pm 11.24.20 I am sailing costal Florida with a Beneteau 343. (so just dropping anchor to enjoy the day).. Can
Storing boat in yard? chuckwayne at 8:35pm 11.24.20 sailme88, Escape is a 356 shoal keel and the arch is not road legal - all of the midsize and up Hunt
Terry Cox at 8:29pm 11.24.20 My latest favorite: QISuv4qoJYM
Almost catastrophe during haul out Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.24.20 Our boat has decals to mark the proper strap location. As with Brian, never an issue, but I'm always
Preventors do I need one Terry Cox at 8:19pm 11.24.20 Always use one when downwind sailing, wing on wing. Snap shackle on each end of a double braid line;
Almost catastrophe during haul out Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 11.24.20 If that had happened to me, I'd be writing this posthumously :yikes: ! I always place four individu
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 8:04pm 11.24.20 It is definitely NMEA 1083. I currently having it working with a connection from the Raspberry Pi wh
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Gary Ryan at 7:50pm 11.24.20 Thanks all. I've got a couple feelers out there. Hope to resolve in a week or two. Keep you poste
Almost catastrophe during haul out Brian D at 7:40pm 11.24.20 Wow, that was a close one. Nothing like that has happened to me, yet (knocks on wood). Only thing on
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba Tally Ho at 7:25pm 11.24.20 I wish it was that easy to find parts for. If you're not familiar with the rumba you can read more
Status of the Big Lagoon SFS at 7:24pm 11.24.20 If you guys are talking about the place I think you are, I stopped there at the end of Day 1 on a de
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 6:57pm 11.24.20 My M25xpb Universal is self bleeding, so no manual bleeding is necessary. I fill the Racor when ins
Status of the Big Lagoon JohnnyMac at 6:41pm 11.24.20
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? (1) jssailem at 6:34pm 11.24.20 I looked up the connection and the radio is not accessing Nmea 0183. It is looking for the GPS signa
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 6:25pm 11.24.20 WEMA, when I purchased mine, offered different sizes and configurations so I was able to match my ta
jon hansen at 6:01pm 11.24.20 Fa9nN3G2CSg as dawn starts , play this

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