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I Need Specification ODAY 28.5 Francisco Urrutia at 10:49pm 11.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/947 Dear Friends, I write from Chile (southamerica), I'm just bought an O'Day 28.5 in Miami and I need b
:{ That Darn Mortor Thing Barry C at 9:26pm 11.25.03 Ask All Sailors 8/990 Ok most of us have to deal with a motor at one time or another. Mine is probably small but since an
PSS Dripless shaft seal Phil Cameron at 8:16pm 11.25.03 Other Sailboats 2/820 I just purchased a 1992 Hunter 37.5 and want to replace the shaft log with the dripless shaft log.
compass refinish jason L at 2:00pm 11.19.03 Bigger Boats 3/1053 Hi all, have two questions for you. First, the compass on my newly aquired O28 has so much glazing
How does new Mac 26 M sail? Steve at 11:54am 11.19.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/921 MacGregor says the new 26M easily outsails the now old 26X. Anyone have experience to verify this cl
Sewing sailor MaryM at 11:04am 11.19.03 Big Boats 4/984 Does any Catalina 350 owner know the real matress dimensions for both cabins?We're getting our bo
Boat Pricing Steve at 11:04am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1063 I am currently in the market for a new sailboat, looking primarily at Beneteau's and Catalina's in t
Lifeline Stancheon Post Mike at 5:00am 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 3/927 Quite a boring article I suppose, but here goes. While messing around on my boat in the boat yard
Foulweather gear, tis the season scott wilson at 4:57am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/987 Any recommendations on brands and fabrics? Does the "beathable" stuff really work and what do you do
Trying to overcome inner resistance... Mark at 4:45am 11.19.03 Bigger Boats 5/848 ...to the way a 272 looks, i.e. the slant-front cabin windows, unhandsome transom, and so forth. *
Butyl tape Mike Casucci at 4:25am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 I would like to try butyl tape to reseal my port lights, but can't find a place to buy it in Norther
I am alive Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18am 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 14/800 In the past few months, My company has grown and we have been very busy and in fact gotten good at i
Orion Steering System Tom Heiting at 3:22am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2368 The Orion cable steering on my Morgan 32 is extremely stiff. Lubricating the chain has had no effec
Towing the H26 Steve at 3:17am 11.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/745 Im considering using the H26 as a dry sailor weekends and daysails say 10 times a year. I love the s
new mattress and diesel in the aft cabin Janet Silver at 2:52am 11.19.03 Big Boats 12/971 We had a glorious 5 days in Avalon, well , except for after my sweet hubby topping off the fuel tank
Honda generator EU2000i John S. at 12:42am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 19/2413 From what I heard on other forums the Honda EU2000i generator is very quiet,light weight, small enou
Adding a third battery L and W at 11:47pm 11.18.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1041 I have purchased a new 800 Amp cranking sealed battery to replace an older 600A one. The old one is
running light bow pulpit wiring Roger at 11:28pm 11.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1556 I need to rewire the running lights wiring on my Hunter31. As installed, it is through the bow pulpi
PDA Software Gerard at 11:14pm 11.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1033 What are the marine software running on Windows CE (on an iPAQ) ? For example Tide, Astro, Navigatio
Compass Problems Paul H at 9:12pm 11.18.03 Smaller Boats 8/1047 When we purchased our 95 H26 it came with two compasses. They are mounted one on each side of the bu

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DPDT wiring question CurtisC at 8:35pm 06.24.20 Because of the way the 2 wire version of the light switches polarity to go from anchor to tricolor y
Hunter 19 (91-94) Floating Centerboard rgranger at 8:33pm 06.24.20 Seems like you could take the board out and put it in the bath tub. Then lay bricks on it until you
18.5 outboard shaft length rgranger at 8:20pm 06.24.20
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail rgranger at 8:19pm 06.24.20
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle Tedd at 8:15pm 06.24.20 Welcome aboard! We anchored next to a Mac 25 last year--looks like a nice boat.
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail BOSSailor at 8:15pm 06.24.20 Is it possible to get the single point mount used for the round Magmas?
Venture 24 swing keel rgranger at 8:13pm 06.24.20 Is this the same boat where the trailer broke while towing? If not search the archives... about a
2004 Seaward 26rk - Newer vs. Older Models - Things to Look For Tedd at 8:12pm 06.24.20 @Bud Meade - Seaward : Sounds like you're about a dozen years ahead of us. My wife and I have a lo
Lateral stability when raising or lowering the mast? A-frame? Tedd at 8:12pm 06.24.20 I did something similar, but I used chain and SS carbiners instead of tubing. On my boat (Mac 26S),
Excessive wiring jviss at 8:09pm 06.24.20 @DArcy Fortunately I've had the good fortune of not ever having owned such a mess of a boat. I feel
Ferrule with Euro style bawlmer at 8:08pm 06.24.20 Are you talking about ferrite beads?
Changing Coolant bawlmer at 8:07pm 06.24.20 The one thing I want to add is there are tailpieces out there with differing threads. For the Seawar
Ferrule with Euro style glaufman at 8:06pm 06.24.20 A little more info?
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! BOSSailor at 7:56pm 06.24.20 That Thermostart device looks pretty nifty. I checked the valves and unsurprisingly they were out o
Excessive wiring Indysailor at 7:51pm 06.24.20 I'm in a similar position. Right now everything works but it's quite messy and there are also some w
Excessive wiring (1) DArcy at 7:42pm 06.24.20 And "XX" is how many years? Without a number that statement is meaningless, and more often false t
New Owner Beardedoneder at 7:35pm 06.24.20 Thanks guys - I'll check out those links.
2004 Seaward 26rk - Newer vs. Older Models - Things to Look For Bud Meade - Seaward at 7:32pm 06.24.20 We bought hull #1. The keel/bulb joint was not mechanically fastened. IRRC, there were 17 boats that
Hunter 26 toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31pm 06.24.20
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle Captain Ron 18 at 7:28pm 06.24.20

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