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Rudder Construction Ken Johnson at 6:07am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1721 Can someone tell me what the rudder on a 1974 Cal 2-29 is made of? I just purchased a boat that had
Ventilation Don K. at 5:55am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 My Chrysler 26 has no ventilation. Where do I start. What is best and water proof. Years ago I us
Jib or Genoa for 26M Paul S at 5:54am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1360 Going over the list of stuff we want installed on our new M. Was wondering which sail we should ge
Wintering in the Keys Frank at 2:03am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 Any info about sailing and staying in the Marathon Key area for the winter would be great.
Class rules for water balast and new rudder Grand Cru at 2:01am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/965 I am looking at a Mac 26 with water balast. Do racing rules for this class make you use a full wate
Rigging and Anchor with Headsail Furling at the bo Steve at 1:53am 09.25.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1719 Need some advice, but I am not sure if this is the right place for the question. We have a C-25 wit
1988 Hunter Legend 40' Ken Silver at 1:51am 09.25.03 Big Boats 5/1070 Under certain conditions when the wind and waves are hitting the stern of the boat while moored, in
Separate Batteries But Neg Connected - Why?? Tony Kriz at 1:45am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 17/5520 I have two (2) separate batteries on my H320 using a 1-2-Both switch. The starting battery is conne
How to fill compass hole in bulkhead? Rick Macdonald at 12:32am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 1/1888 The other day I realized that my compass doesn't turn freely, so it shows neither direction nor heel
Attention beta testers... auto-linking in posts ! Phil Herring at 11:13pm 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 23/2071 I need some brave souls to test some code. Well, maybe brave is too strong a word.The script loo*
Testing the Alternator RS at 11:02pm 09.24.03 Big Boats 8/1677 Wanting to know if the old way of testing the alternator is good or bad. eg. Start the motor (diesel
Boat Improvement Re-Fi Paul at 10:55pm 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1056 I'd like to make some serious improvements to my boat. The biggies are:1. Leisure Furl $6k2. New
35.5 Leaks John Bannister at 8:56pm 09.24.03 Big Boats 11/1215 I have recently been experiencing water ingress and am stumped as to where it could be coming from.
Where can you find the hull ID# ? Kent at 3:50pm 09.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/920 I have been looking all over my Venture 222 and can't find the HIN anywhere. Anybody know where to
M.G. Mayer Yacht Service, New Orleans Jon at 2:53pm 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1227 Does anyone have any experience with M.G. Mayer Yacht Service out of New Orleans?
In Water time for Fiberglass MBE at 2:14pm 09.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1104 How long, in days, or weeks, can/should one leave a fiberglass boat (Mac26x) in the water without bo
Owner of MacGregor 21 sought Grant at 1:46pm 09.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1142 If you are the owner of HIN MACB23450474 please contact your broker immediately.Thank you.
Stretched Stays Tim Botimer at 1:45pm 09.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/865 I just purchased a 1977 C-30. The boat is in great shape, but I can't seem to get enough rig tension
How much transmission fluid is too much Bob at 12:37pm 09.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1042 I find it very hard to read the transmission dip stick and actually think that mine is overfilled.
Odd winterization question Bob at 12:25pm 09.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1151 My boat is an Oday 28, but this may apply to other models so if you have experience with this, pleas

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BlowMeAway at 1:54pm 11.24.20 Poseidon Nice tune...hate when Poseidon takes your boat. This group must be a local phenom, really
Salt Water Foot Pump = Broken/Spun Impellers jonelli at 1:51pm 11.24.20 I reported the incident to Oberdorfer, and they actually called me. The tech that I talked to agree
problems filling diesel tank jssailem at 1:51pm 11.24.20 You got a great start Rich.Now you just need to track the vent line down and clear the line.
Preventors do I need one kappykaplan at 1:43pm 11.24.20 How do you rig a preventor. I have a mid-boom shackle that I clip the preventer on, then it's run
Transom to hull crack joker460 at 1:23pm 11.24.20 The transom is molded as part of the deck and is attached to the hull with Goop (as Ron20324 indicat
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 1:21pm 11.24.20 :rolleyes: I am confused by those words. How can you love a beastie that will leap into your lap se
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:16pm 11.24.20 :beer:
problems filling diesel tank (1) richk at 12:57pm 11.24.20 Well, I've made some progress on sorting out the original problem. It took having the boat on the h
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Akathy3 at 12:55pm 11.24.20 Yahoo! Bacon had two out of packaging ones of them. Thanks everyone for hanging in there w me
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 12:50pm 11.24.20 Do you have it with a drum?
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 Hydro Therapy at 12:39pm 11.24.20
Swinomish channel Terry Cox at 12:19pm 11.24.20 Chart says the channel's controlling depth is 6.8ft for 100ft wide." At zero tide state, nope.
Swinomish channel Terry Cox at 12:13pm 11.24.20 Navionics shows 12 ft* all the way through the south part of the channel, My chart says seven fee*
Funny Friday!!! Terry Cox at 12:09pm 11.24.20 You speak Cat. As my Dad always said, "the only good cat is a dead cat."
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 11:21am 11.24.20 posed nude for an art class today. they didn't ask me to. i think they were making ceramic bowls.
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 jssailem at 11:02am 11.24.20 Not sure about thee "Right" windlass. How do you want to judge? I have a Lewmar V-3. Works great on
Sending Unit Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 11.24.20 One fuel gauge type is not dedicated to Catalina boats. Don't know what Catalina installed in your
C&C Landfall 43 Bilge pump location jssailem at 10:58am 11.24.20 I know about deep bilges and access. Not on your boat, but on mine. I followed the wires to locate
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:52am 11.24.20 We have a present detente. He chooses to jump up and sit in my lap. I sit there till he gets down.
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 10:43am 11.24.20 fuel guages that actually work and are accurate That sounds like a contradiction of terms. You wan

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