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Aft Berth Leak from Cockpit Pedestal on 26X Sam Kramer at 2:28pm 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1183 After washing the cockpit of my 26X with a garden hose, I noticed that my aft berth was wet directly
Where did the sun go? Jim A at 2:23pm 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1269 Rain, rain, rain and more rain! It is June for pete sakes!!!!What is wrong with the weather?
Diesel tolerant? Marc Honey at 1:01pm 06.08.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1089 Would it be ok to use some left over white sanitation hose to connect my diesel deck filler to the t
roller furling blues John Dodge at 12:51pm 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 5/947 My wife and I went sailing for a few hours this afternoon. As we began to wrap things up the roller
Honda Cable Conflict With Steering on 26X John Koller at 12:27pm 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/982 The throttle and shift cables on my Honda 50HP engine bend against the rudder linkage bar on my 2002
What you really want... SH... at 12:15pm 06.08.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1018
Bats in the mainsail Scott Smith at 10:33am 06.08.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/831 I'd appreciate any help with thisone. I just discovered a large colony of bats had moved into my ma
Maxwell VC500 anchor winch Mike at 10:03am 06.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1319 I have a VC 500 winch mounted horizontally in the anchor well, for rope only. Does anyone know if i
Havre de Grace to Boston Journey Mark at 9:56am 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2062 I have just purchased a new Hunter 33.5 and will be sailing her home from Havre de Grace to Boston n
Leaking front window Calvin at 9:25am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 2/812 I have a small leak in the right front window on my 260. Question: if the window is removed is the b
Pictures of the Hunter 260 Table as it SHOULD BE! Calvin at 9:01am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 28/3074 I have posted a series of pictures of the table modifications that my friend, Jimmy Harrell, has mad
Where to find a boat cover jerry at 8:56am 06.08.03 Day Sailers 1/1215 I am in the market for a boat cover that will allow me to leave the mast up while the boat is on the
Dept Meter Kit Walther at 8:35am 06.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1199 I have a signet MK 172 depth meter. Last fall it was giving me irradic readings, so I sent the "bla
Dirty halyards Mark Sanford at 8:35am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 5/1010 I just replaced my main halyard on my H25.5 as the older was worn and very dirty. With only a couple
when to reef DJ Answine at 8:25am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 6/1111 AT what point do most of you begin to reef down your C22.Do you use surface conditions,wind speed,bo
Cranky/unpredictable Head intake pump Gary C. at 7:12am 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1188 New Jabsco head on a new boat. Manual pump. For unknown reason seems to periodically get cranky and
Genoa Setup on 95 Mac 26s Larry G. at 6:54am 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1056 I have the stock Doyle 100% Jib on the CDI roller furling. I want to set up a 135 or 150 % Genoa. W
grounding Jim at 6:02am 06.08.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Should the mast be grounded? I was going to run a wire from the chain plate to a keel bolt. Would th
head-ache dunvegan at 5:31am 06.08.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1244 peggy, we have just purchased our first sailboat about 3 weeks ago. 1984 catalina 25. and frankly
BATTERY CHARGER PROBLEM OTTO at 4:32am 06.08.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/841 Installed a new TrueCharge 20+ charger 11.3 months ago. Seems to be failing; two (2) dead batteries

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Free Catalina 22 mark 1 Stu Jackson at 10:39am 09.23.20 I had #10496, a 1981. Great boat. Without looking up the hull #, I'd guess it's a 1979 or 1980 boa
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries rgranger at 10:38am 09.23.20 You can always test the list theory by moving your present batteries to centerline.
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 Justin_NSA at 10:37am 09.23.20 It won't be until the weekend. Meantime, Main Sail's article may help https://marinehowto.com/unders
P42 Wiring drawings HandsOnTech at 10:21am 09.23.20 Terry, good writeup on your Link project. Inspires me to move forward. Maybe you can offer some in
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 srimes at 10:19am 09.23.20 Hi all cat 22 owners, This is my first post. I have the opportunity to acquire a Catalina 22, hull
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 shemandr at 10:05am 09.23.20 It's not worse than pressurized white gas because it's not gasoline.
Old propane tank safety-guy at 9:57am 09.23.20 I will get one of those with a longer hose to replace the whole thing. Thank you.
outboard motor tgrayson at 9:52am 09.23.20 alright, good deal,hope mine does too
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 odaydokay at 9:51am 09.23.20 Quote: Can it really be worse than my grandfather's pressurized white gas lantern from the 1960s?
P42 Wiring drawings HandsOnTech at 9:47am 09.23.20 Terry, good writeup on your Link project. Inspires me to move forward. Maybe you can offer some in
Stink Boat odaydokay at 9:38am 09.23.20 Yes, bleach can corrode. OK if you keep it away from stuff that can corrode. Fiberglass and plasti
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 (1) sf34dtw at 9:32am 09.23.20 I did add two 40a fuses next to the battery disconnect switches So am pretty sure all good except fo
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 LakeShark at 9:30am 09.23.20 Oh and if you're new to C22 and only in the purchasing process here is a great guide that came out j
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 LakeShark at 9:28am 09.23.20 Anything and everything C22 can be found on the associations website. There is even a tech manual w
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 sf34dtw at 9:27am 09.23.20 I'd have to go out to the boat and see how I grounded mine. I have the Sterling equivalent to the P
Cradle measurements sail sfbay at 9:26am 09.23.20 Cannot answer that but you seem to know a lot about boat cradles based on your post from 2017 below.
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD Ranger_12 at 9:24am 09.23.20 @Ranger_12 sounds like a possibility! How did you fix it? @kloudie1 that too, but the prop is spinn
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 9:22am 09.23.20 For starters, M25 universal diesel on my Catalina 30 is old and rusty. We were motoring along, at a
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 9:21am 09.23.20 For starters, M25 universal diesel on my Catalina 30 is old and rusty. We were motoring along, at a
Windlass Seized Clutch HandsOnTech at 9:09am 09.23.20 Progress!!! So much easier when the whole team is working on it. KG, thank you for mentioning the

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