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Boom rigging sloanstavern at 12:59pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1509
O'day 26 overpowered easily with 150% genoa? BelladonnaII at 11:07am 04.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1803 This has been my first sailing season on my new to me boat. I have roller furling that currently has
need wiring diagram for 2005 Mac 26M fortunare at 10:34am 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1156 I recently bought a 2005 Mac 26M. Great boat but my motor works on one battery but none of the othe
Beneteau touch up paint Syversens at 9:45am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2570 Hey all, I'm starting to fix some of the old holes and cracks that's been made over the year, su
fixed port trim ring replacement John24475 at 9:25am 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/593 I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and am in need of finding a supplier for the plastic fixed port trim ring f
General opinion of Nesting dingy's? MrBill_FLL at 8:15am 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 Starting a new thread... I've though of building one of these stitch and glue boats. the nesting
Sound Proofing Panel Fire Rating PGIJon at 8:07am 04.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/895 Good Morning... I am looking at replacing my engine's soundproofing with a material that is fire
Mast Wires in Compression Post? TDudley at 7:57am 04.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1033 I saw a gentleman post pictures of his compression post from a Hunter 36 and it had a channel runnin
Fuel fitting on HDPE tank (1) Claude_Labrecque at 7:50am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/1018 I need to remove the flexible hose on this fitting on top of my fuel tank. Unfortunately the tank w
mast head light mmsailor at 6:56am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1602 Last year I replaced the bulbs in my mast head light as well as the lenses . I just assumed (wrong )
23.5 motormount mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 20/2935 The wood motor mount on my 23.5 needs some attention . It appears to be secured with two bolts . I w
average life of aluminum tanks richny at 5:03am 04.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2792 I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
Anchor roller extension clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2810 I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/926 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/1012 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1621 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
Steering quadrant access on H36 sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/2175 I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s
New Lancer 25 owner here who needs rigging help. jk651 at 11:47pm 04.13.15 Lancer 4/2971 I bought a 1984 Lancer 25 on April 4th. The boat hasn't been in the water in 14 years (maybe more).
HIN Number Location? Fantasia MkI (1) Ron Inglis at 9:35pm 04.13.15 Fantasia 35 4/4148 Hi there... I'm the new owner of what I believe is Fantasia 35 hull #45. This is a Mk I version.
adventure CCrane2299 at 8:33pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 46/5724 Just finishing up my 51st birthday. Been puny feeling all year. Its been cold all winter. While I en

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Mast Trailer Hayden Watson at 3:19pm 10.24.23 That is what I'm doing now, I use a 16 foot utility trailer with the mast positioned over the truck
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 10.24.23 This won't work because the clew will be in the wrong place. The clew needs to be at the same level
Mast Trailer PaulK at 3:03pm 10.24.23 @PaulK There are many who do not know how to navigate this site and that includes some that would s
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay Barnacle Bill at 2:20pm 10.24.23 This is very old school and difficult to find parts. You might consider just upgrading.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Barnacle Bill at 2:19pm 10.24.23 If you buy a roller furler with the idea of partially furling the jib to shorten sail in heavier win
New Sails Barnacle Bill at 2:07pm 10.24.23 Catalina Direct just had discounts on sails for their boats. Not sure if it is still going on. Mig
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:56pm 10.24.23 You actually answered many of your own questions as already pointed out, but I will give you my 2 ce
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:26pm 10.24.23
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:18pm 10.24.23 Unlike Coleman gas mantle lanterns, Aladdin lamps are not pressurized. It is a highly refined white
Mast Trailer Barnacle Bill at 1:17pm 10.24.23 I have a mast trailer and it is also designed to hold a cradle up to a certain size, but I have othe
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 12:57pm 10.24.23 It was assembled at some point so you must be able to disassemble. What does it look like inside t
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... sailcapt340 at 11:42am 10.24.23 Not sure when, but a while back this subject was brought up. It really is hard to see the level, an
Mast Trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 11:34am 10.24.23 @PaulK There are many who do not know how to navigate this site and that includes some that would s
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.24.23 Unlike Coleman gas mantle lanterns, Aladdin lamps are not pressurized. It is a highly refined white
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 9:04am 10.24.23 This one comes with a snow plow...:D:tongue: nk: 220941
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 9:00am 10.24.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? -Will This kind-a goes with the 8-track
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:37am 10.24.23 Well, I see it as a recommendation to change it out ... but that doesn't seem to be what the poster
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:28am 10.24.23 Think it through.....
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronz
Max prop for a Catalina 315 Scott T-Bird at 8:19am 10.24.23 Max prop experience on a Catalina 315 Not sure what you want to know. Mine is at least 20 years o

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