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Replacing the old Fico pin traveler on my 1987 O'Day 272LE. Chuck Powell at 8:27am 12.18.17 Bigger Boats 36/6712 For the 2018 sailing season I want to update my old but workable Fico pin traveler system to a new c
Want to buy a Hunter356 richard9525 at 8:00am 12.18.17 Big Boats 2/828 Looking for a H-356 to purchase. I`m located in Little River, SC I use to own one and sold mine back
Discoloration around hull porthole windows (2) p.adams at 12:14am 12.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1735 Hi there - I own a 423 (2006 vintage). She is lovely boat except for one problem - around the hull p
Solar questions? VanIslandGuy at 5:23pm 12.17.17 Big Boats 15/1692 I'm considering a solar project for our H410 and am looking for advice... I will likely get an arch
Christmas and New year Greetings and ..Wish Alansails at 5:21pm 12.17.17 Catalina 310 9/1684 Eileen and I want to wish everyone A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year With Fair Winds and Followin
P165 Mods.... Mainsheet, jib cleats, halyard cleats, etc. 1 stevenwp2 at 5:12pm 12.17.17 Precision 1/1576 So, I bought a P165 with the intention of upgrading, racing while I own it, then selling to a friend
Parting out Mac222-V Capt Wik at 4:27pm 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/488 Send your winter wish list Lotsa good stuff salvaged
Testing a SSB spadaforaj at 2:33pm 12.17.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1584 Nice SSB - ICOM M-802 on a newly - purchased Hunter 41. Have been reading up and wanting to use thi
The lost Czech Brian D at 1:03pm 12.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/828 There was once a very rich lawyer who owned a large house up in Washington state. Every summer, he w
Prefilter in a O'Day 272LE Chuck Powell at 11:27am 12.17.17 Bigger Boats 11/1238 I'm replacing my old Groco prefilter in the cockpit locker with a Racor fuel filter 200 series. Doe
cool refurbish of a tiller pilot TortugasRoyal at 9:34am 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1004 cool refurbish of a tiller pilot http://www.omweg-op-zee.nl/en/autopilot.html
Is macgregorsailors down for good? TortugasRoyal at 9:21am 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2768 Is forum macgregorsailors down for good? I don't post there but was looking for mod ideas.........
questions on the H260 water ballast walt at 8:56am 12.17.17 Smaller Boats 13/1200 Ive owned a 1990 Mac 26S (older style water ballast) for 10 years and have really enjoyed that boat.
High Trust GBGraham at 4:06am 12.17.17 Smaller Boats 47/4599 I have read quite a lot on the pro's and con's of fitting a High Thrust prop to a standard engine. T
keel is coming up through the floor is this normal? (4) cuttysark at 8:43pm 12.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2232 I just purchased an H23 I thought for a great price. I hauled her 550 miles and when I got home I no
Happy Holidays Y'all (3) BlowMeAway at 4:19pm 12.16.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1177
Sea Lions Rick486 at 12:51pm 12.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/1245 Ever see a sea lion open its mouth? They have a mouth full of long, sharp teeth. Hence the name. The
Exhaust Southpaw at 11:00am 12.16.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1290 After motoring back to the slip after getting the boat back from getting a new prop and a bottom job
Code 0 Bowsprit Length AlastairLC at 7:40am 12.16.17 Ask All Sailors 40/13350
Shaft alignment. seadaddler at 4:24am 12.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1434 I replaced the Rear main seal and tranny seal and most everything back together and left the exhaus

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Backstay Split Rigging? Sail22Capri22 at 8:32am 08.09.24 My lower shrouds (on a Catalina Capri 22, Selden mast) have that end on them and they pass through t
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What is this thing? jviss at 8:23am 08.09.24 But you still haven't answered my question: But could you tell us if you have a battery monitor?
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Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 10:56pm 08.08.24 Hi KC, thanks for your thoughts, as I mentioned in earlier posts, the pull to Port when motoring is
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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. FastOlson at 9:56pm 08.08.24 In very round numbers.... very.... on each forum that I lurk on there are maybe 10 people whose inpu
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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) Calif. Ted at 6:35pm 08.08.24 I don't REALLY expect to be treated with the respect I deserve on the internet ever, but this has al

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