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Newb with a New-B Macgregor 21 RideTheWind at 7:45pm 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/2256 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 4/3108 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 5/9775 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 6/1150 I need to move my boat about 200 yards this weekend from its mooring to a dock. The motor isn't run
32 foot O'Day value dlandersson at 5:03pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4503 322 foot 1987 O'Day value A 322 foot 1987 O'Day is in an auction (owner had several years of unpaid
V17 standing rigging Notalotayot at 4:49pm 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1144 My '71 V17 has five stays: two upper shrouds, two lower shrouds, and the fore stay. It has two conn
Took mini sailing class at Gulfport Boat Show (2) JonnyQuest at 3:55pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/992 The Gulfport (MS) boat show was this last weekend. Almost a rainout but the weather held and I took
Stanchions here! Phil Herring at 2:04pm 04.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3447 The replacement stanchions are here for Hunters built from the late 80's through the mid-90's: So
Gone for a while NSR (2) sailaway78 at 2:03pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1258 I have been absent from the site for a while. Managed to dislocate and break my left wrist, a whil
Color Brightening of Sunbrella Fabric? Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/14053 Does anyone know what, if anything, can be done to brighten up the original color of a Sunbrella fab
Winch on the mast for main halyard, to do or not to do? ArkadiyS at 12:23pm 04.09.14 Catalina 30 4/3850 We are considering putting a small winch on the mast to keep the main halyard off of the cabin top a
NC Outerbanks Sailors -- Stumpy Point? (1) rgranger at 12:02pm 04.09.14 Destinations 2/2349 Hey All I'm scouting out some 5 hour legs for a 10 day cruise from Edenton NC to New Bern. I've do
Hunter 23' Keel Bolt Strength (1) carboman at 10:29am 04.09.14 Smaller Boats 5/934 Just an interesting article in this month's Sail Magazine.
Owner's Manual for 1992 Hunter 33 pariseaux at 9:49am 04.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/830 Does anyone have a copy of the owner's manual for the 1992 Hunter 33? We contacted Hunter directly,
Tv Conversion Jtacqua at 9:04am 04.09.14 Catalina 310 11/2341 Hello all, Back once again for additioal advice. We have a 2005 model year 310 (hull 299) which
Props to Groco Customer Service Wolfer69 at 8:52am 04.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/721 The rehab of the boat continues. The butterfly water drain on the raw water strainer was knocked off
Marelon Seacock Rotation FourPoints at 8:49am 04.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 22/7056 A number of years ago when buying my boat I had the yard install two Marelon seacocks and through hu
Log in difficulty Daddio at 8:45am 04.09.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/12891 I am having trouble logging in from my iPad. I can't log in with my app or access the website when o
Catalina 22 Gulf Cruise vs B.E.E.R Cruise HillbillyWanderer at 8:39am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1101 Very new to sailing and planning a trip this summer down south. Trying to decide between the two. My
Freshwater tank size SailingAway at 8:00am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/897 Could someone please inform me about the depth size of each of the two freshwater tanks on board our

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Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jviss at 3:58am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one?
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos jviss at 3:54am 08.01.23 Wow, very nice!
J/24 anchor roller? dlochner at 3:53am 08.01.23 There are number of different styles of aftermarket anchor rollers. They will through bolt through t
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:42am 08.01.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through w
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.23 Very nice. PETG might also work, especially for the fuel fill as it does have good chemical resistan
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 8:42pm 07.31.23
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 8:14pm 07.31.23
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? rgranger at 8:05pm 07.31.23 I did a Google search on anodized aluminum services and about a dozen places popped up. If the winch
Lazy jack rigging question Hollyberry at 8:01pm 07.31.23
Shore powered vent fan? rgranger at 8:01pm 07.31.23
Kevlar skid plates? rgranger at 7:57pm 07.31.23 BTW KEEL GUARD also makes a ss plate. Might be a better choice than Kevlar for your stated purpose
Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? siberydws at 7:57pm 07.31.23 Does anybody know the size (diameter) of the stainless ball bearings used in the Raymarine ST4000 M
Kevlar skid plates? rgranger at 7:56pm 07.31.23 (And yes, I acknowledge that is likely due to our lack of skill at sailing, too.) how old are your
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Afraal at 7:47pm 07.31.23 Do you have a separate low oil pressure alarm? HI Stu... not sure what you mean by a separate alar
Hunter smile / keel movement duck21 at 7:44pm 07.31.23 My Hunter 376 manual has a section that details out the keel construction including keel bolt placem
Solar water heat exchanger Davidasailor26 at 7:24pm 07.31.23 Most (all?) engine cooling systems have an expansion tank Off-topic, but to answer your question m
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Davidasailor26 at 7:19pm 07.31.23
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Davidasailor26 at 6:57pm 07.31.23
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? PaulK at 6:36pm 07.31.23 Anodized masts seem to hold up pretty well.
Lazy jack rigging question Mark Maulden at 6:10pm 07.31.23 Use dyneema. Less chafe

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