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oops, I lost my link, help me find parts Steve at 8:24am 02.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/804 Someone gave me a link to a place to get parts for the 26x and older macgregors about 3 weeks ago..t
Opening lights - not seating by 1/8" Patrick Randall at 7:58am 02.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/820 Has anyone had the problem with the overhead opening lights? When dogged down, I can lift them all b
Outboard Motor Bracket Doug at 7:48am 02.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/1007 I need to upgrade my outboard motor bracket. I'd like to install one that will accept the newer four
Cutlass Bearing Replacement Henry Rozanski at 7:07am 02.04.04 Big Boats 17/1446 I have a "Frozen propeller stuffing box on a 1996 P-42. I decided the easiest way to fix it is to pu
Deck Leak? Rick at 6:53am 02.04.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1218 The 1985 Beneateau 305 we are using from time to time has a wet starboard bunk in the forepeak appar
H40 Rigging Aaron at 5:46am 02.04.04 Big Boats 3/881 I am putting together my new-to-me H40 and have some questions regarding the rigging. Firstly the I
Help a dream. Tom Hull at 4:47am 02.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1035 I truly appreciate the spirited woman. I have since before I left the prairie for the Navy in '87,
Standing on one leg Gerry Griffin at 4:30am 02.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/739 Am I bonkers?. Maybe so,but I was wondering as I saw a P42 taken out on slings.Will it stand up on
Hanging Locker Conversion Gary at 4:20am 02.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1226 Is it just me or do others regard their hanging locker as wasted space? Anybody ever seen (or consid
Cabin lights Jack Spencer at 3:34am 02.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1015 The orginal cabin light have rusted and yellowed over the years and I would like to replace them. W
This Old Boat???? Ron at 2:33am 02.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/909 Does anyone know which issue of this old boat had the article on Hunter/Cherubini's?? Thanks in adva
Deck Leaks in 1984 Hunter 34 Brad Hoff at 2:26am 02.04.04 Big Boats 10/3063 I read about some past posts on problems with the deck leaking on Hunter 34 models. I just pulled th
Cockpit Cushions, Mesh vs Bottomsiders Kevin at 2:22am 02.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/4717 I have a 27' 1980 hunter with wheel steering. Wanted to replace the cockpit cushions.Can anyone sug
New opening ports Tom Sullivan at 1:02am 02.04.04 Big Boats 4/790 I am updating my '85 H34. Will be replacing the 8 original opening ports. Any suggestions on brand
Noise Abatement Gary Wyngarden at 12:30am 02.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1397 Cruising World had an interesting article in their January issue on dealing with engine noise. They
Anybody have an autopilot or wheelpilot they like? Doug at 12:09am 02.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/863 I'm trying to find the wheelpilot or autopilot which best fits the Mac 26X. Of course, the boat's sm
Forum Replys Bud Cook at 11:03pm 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1119 My Forum Replys ocassionally (not always) begin in mid sentence. How do I scroll up to read the enti
just curious Dan at 10:24pm 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 9/999 under the proper sailboat thread, I noticed as a general comment that the more expensive proper sail
Ullman sails John at 9:34pm 02.03.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2854 I'm about to order a new main through CatalinaDirect who sells Ullman sails. I have seen higher and
Correct displacement figure for O'Day 27 Tony Turner at 8:53pm 02.03.04 Bigger Boats 2/1110 Can anyone provide an accurate figure for the displacement of an 1978 O'Day 27 with inboard diesel (

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O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 3:10pm 10.01.20 You could have them welded. Logistic problems there. Aluminum rivets? You need to use high qualit
Lazy jacks diameter (1) Jackdaw at 3:05pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Yet another holding tank vent question... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 10.01.20 Yep, you have a blocked--or at least partially blocked--tank vent. The two most common locations fo
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 2:59pm 10.01.20 JRT - NOTHING IN STOCK
Yet another holding tank vent question... Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 10.01.20
H26 Center Board Line (4) rgranger at 2:32pm 10.01.20 I've done it... with help. And I wrote up a "How-to" guide. See attached file titled "Lift line r
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? JRT at 2:23pm 10.01.20 I've bought from this site and had excellent results. https://onlineoutboards.com/collections/suzuk
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:11pm 10.01.20 so sewing for the win, gonna start them tonight
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? dlochner at 1:56pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
Lazy jacks diameter dlochner at 1:55pm 10.01.20 Dave do you mean instead of splices? Fred, sorry for the curt response, I've been reading about o
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 1:51pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 1:50pm 10.01.20 Dave do you mean instead of splices?
Lazy jacks diameter dlochner at 1:48pm 10.01.20
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? dlochner at 1:46pm 10.01.20 Every dealer I talk to is saying it will be 8 weeks. I can get that ordering overseas ! It is no
winterize water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:46pm 10.01.20 Fwiw... Straight uncut 80 proof vodka won't freeze at -2 F (about the lowest temp in most household
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 1:46pm 10.01.20
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 1:41pm 10.01.20 From the guy who only knows how to tie a square knot... H6brDiH28h0 WOW. Not sure how that would
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? sail sfbay at 1:34pm 10.01.20 Might read these threads first: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/buying-a-new-outboard-ove
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 1:32pm 10.01.20 You should be leary. Buy from a reputable dealer. Every dealer I talk to is saying it will be 8 we
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? dlochner at 1:16pm 10.01.20 You should be leary. Buy from a reputable dealer.

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