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Will Mac 25 sails work on a V25? RonRock at 7:39pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2000 I have just bought a 79 Venture 25. The sails that came with it are OK, need some repair stitching b
Spreader conundrum lbd at 7:32pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2909 Interested if anyone can shed light on Hunter B'R rig vs traditional rig? My yacht 2004 Hunter 33. A
Lube Edson Steering column harvR at 6:49pm 05.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1576 For the Hunter 310 and similair boats with Edson Wheel Sterring enclosed in a fiberglas pedestal, ho
40.5 Air conditioning bustedrudder at 6:05pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 5/1380 Hauling out soon for bottom and a thru hull for AC. I've been studying older threads on the topic, a
Knotmeter, impeller, and transducer paint obsailor at 5:55pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4640 After carefully painting my depthsounder transducer with special paint this spring, I also applied i
Inverters Jim Beck at 5:39pm 05.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/972 I want to buy an inverter for my H33. A West Marine technical article recommends that, in deciding o
where & how to buy controler for my outboard jeanmarc109 at 5:17pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1454 well, I launched "un jour a la fois II" on friday and she floats !!!! i had some engine problems d
keel condition opinion (2) slowtype at 4:54pm 05.13.12 Catalina 22 11/1969 I am preparing my Catalina 22 for the summer. I just purchased the boat and don't know its history.
Anchor Questions BWagner at 4:35pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 22/3873 We have a 426DS and we need to upgrade the anchor in preparation for our cruise later this summer wh
lead keel blisters (2) Navicula at 4:30pm 05.13.12 Big Boats 2/2929 I took the grinder to the keel.............there was these bumps that looked like they shouldnt be t
Real Time (1) Maine Sail at 4:20pm 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3332 Wanted to test out my cell phone amplifier and 3G. Took this picture about 6 minutes ago. came back
H33 bow light frankiedogs at 3:28pm 05.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2251 Today as I was going through the systems of our new 1981 H33 I managed to drop the bow light housing
OMG it's Rock! (1) Roger Long at 2:43pm 05.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4243 A beautiful breeze yesterday and a forecast of strong southerlies convinced me to leave Stamford and
backstay/mainsheet atttachment mike b. at 2:20pm 05.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 22/5488 The short peice of backstay that attaches to the diamond plate and the chain plate twists causing wi
1971 2-22 Venture vs. 1964 25 Venture MacGreg at 1:21pm 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2399 My friend wants to sell me one of his Ventures because he is moving and can only tow one off. They a
Launched (1) Balboa22 at 11:22am 05.13.12 Balboa 4/3758 It's in the water now and ready to sail. Interior will get finished at a later date.
Keel tunnel repair Toms Mac 21 at 11:08am 05.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/931 My Mac 21 shows significent wear on the keel tunnel. The stop bolt hole is elongated and the tunnel
Spinnaker sheet length teacherspet at 10:52am 05.13.12 Day Sailers 4/1441 What is the length I need for sheets for a Spinnaker for an Oday 25?:)
Storm Taticts Jubilee1985 at 10:46am 05.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1952 I plan on taking a blue water cruise next year. Does anyone have any advice for handling heavy weath
rigging a amf minifish jsschoenig at 10:29am 05.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/13432 Someone just gave me a 1974 AMF minifish. I do not know anything about sailing and would like to kno

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Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 8:29am 04.13.22 I was thinking time might also work. If you look closely, there are some spots where the paint had c
Head hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12am 04.13.22 Also possible that odor is coming from holding tank, I doubt if it has an adequately sized diameter
Head hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 04.13.22 My first question: what brand/"model" is the hose? You said they passed the hot wet rag test...so
H34 Seahood ScottFreeRick at 7:40am 04.13.22 The handrails are through bolted and no evidence of leaks there. The drips are coming from the scre
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? fstbttms at 7:38am 04.13.22 Most likely reasoning is that stray electrical current in marinas or around docks has been known to
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? DougM at 7:37am 04.13.22 What's their reasoning behind that ridiculous policy? Most likely reasoning is that stray electri
H34 Seahood jk kudera at 7:24am 04.13.22 Your leaks are possibly from the thru bolted teak hand rails on deck.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:16am 04.13.22 Lately I have been using AquaMaps on my iPad and M1 MacBook. The charts are updated frequently and
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:15am 04.13.22 So, I need a wheel puller, but the shaft is threaded?
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:10am 04.13.22 That would certainly keep you awake, sort of a slow but loud creaking. When does your rigger arrive
A lost art: Conserving ice. All U Get at 6:45am 04.13.22 My wife saw the picture and she now wants a set of steps so she can reach the bottom of our refriger
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? fstbttms at 6:29am 04.13.22 My marina will not allow divers... What's their reasoning behind that ridiculous policy?
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult stephen_i_w at 6:12am 04.13.22 Also, the furling line on my c315 was not led properly to the cockpit, resulting in excess friction.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 6:10am 04.13.22 That would certainly keep you awake, sort of a slow but loud creaking. When does your rigger arrive?
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch Project_Mayhem at 6:09am 04.13.22 IBX Boatworks (WindyJunk9 on ebay) may also have a hatch for a 25. Good guy, I've bought parts off o
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult stephen_i_w at 5:48am 04.13.22 I had an issue with my Selden Furlex as well. I think the design of this particular furler is espec
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:45am 04.13.22 Marvel Mystery Oil Have a container of the stuff in my shop Folks in this part of the world talk abo
Matching cabin veneer stain dlochner at 5:45am 04.13.22 Wait 40 more years? Remove all the old varnish and lightly sand then refinish the entire section.
Do you question your Brain? StephenD at 5:40am 04.13.22 That was pretty easy. The voices in my head told me right where to look.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) dlochner at 5:40am 04.13.22 Lately I have been using AquaMaps on my iPad and M1 MacBook. The charts are updated frequently and i

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