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1983 25' Macgregor Help Ken at 10:28am 10.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1238 I justgot my boat and it is missing the fake teak trim piece that more or less divides the interior
Water pump problems and one solution Bob Fair at 3:49am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1008 Both my hand pumps - sink in galley and in head quit on me (MAC 26X 1998).I tried using Vaseline as
PSS Shaft Seal Specs Mike at 2:15am 10.28.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1045 Does anyone have the specs for a PSS Shaft seal for a '86 Catalina 30. It is the stem size I am loo
Broken Kee Uphau Mac19 Alison Sarkozy at 6:07am 10.25.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1263 We recently bought a Mac 19 in South Africa. This boat was unsailed but came without any manual, spe
History of 1983 Capri 30-NO255 Gene Fink at 3:29am 10.17.01 Destinations 2/2489 I would like to find more information on how many Capri 30s were built. My boat is a 1983. Where can
Bubble and Gurgle Jeff at 3:13pm 10.21.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1346 I have a '90 Hunter 28. About a year ago I replaced the entire manual pump and it worked fine. The p
Wing and Wing Robert Dean at 5:49am 10.15.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2017 Don,When I race I usually do so with a whisker pole wing/wing setup going downwild.If I had the ab
looking for parts henry at 1:12pm 10.21.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/901 I'm looking for a exhaust flap for my 30' Catalina. Can anyone direct me to a Catalina parts distrib
M-15 used parts Chris at 11:45am 10.21.01 Other Sailboats 0/747 I'm hoping someone out there will know where I can find used parts for a Universal M-15 (5411)in So
I-Beam between compression post and keel Owen Trepanier at 5:13am 10.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1459 I noticed the I-beam between my keel and compression post is sort of delaminating (if steel can do t
Traction for Launching Dick of Sylvan at 11:01am 10.21.01 Smaller Boats 5/1808 I have a 98 Chev. Silvarado Pickup w/ext. cab and only two wheel drive and the original General high
ST 60 close hauled Frank Walker at 8:54am 10.21.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/994 I am interested in adding a ST60 close hauled indicator to my ST60 suite of instruments, but I worry
Honda 8 or 9.9 Jim Remensnyder at 4:53am 10.15.01 Smaller Boats 3/933 Will the stock engine mount on a 1988 Hunter 26.5 hold the weight and size of a 4 cycle Honda 8hp or
Yearly Haulout Dic Kavalauskas at 7:00am 10.21.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1062 I recently sold my Catalin 25 and I'm considering purchasing a 1998 C320. The boat is located in the
Shrinking Beam donald gibbons at 4:27am 10.21.01 Big Boats 0/965 54' Hunter, I just purchased the boat. The beam of the cabin below the mast has been shrinking as
ST50 wind and knotmeter Larry W. at 4:21am 10.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1038 Bill; The wind pointer on top of the mast was broken by a big bird and West Marine can't get a new o
TRIDATA DEPTH OFFSET WALLACE SHAKUN at 12:20am 10.21.01 Big Boats 3/1123 ON A 380 WITH A BULB KEEL WHATSHOULD THE DEPTH OFFSET BE SET (CALIBRATION)
Need info on US 25 by Batliner Rick at 11:24pm 10.20.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1597 Just bought another project boat, a 1980 US 25 made by Bayliner. Anybody out there with an owners m
HSB versus HSB2 John Visser at 2:51am 10.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1258 What is HSB2? Is it compatible with older HSB stuff?
Git Rot Product..anyone used it? Jim H SR at 9:08pm 10.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1340 Thanx Rob R, Austin Tx for the info. provided. Now, anyone else out there know about or used this p

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Used sails from other boats? (1) srimes at 12:52pm 06.26.20 Srimes our coastal weather patterns are pretty predictable. You just need to be looking out a coupl
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Lazy1 at 12:50pm 06.26.20 Maybe the next one will be called Eunice! Darn, I shoulda checked the list https://en.wikipedia.org
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts capta at 12:50pm 06.26.20 An electrical connection, most likely the ground to the engine block. Take apart every connection in
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 06.26.20 I have not tried that. Guess I can and if she cranks right away that I have a solution. wonder thoug
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts jviss at 12:43pm 06.26.20 Starter solenoid. Have you tried jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver or something?
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts dlochner at 12:42pm 06.26.20 I didn't read the whole article, however, it may provide some ideas on how to address your problem.
Sailboat Shipping Costs capta at 12:41pm 06.26.20 Going across on its own bottom probably would be considered recreational. Going across on a truck w
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting jviss at 12:33pm 06.26.20 You can get a DC/DC receiver and two remotes on Amazon for $22. Search for "YETOR Remote Control
Suggestions JRT at 12:12pm 06.26.20 I've had 2 Tohatsu 6hp and they were great and made in Japan very high quality product
Fridge/ice box condensation lines SV At Last at 12:03pm 06.26.20 Sounds like a modification by a previous owner. My boat, hull #231, has no drain in the dry storag
Zinc for my 84 hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 12:03pm 06.26.20 Hey jtm, I thought so Thanks1
odaydokay at 12:00pm 06.26.20 I have a can of the tidal sand powder for a rainy day, but I never used it, so don't know how good t
Sailboat Shipping Costs dlochner at 11:55am 06.26.20 I believe any official would consider moving a pleasure craft as recreational. It certainly couldn'
Suggestions FDL S2 at 11:55am 06.26.20 I live in the home of Mercury (Fond du Lac, WI) so I am partial to them and I have owned several Mer
Beaching a Hunter 40.5 by the pier (3) Dave Groshong at 11:53am 06.26.20 "Careening" used to be the only method for maintenance for many years.
Sailboat Shipping Costs capta at 11:48am 06.26.20 , recreation. I don't think bringing my boat back to Canada would fall under any of these. Fact i
Sailboat Shipping Costs dlochner at 11:45am 06.26.20 I was going to bring her up the NY canal system. COVID has thrown a monkey wrench into this plan.
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting Mike Kegley at 11:41am 06.26.20 Dug around last night and the wireless control unit is made by Aqua Signal. Found a few links to th
Sailboat Shipping Costs dlochner at 11:37am 06.26.20 So, just curious, but if you sailed from somewhere near Rochester across Lake Ontario to a marina o
Mystery boat* Spinnacher at 11:35am 06.26.20 Congratulations! How did you figure it out? Here is some more information: https://sailboatdata.c

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