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Mainsheet Rigging for Mac 25 Richard Abineri at 1:25am 10.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1222 I just bought a 1986 Mac 25. I have not had it in the water yet. Can someone advise on the best ma
Hunter 33 Muffler Bob Hutchison at 12:38am 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1526 I need to replace the stainless steel muffler on my 1980 Hunter 33. I can't find a fiberglass repla
Transom strength? Tom at 12:38am 10.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1427 2000 - 2002 Macgregor 26XDoes anyone have experience using a motor larger that 50 hp? A 2-Strok
Compression post questions?? Fred G at 12:21am 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1231 I hear a lot of folks talking about checking the mast compression post. I don't know anyting about
Filling the fuel tank Tom Madura at 11:39pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1189 Having just gone through the annual ritual of filling the fuel tank prior to winter storage, I'm won
Seacocks & Thru-hulls Brent Headberg at 11:30pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 40/7249 This past weekend I was re-plumbing my head/holding tank system with a macerator pump and y-valve.
launch ramp capri22 fin keel fox at 11:22pm 10.20.02 Smaller Boats 5/1181 I am looking for advice on ramp launching the capri22 fin keel. I finally got my trailer set up with
Diesel Fuel - API classifications Jeff Bacon at 11:14pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1311 Hi All:While searching high and low for some oil this weekend, I started wondering about the API c
C 30 normal sound for starting a M25 diesel ??? Bob Lufkin at 10:48pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1123 Mine seems to crank real slow like a dead battery would sound in a car. Takes 2 or 3 tries and then
Dollars? Bob at 10:41pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/2595 If you had all had money in the world and were going to purchase a true ocean going yacht (but betwe
Quiz, quiz Jon at 9:20pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 Current quiz could use a couple more choices:#5 "All of the above"#6 "Experience Gained, outweighs
Portlights in aft bunk area? Reinhold Fussle at 8:17pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/895 Has anybody considered or actualy installed additional portlights in the aft bunk area under the coc
plexiglass restoration Michael Angier at 7:59pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1923 I have several pieces of plexiglass on my boat--ports, hatches, companionway cover, etc. They have s
Displacement Weight ? Gary P at 6:34pm 10.20.02 Trailer Sailors 3/2335 I'm thinking of buying an 18.5 and note that it displaces 1600 lbs. (dry). Does this also mean its w
Night from Hell SailboatOwners.com at 3:38pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 82/4912 What's the worst night you've ever spent on your boat? What made it bad? Did an unexpected wind s
Hunter 356 Quality????? dstormont at 1:30pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5856 I recently took delivery of a Hunter 356...and I love the boat, but I am concerned w/the quality....
Question on adding deck organizer to port side. Carl at 1:04pm 10.20.02 Smaller Boats 4/906 I purchased a custom deck organizer from Garhauer for the port side along with a triple crutch from
CNG stove converstion to Propane? Summerwinds at 1:01pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1065 I would like to change my stove from cng to propane. I have been told only the top burners and the
Oday 28 Bimini Jerry Meyer at 12:26pm 10.20.02 Bigger Boats 1/1618 I'm looking at a 1984 O28, and among other improvements I'm considering is a bimini. Could anyone s
Fitting new windows Mark at 12:10pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 One of our yachts is a little "princess" (18'). She was built in Sydney Australia and is a lot of f

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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
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 9:05am 09.23.20 Still no worky. Had a long conversation with Jeff from our local Harbor Marine shop, He gave me seve
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control Dalestr at 8:54am 09.23.20 The AutoMAC is designed to be a manual booster to overcome some of the limitations of an automotive

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