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Preventing the mast from falling dawg2 at 1:09pm 06.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/4921 My Mac 26D is held by a single forestay, which attaches through a furler to the deck of the boat. M
door hardware nealeharding at 12:47pm 06.29.12 Morgan 1/2590 need to replace several door handles on my 43 foot morgan 1987, has anyone had to do this and where
Soling42 is signing off after 6 years at HOW (2) soling42 at 12:30pm 06.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1821 Well the time has come and our beloved '04 H260 BonaFide has sold so we are moving on. This site has
Boat Etiquette - Somethings are just WRONG! (1) xcyz at 12:25pm 06.29.12 Ask All Sailors 25/10937 I'm sure we have all seen boats that catch are attention and make us wonder where that fuzzy line ge
Anyone recognize this Roller Furler (Make/Model) (3) Bigjer40 at 11:37am 06.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2639 The line on my furler is fouling everytime and there is to much line on it. When stowed with three
Whisker Pole needed NeverTooRuff at 10:00am 06.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1746 Am looking for an economically-priced yet durable whisker pole for my '94 H26. J=9' 5-1/2", so prob
2009 37' Beneteau halogen to LED cabin lights cajunsailor at 9:51am 06.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2084 Does anyone have any recommendations on what type of bulbs to purchase for the cabin lights when goi
Chart Plotter GPS 2006/2010 (1) Tantor at 8:48am 06.29.12 Big Boats 8/1721 I was playing with plotter and end up with this screen ...see picture. Anybody knows how to get back
Pop Top Struts? RonRock at 8:11am 06.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/15099 I've read about the installation of gas charged struts on the pop top. Looks like a "must have" modi
rudder care slowtype at 7:55am 06.29.12 Catalina 22 14/2336 Good day all. I have a rudder question. What is the best/recommended method for securing the rudder
Fuel Tank Access JimLor at 7:42am 06.29.12 Pearson 12/4952 1986 Pearson 28-2. Diesel, alum fuel tank under quarterberth. While doing some engine work guys di
Oday 25 tiller too small? Joe5893 at 7:23am 06.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2064 Hello all, I was out sailing last night and when the breeze came up, I started getting pretty goo
6 inch mast sleeve centaur114 at 7:20am 06.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4553 Hi folks, I am seriously considering buying a 37' sailboat, but have a concern about the mast. The
Depth Sensors gregtana.irwin at 6:33am 06.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2958 We just bought our boat and it does not have a depth sensor. We purchased a Humminbird in dash senso
A rant about mast wiring. jfrench at 5:34am 06.29.12 Catalina 22 11/4072 I took my Cat out for an overnight trip this week and discovered that the #@! mast lights didn't wo*
Vhf antenna help (1) Ima90sJezus at 4:14am 06.29.12 Catalina 30 5/1388 Ok, still doing a little re-wiring. I have one VHF antenna on top of the mast, the run goes straig
AC Dedicated Hatch (3) Sail123 at 10:07pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 21/7077 Purchased an AC unit like the ones that sell at West Marine. The one with the two carry handles and
Bulkhead Replacement? (1) Fly_H23 at 9:44pm 06.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2755 Ok, might sound stupid but is it possible to replace the bulkheads on an O'day 26 while it's still i
Where is my topping lift macneilga at 9:22pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 12/3812 I am launching for the first time and the only thing from the top of the mast is the main halyard.
Beneteau 43 Domenic C at 8:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4749 What is the difference between a Benetau 43 and a Benetau Oceanis 43. Thanks dom

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Miss sailing Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 11.16.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:49am 11.16.22
Engineless.... william24424 at 6:48am 11.16.22 Engine. If time is a factor. For those circumnavigators, months @ sea....perhaps waiting 8 hours on
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:13am 11.16.22
Dyneema for furler line Yoman Bosun at 6:09am 11.16.22 After lots of observations, experimenting, changing lines, etc, the spool on my furler still fills
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil jssailem at 5:36am 11.16.22 While recently taking my 1973 Perkins 4.107 apart so it could be removed from the boat, I used PB Bl
O'Day 39 mast step Dan33 at 5:04am 11.16.22 I owned an oday 39, hull #33.That is the factory setup in your photo.I had mine fabricated at a mach
423 saloon dinette conversion to bed jssailem at 5:04am 11.16.22 Some pictures of the table and seat bench would help us help you. In the past 15 years, it is possib
Dyneema for furler line All U Get at 5:01am 11.16.22
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum All U Get at 4:50am 11.16.22 What is overwhelmingly evident is that none of these so called engineers ever owned a sailboat.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Steve-o5911 at 4:04am 11.16.22 I have the same boat, a Hunter 25 Shoal Draft 2007. I have none of this, and I have used this boat h
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum kappykaplan at 2:33am 11.16.22 Lift off at 1:47 am.:clap: Looks awesome, Jim. Haven't seen coverage on the local news yet.
Miss sailing kappykaplan at 2:30am 11.16.22 Heal quickly, @WayneH ! I like @jssailem 's Navy Blue and Gold idea. I'll deliver my boat for dry
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:26am 11.16.22 progress. Great news, John! :beer:
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 12:33am 11.16.22 210961 Jim...
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 9:40pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool? Unfortunately, no. Though
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:36pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? I meant that Benny's comment was not n
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 9:33pm 11.15.22 Launch time looks good and is Live now here... Live Now but on time with the 1:04 am EST Launch O
Engineless.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? You suggesting we go out into that pea
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:22pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take p

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