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Upwind troubles sailnewbie at 5:21am 08.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/5220 Still having trouble getting upwind, is it possible that my rigging adjustment is wrong or does that
VERY close reaching gettinthere at 10:48pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 24/3689 Sailing my 1985 Endeavour 42 (33 ft LWL) across Penobscot Bay today, very close reaching. The number
Grass fouls Propshaft toliver at 9:33pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2870 OK just back from new experience...Lost all headway 100 yds after leaving the slip tonight, quick an
Racing a MacGregor or Venture 21 MacGyver at 7:41pm 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4476 Greetings from Galveston Bay area Texas. I'm in my 5th year of racing a Venture 21 in the local We
Why no jeanneau?? NYSail at 7:13pm 08.24.16 Other Sailboats 1/1081 Jeanneau very nice boats.... Why no forum? Anything I should know??? Looking at at 42 ds
Diesel runaway RAD88 at 6:36pm 08.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 1/865 Is it possible for a clogged fuel filter to cause the engine to runaway? I have a 1977 Yanmar YSB-12
Starter Switch problem? (1) armandolio at 6:33pm 08.24.16 Catalina 30 29/3840 Starting my 1989 C30 can be inconsistent. Sometimes I warm the glow plug for 45 seconds and it star
A Bad Taste Bob S at 6:25pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1534 I'm not one to vent and I generally wouldn't say a bad thing about anybody but I am a little ticked
Battery Bank Wiring Question catawbahunter at 6:03pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2122 My Hunter 36 has 2 4D house batteries and a separate starting battery. The engine alternator rechar
Three fresh water system issues. (1) Zeus2012 at 5:39pm 08.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2270 127293 1. We are currently living aboard, for the past year, using fresh water from our tanks, which
Isomat mainsail gate (1) Sefuller at 5:02pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3748 127290 My O'day 34 came with a cotter pin on a string riveted to the mast which is inserted into the
4 hours after buying a boat and already questions... Kommy000 at 4:51pm 08.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2664 Well, after lurking on these forums for a while I finally took a plunge and bought a 1981 Hunter 27.
1996 hunter 29.5 autohelm wind (2) middle river at 3:37pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/468 Hi, my autohelm wind stopped giving direction and speed. It still has power to unit. A rigger went u
AIS/PLB HMT2 at 2:45pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/903 I am preparing my list of safety equipment and maintenance items for a 150 mile off shore race in th
Sticky Tachy dehler25 at 2:17pm 08.24.16 Big Boats 6/656 The original Yanmar tach is behaving badly! It seems that the needle movement has become stubborn at
Catalina 30 cockpit hose replacement Cabin by the Sea at 2:09pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1502 Both of my cockpit drain hoses were leaking. I found the marine exhaust hose that Catalina used on
Companionway boards Doug J at 12:47pm 08.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/9393 If anyone has replaced their OEM companionway boards with something new and nice looking I would lov
Pearson 37-2 1989 H33CRich at 12:23pm 08.24.16 Pearson 4/3862 Considering the purchase of a 37-2. Have arranged for a survey and will potentially commit of the su
What's the best way to make a "Dark and Stormy?" jibes138 at 12:14pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/8147 Looking up the recipe I get all kinds of differences everything from 3 ounces of ginger beer to 10 o
Apostle Islands were great! TortugasRoyal at 11:56am 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/836 Apostle Islands were great! Bayfield city ramp and parking lot nice to launch from. Want to go aga

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Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 7:13pm 04.04.24 This is a good example of something you should take the author's word for. Don't try this at home!
Ruined mast or not a big deal? shemandr at 7:09pm 04.04.24 ...To safely see what happens when a tube goes out of column, take an empty aluminum soda or beer
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 7:07pm 04.04.24 It is nearly impossible to get all the chlorine out of your hot water tank by simply running the wa
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 6:58pm 04.04.24 Emotions and boat acquisitions don't mix.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . dlochner at 6:58pm 04.04.24 Florida has some very strict laws about derelict and abandoned boats. I'm not surprised that the FWC
Solar / lithium question Georgedoyle at 6:57pm 04.04.24 There might be a mismatch between your actual state of charge and what is showing on the Victron scr
voltage drop with deck light only thinwater at 6:55pm 04.04.24 You more likely have a battery or a battery wire problem. If the lights were pulling enough amps to
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:50pm 04.04.24 While hope springs eternal, bent masts do not spring back. A mast that has a curvature due to lack o
Solar / lithium question Johann at 6:17pm 04.04.24
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger MitchM at 5:33pm 04.04.24 we went from weekend sailing of a 20' trailerable cal on a local lake 50 minutes from ho
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 5:30pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachmen
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 5:15pm 04.04.24
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Terry Cox at 5:10pm 04.04.24 When boat owners around these precincts fail to pay marinas their due, they have a legal right to ta
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 04.04.24 I find that just letting the tank drain by opening the pressure relief valve is very slow. After I
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Claude L.-Auger at 4:26pm 04.04.24 A badly tuned mast will show that curvature, as well as an un-stepped mast left unsupported in the m
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:02pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachment
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained th
Solar / lithium question Captain Larry-DH at 3:50pm 04.04.24 What Victron screen? Do you have a shunt based monitor (BMV-712 or SmartShunt)? What solar controll
Not understanding stop solenoid function Claude L.-Auger at 3:46pm 04.04.24 While I do agree that the cable being mechanical is supposedly trouble free, in my case 4 times (yes
170 cracked warranty hull kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.04.24 @Crazy Dave Condon should be able to point you in the right direction. Welcome to the forum! :beer:

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