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MacGregor 22 (1) $iRe408 at 6:53pm 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2673 Hello, I am new to yachting and new to the forum. I recently acquired a 1982 MacGregor 22. It did no
How to Set a Genoa Sail Car catalanc at 6:50pm 09.11.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/14489 Hi Guys, I am relatively new to sailing and sail on Lake Dillon, CO. Wind speed and direction chang
Hull repair required? (1) supermatt2 at 4:07pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/913 I noticed these marks on the side of the hull of a very well used sailboat I am thinking of purchasi
Freshwater Tank CHris F at 4:00pm 09.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1508 I have just purchased a 1976 Oday 20, and am in the process of cleaning it up in preparation for sai
Hunter 23.5 Storm Jib (1) VT Fitz at 3:43pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 12/1829
WHO MADE THE STEERING PEDESTAL ON THE 1984 HUNTER 31? Reg M at 3:34pm 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1346 I want to install a pedestal guard on my 84 H31 but I can't read the name of the manufacturer of the
23.5 forestay tension travelingjerryb at 3:11pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 2/582 OK all you 23.5 owners (and crazy Dave :-) ) Exactly how tight should my forestay be? I think I have
Uship Karyon at 12:15pm 09.11.16 Trailer Sailors 26/2773 Anyone ever used uShip to ship a boat? How was your experience. I found a H26 in Ontario and I want
Hailer Location? BayMan at 11:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1384 The salesman talked me into a hailing horn to go with my new VHF. Now I am wondering where to locat
Rig Tension Specs palacegrand at 10:56am 09.11.16 Yamaha 6/1428 Hey, anybody got any tension specs for the Yam 30 Tall Rig? Want to set up for the winter sailing up
bow navigation running light = out krivalsi at 9:26am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4086 Catalina 28 - 1990 My bow navigation running light does not light. The bulb is fine. When I throw
Victoria eighteen came in 2nd in fleet at Can Lake of Woods Regatta! RussC at 9:14am 09.11.16 Racing 0/632 So much for the Vic being a "slow boat" . OK... it was a "time adjusted" 150 mile regatta, but Vic o
Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper marchem at 8:35am 09.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1712 Any thoughts on the Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper? http://www.ancorproducts.com/en/703065 I'v
Does this look right? (1) Bob S at 7:57am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1025 127992 looked at a potential boat. I don't think the owner uses her much. I took a few pictures and
1. Auto Pilot Installation Thomas Batty at 7:56am 09.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/628 I purchased the Simrad HLD350 for my Beneteau Oceanis 400and having a difficult time trying to figur
Invest 94L, 93L & new 92L JamesG161 at 5:40am 09.11.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/674 The Hurricane Season is trying the ole' "one, two, three" combination punch, looking for a knock out
Raymarine EV-100 p70 Wheel Pilot Pack by Raymarine, yay or nay? Md80max at 4:37am 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1557 I am looking at one of these presently and wondering if you have one, do you like it, would you buy
Autohelm Question wgshaw at 3:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/392 I have a 2001 Mac 26X which has a Raytheon, Sport Pilot autohelm. I bought the boat in the summer o
LCYC SeanTX at 1:17am 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/907 Any members here? I sure would like in over there. Guess you have to know someone? I am at Canyon Ma
portable generators tadd5181 at 7:46pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 66/9782 My boat is a Passage 420 2000 Hunder 42'. When I sail to Avalon from San Diego and at a buoy for a

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Jib Furler Failure heritage at 4:19pm 09.29.23 I will sacrifice sail shape for the piece of mind of keeping my sail out of the water.
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Rltgold at 4:10pm 09.29.23 I agree with you!
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior JRT at 3:58pm 09.29.23 The coolant temp alarm is a sensor on the the lower port side of the engine. It is very well know t
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Gene Neill at 3:52pm 09.29.23 Hello all Catalina 22 owners. My name is Jason and I am the owner of Rudder Craft. I am also a prou
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:03pm 09.29.23 I like the idea. My solution was on the bulkhead, but I can see the merit. You cannot re-cleat the
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 2:59pm 09.29.23 Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to send these pics. Confirms how I thought you did it b
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Tally Ho at 2:24pm 09.29.23 My Yanmar 2GM20F has no drain hose. I always have to use a vacuum extractor through the dipstick h
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 2:02pm 09.29.23 I think ive tried them all and the two part expensive stuff works the best. If I was doing a stru
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 09.29.23 I have always used 2-part glue that is available from many boating supplies stores. I have read wh
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 1:46pm 09.29.23 Thanks for the advice. I am actively working on a way to have the flexibility of the swivelling cle
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 1:41pm 09.29.23 glad the photos help ... sorry it took so long
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 1:41pm 09.29.23
Yamaha 33 mast removal mermike at 1:33pm 09.29.23 Get an experienced crane operator.
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 1:30pm 09.29.23 @tkwhalen Thanks so much for the photos. We were thinking of doing the sams and this is helpful to s
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup (3) tkwhalen at 12:58pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
Jib sheet block Ward H at 12:57pm 09.29.23 Right. That looks like the genoa sheet is leading directly to the block on the coaming. Can the jib
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (3) tkwhalen at 12:56pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 12:50pm 09.29.23 I think ive tried them all and the two part expensive stuff works the best.
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 12:44pm 09.29.23 SJN, what you say is likely true, as exemplified by the Hunter I recently sold...it had very few hou
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 12:43pm 09.29.23 I know on at least some M18's the glow button must be depressed to power the start button. It was t

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