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Adjustable backstay setting Cowpokee at 10:00am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3068 The next time I have my boat out of the water I will replace the original backstay with a 4:1 adjust
Quick H27 question braol at 9:39am 03.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/578 I can't get to the boat this week (otherwise I'd measure myself): What is the height from the base
what problem areas Vision 32 when buying v18744 at 8:48am 03.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3741 am first time buyer a 1990 vision 32 has caught my eye but need feedback on past problems in determ
Trailer Question (1) Greengas at 8:10am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2357 Hi I am attaching a photo of my Mac 25 on its trailer. As you can see, the bottom roller does no
Muddy->Dry Mooring Issue SeanH at 7:58am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/695 Appealing to the knowledge of this group to see if any owners have moored swing keel boats on moorin
Finally giving it up rivettw at 7:42am 03.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2402 To all the 37C owners on this forum. After many years of owning my '79 cutter and many years of res
Rudder bushings burnswelds at 6:59am 03.30.15 Catalina 30 10/2308 Hello all, Last season my rudder developed about a 1/4" of lateral movement, after haul out I disc
What does this switch do? (1) Greengas at 6:26am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3280 Hi I'm brand new to sailing. I just purchased a Macgregor 25. I'm attaching a picture of two sw
Boat ramp newby! keljohnso at 6:00am 03.30.15 Catalina 22 38/5104 Ok, so if the weather holds, this weekend will be our maiden voyage! This will be our first time EVE
Boat grounding in SC Tim R. at 5:22am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2355 We witnessed via VHF the unfortunate grounding of a sailboat in the Edisto channel near Charleston y
Mal de Mar Windborne at 4:22am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1555
Antares 9 Owners Manual Riske at 2:00am 03.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/3837 Hi, I have recently purchased an Antares 9 and need an English manual. The French manual gives th
Wheel lock Richandhelen at 8:39pm 03.29.15 Big Boats 10/1487 Every time I sail I have to screw down my folding wheel locks over and over. I am speaking of the la
The Dogs of SBO: Shadow (2) Phil Herring at 8:06pm 03.29.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1841 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Weekend Pre-season Projects Accomplished - With Pics (7) entmejia at 8:00pm 03.29.15 Smaller Boats 7/1439 I took a day of leave to get the boat ready for the first sail of the season. Here is a list of the
Trailering Problem docschreiber at 7:25pm 03.29.15 Trailer Sailors 7/1638 Hello All, New to the site and sailing. I recently bought a Coronado 23 mkII. When inspect
Electrical problem snadd1s at 5:58pm 03.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2157 Hello, I have a Bene 473 and this is what happens; When under motor or inshore el power connected
1971 Columbia 22 Mast (2) pratleyjay at 5:46pm 03.29.15 Columbia 4/4489 As a new owner, can someone tell me how to lower the mast? I do not see any pivot point, appears to
Trailer for WING Keel w4swk at 3:28pm 03.29.15 Catalina 22 56/11427 Hi all After years of various boats, I have finally purchased a Catalina 22 WING Keel. The purchase
Well enough alone?? SPLETS at 3:20pm 03.29.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1766 I have a Catalina 30 with a 25xp motor, I had noticed that it wasn't starting as fast as I thought i

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Outboard depth in water. dlochner at 5:32am 06.23.23 The middle position looks fine. The outboard cover is designed to drain and prevent water from enter
There is lust in my heart dlochner at 5:24am 06.23.23 The Nonsuch 26 is not too small for the Great Lakes. With only one sail, sailing handling is much ea
Outboard depth in water. Joe at 5:19am 06.23.23 2022 Tohatsu 6hp sailpro with 25" shaft. My motor mount has 3 locking positions. Pictured is the se
There is lust in my heart Kings Gambit at 5:19am 06.23.23 So many boats, so little time.:)
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 4:55am 06.23.23 Wow! Thanks for the info.
Oceangate Titan kappykaplan at 4:09am 06.23.23 Here's another article: Missing Titanic submersible live updates: Navy likely detected implosion sou
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:34am 06.23.23 A couple more baby steps were accomplished today. Whoo hoo!! :beer:
There is lust in my heart Timm R Oday25 at 2:58am 06.23.23 I'm constantly looking at other boats.. For us now,we also aren't making the time to use the great b
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages mermike at 1:41am 06.23.23 We're heading to Victoria from Port Ludlow on Monday. Looks like a week of good weather ahead
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 12:49am 06.23.23 Thanks everyone. Heading up on Saturday. If you see me up there, would love to say hi and have a dri
Shroud anchor point (1) pclarksurf at 10:42pm 06.22.23 and while you're at it-- go chase that Ubolt into the cabin? Not a whole lot of meat up there-- an
Outboard depth in water. (1) pclarksurf at 10:22pm 06.22.23 Looks about right actually-- and yes, top setting is barely enough to cover the intake-- middle is a
Where to put AIS antenna? SoSound at 10:14pm 06.22.23 Under good weather conditions, I was very happy with just reception through my VHF and displayed on
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 10:04pm 06.22.23 Thanks !!!!!, A further question, when the gear box is engaged in either forward or reverse , is it
Beneteau Grey Water system rgranger at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Unlike several European countries, it's legal in the US to discharge gray water directly overboard.
fuel gauge JamesG161 at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Is calibration by the volume dispensed on the vendor's fuel meter Yes, but just the first time I h
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs jssailem at 8:59pm 06.22.23 Big Easy, you should work with the prop shop to get the correct size on your boat, engine and trans
New Cat 22 Owner pcharn01 at 8:55pm 06.22.23
P-18 spinnacker (1) jssailem at 8:52pm 06.22.23 Sure you can. With a little ingenuity and a helpful sailmaker I put an asymmetrical spinnaker on my
Hunter 310 listed on this site. jssailem at 8:44pm 06.22.23

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