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450 Port Side Engine Access Panel Mike Pilolla at 1:53am 10.16.01 Big Boats 16/1081 I just posted an article in the Photo Forum which shows the solution I installed for the problem all
Integrating ST 4000 and Garmin 45 John Blakely at 12:00pm 10.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1016 Bill, I have two problems that I need some guidance on. First, is a course swing of or - 20
WANTED Trailer for mac 25 Rob Taylor at 5:42am 10.21.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/945 Help! I desperately need a trailer for my mac 25 consider anything,I only have until the end of the
MacGregor Boat - bottom query Joe Eves at 1:08am 10.15.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1660 I purchased a new MacGregor 26 ft. 18 months ago, and I like it's performance. I live on the lake a
lifting the H23 mike at 1:17pm 10.19.01 Smaller Boats 5/933 I guess I'm on a roll so here's another question. I'm planning to paint the bottom of my H23 on th
Problem with new ST 4000 John B. at 1:53pm 10.18.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1058 On a new installation of the ST 4000 tiller pilot.The display and tiller actuator seemed to work OK
ST50 knotmeter Matt Nelson at 2:43pm 10.16.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1099 Thanks Bill for your reply. Today I pulled the transducer and it is the 6 paddle model. I purchase
water between floor and hull Tom Novick at 9:57am 10.17.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1080 I just took my 91 MacGregor 26 out of a four year retirement for a week worth of sailing in the San
340 Main Sail Removal Nichole at 7:47pm 10.15.01 Big Boats 10/1781 As a new owner I need some guidance in Main Sail removal. Can someone please outline the steps I s
SOLAR POWER John at 4:43am 10.20.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 I don't like the idea of ideling my engine to charge the batteries and the marina doesn't allow us t
Steaming light has me stumped Jim Cook at 5:09am 10.16.01 Ask All Sailors 17/1555 I have been up the mast twice and the steaming light still doesn't work. I steel brushed the contac
29.5 engine...a follow-up and a new question Jane at 1:24am 10.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1025 There are two screws on top of the secondary fuel filter, one with a plastic washer and one with a c
Winterizing - When? Ken Daming at 7:20am 10.15.01 Smaller Boats 5/1050 I have a new 260, and sail on a lake in the midwest - I keep the boat in a slip. Does anyone have a
Gas Spring Assist for Pop Top Lifting Aldo at 2:28am 10.19.01 Smaller Boats 2/1204 Have any of you added the gas springs that help to lift the pop-top, onto a pre 1985 C-22? I saw th
Fine tuning the ST 4000 Wheel PIlot? Bruce Mulford at 10:36am 10.10.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 10/1203 I installed a new ST4000 Wheel Pilot in my Hunter 29.5 in June of 1999. While it works ok, it is n
Spider cracks in gel coat-need to coverup jim oursler at 11:50pm 10.08.01 Big Boats 1/1093 My Hunter 34 has several areas where minor cracks radiate out in the gel coat, fill with dirt, and l
Raymarine Wind Indicator; Calibration of Sy Schiffman at 4:07pm 10.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2497 I just purchased a Capri 22 with a Raymarine Wind Indicator
Water in the Engine Guest at 11:06pm 10.08.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1929 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a 25 HP diesel engine. I had some trouble starting the engine; it cr
Baltimore MD, Take me sailing, please Kevin Fagan at 2:35pm 10.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1006 What's a poor southern buy to do? I've got to attend a conference at the Convention Center over the
Deck layout for spinniker on h380 tom at 11:43am 10.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/904 I have been using a spinniker on my 380 by attaching a snach block to a cleat on theside of the coc

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Newbie, needs some guidance Rich Stidger at 12:42pm 05.15.20 Yeah, I'm stiil not sure about the knob above the "Snake River" tank monitor. It might be a bilge
Toilet Issue Alansails at 12:37pm 05.15.20 If you are in doubt Peggy Hall, The Head Mistress is the Authority!
Bitter sweet first launch AaronD at 12:30pm 05.15.20 Two blocks after pulling away every lugnut on the port rim spins off and the wheel falls off. :yik
Bedding Deck Water Fill thinwater at 12:16pm 05.15.20 Do remember that butyl is not the choice around fuel fills. It dissolves.
Repowering Yanmar vs Volvo Stu Jackson at 12:08pm 05.15.20 Actually, Volvos have a very good reliability reputation. The real issue is finding parts. The sam
high water? (1) Hunter216 at 12:03pm 05.15.20 IJC forecast for Lake Ontario
Catalina 310 lists to port SailJunkie at 11:54am 05.15.20 I have a 2005 C-310 with two (class 4-D) batteries in a port side locker. Guessing the batts are 80
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (1) Hunter216 at 11:39am 05.15.20
I have to fix a leaking fixed port kloudie1 at 11:33am 05.15.20 IF your 34 has the aluminum port frames, a butyl/795 fix as Rich Breyer posted is what ya need.. If
Bitter sweet first launch pclarksurf at 11:25am 05.15.20 So we we're lucky Neptune didn't smite us harder......... Day I picked up the boat: spent a ton
Puget Sound sailing and the Vessel Traffic Service - How to play nice... Stu Jackson at 11:19am 05.15.20 This would be why you can hear the Victoria Coast guard dealing with water emergencies, but can not
Toilet Issue Captain Larry-DH at 11:06am 05.15.20 Thanks Tim - guessing that I need to determine the model of my Jabsco to determine which replaceme
Choosing Between Two Transom Ladders For ODay 23-1 sreidvt at 11:03am 05.15.20 About the name on the stern... I have seen a lot of boats with ladders that partly overlap the boat
Newbie, needs some guidance 3224tm at 10:57am 05.15.20 The writing is on the breaker... What fun it is to explore your boat. You are likely to learn al so
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control CMF Hunter 27 at 10:33am 05.15.20 thank you this should help me with the disconnect and understand a bit more about it.
Choosing Between Two Transom Ladders For ODay 23-1 sreidvt at 10:32am 05.15.20 Hi Greg, Do you have any ladder mounted on the boat right now? If not, the argument you might make
Newbie, needs some guidance jssailem at 10:28am 05.15.20 The writing is on the breaker... What fun it is to explore your boat. You are likely to learn al sor
Puget Sound sailing and the Vessel Traffic Service - How to play nice... jssailem at 10:26am 05.15.20 This would be why you can hear the Victoria Coast guard dealing with water emergencies, but can not
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control (1) Stu Jackson at 10:23am 05.15.20 Here's the AutoMac manual
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 10:19am 05.15.20 on the Great lakes, freighters are traditionally called boats. So are USN Submarines.

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