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fixing hull dings and gouges - to gelcoat or not to? tipsyravensailing at 7:47am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2203 Hello all! I've been perusing the forums here and i'm having trouble finding a solution that fits m
"Brick" Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 7:28am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/3062 Good Morning, Hey y'all! Admittedly, I spend a lot of my spare time reading up on statisti
Starting the actual diagrams.... Macboy at 9:03pm 03.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1130 I'm on the verge of pressing "Checkout Now" on my mother of an Amazon list but before I do I want to
ISO YSE8 upper cover assembly (plate) Dani at 9:02pm 03.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1535 Hello, In search of replacment upper cover assembly for a Yanmar YSE8 part 704214-01851 (I believe)
Stereo/CD players--new technology; what's good? Kings Gambit at 8:47pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 79/6332 So, my 18-year-old Kenmore KDC-215S stereo receiver/CD needs replacement. But there are many replace
spiniker or whisker pole for jib scott hall at 7:00pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1002 Have a Hunter 23: Kind of new to sailing. Boat on slip at large lake in Nashville. Took out last wee
THE GREAT LOOP Classicsailboat at 5:20pm 03.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/964 has anyone done the loop in a macgregor 26?
Question about the original salon cushions on a H31 IH82BL8 at 4:08pm 03.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/579 I'm getting ready to make new covers for my salon cushions. My question is about using batting alon
Forestay chainplate rigging/hardware question (what is this) (1) tipsyravensailing at 1:46pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3309 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCB1ujlMxN_VSo0thi5qYZVM_5d3-46sjoVKj_sKDCez0J
Documentation Roland5048 at 1:12pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1067 Here we go, again. Just received a notice from Maritime Documentation Center out of Billings, MT.
Fresh Water Supply To On-Board Head - 272LE fhujber at 12:50pm 03.19.18 Bigger Boats 16/2331 Has anyone here added a fresh water storage tank under the starboard bench in the salon for the purp
New Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 11:34am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/461 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I've been gone for a while due to the preparation and taking
Wisker pole cajon409 at 11:06am 03.19.18 Big Boats 4/854 430 Hunter, was going to install a 13/22 wisker pole on mast track, but informed was to heavy, was n
hard over time HD74 at 9:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/717 Does anyone know the hard over time for a hunter 340. Installing a new ray marine autopilot. Thanks
Are Battens Really Needed? geehaw at 8:49am 03.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/8190 I bought a new mainsail. I got it from one of those Chinese sail houses. It is loose footed and no
Mast whatzinfidel? SVChrysalis at 8:37am 03.19.18 Parts Search 3/1000 Hey folks, thanks for reading- I just purchased a 1994 Seaward 23 and one of things that is going to
Dartmouth Mass rgranger at 6:57am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1703 I might have a chance to hang out in the Dartmouth Mass. area for a little bit this summer. Any lo
UV sail damage (2) Justin_NSA at 6:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/940 Not a question really. More like a "be sure to inspect this" item. Every time I go out to get my boa
240 Centerboard Questions.... (1) waveform at 1:23am 03.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/555 After changing uphaul to 7/16" and cascade lines to 3/8 and re-assembling using the lower most holes
St. Patrick's Day Race on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Racing 7/946 Beautiful March day out on Galveston Bay. 5mFiFuERBSU

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Weekend Login Difficulties Dave at 1:06pm 06.09.24 Thanks Dave --appreciate the effort and the heads-up. In case you missed the SBO site was down fo
Weekend Login Difficulties Tiffany at 1:00pm 06.09.24 Thanks Dave --appreciate the effort and the heads-up.
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 12:57pm 06.09.24 You'll probably have difficulty finding a car to match your track. Replace the whole thing, track ca
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 12:45pm 06.09.24 I'd replace it with the Garhauer straight track traveler. I think the curved track traveler was desi
Merit 22 owners RussC at 11:35am 06.09.24 I'm new to sailing and hoping to get my Merit 22 in the water this W, Th or F. What would be the mi
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 11:24am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... Post 40 identifies it as an Autostream . . .
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 10:30am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... As has been pointed out 2 or 3 times already :laugh:
Traditional Traveler dlochner at 10:29am 06.09.24 Often on those simple bar travelers there was a stop that could be moved. This prevented the boom fr
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 10:26am 06.09.24 This is a a few days out of the water operation... shortcuts don't usually pay off on boats. Out
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:22am 06.09.24 try these links on vimeo
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:21am 06.09.24 952879138 952879288
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 10:10am 06.09.24 Correct. There's no point going through the bother and expense to replace the shaft, re-align the en
Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:05am 06.09.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:54am 06.09.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is run
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 9:44am 06.09.24 I actually have 2plex to the top and 3plex to combo light above spreader. I will need to splice th
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 9:41am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... Tks for sharing! :beer:
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... It appears that performance has improved signif
Portlight Polish dLj at 9:19am 06.09.24 When I sold the boat four years later, the ports were still clear. I did not use any UV protective
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd dlochner at 9:06am 06.09.24 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLswE9eitK2QWHbsQLqew0OkBc_uVeV25 It looks like the videos
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 8:48am 06.09.24 No doubt you were able to affect a positive change! I'm not sure I understand how your mechanic arr

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