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e36 bowsprit/furling asymmetrical Sailbaum at 4:04pm 04.27.13 Big Boats 12/4288 I am considering a cruising code 0 type sail with a continuous line furler (Doyle UPS or similar fro
Heeling in a H240 Caribbeanknight1 at 2:35pm 04.27.13 Smaller Boats 17/3251 How much is too much when it comes to heeling in this boat? I have to admit I chickened out and had
New Anchor Knot StressN at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2058 I am looking for a new anchor and sail on Kentucky Lake, which has a mud bottom. I was looking at th
Best sailing lakes in northeast Texas? longterm at 1:34pm 04.27.13 Destinations 8/11403 I'm planning to move to north Texas in the summer of 2015, but am already looking at the local lakes
H37C Fuel Tank FredV at 1:30pm 04.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1836 Either I'm just not using the right keywords to search on, or this is a topic most want to avoid, be
Our boat was featured in an article! RECESS at 1:00pm 04.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1828 I stopped in to get some fuel and ice and a friend says he read about our boat in Southwinds magazin
Replacing Centerboard Cable - 25 Macgregor capecodtechmeister at 12:58pm 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5809 I purchased a '78' 25 Macgregor and have begun the restore. This is great! Centerboard cable is brok
Coronado 15 Sommersetwom at 12:03pm 04.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1028 I've got a C15 that had its mast step torn out and need to find a replacement, but I've had no luck
The Best Diesel Fuel for an Old engine steveebryant at 11:41am 04.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/655 Dear Sailors: I have a newly acquired 1989, 2GM20F 18hp diesel engine. I do not know what the prev
Hunter 340 Dorade vent collars sailcapt340 at 10:02am 04.27.13 Big Boats 5/1413 I am looking to replace the Dorade Vents on my 2000 340. The replacements come with the collars to
inner forestay CharMel at 9:20am 04.27.13 Bavaria 0/4867 I have a Bavaria 46, 2006 . Purchased in Mallorca, sailed to Puerto Vallarta. Am slowly gearing up
Wet Boat to Dry Boat Ward H at 6:46am 04.27.13 Day Sailers 1/865 Earlier this winter I posted the topic "Water Water Everywhere". I had found many I kept finding man
H 356 mast base plate sailmaster39 at 6:35am 04.27.13 Big Boats 2/858 Anybody have experience with the base plate of the mast............Finally stepped the mast yesterda
Roller furling condition and batteries Flyindiver at 6:00am 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/939 Another newbie question relating to servicability of a roller furling and battery installation. S
Beneteau 43 line layout Dave9854 at 4:31am 04.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1546 I have a 2008 B43 that I need the line layout from the mast. Not sure if they is a standard way to s
44 DS Stanchion Re-bolting (2) Rick486 at 1:44am 04.27.13 Big Boats 4/1182 Well, I removed my shrink wrap yesterday to find that one of my stanchions had been dislodged over t
O'day 23 Headroom? itsjojo at 1:07am 04.27.13 Day Sailers 5/6497 Hi everybody! I'm considering an O'Day 23-2. I have not yet seen one. I am confused about the cabins
Wanna Rendezvous In The Puget Sound And/or San Juan Islands. (1) stephenronning at 12:01am 04.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1465 Hello: my name is Stephen. I own a macgregor 26M and am looking for other's who wanna meetup and ren
Hubs slowdog at 11:12pm 04.26.13 Trailer Sailors 8/3941 My hubs have a wing nut on the bearing buddy how do they work ?
26x models wayne nicol at 8:16pm 04.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/961 hey guys, which year models of the 26 x had the head on the starboard side of the companionway, and*

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Dingy conversion PaulK at 6:01pm 01.03.23 There was a video about putting inflatable cargo bags (used to hold cargo in place on trucks) inside
The cycle of life PaulK at 5:54pm 01.03.23 Thank you, Phil, for setting up SBO so that we can continue 'messing about in boats', even when we'r
The cycle of life Brian D at 5:46pm 01.03.23 Who sunk your battleship? God speed and the best on your next endeavor. And thanks for trusting me t
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 5:39pm 01.03.23 Rotating the engine would allow the pumping of oil to lubricate the engine parts. The compression of
Any sailor peppers out there? jssailem at 5:35pm 01.03.23 Will, you are imaginative.
Y-33 Midstay jssailem at 5:32pm 01.03.23 Get an asymmetrical and gybe it out in front of the forestay. You just need to let it fly and bring
The cycle of life Stu Jackson at 5:31pm 01.03.23 Thanks for everything, Phil. You've allowed many of us to help each other out, learn something new
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? mermike at 5:25pm 01.03.23 Check Edensaw too. The main store is in Port Townsend but they have a warehouse in Tacoma.
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 5:17pm 01.03.23 John - that's how mine is rigged. There is a stout backing plate underneath that fitting, attached t
Any sailor peppers out there? (3) Will Gilmore at 5:14pm 01.03.23 212009 And... Keep one of these laying on the deck. 212012 -Will
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:07pm 01.03.23 I always thought those big ships that fell prey to pirates in little boats, should have just kept a
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 01.03.23 I thought the idea is to move the pistons in the cylinders, without cold fuel being sprayed in, to
Newbie. Catalina 18 sola fide at 4:55pm 01.03.23 Hello there, I can direct you to watch sam holmes on you tube, He is verify informative on rigging
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:53pm 01.03.23 I thought the idea is to move the pistons in the cylinders, without cold fuel being sprayed in, to
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tally Ho at 4:48pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life JamesG161 at 4:38pm 01.03.23 Thanks Phil for the Trust you gave to me. Move down south for Fun in the Sun... And dodge a few Hu
Y-33 Midstay (1) jssailem at 4:37pm 01.03.23 I saw one that has a fixed stay position on a 1981 boat. orm sail shroud. This at least looks like i
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:24pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life jssailem at 4:17pm 01.03.23 Thank you Phil... You gave us a path to find each other and help by sharing our mistakes as well as
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 01.03.23 @QCI and I spoke today. The internal FF4 internal halyard broke on the raising and lowering side bu

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