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Why a MacGregor? Mary at 3:17am 05.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1182 We're shopping for our first sailboat here in Colorado. Why did you select a MacGregor? Thanks in ad
Aft cabin leak in Passage 42 Bruce Hill at 3:17am 05.13.02 Big Boats 2/977 I have a small water leak in the aft cabin of my Passage 42, 1997 model. The leak is infrequent, us
Prop shaft stuffing box Kelly at 3:09am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1064 I have a 79' Cat 30. I noticed that water was dripping from my prop shaft seal into the engine comp
Hoisting Main Sail Nick at 2:50am 05.13.02 Big Boats 10/1107 Have an '87, 34 hunter. Very hard to get the main sail up, even with the winch. Any suggestions?
Changing Transmission oil Pitman at 2:27am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1134 I changed out the oil in my transmission on my 1984 Hunter 31. I have owned the boat for three year
Leaks junction deck-hull John Wentzcovitch at 2:04am 05.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1268 I'm considering buying a 37 Cutter but got some reports of serious leaks from the deck/hull junction
Question on holding tank location Greg S2 at 1:47am 05.13.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1371 Peggie,How important is it to keep the holding tank close to the head ' deck fitting?I'm in the
Seaward systems engine panel - warning buzzer John Visser at 1:40am 05.13.02 Big Boats 5/1613 Can someone please explain to me the wiring and theory of operation of the low oil pressure and high
Cabin Ventilation Virginia at 1:38am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1265 Does anyone have suggestions for increasing ventilation? I'm thinking of adding a couple more fans
Fogging engine gauges John Visser at 1:38am 05.13.02 Big Boats 0/992 C-36, new Teleflex Heavy Duty series engine gauges. The electric water temp gauge fogs up when the
Prop shaft John at 1:27am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/960 I have some water creeping in via the propellar shaft and I assume it is a packing issue. Correct a
How bad? - engine running raw water seacock closed John Visser at 1:26am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 9/7189 Whoops - I did it, ran the engine about 30 minutes, docking, with the raw water seacock closed. Eng
Electronics hook up for Mac. 25 Alex B. at 1:25am 05.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/846 Does anyone know how to hook up the electronics for a MacGregor 25 (yr. '83)?
Install Wiring for GPS/Radar/Auto Pilot Giancarlo Mangoni at 1:24am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/979 Acces to box pedestal for wiring. Remove 4 screw holding base aftdrill hole on port lazarette (same
repairing the rub rail Kris at 12:47am 05.13.02 Big Boats 1/1187 Over the winter we lost a part of our rub rail. We would like to replace the portion that is missin
safe heeling fabrizio at 12:42am 05.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1197 I just came back from a 25 knots 4' seas two hour struggle. It was my first time out with the 26x in
Blue smoke Richard at 12:37am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1013 When I comissioned my boat 2 weeks ago the engine fired off without a hitch and ran smoothly. Yeste
Sail cloth Bob C. at 12:23am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1284 Anyone know of a Internet site I can order sail cloth on?
Carry a Spare Thermonstat Doug T. at 12:07am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1042 The engine temp gauge pegged and the overtemp warning light and buzzer came on Saturday while in the
Water in muffler Greg Kinzel at 11:46pm 05.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1320 I was having trouble starting my 8hp Renault on a 27' Hunter. After unsuccesfully turning over the

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Tacking Etiquette thinwater at 9:51pm 08.07.20 I figure the guests have a choice; help or stay out of the way. You can be very polite about it, but
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 9:50pm 08.07.20 Yeah, thats my current issue I need to take care of first. The boat currently has two sets of 6v ma
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 9:49pm 08.07.20 Yeah, thats my current issue I need to take care of first. The boat currently has two sets of 6v mai
Pedestal base squeak/creak? jonelli at 9:49pm 08.07.20
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 9:48pm 08.07.20 Your Charger will accept these type batteries , but all must be that type. 1) AGM 2) GEL 3) Wet Cel
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 9:43pm 08.07.20 All the batteries to be charged MUST be of the same type that are being charged. no mixing of types.
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 9:40pm 08.07.20 I appreciate it. Am I reading this correctly though?? I will still need to have all the same type of
Electrical issues (1) JamesG161 at 9:38pm 08.07.20 Just in case you cant download the manual, I did it for you. Read it please.
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 9:34pm 08.07.20 Thanks!
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 9:32pm 08.07.20 Download the manual now, please. Look on Page 8 for how to set the type battery. ProMariner ProTech
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 9:23pm 08.07.20 Your Charger has to be SET or PROGRAMMED for different type batteries. AGM, Wet Cell type, and Amp
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 9:21pm 08.07.20 A husband and wife were sailing when suddenly the wife asked, "Honey, if I died would you get marrie
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 9:18pm 08.07.20 Today I think I narrowed it down to two issues. The previous owner recently replaced 1 battery of 5
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 9:14pm 08.07.20 Which is what led me to the outer dock in the middle of the worst of it, The same thing happened o
Electrical issues Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 08.07.20 WADR, having lived on your boat for this long, it appears you may avail yourself of a boat electrica
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table (2) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:04pm 08.07.20 183496
Installing Raymarine navigation instruments mnmpizza at 8:45pm 08.07.20 Technically, u only need to run 1 cable through the pedestal. Once at the gauges, u can split (netwo
Invest 92L glaufman at 7:02pm 08.07.20 Like like our boat fared ok... Can't say the same for our tree, fence, or patio table... Several boa
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... Cruising Spirit at 6:59pm 08.07.20 Great to know the part is available for a proper repair. Good job!
Keeping the engine running twalker H260 at 6:51pm 08.07.20 Do you have two fuel lines running from tank to some single point before engine? Normally a rubber

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