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Identifying my Macgregor Captain grog at 9:13am 06.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3043 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 4/888 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 18/3157 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 7/1202 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 3/1447 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 10/4038 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 4/1208 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 4/3036 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 9/5430 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) 17/5594 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 0/655 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 27/4726 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 2/1174 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 14/2214 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 21/2325 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 22/3461 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 23/5686 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 4/1075 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 3/1116 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 6/1421 I am converting from a boom "slugged" mainsail to a loose footed one. I have lazy jacks (which I co

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Electric Sailboat Drives dlochner at 7:37am 07.24.23 Tesla was right in the first place, we don't have room for tethered electricity it must be broadcas
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat crpdm at 7:37am 07.24.23 That looks similar to the one on my 26D. I have a spare if you need it.
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 7:33am 07.24.23 Tesla was right in the first place, we don't have room for tethered electricity it must be broadcast
Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 7:33am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA jssailem at 7:32am 07.24.23
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:59am 07.24.23 Hmm, good point. Rope wouldn't have the weight nor consistency of chain to self lay in a small locke
Another What is It? RoyS at 6:53am 07.24.23 You will not be able to stuff a rope down there. Usually a rope rode is laid into an open locker wit
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:48am 07.24.23 Thank you! This will now be put back to proper use. Once I buy a new anchor and rode setup. I was w
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location LouisMK at 6:44am 07.24.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Another What is It? jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Gotcha, thanks.
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little b
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:42am 07.24.23 In the V-Berth, there is a bulk head panel right in the nose creating a small locker area. However,
Low fresh water pressure Garbonzo at 6:38am 07.24.23 I have had that exact thing happen 3, count them 3 times in RV's and a tiny home over my considerabl
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 6:10am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat
Electric Sailboat Drives kloudie1 at 6:06am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little ba
Another What is It? jviss at 5:57am 07.24.23 It should lead into a chain locker, not the cabin, no?
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 5:56am 07.24.23 Ah, that makes perfect sense. It appears the screen is to keep bugs out of the cabin? I need to take
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:53am 07.24.23 I'm waiting to see some dude with a portable Honda generator charging up his electric drive daysaile
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:51am 07.24.23 They will sprout solar panels. I thought that, but I don't think you could deploy enough solar on
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 5:51am 07.24.23

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