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New Head/Tank Installation (HELP !!) Richard Craig at 9:38pm 02.18.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1340 I've got a 1977 Catalina 25 FK/SR that is currently undergoing the change from porta-potti to a REAL
Hood Line Drive Furling Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 9:33pm 02.18.03 Big Boats 9/5712 Hood has come out with an upgrade for the Line Drive furling drum. Seems you buy the upgrade at abo
Frank Ladd Crazy Dave Condon at 9:31pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/862 Frank;Can you and your wife give me a call. I misplaced your phone number.Just leave your number
Connecting Proper Wiring To Battery Jay Litsey at 8:05pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/960 Wiring of control panel switch leads to battery has never been right - new battery drains too fast.
Priceless! (1) Gary A. at 8:00pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 4/922 Spotted recently on the ICW between Oriental and Beaufort North Carolina. The photo speaks for itsel
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 3:12pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1207 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 2:47pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1390 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
Who is the MacGregor for? Matt at 1:49pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1389 I am looking at purchasing my first non-Laser sailboat and the MacGregor caught my eye. I had the op
381 TURNS TO THE RIGHT WITH ENGINE Nicolas Soler at 1:42pm 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/767 When I sail my "new" 381 (1996) with de engine (VOLVO MD22)the boat turns right very "strongly". If
Snow not the problem (1) Jim Honeyman at 10:41am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 7/943 We have lost two boats this year at the Ninnesch Sailing Assoc. out of Wichita Ks.Jim Honeyman
Snow is not the only problem Jim Honeyman at 10:36am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/746 Here in Wichita Ks we had two boats go down. Not nice.Jim Honeyman
Bright Mainsail Don at 9:54am 02.18.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/944 I want to brighten the mailsail and/or the gib on my Voyager 24. Can that be done with add ons or sh
Shaft -Centerline to Boat? how many inches? R. Paquin at 9:53am 02.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1038 Wondering if anyone has a boat out for winter or knows what the centerline of the shaft to hull clea
Crosby Replacement/Repair Bill Davis at 8:24am 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 1/833 I have recently purchased a 1977 CSY-44 with Crosby mechanical refrigeration, which is dead. Should
Storm Jib Michael at 7:28am 02.18.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 19/2630 Hello Doyle Sail Folks!I have been advised to get a storm jib for sailing along the left coast bet
Differences in models sail235 at 6:11am 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1320 In my search for a ~26' macgregor I'm getting confused by the different models 26d, 26c, and 26s. I
Removing mast 40' Legend Ed Schwerin at 5:30am 02.18.03 Big Boats 4/940 I'm getting ready to remove my 1986 Hunter 40' Legend mast and wondered if there is a plug or some s
Location of Sea Cock? Carl at 4:44am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 7/1077 I have a marine head and the raw water inlet for it is pulling from the balast tank. I know that is
Refidge problem Bob F at 3:29am 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 5/967 The AB refridge on my 1998 Hunter 376 has started to occasionally stop cooling. It appears the compr
No power at galley water pump - fuse? Scott Wilson at 3:24am 02.18.03 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1222 I became the owner of a 1985 37 cutter last week. The fresh water system worked fine during the sea

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winterize water system Don S/V ILLusion at 6:31am 10.02.20 If you live in the north where you can get a freeze for a month straight, the water in your hoses,
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser jaysweet at 6:29am 10.02.20 Not necessarily. His boat needs the key on to excite the alternator. Agree with alternator output t
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Laid-back at 6:28am 10.02.20
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser (1) jaysweet at 6:26am 10.02.20 After mulling this over, I'm thinking the easy(ish) short-term fix would be to make a small, hinged
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser TimFromLI at 6:22am 10.02.20 Not necessarily. His boat needs the key on to excite the alternator. Agree with alternator output to
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting sailnoproblem at 6:22am 10.02.20 It's obvious that Catalina's supplier used in inferior grade of stainless.
winterize water system TimFromLI at 6:20am 10.02.20 I just drain all of the water out of the fresh water system. I also remove the mixing valve at the w
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser RoyS at 6:13am 10.02.20 Wire the alternator directly to the house (or start) and install an ACR and you won't have the prob
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? jaysweet at 6:06am 10.02.20 Well if you liked your Volt (RIP) you can today go buy a Honda Clarity PHEV 45 mile range, any nu
winterize water system RoyS at 6:05am 10.02.20 I just drain all of the water out of the fresh water system. I also remove the mixing valve at the w
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? jaysweet at 6:02am 10.02.20 I also have a Volt and love it. It's a fantastic car but fundamentally too expensive to build with
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (1) Laid-back at 5:58am 10.02.20 Hi, 2 sorta unrelated questions on your install. I notice a tall stainless post on the port side of
Lido 14 drain plug size Rick Webb at 5:52am 10.02.20 I have no idea but it is more than just the diameter there are at least three different pitch and th
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." williamtl at 5:16am 10.02.20 So, I've come to the conclusion that anyone who starts a post with "Son, ..." should be banned from
Boats, projects, and people. kappykaplan at 4:51am 10.02.20 :facepalm:
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Mr. Dave at 4:47am 10.02.20 Good, that's not very many people gonna get banned...
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." (1) Hunter216 at 4:39am 10.02.20 So, I've come to the conclusion that anyone who starts a post with "Son Apparently it has happened
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Justin_NSA at 4:27am 10.02.20 In all the years I've been on this forum, I've never seen a thread like that.
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? CrispyCringle at 4:12am 10.02.20 Don't do it, the engine will have no warranty. US warranty programs are exclusive for engines imp
Boats, projects, and people. Will Gilmore at 3:53am 10.02.20 Kellet and Mantus were walking out of a bar. Kellet was arguing, at the top of his lungs, about cha

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