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learning the "ropes" sailing for idiots. Dragon Fly at 12:45pm 06.24.13 Bigger Boats 2/915 28' Oday. After returning to the water after a winter on the hard, tried to unfurl the jib and it w
Sticky Dingy Tsatzsue at 12:21pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8949 Yes sticky. From what I have been reading my new to me dingy may be stuck for good. It is in great s
Original Main Sail finally ripped Ima90sJezus at 12:11pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 3/1241 So, I've have the boat out twice so far this year. First time the water pump went belly up and I had
How well insulated is the factory ice box? Jared1048 at 11:49am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1889 Im looking at converting the icebox and had a few questions. 1. How much insulation is there? 2. w
Why MASE 5501 genset NOT charging bats edwmama at 11:39am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/844 Hi all I own a Cal Cruising 46. It came with a MASE 5501 genset ( yanmar diesel generator ) Next
What size docking lines? PGIJon at 11:35am 06.24.13 Big Boats 12/2226 West marine is having a 40% off sale of bulk rope and dock lines. I'd like to take this opportunit
Hotknife.... (1) Sumner at 11:29am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1160 For those of you who do canvas work and don't have one Sailrite has their... http://mx2.radiant.net
SF Bay Jib? zinmaker at 11:13am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1438 Just purchased a 1971 Cat 27 and was wondering what people in the SF Bay are using for jibs, curren
Florida to Oregon nybor at 11:09am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4300 Hi. I am considering sailing my Catalina 350 from Merritt Island Florida to Portland Or. I was wonde
First sail - Love our O'Day! (3) Tabi II at 10:46am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 6/1696 Had our first sail Saturday after a month of doing deferred maintenance getting our new-to-us O'Day
H320 Fuel Gauge garethreeves at 10:42am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/815 My fuel gauge cracked and broke. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Thanks Garet
removing rust stains on sails pugetsoundsailer at 10:42am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1780 I'm going to try CLR with a tooth brush and try to get out some rust stains on the jib. Any better w
What king of furler is more appropriate ? SamlionI at 10:35am 06.24.13 Smaller Boats 3/1024 Hi ! I have bought a Hunter 26 1994 (with water ballast) and now, I want to add a furler. As I can
Raymarine autopilot Wheel drive Bob S at 10:14am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2107 I installed Raymarine's SPX-5/P70 autopilot this past off season. Did the dockside and sea trial set
Point of sale Phil Herring at 9:52am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/829 For anyone who didn't notice, and I think there may be a couple people in Antarctica who missed it,
are the rails on the 26s 7/8 ? doing a ladder access mod. pugetsoundsailer at 9:13am 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3883 getting ready to modify the stern rail, going to add a stanchion so I can remove the section in fron
treated canvas for bimini / pop top cover? pugetsoundsailer at 9:03am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1116 I'm considering using treated cotton canvas on my sailboat for my bimini and pop top inclosure, here
Winch service Fred7825 at 7:17am 06.24.13 Big Boats 6/1948 How often do you service your winches? And, do you do it or have someone else do it? Is there a serv
Trailering Doc_holiday at 6:55am 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2548 I have pulled my Mac several times but it has been for transport and beginning and end of the season
newby help for my centerboard rswitzer at 6:37am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1596 I have another newby question. I purchased a Hunter 140 and the bungee cord that holds the centerbo

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2014 Beneteau 411 Power Jib Winch Question Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 05.30.23 Depends on how much head room you need under the location. Have used both with equal success.
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 9:42am 05.30.23 Sorry....its furling IN that it the problem. And justsomeguy........I'm wondering that too. the line
Continupus mainsail furling justsomeguy at 9:27am 05.30.23 Is it possible that this line is just too thin.? Sounds like it.
Adding a 2nd winch and more (1) zinahewitt at 9:27am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-tail
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar ggrizzard at 9:18am 05.30.23 James, unless I read the specs wrong, the product suggested by Kloudie is very different from your s
New Cat 22 Owner (1) mbaker267 at 8:57am 05.30.23 I have one small "soft" spot on the starboard side at the corner of the front hatch. If I put all my
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 8:55am 05.30.23 First, be sure you sails are trimmed so you can steer with 1 finger on the wheel. The AP could be
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 05.30.23 The only good thing here is that the diesel fuel on the block will evaporate after a few hours at hi
Building a custom hard dodger JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.30.23 This site can do all of those, but the cost of Canvas is unstable for now Bimini, pre-measured Jim.
New Cat 22 Owner LakeShark at 8:36am 05.30.23 @mbaker267 check your deck for soft spots which could indicate rot in the deck. I would hate to see
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-taili
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? JamesG161 at 8:28am 05.30.23 You can find most information on the H386 here. H386 Just click on that link for your owner manual
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 05.30.23 You are lucky to have those pads already built in! Take advantage and do this right. Put a foot bl
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 05.30.23 if anchoring in a Rocky area, the use of a trip line tied to the flukes to a fender will dislodge a
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 8:09am 05.30.23 Did you ever build that hard dodger? no I worked with a local shop to make some design changes an
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:09am 05.30.23 With the Hunters that have a B & R rig (No Backstay, Swept back spreaders) the standard jib is a 10
New owner of C310 Hull#23 JRT at 8:07am 05.30.23 Welcome to the group, our 310 has been great. We are on Lake Guntersville with 2 more 310s and a 32
Marine Toilet Question (1) JamesG161 at 8:04am 05.30.23 This one cost $5 PS: https://boatlabels.com
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 05.30.23 Your welcome sir
Installing additional bunks on a trailer sbrogden at 8:02am 05.30.23 Excellent job with the trailer Thank you!

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