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26D vs 26D Joseph Hime at 10:54pm 08.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/969 I am looking for a Mac 26 and honestly do not understand the real difference in the 26 daggerboard a
Okay...more advice then.... Chris Mead at 10:53pm 08.18.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1311 Your response was well taken about my overfull tank. Can you help me get over the fear of installin
Intermittent cold Tom at 9:50pm 08.18.02 C&C 5/1843 We have an older cold machine fitted in the lazarette. It is fan cooled and when it works, it works
3gm30f water temp hot Pete at 8:50pm 08.18.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1272 I am having a problem with the engine water temp running hot. I checked the sea water side of the co
How does it cost to keep a boat in US? Danilo Ribeiro at 7:35pm 08.18.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1563 I would like to know how does it cost to keep a boat (like the O'day 23) on a yatch club or so, in U
Grey water in Bilges John Bannister at 6:49pm 08.18.02 Big Boats 7/942 This weekend I noticed that the water in my bilges on my 35.5 was black. Having had this problem onc
More the merrier? SailboatOwners.com at 3:45pm 08.18.02 Ask All Sailors 50/2972 I spent about three hours on Friday afternoon at the Seattle Maritime Heritage Foundation's Tall Shi
Yanmar Parts Gary at 3:19pm 08.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1225 I have an old Yanmar YSE12, which is in need of an impeller. I checked marinedieseldirect.com, but
Toerail & pulpit bonding on a h40.5 question Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 08.18.02 Big Boats 1/786 Big problem this weekend. Upon arrival after an absence of 72 hours, I found my house batteries dis
Old bold engine [Joe R. at 1:44pm 08.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1010 How long does the typical motor last?
Longevity Joe R. at 1:41pm 08.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/947 What's the chance of the orriginal motor (Cat. 30) lasting 30 yrs? 40yrs?(considering a 20 yr old C
Authelm 'SeaTalk' Question Colin Nielsen at 1:13pm 08.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1122 I installed a Standard Horizon Chartplotter last spring and connected it to the Autohelm 4000 on my
Holding Tank Replacement / 1987 - Legend 37 Karen at 12:48pm 08.18.02 Big Boats 4/1072 Yes I know this topic stinks but we need some Hunter design advice. 10:30pm Friday night as we were
260 mast Mark at 12:22pm 08.18.02 Smaller Boats 0/734 I mentioned in an earlier post perhaps a month or so ago about my concern (when stepping the mast)ab
Forestay location on 35s5 Graham Forsyth at 11:37am 08.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1150 The forestay on most 35s5's goes thru the hole ahead of the anchor locker and fastens inside. Mine
Cutting Board??? Bill P. at 11:20am 08.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1009 I seem to have found what appears to be a large cutting board - plastic with wood trim along one sid
Trailer load Stewart at 10:49am 08.18.02 Trailer Sailors 9/2022 I am new to sailing and intend to buy a MAC 26X and pull it with a Toyota Camry. However my manual s
H410 Steerer Gary Backway at 10:37am 08.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/870 Has anybody removed the output shaft from the pedestal housing on an h410 with an Edson 470 steering
Cockpit locker hinges Eric at 9:57am 08.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1628 We are brand new to Beneteau. Looking for info on how to repair and/or replace hinges on cockpit lo
waeco RSA 110 refrigerator query Deb Wiley at 9:04am 08.18.02 Other Sailboats 1/1204 Hello,We recently installed this refrigerator and have been unable to determine how the accumulator

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How do/would you do it? shemandr at 6:55am 08.21.20 The great John Lockwood once said at one of our RC meetings, "If the same 2 boats win every race, ev
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 6:53am 08.21.20 Lots of opinions on this posting... The CG has two BASIC terms for waters... Inland Waters.. i.e. S
A wee bit of Scotland. rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.20 Serious eye candy!:beer:
Annapolis fall boat shows cancelled shemandr at 6:42am 08.21.20 There is a Stuart Boat Show in the fall and I expect the same thing will happen. Social distancing
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 6:41am 08.21.20 Regarding Tow vehicles. I presently own a Chevy Silverado. No problems towing my H26. I have al
Sad day, and no way to fix rgranger at 6:37am 08.21.20 Maybe good for a Viking funeral? :dancing:
How do/would you do it? Scott T-Bird at 6:37am 08.21.20 I would vote for not determining overall season champions. What's the point? It only diminishes the
Chartplotter vs iPad rgranger at 6:35am 08.21.20 Cool, so using my iPad with cellular chip will be good enough, thabks everyone for all the replies
Battery Data GonzoF1 at 6:19am 08.21.20 An automotive battery tester will test both 6V and 12V Certainly not trying to be argumentative,
Proper way to flush shemandr at 6:09am 08.21.20 I once figured out what volume of water it would take to push water to the holding tank. I used fre
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 6:07am 08.21.20 Looking at the trailer. I find that adding a second axle would be very do able as there is room, bu
kappykaplan at 5:40am 08.21.20 @NYSail , what was the final resolution to this? Tks. :beer:
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:19am 08.21.20 Instruments?
Rub rail caulk THECUSCUS at 5:12am 08.21.20 I caulked the top and bottom of the rail when I first refit my V25. Water still got in and the easi
Chartplotter vs iPad JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:46am 08.21.20 We have navigated from Maine to the Caribbean using an iPad. About 15,000 nm in total using just an
Parts/replacement of older Goiot steering system BigEasy at 3:05am 08.21.20 Talk to knowledgeable machinists. They may be able to design something for you with regards to gear
Chartplotter vs iPad fred1diver at 2:59am 08.21.20 Cool, so using my iPad with cellular chip will be good enough, thabks everyone for all the replies
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:59pm 08.20.20 Having my mast unsteped tomorrow. Besides the external electrical are there any other wires inside
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof Seadoc at 10:40pm 08.20.20 When I did my PY23, bought some stuff from DLT upholstery called hull liner, attached it with the 3
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing Seadoc at 10:33pm 08.20.20 Thanks, Cuscus, You've jogged my mind. I'm refurbing the Mac 25 and have removed all of the bulkhead

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