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Belt and Suspenders? George Kornreich at 11:08pm 10.26.02 Other Sailboats 1/936 Hi, Jim,Do you recommend using BOTH Simply Brillant wax AND Superglaze, or is application of just
Blowing the ballast on water ballast boats Rick Webb at 10:55pm 10.26.02 Smaller Boats 7/958 I just saw a 12 volt shop vac on EBay and thought that might be just the thing to empty the ballast
New Sailboat price flexibility Carl McMackin at 10:34pm 10.26.02 Ask All Sailors 2/964 Hi,I am looking at a new 331 and having never purchased a new boat I am wondering how much room ther
cleaning /pressure washer mmsailor at 2:24pm 10.26.02 Smaller Boats 9/1095 Has anyone used those good pressure washers on the hull or non skid, I would stay away from ports an
Removing rudder post bearings Terry Wasik at 1:48pm 10.26.02 Big Boats 12/1674 I have 1988 Legend 35.5 and have owned it for ten years. The last two years have noticed some slop
Original Equipment Winches Jim Geiger at 12:30pm 10.26.02 Smaller Boats 0/739 I'm in the process of restoring a 1974 25' Hunter. The original equipment sheet winches appear smal
Genoa sheet winches Jim Geiger at 12:23pm 10.26.02 Smaller Boats 4/1041 I'm in the process of restoring a 1974 model Hunter. The original equipment Sheet winches appear sm
Christmas Shopping Gloria at 11:13am 10.26.02 Big Boats 7/1007 I've got to start Xmas shopping soon and would rather do it over the internet.Where can I get cloth
Mast Raising System Ward at 10:40am 10.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1053 Does anyone have a mast raising system for the h27 89-94? I have checked the archives and found som
suggested packing list h20 boy at 9:36am 10.26.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1146 I might join in a delivery to fla.,not having gone offshore for any amount of time I am looking for
Mac 25 Iron Keel Pattern & Specs??? Deral Meadows at 8:36am 10.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/969 I have researched all of the archives and find no information on the Keel specs. ' pattern for the M
Genoa on furler: which size (150 or 135%) for 26S C.Benny at 8:08am 10.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1203 I will by a new genoa and furler(CDI FF2 is my choice for the furler). The foot off a genoa 150% see
Fixed Keel Conversion for O'Day 26 C/B Chuck at 7:41am 10.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1574 Considering purchasing an O'Day 26 w/ inboard diesel. The boat has the standard short draft keel wit
Vire 7 vs Yanmar 8 Steve at 6:54am 10.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 Thanks for the feedback, I have done some research as well using this wonderfull thing called the in
Gelcoat Thining confusion Tim at 4:29am 10.26.02 AMF 2/2168 I have been sucessful on my own hull repairs using fiberglass, west system epoxy resins and fillers,
Tillerpilot bracket Wanderer138 at 2:52am 10.26.02 Ask All Sailors 3/996 My tiller had a pin on the top for the socket at the end of the tillerpilot arm. Although the pin wa
Potential diesel heater location on a Vision 32 Matt at 1:48am 10.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/997 Hi,I've been considering purchasing a diesel air heater to take the chill out over the slightly co
Looking for a tiller for a 1988 26.5 Walt at 1:45am 10.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/967 I need a new tiller for my 1988 Hunter 26.5. Can anyone help?
26X Jim Hughes at 12:29am 10.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/906 I'm suprised that Mac Gregor Yachts hasn't jumped in to clear this up about the 26Xs.With any boat c
Water in lower storage area Powers at 1:07pm 10.25.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/999 I have recently purchased a 99 26x. I am getting water from somewhere when the boat is on the trail

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Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side pclarksurf at 1:27pm 08.13.20 will do -- I'll do that this afternoon/evening.
Remember the Sun Screen Boomer54 at 1:19pm 08.13.20 Almost 60 years in the tropics and I really thought I was immune to sun cancer. Then this donut sha
My first sailing video .... smokey73 at 1:10pm 08.13.20 Looks like you are on a Tartan? What is the year and model please. What was you're maximum distanc
How to Fix Throttle Creep? (1) jrussnogle at 1:07pm 08.13.20
Motor Starting Intermittent jviss at 12:59pm 08.13.20 Those Denso starters on Universal M25s are easy to "renew" on board. I did mine: polished the cummu
Broken Furler Dave Groshong at 12:56pm 08.13.20 Yep, use the jib halyard and spinnaker halyard if you have one to replace the forestay. We can of
Remember the Sun Screen capta at 12:53pm 08.13.20 Almost 60 years in the tropics and I really thought I was immune to sun cancer. Then this donut shap
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side rlongfield at 12:50pm 08.13.20 Edit: Happy to measure any dimensions needed-- fair warning, this is from a '73-- your dimensions
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement rlongfield at 12:46pm 08.13.20 Wow some great ideas, appreciate the advice. I've been busy cleaning out the boat from the PO and g
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 :plus: Thinking the same thing
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 +2. Why isn't the other boat owner getting this fixed? Workin on it
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 12:37pm 08.13.20 Avoid sun screens with Oxybenzone. It kills coral and acts as an endocrine disrupter in humans. ht
Broken Furler kappykaplan at 12:32pm 08.13.20 you may want to run your jib halyard down to bow fitting just as an extra precaution..... :plus:
replacing cdi halyard DrJudyB at 12:22pm 08.13.20 Now we are trying to make sure all our ducks are in a row for when we drop the mast again to repla
Remember the Sun Screen (1) odaydokay at 12:21pm 08.13.20 Key is to get one with Mexoryl if you can; may not technically be approved by FDA. Sun block produc
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel smokey73 at 12:18pm 08.13.20 I have to say it's the best upgrade I have ever done to my boats. Absolutely love it! Ditto - at
Remember the Sun Screen rgranger at 12:17pm 08.13.20 Sunblock has virtually ruined the interior of my car. :plus: Right.... it dissolved the rubber
Remember the Sun Screen shemandr at 12:16pm 08.13.20 My dermatologist has the Nitrogen touch warmed up and ready before each appointment due to the same
Motor Starting Intermittent Capt jgw at 12:05pm 08.13.20 An easy test is to jump the solenoid input to the battery terminal with a screwdriver or something.
New 37C owner Tugslife at 11:58am 08.13.20 I think that is exactly the problem that is rampant. The HUGE difference is that boats sit in the

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