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Identifying my Macgregor Captain grog at 9:13am 06.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2445 Good morning, I recently purchased according to the bill of sale a 1970 venture 24. I'm not sure w
Spring for Lewmar Single Six? Sock Puppet at 8:34am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/801 While cleaning and lubing one of Lewmar Single Six winches, I lost one of the tiny springs that go o
Marine refrigeration Detroit area Carolyn M at 8:07am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2749 We've found one excellent one in the past (Heritage Marine) but he's apparently too busy to help us.
Any Toledo Sailors Out There? lippysyd at 7:48am 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1114 I have what feels like a dumb question; I have a Catalina 27. Is it possible to sail down the Maume
Hunter 216 - Drain Plugs Sea Scout Ship 459 at 7:33am 06.29.14 Smaller Boats 3/1275 Our Sea Scout (Boy Scouts) Ship has just gotten a 2005 Hunter 216. The manual mentions drain plugs.
WAECO CB-40 cooler Stan Godlewski at 7:17am 06.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3243 I am new to the forum; however I have been reading this forum for some time. The question that I hav
American Flag? Craftychicken at 7:11am 06.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1074 Hi all! Silly question - I am new to all of this Where do you attach your American flag on a catal
Replace Bow Cleats on Catalina 22 econnors at 7:02am 06.29.14 Catalina 22 4/2900 Any thoughts on an easy way to replace the forward bow cleats on my Cat 22? One is loose and needs
Widgeon dagger board williamsisland at 6:28am 06.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4838 Just acquired an O'day Widgeon. Been in storage for 25 years. Good condition after I cleaned out
I got this in my in box yesterday....... Bob 04 H260 at 5:51am 06.29.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/5294 This is a message from " thegirl2014 " at SailboatOwners.com. -----------------------------------
New Hunter 35 & 35.5 Facebook Group glennmul at 5:45am 06.29.14 Big Boats 0/609 Hi, Some of us Hunter 35 owners have created a Facebook site to post pics etc. Check it out on faceb
Mono vs Cat. Glad to be back. rfrye1 at 6:25pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/4324 I just got back from a revisit to BVI for 9 great days on the water. I haven't been there for 11 yrs
A hole in the hull? (3) Scituated at 6:16pm 06.28.14 Catalina 22 2/1137 I purchased a 1974 C22 and when washing it today, I noticed this (see picture) on the side of the hu
Kite aerial video photography Terry in Naples at 5:43pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2008 Have seen some sailing video done with kites an this looks really fun to me. I have been experimenti
Mast Raising Help Needed entmejia at 4:45pm 06.28.14 Smaller Boats 21/2170 Today I tried raising the mast on my 240 for the first time. Despite at least 10 attempts, the mast
Keel Doesn't Quite Match Hull - Cherubini H36 (2) rardiH36 at 4:15pm 06.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3159 Just wondering if any other Cherubini H36 owners (or other Hunter Cherubini owners of the +/- 1980 e
Launching Oday 25 C/B 3.9 draft without a tongue extension. SlimPickens at 3:33pm 06.28.14 Trailer Sailors 23/4724 I have an Oday (new to me) 25 centerboard/shoal draft. The previous owner closed off the centerboard
Headroom from the internet. SlimPickens at 3:08pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 There are lots of threads on headroom, mentions of headroom in discussions of individual boats, but
deck repair (3) Scituated at 2:43pm 06.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1006 Draining hoses and Styrofoam I just purchased my first C22 yesterday in MA. It's a 1974 that seem
Lose Foot Conversion and Lazy Jacks Compatability rardiH36 at 1:23pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1362 I am converting from a boom "slugged" mainsail to a loose footed one. I have lazy jacks (which I co

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Miss sailing WayneH at 6:40pm 11.15.22 I call that color "Save The Tatas" Fuscia. Last week was highlighter green. Next week will probabl
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 6:32pm 11.15.22 Sounds interesting. I was thinking about using a piece of jib car track mounted in a similar manner
Dyneema for furler line jssailem at 6:28pm 11.15.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not help
Miss sailing jssailem at 6:21pm 11.15.22 Oh my @WayneH. Did they wrap it on pink bandages to hide the blood? :yikes: That had to hurt. Sorr
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) Hayden Watson at 6:06pm 11.15.22 Thanks. Did it ever darken the teak? What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric lord byron at 5:52pm 11.15.22
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 5:40pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reason
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 5:07pm 11.15.22 For years I used a coconut teak oil which was a blend of coconut and tongue oils. It did a very go
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 4:53pm 11.15.22 For years I used a coconut teak oil which was a blend of coconut and tongue oils. It did a very goo
Video of the Iron Duck story (land sailing speed record) kappykaplan at 4:40pm 11.15.22 Nice find, @walt ! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Garhauer sale Tally Ho at 4:21pm 11.15.22 I need one also. Have you called them yet? They customize the vang to the specs of your boom, etc.
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Apex at 4:21pm 11.15.22 @Barnacle Bill - Thanks for that info, I will take it into consideration. I had to chuckle when you
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Steve L22188 at 4:10pm 11.15.22 Update. Decided to bite the bullet and just get two new batteries and install them this weekend. D
Engineless.... capta at 4:07pm 11.15.22 I'm not sure where you're sailing, but from my experience one can sail engineless w/o an engine, wit
Timidly rebedding stanchions Tally Ho at 4:07pm 11.15.22 Thank you all for your advice, I'll be trying my hand with the rebedding process later this week. S
Dyneema for furler line (1) rgranger at 3:54pm 11.15.22 A new spring, if one can be installed might help prevent the block from twisting. I did not use a bl
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 3:24pm 11.15.22 When doing the job myself, my standards are always to the highest level even though they will be mu
CDI FF2 patbratton at 2:30pm 11.15.22 The Sail Loft of Lake Lanier called today and Kim let me know that my jib will be ready next Wednesd
Engineless.... Simon Sexton at 2:20pm 11.15.22 Another vote for engine here!
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? ggrizzard at 2:04pm 11.15.22 Benny is right. Your warranty starts when you leave the store, not when you install anything.

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