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26d fwd halyard Helen B at 10:25am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/525 Rigging a 26 d for the first time, also plan to use the mast raising system. There is no forward hal
trailering ferryman at 9:30am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/549 Can I drive through Italy ' France with my MacGregor 26x on the supplied trailer ?
Refinish Exterior Teak S2 11a kperks at 9:04am 08.05.15 S2 6/1497 My big project for the fall (or maybe spring) will be to refinish the exterior teak on my 1985 S2 1
Broken Swing Keel '75 Oday 20 repair? Fatal flaw? (5) chipleak at 8:30am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5592 Loading onto the trailer in rough sea conditions the boat was bouncing in 1+ foot seas hitting the
Stepping/raising the mast on a H23 SDLars at 8:15am 08.05.15 Smaller Boats 10/1873 http://www.mrunix.net/h23/resources.html Very close to having my son's 1984 H23 ready for the water
Anyone have dimensions of Catalina 27 head sink/cabinet? badgrafxghost at 7:45am 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2673 Hi everyone! My 1976 Catalina 27 was part of a racing fleet for many years and as such was stripped
auto pilot 26M Buffett1 at 7:44am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2753 I am thinking about an autopilot for 26M. any suggestions/experience?
2000 381 Cmp1110 at 7:42am 08.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1260 I'm looking at a 2000 381 and it is listed with a single 11000 btu ac have other people found that t
MAGIC OF 3D PRINTING if you have an (old) yacht (3) batami at 7:32am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 28/3303 Some time ago, being a newbie, I posted on Sailboat Owners a problem that I had - a traveller on th
Swing Keel Assistance Please (1) Kper at 7:24am 08.05.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/708 After removing the cabin steps I discovered I have dislodged the upper portion of the keel cable tub
cost fiberglass repair LordNelson at 6:03am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1705 my mast step is sagging on my 1974 oday 20. I wanted to see if anyone knew what it should cost to ha
Water leak update (1) bugsboat at 5:11am 08.05.15 Big Boats 1/686 we re-sealed the water fill fitting and sealed the screws to furling line fitting, then tested four
Throttle problem, H280 matts997 at 10:12pm 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1050 I have an H280 and a Yanmar 2GM20F with a throttle problem. The throttle won't hold its position bet
Trolling motor for outboard Daveinet at 9:59pm 08.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/3174 Just thought I would report back on one of the successes of my vacation. About a month ago, I was ha
ORR Rating For Oceanis 45 (1) JoeRickard at 8:49pm 08.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2304 To enter my Oceanis 45 into a race between Chicago and Mackinaw Island (on Lake Michigan), I need an
Morgan 24 (1973?) HIN location? jcasto at 7:58pm 08.04.15 Morgan 1/1769 I am helping a friend who has a Morgan 24 find a new home for it. But, I cannot find a HIN anywhere
Water in the boat! gregrosine at 7:13pm 08.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/830 We sail a Beneteau 352 in Lake Michigan. Pounding waves and 17-20 knot winds, we discovered a good a
Reverse gear when sailing Akapeterc at 6:44pm 08.04.15 Big Boats 4/1144 I was just reading some notes from the past owner of my yacht and they say put the gear shift in rev
Recommendations on Hunter 34 through 375 sandiegosailor99 at 5:55pm 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1096 I'm looking at one of the newer Hunter models. Looking at the 340, as well as the 37.5 and newer (
First sailboat need some advice Armyaviation at 3:10pm 08.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1327 Brand-new to the form and sailing I just purchased an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat. I'm tryi

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Missing boom PRoberaon at 4:31pm 02.06.23 Yes, my internet has been down for the last 20 hours. Thinking of running a bildge line there. Also,
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (3) jssailem at 4:23pm 02.06.23 with a dodger, bimini and all kinds of stuff slowing and blocking the wind it can be a challenge to
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 4:09pm 02.06.23 I find this most useful in medium length passages, say 40 to 100 miles. It shows me the trend and w
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips fero at 3:57pm 02.06.23 These strips were made 12 inch long and much thicker, definitely not part of a tape. You can see it
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 3:49pm 02.06.23 I have a 2007 H41AC. When we bought it, it had mostly Raymarine equipment - ST60+ Wind, Depth and Sp
Punxsutawney All U Get at 3:29pm 02.06.23 Mt. Washington sets another record for windchill.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 3:16pm 02.06.23 I find this comment very interesting: "The Chartplotter's memory is much better than mine, the data
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) jssailem at 3:06pm 02.06.23 I was at the boat and captured a picture of the Tug that pulled me across the marina.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 2:48pm 02.06.23 Auto pilot mostly for single handing. I absolutely want an autopilot - especially for single handi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 2:44pm 02.06.23 More seriously, I sailed for many years with a windex at the top of the mast and feeling the breeze
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:40pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 2:38pm 02.06.23 An automatic extinguisher sounds like a smart upgrade. How difficult would the installation be, pa
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 2:13pm 02.06.23 Hahahaha - You need to train your autopilot better.... I guess I'm just used to simple autopilots
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question (2) Caboteur at 2:02pm 02.06.23 212816 Congratulations... fantastic boat! Sailed to Europe & back through the Caribbean and Bermuda.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 1:58pm 02.06.23 Is that something we routinely do on a sailboat? Just kidding around.... Some do, some don't.... I
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 1:56pm 02.06.23 Try as I might I couldn't get the AP to just feel the wind. It was looking for bits and bytes. ;):
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 1:53pm 02.06.23 It is time to change the zinc. Is that something we routinely do on a sailboat? Just kidding arou
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 1:52pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 1:48pm 02.06.23 Quick and dirty lesson on Networking. There are 3 standards, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and a NMEA Ether
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Stephen1150 at 1:09pm 02.06.23 Thanks very much. Yes I am having a steel cradle modified that will fit the boat. I'll have it out f

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