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Deck repair saildriver at 2:42am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1483 I need to repair the deck under my stanchions. Cracks have developed and when it rains more water g
Will the new 25 use an inboard or an outboard? Ed at 2:26am 09.20.04 Smaller Boats 0/786 I have seen the new 27 - nice boat but more $$$ than I want to spend on a day sailor. I saw a Catal
Broken mast Henry Wellman at 2:13am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/853 Hurricane Frances snapped my 26x mast, almost predictably exactly at spreader. Don't know where to
Yanmar 2gm question siggib at 2:10am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/862 Hi there.3Hurricanes and 5 weeks later, I went out for the first sunday afternoon sail.After I re
Water Ballast James at 1:04am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/934 How do I fill/drain the water ballast in my Mac-25?
Volt Meter question steve at 1:01am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1277 I just lost our battery monitor (failed due to age.)I will replace with another however in the mean
Polair diagram PdBruin at 12:45am 09.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1043 I have a bought a Hunter 310 and am curious if anybody has its polair diagram available for understa
Let the wife take the tiller yesterday... Lee14289 at 12:43am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1966 I posted this on the Macgregor site but thought you might get a kick out of it also.She has sai
Let the wife take the tiller yesterday.... Lee14289 at 12:31am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 49/3490 She has sailed just about as much as I have which isn't alot but I must have been paying attention m
Hunter 23.5 Jiffy Reefing David at 11:53pm 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2614 Help.......?!When I purchased my 23.5 a number of years ago the jiffy reefing lines were not set u
Ivan lessons RS20604 at 11:34pm 09.19.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1154 The eye of Ivan passed directly over Raven last Thursday morning. 130 mph clocking thru 180 degrees.
Hurricane Ivan Mike16177 at 11:11pm 09.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1104 This is my marina afterwards.
Gelcoat repair Ron2533 at 11:02pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1157 We were lucky to just get kissed by recent storms, but did get some minor abrasion damage that needs
Florida winter 2004/5 To go or not go? Sailadjuster at 10:40pm 09.19.04 Ask All Sailors 27/1844 --to Florida this year?Comments on wintering in Florida after all the hurricane damage and after IC
240 Rig tuning and mast foot/step Andrew K. at 6:15pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1129 Hi guys,I have been searching through the archives and found some great stuff on tuning the B'R rig
limited dick roy at 3:27pm 09.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/807 i have a 78 30ft catalina that has a name in metal that say`s "limited" on both sides of the boat ne
h23.5 ventilation ed allen at 1:35pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1064 hi hunter sailors,lately i've been trying to figure out an effective way to improve ventilation on
Honda 8 Outboard tommyg at 1:28pm 09.19.04 Smaller Boats 5/1281 We are considering the purchase of a Honda 8 "Classic" 4 stroke outboard for our '89 Cat 22. It is
swaying autopilot Mict at 12:00pm 09.19.04 Big Boats 2/961 I have a 1984 H34 with a Raymarine St4000 autopilot without rudder feedback. Results with the autop
engine overheating jim22335 at 11:55am 09.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/916 I recently posted a description of my recent problems with my Yanmar 3gm30f overheating. I went to t

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Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 1:34pm 02.04.21 I love that clip What is the minimum crew requirement? Well one I supppose That clip is full
Navigation Lights Jacktar at 1:20pm 02.04.21 Suggest you keep the red/green and stern white at deck level, drunken lost boaters do not look 3 fe
Bike Rack jssailem at 1:19pm 02.04.21 I have always thought if your going to have a bike on a sail boat it would be one of the collapsible
CNG Tank + Gas cstats at 1:15pm 02.04.21 I have a CNG tank that came with my boat when I bought her. But live in Michigan. Let.me know if yo
Switching an inboard for an outboard Sailfanatic at 1:11pm 02.04.21 I would expect the loss in value of the boat with an outboard would be more the the cost to replace
CNG Tank + Gas jerryf609 at 1:09pm 02.04.21 I have a CNG tank that came with my boat when I bought her. But live in Michigan. Let.me know if you
HI Sailfanatic at 1:04pm 02.04.21 Something to keep in mind regarding traveler location, is if the traveler is inside or aft of the c
HI dlochner at 12:50pm 02.04.21 The closest traveler to be used it seems to be the one on the left of Lean Remmicks post here as on
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 02.04.21 As long as you have the toilet out of the way, this would be a great time to upgrade the toilet...t
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:26pm 02.04.21 Oh for heaven's sake...he's only moving the toilet out of the way, not the whole system! First, cl
Navigation Lights sailme88 at 12:16pm 02.04.21 If being seen is a concern then remember that the higher the light the further away it can be seen.
HI Justin_NSA at 11:55am 02.04.21 The closest traveler to be used it seems to be the one on the left of Lean Remmicks post here as on
Boating Card jssailem at 11:50am 02.04.21 ou get a pretty good windchill at 50 mph. I found that can happen at slower speeds when skiing dow
HI Member 131497 at 11:49am 02.04.21 Hi Im looking for advise regarding a traveler system for my B24. It would be installed all the way b
HI LeeandRick at 11:46am 02.04.21 If you want a new traveler, you can send Garhauer your old one and they will make one that mounts in
Boating Card DArcy at 11:37am 02.04.21 ice boating is cool I tried ice boating several years ago, I was surprised how cold it was. You ge
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Alansails at 11:34am 02.04.21 The Batteries were replaceable on the solar vent we had, charged by the sun during the day and ran a
HI sailingsoon at 11:32am 02.04.21 The closest traveler to be used it seems to be the one on the left of Lean Remmicks post here as one
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby jssailem at 11:30am 02.04.21 Not sure of the reason for your problem. First reaction might be power issue to the seatalk network.
Navigation Lights AaronD at 11:20am 02.04.21 I can heartily recommend MarineBeam fixtures. Reasoning and pictures at Sailing and restoring #9874

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