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What's my boat??? Joe McGinty at 12:47pm 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1005 I just bought a 1979 22' boat made by MacGregor. I love this boat, but I don't know whether its a M
Bow roller for H40 Tom11579 at 12:45pm 09.06.04 Big Boats 0/799 Does anyone know where to get a replacement bow roller for a H40? It looks like it's about 2 inches
catalina 27/5411 diesel exhaust les h at 11:45am 09.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1605 The exhaust system on my 1983 catalina 27/universal diesel 5411 has corroded and needs replacing. I
OMC 9.9 w/ electric start EJ Tews at 11:43am 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/872 I have a problem with my 1984 OMC 9.9 OB with electric Start. I was not able to get the engine to s
Mariner features Larry Schmidt at 11:42am 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/886 We're cleaning out our '75 Mariner and found two stainless brackets attached to the inner hull floor
Chain to rope splice Jim Seamans at 11:41am 09.06.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1700 Mark and guys who were following this link. One of the suggestions was to interleave the three stra
Genoa for a H22 chelsabella at 11:01am 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 2/873 Sailing a 1984 Hunter 22 I am considering getting a Genoa. Any comments on what size and good and b
Batteries for a 336 with 3GM30F James10116 at 10:02am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 We purchased a 95-336 this year. It has two new "big" gell batteries which the former owner added in
Yanmar 3GM30F Temperature Marty Pearce at 9:07am 09.06.04 Big Boats 5/7229 Does anyone know the temperature that the overheat alarm goes off at on a Yanmar 3GM30F? I've order
Trouble with boat sliding back on trailer... Lee at 8:43am 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2255 I've only sailed the boat once so far but cannot get the boat to stay up against the bow bumper on t
How to back a 36 Catalina Gary at 8:23am 09.06.04 Big Boats 6/2029 What type of prop do I need to be able to back my boat without killing myself?Portside pull is real
Side play in swing keel for Venture 21 Bob at 7:51am 09.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/968 Hello.....My swing keel has what I consider a lot of side play I look up in the trunk and saw that t
Urgent Advice Audie and Susan at 7:45am 09.06.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1255 We need advice...we have the opportunity to buy a new Beneteau 373 (which is basically a redesigned
Stinky Intake Hose Sandi at 7:29am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/998 We closed all the thru hulls when we left the boat 2 1/2 weeks ago. When we returned and used the h
How many different versions of the Catalina 27 Leif at 7:10am 09.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1111 Can anyone tell me where I can find the information about the different versions of the Catalina 27
What to buy? John at 6:00am 09.06.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1319 I want to buy a trailerable daysailer / weekend cruiser sailboat maximum towing weight of 3500 lbs.
Rudder failure !!!! Mike W at 5:54am 09.06.04 Big Boats 10/1921 This weekend I was sailing on a 2002 Hunter from Block Island to Stamford, Ct. and at about 1:00 am
Hunter Marine closed tuesday, 9/7 Phil Herring at 5:39am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/656 We just received an email that Hunter Marine will be closed Tuesday, 9/7. They are still without po
Problem solved: info on Diesel Fuel additives... Will Baker at 4:26am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/775 Sorry for the delay in providing the info that you requested-the post has slipped into the archives.
Battery Box, Fiberglass-where to buy abe at 4:04am 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/953 Where can I buy a fiberglass battery box for 2 27 type batteries similar to the stock box the new Hu

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Square sail LagunaJay at 8:51pm 11.18.20 I have never seen a mast mounted at the end of the bowsprit. Those Dutch ... very clever!
Square sail LagunaJay at 8:47pm 11.18.20
Orca Attacks? TimFromLI at 8:27pm 11.18.20 The problem with sailing the Lakes is when the Gales of November come early! I'm still stuck on th
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising AaronD at 8:21pm 11.18.20 Hello, Where are you going to mount the unit? A 9" plotter on a C22 is a real big plotter. I have
Replacement feathering prop falkows2 at 8:08pm 11.18.20 How about Kiwi Feathering Prop? Adjusting pitch can be easily done underwater. Ken Y Thanks Ken!
Replacement feathering prop falkows2 at 8:06pm 11.18.20 Assuming new? I did a bunch of research on them and they seemed to be in the better stats compared
Replacing roller furling unit on a 1990 Legend 37 falkows2 at 8:02pm 11.18.20 Thanks for the insight! I am concerned it would be really tight too. And yes, we are looking to c
Replacing roller furling unit on a 1990 Legend 37 falkows2 at 7:59pm 11.18.20 Installed the Pro Furl unit on my 96 37.5 Could not be more pleased. Only negative was the requirem
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On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 7:30pm 11.18.20 all i ever wanted to do was go to sea. thats what i did for my whole life. there is a lot of talk a
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising rpwillia at 7:24pm 11.18.20 I looked up real quick and found the Gramin Echomap Plus G3 which is under $500 has most of what you
Which long shaft OB would you choose for the 26S or D? The 20" or 25"? kenr74 at 7:17pm 11.18.20 I had a 20" that would occasionally come out of the water. That was on a 26S in a lake. I would thin
Love Texas. Jackdaw at 7:16pm 11.18.20 My ex and I bought a First 36.7 from a dealer at Lake Lewisville in the fall some years back. Instea
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san thinwater at 7:12pm 11.18.20
Love Texas. HMT2 at 6:47pm 11.18.20 Lived in the D/FW area for ten years. Nice people, but the weather stinks. May through September, A
Engine Controls Justin_NSA at 6:26pm 11.18.20 Geesh. You have 6 posts. I have over 7000. Who's the troll? Even the "Does it have an engine? " has
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 11.18.20 There are now sanding screens available in some places that fit on standard 5 or 6 inch sanders. Th
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 6:05pm 11.18.20 A friend of mine, to whom I was introduced when he hit my boat after his transmission linkage came
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 11.18.20 My Nikon camera, even my Uniden radar detector have GPS o_O
Simple Engine Maintenance Log Davidasailor26 at 5:59pm 11.18.20 Very nice. And good call to keep it in Google Drive. I do the same with my maintenance log so I can

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