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Pulled cleats? Daniel Bailey at 9:17am 06.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/938 Will be hanging hull 110 off a mooring. 3/4 yr. fine. Open to full winter storms. Has anyone expe
Does your hull give? Rick at 8:40am 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 8/1675 Hello sailors, I was at the boat (73 Catalina 22 #2113) today looking around the cabin for a good
Starting problem William Niessen at 7:42am 06.29.03 Big Boats 15/1392 I am looking for comments on this starting problem or someone that has had a similar problem. Boat i
Parts for a Merriman Yacht Specialties Pedestal? Tom at 4:57am 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 5/4673 Went down to the boat today and discovered the shift mechanism on the pedestal was broken, upon disa
Keels all the same? Bruce Trotter at 4:52am 06.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1020 This is going to be a dumb question to most of you but I will take the heat and feel better knowing
Traveler rigging Alan at 4:26am 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 4/2941 Hello everyone! I have two rather simple questions regarding rigging for the original design travel
Stripped screws on companionway caprail Tom Wootton at 3:24am 06.29.03 Smaller Boats 2/782 The caprail on my companionway cover (the 1" by 2" plastic piece covering the track where the slidin
Washington DC fireworks George Chamberlain at 2:58am 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1279 Is anyone sailing up to see the downtown fireworks in DC this year? We are new to the area and we a
Thoughts on 1980 27' ??? dennis at 2:54am 06.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 14/1220 I am seriously consider several 1980 version Hunter 27's. Any words of wisdom other than "get a goo
Off the wind Genoa Sheeting Gary Wyngarden at 1:41am 06.29.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2122 Don Street has an interesting suggestion in this month's Cruising World for an off the wind genoa s
Water Skiing with a MacGregor 19? Titus at 1:06am 06.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2335 Is is possible to do water skiing with a MacGregor 19 and a 40 or 50 HP motor?I don't own yet a Mac
Jump Start 400 steve at 11:17pm 06.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/911 I'm looking to purchase one of the Jump Start battery backups.i've found some that state "Marine" u
Local knowledge needed for Moriches Inlet Augie Byllott at 9:50pm 06.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1177 I need some "local knowledge". I plan to sail my Irwin 38CC from Mt. Sinai Harbor to Block Island, t
Hunter 25 Hatch W Kelly at 7:55pm 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 My hatch on my 1979 Hunter 25 needs to be replaced. The plastic is very brittle and the sliding arms
inner forestay teddy jensen at 5:44pm 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1030 anyone install one on a h35.5 or 37.5 ?
Compass Mounting R Kolb at 3:31pm 06.28.03 Smaller Boats 6/1587 I'm planning to install a compass in my 1986 C22. I don't want to mount it on the cabin/cockpit bul
Rock Hall Trip John Dodge at 2:06pm 06.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/753 WE made our first over night trip to Rock Hall on Friday! Left the Magothy river under sail on a bea
External fuel tank for motor Tom at 9:18am 06.28.03 Smaller Boats 3/1089 I currently have an old 3.5HP Sears air-cooled engine that has died several times in and out of the
davits Del Wiese at 7:55am 06.28.03 Big Boats 6/2966 Has any had experience with installing davits on a Legend 37 or similar boat? I've seen pictures of
PSS issues vs site respsonsiblity Phil Herring at 7:15am 06.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 My apologies, all. I have removed my reply to Russ in San Diego and also removed the thread of folk

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Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 3:27pm 09.27.20 I think 40 degrees is a marketing dream we never saw more than 25 to 30 with ours. It also works mu
Adding a whisker pole topping lift HD74 at 3:26pm 09.27.20 sorry for the confusion. I am adding a topping lift on the front of my mast for a spinnaker pole. I
wanted catalina 22 swing keel RAKiczek at 3:22pm 09.27.20 I have 2 keels available. Along with other misc parts.
Boats, projects, and people. shemandr at 3:06pm 09.27.20 That's a lot of projects in a mere 5 years. Kudos.
Engine fan sgiarc at 2:56pm 09.27.20 My 2006 Hunter 41 has a switch on the panel that can operate the blower at any time. It is a DC mo
Opening hinged bulkhead in head to access electrical wiring in Macgregor 25 Tee Jay at 2:45pm 09.27.20 Opened finally. Put penetrating oil and the piano hinge and pulled on it firmly. The top of the pane
Climbing your mast alone alexco38 at 2:32pm 09.27.20 I have done exactly the same setup but with a dedicated climbing rope designed for Petzel Ascender.
Climbing your mast alone Fuligule at 1:56pm 09.27.20 I Ralph, I'm not sure to understand well the part of your comment when you talk about the red and th
Boats, projects, and people. (1) dlochner at 1:37pm 09.27.20 John, When I first read the thread title my immediate thought was 2 out 3 ain't bad. I defer disclo
Back-up Depth Sounders? dLj at 1:31pm 09.27.20 I always carry a lead line. A depth sounder only gives you the depth where it's looking. I used to s
Boats, projects, and people. kloudie1 at 1:30pm 09.27.20 Well said! Here Here!
Anyone familiar with Dutch Statenjachts? dLj at 1:17pm 09.27.20 Ad says power by motor. No mention of sails or type of motor other than a few hours... I like the id
Anyone familiar with Dutch Statenjachts? senang at 1:01pm 09.27.20 What I see is a wooden boat home built. And now everything is freshly painted over so a lot (if not
Engine fan Michael Davis at 12:55pm 09.27.20
Engine fan uncledom at 12:52pm 09.27.20 My 2006 Hunter 41 has a switch on the panel that can operate the blower at any time. It is a DC mot
Thermoelectric cooler Rick Webb at 12:46pm 09.27.20 I think 40 degrees is a marketing dream we never saw more than 25 to 30 with ours. It also works muc
I have a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? srimes at 12:24pm 09.27.20 There's no ideal location on these boats. A lot of people do the swing arm. I didn't as I want to be
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover (1) Tally Ho at 12:13pm 09.27.20 (canvas is way to heavy to manage). Thoughts? first, a full cover, especially in the snowy clim
Back-up Depth Sounders? (2) Michael Davis at 12:11pm 09.27.20 185389 Here we are anchored in 12 fathoms. Not far from shore. 185390 Depth alongside here was over
I have a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? sail sfbay at 12:06pm 09.27.20 Welcome to the forum!! This thread entitled "A60 Install Question (on a MacGregor 26M)" might be h

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