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length of outboard shaft cristian at 10:58am 07.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1189 I have a macgregor 26's Can anyone tell me if a 20" shaft is ok or I need a longer one?What about
Autopilot woes...HELP! SailJunkie at 10:17am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 I have a Raymarine ST 4000, and the thing has never really worked all that well. Recently, I tried
Best Auxillary Mounting Plate Joe Walworth at 8:12am 07.05.04 Day Sailers 3/1064 I have a 1976 O'Day 22. The motor mount has always seemed loose (motor rocks badly from side to side
Portable Generator Stowage Dave Winiker at 8:10am 07.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1366 I've recently acquired a Honda 2000 portable generator and would like to stow it in the aft lazerett
Roller Furloing steve leon at 8:06am 07.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1043 I travelled 400 miles to pick up "Panacea" the '96 26x that i bought. i am as delighted as can be.
parts ron barrett at 7:47am 07.05.04 Bigger Boats 3/1082 I am looking for two parts for an O'Day 37.1. The o'day emblem that goeson the port side of the re
pop top enclosure for catalina 22 ken13589 at 4:39am 07.05.04 Smaller Boats 12/9966 s there anyone out there, that has a pattern for the catalina 22 pop top enclosure. I would love to
rigging for 22' o'day doug darcey at 4:23am 07.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1161 I need pix or diagram on how to attach my boom rope tomy boat (I'm new at this sorry for lack of te
Yanmar 3GM30 Overheating Don 3182 at 3:31am 07.05.04 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5203 I have a 1992 Yanmar 27 HP 3GM30F ( fresh water cooled) which is overheating. The engine would norma
autopilot chain drive Steve5472 at 3:28am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1434 My chain came appart and I lost the link fastener. Any ideas on where to find a replacement fastener
HOW TO STEP THE MAST ON A 18.5 OOTS at 3:22am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/734 LOOKING FOR AN IDEA TO STEP
Trailer Mod Part 1 Joe1455 at 3:13am 07.05.04 Day Sailers 5/1482 Since only 1 photo is allowed/post, I'll do this in 2 parts. Here's details of this pic.Trailering
Trailer Mods Part 2 Joe1455 at 1:44am 07.05.04 Day Sailers 0/962 This pic shows the addition of a holddown strap from bow eye to trailer. Without the strap, NO holdi
Ready to regrease winches, some questions....... Marcus14919 at 1:13am 07.05.04 Big Boats 9/1615 Hi guys. It's time to disassemble, clean, and regrease my winches. I will be using the "box with a
Centerboard Failure Bob8202 at 1:05am 07.05.04 Smaller Boats 1/891 After pulling my boat yesterday I notice a crack in the side of my centerboard. After looking close
aft cabin leak on new 36mkII Leif R at 12:39am 07.05.04 Big Boats 3/1125 I have a 2004 c36mk11 which I just took delivery of this past Easter. I have a leak in the aft cabin
Lewmar 16 Winch Mystery Alex B at 12:07am 07.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1681 I have Lewmar 16 self tailing 2 speed winches for my halyards on my Hunter 34. They are probably pre
Bluewater capable dch at 12:03am 07.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2342 I have an '86 Idyll 11.5, the boat is in excellent condition. She has a shoal draft keel and displa
Topping Lift While Reefed Brent4763 at 11:25pm 07.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/1018 This weekend while sailing in very strong wind conditions I noticed that the leech on my main was ma
Spreader droop and shroud tension Ken Palmer at 10:59pm 07.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1302 Last week I noticed the lower starboard spreader had a definite droop, at least 10 degrees. This was

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How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? justsomeguy at 12:16am 12.14.20 How do you break in an outboard on a Mac26s if you do not want to go beyond hull speed given that t
reverse polarity A/C main breaker LeslieTroyer at 10:42pm 12.13.20 The reverse polarity light only indicates the is voltage between the neutral wire and ground. This
Opinion on Keel Crack Joe at 10:31pm 12.13.20 As long as the keel boats are well seated it's an easy fix. Here's an suggested fix of a common kee
Opinion on Keel Crack jssailem at 9:20pm 12.13.20 Hi Berk welcome to your first post on the forum. do not know about a 302? The image looks like the
Copper oxidation in bilge Claude L.-Auger at 8:03pm 12.13.20 "I would love to send a picture, but my phone does not want to load them to my computer." No differ
Jabsco Compact Electric Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:53pm 12.13.20 Which model Jabsco toilet are you considering? However, no matter which one, you'll still have ho
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 7:52pm 12.13.20 Oh Merry Christmas to you @Davidasailor26
Quarantine Sailing, Someone has to do it! Michael Davis at 7:43pm 12.13.20
Got a new sailing dinghy PaulK at 7:29pm 12.13.20 We had squirrels nest in the flotation foam of ours. Make sure you keep it somewhere they can't get
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish dlochner at 7:27pm 12.13.20 Andy from Boatworks Today is pretty happy with TotalBoat Total Buff(?). Says it works better than an
Universal Kubota water pump failure. Richard19068 at 7:18pm 12.13.20 So you paid through the nose to get an original OEM part only to have go bad in, relatively , short
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish SailingLoto at 7:07pm 12.13.20 for gelcoat i prefer 3m super cut or meguires pro speed cut, followed by a quality paste wax such as
Universal Kubota water pump failure. Tom J at 6:55pm 12.13.20 Seems odd considering the healthy longevity of the original pump. Was the new one made in China?
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish Monterey385 at 6:55pm 12.13.20
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish Monterey385 at 6:51pm 12.13.20 ???? Mistaken part of post
A sad day Monterey385 at 6:48pm 12.13.20 In 2018 I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Butler on a warranty item ... he was amazing ... God
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 6:47pm 12.13.20 @ SailingLoto I sent you trailer measurements in a PM for the S2. I just saw that earlier, but was
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish SailingLoto at 6:45pm 12.13.20 what? are you looking for a polish or compound?
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish Hello Below at 6:37pm 12.13.20 Go ????
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Ron20324 at 6:27pm 12.13.20 Is routing a new line through the mast head potentially as simple as butting the new line to the ol

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