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Ross 780 Mark 3 Bing at 9:50am 01.27.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1480 Hi there from AustraliaThought you might be interested
Rolly Tasker sail GaryG at 9:50am 01.27.04 Smaller Boats 7/2177 An answer to a recently posted question of mine made reference to a Rolly Tasker sail. I assume thi
Ross 780 Bing at 9:42am 01.27.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1871 Hi there from Queensland AustraliaThought you might be interested in our new purchase. It is a Ro
Winter sail storage Rick at 5:33pm 01.26.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/974 For those of us that only get to use our boats 5 or 6 months of the year and have to endure the wint
Problem with CDI Furler 2 Lee at 9:24am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 7/876 I have a Hunter 240 that I trailer. The last two or three times that I have been sailing, when it wa
Adding a signal halyard Gary Kunkel at 8:44am 01.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2278 I want to add a signal/flag halyard so I can run things up to the spreader (radar reflector, courtes
Bottom Painting Peter at 8:39am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1516 My Catalina 36 needs to have its bottom repainted according to the guy who dives on it every month t
trailer tire size? Bud22665 at 7:42am 01.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/991 I bought a V222 on a trailer that had two different size tires on it.It needs new tires, can anyone
Island Girl Products - feedback from users Allen Sauter at 6:52am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1480 I am thinking of using the Island Girl products, Sea Glow, Silken Seal and Superwax when I prep my H
Doyle Stackpack vs Mack Pack dene stratton at 6:35am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/4946 Does anyone out there have experience with an automatic mainsail packing system like Dolyle Stackpac
Too much wind...? Richard at 6:25am 01.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1031 I recently purchased a used (1994)26s. The only sailing experience I have is a year in a hobie 16,i
In Boom Furling Outhaul and Downhaul shortcomings M.Shearson at 6:15am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 5/3413 I have just received a new boat with inboom furling. After several hours on the water breaking her i
open water cruising on the H23 (or similar) Brian Conneely at 6:05am 01.27.04 Smaller Boats 11/1066 A recent post comparing the Rhodes 22 and H23 inspired some thoughts after reading a comment by Fran
Chain plate woes. Ed at 5:38am 01.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/963 Check your chain plates, thats pretty simple. The aft lowers on my h37c looked fine 6 months ago at
Beware FedEx Paint Deliveries Steve Zweigart at 5:10am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1004 I have received two recent deliveries of bottom paint from West Marine via FedEx. The first shipme
Headsail chafe on staysail Mike Harris at 4:45am 01.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1305 Has anybody solved the problem of jib chafe against staysail/stay - other than de-mounting the stay?
When to use Pink vs SEAGLOW Mark at 4:43am 01.27.04 Other Sailboats 2/760 I have been studying the IG products, procedures etc for about a week now trying to understand the p
Detecting moisture in core ian at 3:47am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/977 If a boat has been on the hard for 12 months, how accurately can a surveyor detect rot in the core m
Whisker pole parts Dan Mulally at 1:36am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1077 Does anyone know where to get parts for a Nicro Fico whisker pole. It's about 6 feet in the unextend
Garmin GPS antenna wire - replacing plug? Patrick Randall at 1:09am 01.27.04 Big Boats 6/1987 I need to cut off the coax plug that is on the end of the GPS antenna wire so I can feed it up throu

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Rudder for a 1988 Macgregor 26D Bonky11 at 9:30am 06.30.20 Man that sucks. I'd consider making one from wood and fiberglass. If you sail in deep water only it
List to Port Alan Gomes at 9:28am 06.30.20 Thank you all for your replies. I posted the same question on the Facebook Catalina 30 Owners page
List to Port gfroch at 9:25am 06.30.20 Thank you all for your replies. I posted the same question on the Facebook Catalina 30 Owners page a
hatch supports Justin_NSA at 9:24am 06.30.20 Got a source? Saw one at west marine for something like $50 which seem exorbitant for this boat. I
Rudder for a 1988 Macgregor 26D sail sfbay at 9:22am 06.30.20 Consider fabricating your own: http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor-other-people/other
Rudder for a 1988 Macgregor 26D srimes at 9:22am 06.30.20 Hello, Looking to see if anyone knows where I can find a good used rudder, mount and tiller for a M
hatch supports srimes at 9:14am 06.30.20 I installed an adjustable rod on my 26S back in the day. Similar to how higher quality hatches work
Listing to port Alan Gomes at 9:12am 06.30.20 Thanks for the reply and the link to the other thread. I'm not going to go adding additional ballas
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? (2) LeslieTroyer at 9:03am 06.30.20 I just spoke to yanmar tech serv about linking my 3GMF engine to NEMA 2000, short answer "no". BS.
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator leo310 at 9:00am 06.30.20 When I replace our unit I removed all lines as the tube that they run in will not handle 4 tubes. I
Advice markwbird at 8:59am 06.30.20 Sell it and be done with it. It was never about the money anyway.
Weight specs for 1984 Mac steel trailer (2) Bonky11 at 8:59am 06.30.20 Found this on an old forum. It is for a 25' Macgregor. Hope it helps.
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. Richard19068 at 8:57am 06.30.20 Richard- do you use an adapter similar to the ones sold on ebay with 2 gauges (one measuring your t
Deep keel vs Shoal keel experience markwbird at 8:57am 06.30.20 I'm with you. I would much rather have a boat that sails well than a gunkholer. If you really want
Listing to port markwbird at 8:52am 06.30.20 It's heavier on that side.
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 8:48am 06.30.20 I just spoke to yanmar tech serv about linking my 3GMF engine to NEMA 2000, short answer "no".
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator gscottnelson at 8:42am 06.30.20 I know what you mean. I have run new cables in that area several times, but I don't recall seeing
Selden furling mast issue tfox2069 at 8:42am 06.30.20 tfox2069.....thanks for the assist checked the manual you linked and different than the manual hav
hatch supports Justin_NSA at 8:22am 06.30.20 I installed an adjustable rod on my 26S back in the day. Similar to how higher quality hatches work.
Selden furling mast issue DRhoads at 8:17am 06.30.20 tfox2069.....thanks for the assist checked the manual you linked and different than the manual have

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