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Best Adjustable Motor Bracket for Mac 25 dwsayers at 8:42pm 12.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1020 Hello All, I'm shopping for an adjustable motor bracket for my 1983 Mac 25. This is primarily so
Looking for a Charter in Cape Coral Area Sailavie1 at 8:38pm 12.14.14 Destinations 3/1974 We are planning to visit Cape Coral Florida this winter and would like to go day sailing in a 22-26
My new to me Catalina 27 (2) Jdaniel343 at 6:40pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/3921 We purchased a nice used Catalina 27 this past weekend. Needs a bottom job pretty badly and a good
Steering wheel vinyl cover (3) Peck at 6:35pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/723 I start this today after couple hours looking good. Now I need to cover all that green with vinyl an
Boom Kicker Jdaniel343 at 6:26pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1970 Whick model boom kicker do Ineed for my Catalina 27? Should I up size or stick with the one recommen
Steering wheel wriping (4) Peck at 6:16pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2120 I start and finish today one nice project. Just want to share with my Hunter family ;)
Help with Lazy Jacks (2) Fred at 5:51pm 12.14.14 Smaller Boats 18/6032 The lazy jacks on my boat (H26) are set up as shown in the diagram and picture attached. I invariabl
I need a tutorial video on how to use a symetrical spinnaker centerline at 5:47pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 37/12560 neither of my first boats had spinnakers, but my 34 has one. i have no idea about how to rig it, tri
engine rebuild swank at 5:25pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1626 I have a m4-30 Universal. It needs a rebuild. I'm looking for a rebuild kit or a way to find where I
Bow wiring problem on Legend 37.5 (1) davjonLegend at 4:09pm 12.14.14 Big Boats 2/1050 What started out as a relatively easy fix (I thought) has become a mystery. The following is fairly
O'day 23-2 winches again Ziradog at 4:08pm 12.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1328 Based on some feedback here, I am thinking of replacing my sheet winches. Currently I have Barlow 1
H235 halyard sheaves mmhamer at 3:19pm 12.14.14 Smaller Boats 6/1276 My 235 has two sheaves mounted on the deck, next to the mast, that turn the main and jib halyards 90
Lifeline Fittings thaeni at 1:57pm 12.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/641 I will be adding a boarding gate this spring. Are the new toggle fittings as strong as the hand cri
Just bought an asymmetrical spinnaker Bad Obsession at 12:49pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4478 Well, I bought a used asymmetrical spinnaker for my Compac 23. :dance: It was cheap but it is suppo
Traveller upgrade (2) bigpapaporsche at 12:33pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 34/8023 One of my main objectives this year is to become a better technical sailor! That is to say, improve
Dock Finds (2) ZMiller at 10:13am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2753 Dock Find So I'm just floating around and I see a boat that I'm not familiar with laying at a pri
High output alternator (1) PeterBreit at 9:01am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/9340 I have a 2000 Beneteau 461 with a 50A alternator. Since the tachometer stopped working I had a rea
X-treme sailing (2) Jackdaw at 8:21am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2030 This weekend I few down to San Antonio to help a new crew get up to speed on a Dutch built X-treme 2
Windlass wiring size MORNING LIGHT at 8:21am 12.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/821 Getting ready to install the Lewmar 1000 Pro I bought on my Catalina 28 Mk II. Expected to need wir
Big Waves - First Accident (1) Roger Long at 7:06am 12.14.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 13/8090 Lurking back in the mind of every naval architect is the fear of hearing that one of their creations

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Odd Sailboat ads Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... Dear Sir, Would you consider an offer of $3.28 fo
Mast Trailer duality at 12:27pm 10.20.23 i sold a 52' mast and they brought it back to texas on a mast trailer, thought i had a picture. ill
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 12:22pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... beer::beer::beer::beer:
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 10.20.23 How is the market for buying a boat that is on Lake Tahoe? It wouldn't surprise me if they cost a l
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.20.23 It has developed a habit of spewing lots of white smoke on initial cold start up. How long is the
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday dmax at 11:27am 10.20.23 Put a hydraulic jack under the rudder and you can let it down slowly.
Mast Trailer LloydB at 11:20am 10.20.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 10:24am 10.20.23 Ok thank you, I do remember it has to be stabilized to slow the fall for sure. Unfortunately it's
Invest 94L capta at 10:02am 10.20.23 With a little luck, hopefully we can close out the '23 hurricane season unscathed. That's the sor
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:37am 10.20.23 My wife wanted new lighting fixtures for our vaulted living room fixtures and she bought these.
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 9:34am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrad
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 9:25am 10.20.23 Amy There are different designs but generally all follow a similar structure as explained by @dmax .
keel bolts Codybear at 9:20am 10.20.23 I completely understand. It was just curiosity.
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 9:14am 10.20.23 Wow, love the circles very helpful!! Thank you so much! This sounds like what I did before, I saw
Spinnaker Blocks (3) jssailem at 9:08am 10.20.23
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) dmax at 9:07am 10.20.23 Not the same boat but basically the same: You need to loosen the steering cables but don't remove th
Spinnaker Blocks dmax at 9:00am 10.20.23 These guys have lots and will customize if they don't, all for a reasonable price: https://www.garha
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 8:57am 10.20.23 great question......my dyslexia must have kicked in and I didn't even realize it was the wrong model
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:55am 10.20.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... Oh.. Mais non, mon ami. Es muy
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:12am 10.20.23 OK, pedantry alert here. If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :bee

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