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1972 Mac 17' in the paper seedy at 7:05am 08.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1258 I've been looking to to put my toe in the water, sailing-wise, and know that the first boat I buy wo
Rebuild engines Mike Casucci at 7:04am 08.15.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1101 Does anyone know of a Universal rebuilder in thesouthern Conn./ N.Y.C./northern New Jersey area? Pam
Mast brands on Used H260 Calvin at 5:02am 08.15.02 Smaller Boats 4/808 I am going to look at a 1999 H260 this weekend. I have seen several mentions of different brands of
Crossing Atlantic? Olivier van Mierlo at 4:28am 08.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1041 I'm (almost for sure) the only Hunter 27 (old model)owner in Holland and surroundings and therefore
Head holding tank trouble... Lysle at 2:18am 08.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/902 Is there anyone out there who has had to remove their head holding tank in a Catalina 27 (76 dinette
Holding tank leak. Lysle at 2:04am 08.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1505 Peggy, I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I have a 76 Catalina 27 with the dinet
genoa size for H25.5 Jeff Johnston at 1:26am 08.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 I am ready to buy new sails for my 1984 H25.5. The old gonoa bag says 155 but with an LP that I mea
Crossing the Atlantic Olivier van Mierlo at 1:17am 08.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/986 I'm (almost for sure) the only Hunter 27 (old model)owner in Holland and surroundings and therefore
Close up the pump out seacock? Bob at 12:35am 08.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2493 Peggie,I have a 1987 Hunter 285 which has a "T" valve midway between the head and the holding tank
Boat Email Mike DiMario at 11:49pm 08.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1415 I just recently accompanied a marina neighbor and his wife from the chesapeake to Block Island, Rhod
Water in C 36 bilge? Peyton Kash at 10:49pm 08.14.02 Big Boats 3/1122 How much water in the bilge is normal for C 36? I usually get several inches after each moderate win
Interphase Scanning Sonar? Bob McGee at 10:31pm 08.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1012 Does anyone have any experience with the Interphase ScanningSonar line? I'm particularly intereste
Squeel from Universal M25 MarcP at 9:36pm 08.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1509 On our way to Block Island last week we started to hear an intermittant squeel coming from our M25 d
Mac 25 front cleat loose Jay Litsey at 9:35pm 08.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1182 I still need help! My front cleat is loose and I cannot get to the base underneath to tighten as th
original equipment Dubenn at 8:51pm 08.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1086 I have recently aquired a '70'v24. It is in good shape ' I have sailed it successfully (I got back
Wind Generators John at 7:57pm 08.14.02 Big Boats 3/942 I am planning to install a wind generator (with inverter) on my 340. I've seen them on plenty of ot
Sailboating's Future Tim at 1:51pm 08.14.02 Ask All Sailors 18/1207 What is the future of our sport? What do you think? I've read recently that the National Sporting
REPLACED GEAR SHIFTER CABLE Terry Cox at 12:59pm 08.14.02 Other Sailboats 0/1062 Just finished replacing the gear shifter cable on our P42. The old one broke due to fatigue where th
Grey water holding George Vadney at 12:26pm 08.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1049 I am looking for reccomendations and or experiences anyone might have had in installing a "grey wate
How tight on the Backstay? Michael Shomate at 12:16pm 08.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2518 I've been searching without much success to find out how to PROPERLY tension the backstay. I know t

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Remember the Sun Screen kloudie1 at 9:54am 08.13.20 Indeed, beach, waterskiing, bicycling, motorcycling, and sailing. I am on 4/year sessions with mult
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 9:53am 08.13.20 Ooooooooh, sounds like this is not a regular maintenance item :doh:. I change mine every two years
Remember the Sun Screen jviss at 9:52am 08.13.20 I found the "Harken" brand of sunscreen, samples being handed out at the Annapolis Boat Show. I pic
Coolant Recommendation? Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 08.13.20 I need to drain my cooling system for a hose replacement, so this is a good opportunity to change t
Broken Furler chasfrank at 9:47am 08.13.20 Im not an expert......but i did stay in a holiday inn last year. My 2 cents, you may want to run y
Remember the Sun Screen jssailem at 9:43am 08.13.20 Great reminder for us all. I have had plenty of spots (precancerous) removed each year by my Dermato
343 - boom vang and topping lift DougM at 9:43am 08.13.20 The topping lift is somewhat redundant. I suppose you could say its a belt and suspenders approach.
Corroded aluminum tank replacement (1) Stephentrapani at 9:39am 08.13.20 Way too big for the opening. I can imagine cutting the tank up to get it out, including the extensiv
Weather forecast and the JdF jssailem at 9:33am 08.13.20 With the ferry's PT can get a bit lumpy at anchor. There is a bit of a cove behind Pt Wilson, or the
Rub rail for 1974 morgan out islander 41 Sanctuary at 9:30am 08.13.20 Thanks
New 37C owner dLj at 9:15am 08.13.20
Corroded aluminum tank replacement arf145 at 9:11am 08.13.20 How much access do you have to the top? Nothing wrong-that I can think of-with putting a plastic tan
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? sail sfbay at 8:57am 08.13.20 Do you have one or two diesel fill locations? Is the boat new to you and did the surveyor provide a
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jviss at 8:55am 08.13.20 For those of us pathetically ignorant sailors (well, me anyway), what or where is Northeast Harbor
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. capta at 8:52am 08.13.20 Not what I was expecting at all. Especially at popular destinations like Northeast Harbor on MDI. W
Motor Starting Intermittent Capt jgw at 8:48am 08.13.20 Most likely a loose or corroded wire connection between the start button and starter or the main bat
Reefing Help capta at 8:47am 08.13.20 There is no way in the world you'd want to heave to with a big gene and a full main in those conditi
New 37C owner Tugslife at 8:45am 08.13.20
Considering a Purchase - Advice? jssailem at 8:42am 08.13.20 Reading your bio, the videos, the comments and your observations. An owner described his boat... "S
Rub rail for 1974 morgan out islander 41 sail sfbay at 8:42am 08.13.20 Welcome to the forum!! Do you have a molded in with/or without teak and capped with stainless steel

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