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Molds for 26D Dagger Board and Laz Hatch. (14) finding41 at 1:58pm 04.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 113/12795 I'm building moulds right now and thought I'd post about all the fun. I need extra DB's because of
When To Fix The Oil Leak?? Joe Mullee at 12:33pm 04.10.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1632 I have a 1983 Yanmar 3GMF. For the past several years I put between 70-100 hours on it. I do all the
BC Area Sailors: Nanoose Bay area marinas YVRguy at 11:52am 04.10.14 Destinations 2/1763 Hi all; I plan to sail to Nanoose Bay next weekend. I see there are a few marinas around but I'm
my first catalina (1) gitpicker2007 at 11:50am 04.10.14 Catalina 22 13/1132 I just bought a 1981 catalina 22. It's my first monohull, as I used to sail hobie cats years ago. I
Pictures of O'day 32 ft 78 Chiky689 at 10:08am 04.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1854 If someone here owns a 1978 Oday 32 ft, looking for the mast winch size and the size of the other 2
Hunter 33.5 A/C Compressor info needed. patrick33308 at 9:08am 04.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/623 Had A/C in the boat and then sold the boat 2 years ago. Just bought it back minus the a/c compresso
The project moves forward... (3) Time_Out at 8:54am 04.10.14 Catalina 22 142/18124 First I want to say thanks to all of my fellow C22 owners who have shared pics of their restoration
Install Fog Hailer or Not? Kings Gambit at 8:42am 04.10.14 Ask All Sailors 10/6897 I'm sure this has been covered somewhere prior to now; but I'm wondering how many sail boaters actua
Dodger PVC Window Cleaner 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 04.10.14 Catalina 310 9/1799 Hi all ........ can't believe spring has sprung.:dance: I live in Toronto Ont. and I'm looking for a
Hunter 356 2002..Chartplotters??? (4) star302 at 7:34am 04.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1562 Hi We have a hunter356 2002..We bought a 12" garmin chartplotter and navpod to be mounted at the h
Changing out thru hulls and sea cocks uproar at 6:53am 04.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1144 I have a First 42s7 that I plan on taking into salt water for the first time in it's life. The thru
Opinions on round cockpits? JonnyQuest at 4:33am 04.10.14 Ask All Sailors 37/5991 I saw a bunch if really nice new sailboats at the recent Gulfport Boat Show, which got me to thinkin
Window replacement of Y-26 c1063y at 11:31pm 04.09.14 Yamaha 8/3163 Dear All yamaha owners, I'm planning to replace the original plastic windows recently. Plexiglass
Replacing nav station stool solara at 10:13pm 04.09.14 Big Boats 0/776 I've just purchase a 1989 37' Legend and am starting to "de-customize" some of the changes made by p
Main Sail Cover wufibugs at 9:36pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1904 Mine is giving up the ghost. The area on top of the boom that is most exposed to the elements is be
Beneteau 281 haebby at 8:11pm 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1104 Hi - we're interested in the Beneteau 281. Anything to look out for when considering a purchase, or
Newb with a New-B Macgregor 21 RideTheWind at 7:45pm 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/2228 Hello everybody. I bought a Mac 21 a couple weeks ago and I have been lurking about and reading up,
CAL 34 - wheel vs tiller? svEmerald at 7:41pm 04.09.14 Cal 4/3061 Hi all, my 1968 Cal 34 started life with a tiller, but a wheel was added at some point. It was inst
Spring is here! The Leafs are out. ffaubert at 6:42pm 04.09.14 Sails Call Lounge 5/9765 Yet another golf season for the Maple Laughs. No bitterness here at all. They did find Bill Baril
Paddling a Mac 25 RichardW43 at 5:35pm 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1144 I need to move my boat about 200 yards this weekend from its mooring to a dock. The motor isn't run

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Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 11:14am 07.12.23 I don't like to offer unsolicited advice but maybe a better trip would be to trailer the boat to eit
Winch handle safe use shemandr at 11:02am 07.12.23 Wow! A lot of pent up feelings on tacking technique. Joe's post regarding tacking is very good.
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 10:55am 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only want
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 10:46am 07.12.23 Thanks for all the great info. I'll take pictures and try to put them up when I see it today. If I
In boom reefing design Windpilot at 10:42am 07.12.23 Great idea with the delrin! I used some dyneema line to attach them, works so far with minimal twist
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network jssailem at 10:34am 07.12.23 My i70 reads a constant 76 deg F. Well that is a pleasant temp.
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions jssailem at 10:33am 07.12.23 Regarding the cleats, since the current design of the mast rigging encourages handling the halyards
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions (1) jssailem at 10:30am 07.12.23 Congrats Joe... She has sweet lines. That canoe stern is begging to be sailed on an open ocean. om
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 10:20am 07.12.23 A helpful person PM'ing me has made me aware of a lapse in specificity in my terminology. I have at
Your experience with propane outboards? MikeHoncho at 10:15am 07.12.23
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network curtdo at 10:11am 07.12.23 One obscure post I found said use a 10k resistor. I cold only find 5.6k near me. It is only .25w. So
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 10:08am 07.12.23 Thank you. That is very helpful. One more question: I don't see where to access the brackets holding
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 9:57am 07.12.23 :plus: @Davidasailor26 's suggestion.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 07.12.23
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 9:55am 07.12.23 this is a goal sail for us so hopefully I can put it all to good use and be able to plan this trip
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 9:51am 07.12.23 Well if you really want to slow things down, then winchers are the perfect addition. They will not
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 9:42am 07.12.23 What do you mean, replicas? As in not genuine? I'm talking about Chinese Arduinos off eBay. I fi
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network jssailem at 9:40am 07.12.23 Great solution. The ITC-5 is a great tool to address old sensors using NMEA 0183 data and inject it
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 9:39am 07.12.23 art, Dave's right, and I suggest you reread his post a few times, slowly, especially about time & cu
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 9:34am 07.12.23 H23 owner here. Check all the bulkheads inside, including in the storage areas under the settees and

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