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356 Head Problem Marc at 8:28am 08.24.03 Big Boats 1/791 The head on our 356 which worked fine for the first two months is now giving off an odor whenever th
Engine heat Bill Jones at 7:36am 08.24.03 Big Boats 2/707 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with the 50hp Yanmar. I understand the cruising rpm is around 3000. When
Insulating an ice box Ken at 6:29am 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2119 I am about to go out on the hook and am in need of DC refridgeration. What is the bestway to insula
Insulating an ice box Ken at 6:11am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 I am planning to go out on the hook soon and am in need of DC refridgeration. What is the best way t
Mold on sails Mark Matthias at 6:04am 08.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/970 I store my sails rolled neatly in a sail bag, and keep the sail bag in the cutty cabin of my Oday Da
Datamarine S-200DL depth finder Bob Middleton at 5:51am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/2527 I have a 1987 Catalina 27 with a Datamarine S-200DL depthfinder. Recently it started displaying "MS
Problem at pump out frank arndorfer at 5:11am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1178 Peggy, recently I've been having a problem getting my holding tank completely pumped out. I have a H
Flush OMC Saildrive Water Pump from shut-off valve Charlie Sasser at 3:22am 08.24.03 Bigger Boats 3/1963 I have just aquired part ownership in a 1978 Oday 28 with an OMC Saildrive and have concern about th
1987 Macgregor 26D Trailer & Replacement Tires Mike at 3:01am 08.24.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1155 Can anyone provide some advise as to the best tires for the M26D Trailer?Right Now I have Carlisle
Empty or Full? Howard Kornack at 2:30am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1143 We are live-a-boards and use the shore water connection for fresh water (filtered twice before consu
Interior Stain? Jim Hamilton at 1:44am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1477 Hi folks... Does anyone have any idea what stain Catalina used in the 80's on their interiors? I
Autoprop model Daniel Ries at 11:40pm 08.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/917 Considering Autoprop for H410 with an UNTYPICAL Yanmar 4JH2TE.Anyone knows the Autoprop Model requi
Ice box drain Robert Murphy at 10:24pm 08.23.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/980 My ice box is not draining properly, If anyone can tell how it is suppost to work I would appericiat
Swing keel cable hum Tom Griffith at 10:20pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 9/2218 My wife and I have been sailing our "new" Catalina 22 and have experience some great days out on the
Macgregor Owners.com David at 3:36pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 1/2220 Ok is it just me or are we plagued with more than just Mac owners here. Seems like when you say Magr
trailer tounge weight Herb at 2:30pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1627 Hi there I would like to add about 150 pounds to the tounge of my trailer for a catalina 22. I kno
356 Problems w/Boom Vang Block and Sail Cover David Stormont at 12:45pm 08.23.03 Big Boats 6/795 Curious if others have had issues with...1. Boom Vang Block plastic is cracking and the metal is b
bimini question Rick at 11:19am 08.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/865 Has anyone added a bimimi to a 28.5? Does it have to be custom made? Im having troube finding a 10
Attention Hunter 23's Mike at 11:01am 08.23.03 Smaller Boats 0/657 The 3rd annual Hunter 23 rendevous and regatta is fast approaching. It will be held at Indian Lake
Why does MacGregor seem to have a bad reputation? Jeff M. at 10:41am 08.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/4780 I purchased a 1989 Mac 26D about a month ago. She's my first sailboat (have had a 17'ski boat for ye

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Help with new vibration capta at 12:08pm 06.12.20 If you don't have a bent shaft, unbalanced propeller, then I'd put mu money on improperly aligned mo
The battle with my AC unit capta at 12:04pm 06.12.20 Whenever AC system looses it's gas the system must be vacuumed for a period time, maybe hours, to ge
Help with new vibration Ralph Johnstone at 12:03pm 06.12.20 All I can think of right now is putting it in a drop box. And that's actually pretty good thinking
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? rgranger at 11:53am 06.12.20 Thanks everyone.... this has been an educational thread.
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 06.12.20 Hunter was using fittings from Quest in the late 90's. Nice to work with and never had a leak. Sou
Isotherm Air Cooled Refrigeration System Sizing Hello Below at 11:38am 06.12.20 although when I just went there I couldn't connect - http://www.kollmann-marine.com/Refrigeration
The battle with my AC unit SycloneDriver at 11:38am 06.12.20 Some accumulators act as filter/dryers and debris could have accumulated in the accumulator. This
Help with new vibration Hello Below at 11:34am 06.12.20 Please take a good long video with close-ups of the xmission flange and gland so we get a better lo
Isotherm Air Cooled Refrigeration System Sizing Stu Jackson at 11:32am 06.12.20 Any advantage to upsizing to the 2501 which is spec'd for 7.1 Cu Ft. Fridge? Do the manufacturers u
Help with new vibration Steve L22188 at 11:28am 06.12.20 Better, longer video is a great idea...but there's some size limitations to appending a video here.
Help with new vibration Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 06.12.20 Please take a good long video with close-ups of the xmission flange and gland so we get a better loo
The battle with my AC unit Tom J at 11:16am 06.12.20 After pinching the connectors closed and reattaching them the unit has ran correctly, but the accum
146 Tiller Arm rogerc02 at 10:56am 06.12.20 Thanks for your help. What is the Length of the total rise? Appreciate your help.
146 Tiller Arm mstoffer at 10:47am 06.12.20
146 Tiller Arm mstoffer at 10:46am 06.12.20 Would someone happen to know the dimensions of the aluminum tiller arm on the 146. I would like to
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? smokey73 at 10:46am 06.12.20 Wellll...just throwing out various scenarios, some of which may not correlate to the dx/time equati
H260 Boat Covers h2o_snow at 10:40am 06.12.20 Understand that - at least our dirt cleans up. Two seasons ago we had a brush fire on the far side
H260 Boat Covers rgranger at 10:32am 06.12.20 That looks like a lot of fun. When I was in the mountains of Virginia, my issue was the spring po
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? rgranger at 10:28am 06.12.20 Strawman theory (from someone who's never really investigated radar) for you all to shoot down: Wh
Stiff Steering Wheel jssailem at 10:25am 06.12.20 Your boat has that beautiful deep rudder hanging on the stern. Did a previous owner back into a sand

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