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Boom Vangs and loose foot mains? neilmcc at 5:31am 05.25.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6592 How much difference does adjustment of the boom vang make to the shape of a loose footed sail?
Latest Print Cruising Story Roger Long at 5:29am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1774 The last cruising story I wrote before becoming a completely degenerate boat bum just came out in th
Smoking Trailer Wheel Bearing-Bearing Buddy LordNelson at 5:27am 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5785 On the way to the launch ramp one of my wheel bearings started smoking. I managed to crawl into a ne
Radar Problem shemandr at 4:41am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1140 I fired up my RayMarine Radar scanned last weekend to test it. At first it worked fine. But after
Hull Drain Hole ? (2) miamitreasurehunter at 8:48pm 05.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2696 Hello, I am restoring a 32' Columbia Sabre. I have never seen her in the water, and she is dry docke
oars on 21 ft. instead of motor Tbone102 at 8:31pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/9173 i heard that due to its narrow hull and low freeboard its possible to install oars and oar locks ins
Tiller on macgregor 26? Treecutter at 8:17pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3101 I am considering the purchase of a Macgregor 26 with very few options and using a 5 hp motor. I like
Universal Starter two sailors at 8:13pm 05.24.12 Bigger Boats 3/1365 After increasing clicks before turnover I gave up and pulled the 30 year old starter. Since I was to
A few steps closer :) c_witch at 7:59pm 05.24.12 Trailer Sailors 18/5073 Well we are getting closer all the time. We tried to fire up the outboard 2 days ago and no go disco
H41 - DS or AC? Spcharby at 7:13pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 7/1742 Other than looks and main cabin head room, are there any differences than need to be considered befo
Sails Graysailor at 7:10pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 0/863 I currently have heavy weather sails from Doyle. I am starting to get into racing. As the winds are
Mast wires ParamourII at 7:04pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1385 We just stepped our mast a week ago and my ST40 wind is not working I suspect the issue is the conn
oil changing device ironhors42 at 6:57pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3609 I changing the oil in my new boat to me. Thinking of doing every three months because of boat sittin
Double inverter question Jared20459 at 6:41pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1637 If I have an inverter on the boat to convert 12v to 120v and plug in my kids' DVD player that has an
Cleat Torn Out DaveS at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 2/1265 The port stern cleat was ripped out during a storm on my Hunter 23.5. The fiberglass actually remai
Keel cracks hunter 460 (1) fearless.hunter at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 2/1838 HI all I own a hunter 46 from 2000. has anyone else out there had problems with cracks in the keel
146 Chainplate Detachment algosdoc at 5:51pm 05.24.12 Day Sailers 8/2674 During a nice 15kt wind today, my 2006 Hunter 146 starboard shroud chainplate popped completely out
Opening queen berth port - 26S (5) holdech at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1295 I posted this on TSBB, but for those who don't frequent that board - here are my opening port projec
New Sail (1) inarathree at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 3/1387 New sail from Peak Sails. Awesome!
Finally got around to naming my boat (1) allen-deckard at 5:40pm 05.24.12 Catalina 22 4/1337 So since I never do things normal. :) Anyway what y'all think? Carved it out of a piece of cypress

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Aftermarket diesel engine parts jssailem at 4:19pm 11.07.22 Here is a UK source... https://yanmarshop.com/en-GB/catalog/all/servicebom/yanmardata-1014037/yanmar
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? Sail22Capri22 at 4:17pm 11.07.22 I was told by the dealer that the boat I purchased was a customer order that was abandoned because i
Aftermarket diesel engine parts ggrizzard at 4:07pm 11.07.22 Hopefully someone will name a reliable alternative source for parts
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Tally Ho at 3:55pm 11.07.22
Single handing kappykaplan at 3:46pm 11.07.22 We had vinyl letters printed. Same here. Looking to replace them during winter refit.
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear kappykaplan at 3:45pm 11.07.22 I have a self-tailer for my main halyard - means I can focus on grinding instead of grinding and tai
Single handing patbratton at 2:38pm 11.07.22 When you had the name of your boat put on, did you have it painted or stencil? I think I am thinkin
Do you put your bimini down? (1) stickinthemud57 at 2:25pm 11.07.22 Several responses mention difficulty of storage as a reason for leaving the bimini on the boat. I ri
Do you put your bimini down? ifmdalvey at 2:18pm 11.07.22 Up in the spring after launching and down in the fall before haul out, cannot think of a reason to t
Single handing kappykaplan at 2:17pm 11.07.22 The red is reflective paint. Shine a white light up at night - quite visible.
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:12pm 11.07.22 Does anyone know why Mast top weather vanes are red?
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... stickinthemud57 at 1:58pm 11.07.22 Yes, definitely overkill, but I like that it has such low stretch characteristics. As short as these
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear bonkle at 1:56pm 11.07.22 Ran into a problem (maybe) while eyeballing everything today. Would I want a self tailing winch for
TS Nicole - Every time a bell rings a storm is named kappykaplan at 1:45pm 11.07.22 Tks, John. Looks like a wet weekend here - well, for 1.5 days of a three-day weekend. :beer:
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? jssailem at 1:25pm 11.07.22 Understand buying a new boat and wanting to get alternate sails. Perhpas you might want to add to yo
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? jssailem at 1:18pm 11.07.22 While our Classifieds are free to all members, there is a delay I believe is 90 days membership to e
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? kappykaplan at 1:14pm 11.07.22 You can try here: Used gear for sale
Can't Find that darn leak ! buddy0 at 12:53pm 11.07.22 You didn't mention checking the stuffing box / prop shaft.
TS Nicole - Every time a bell rings a storm is named rgranger at 12:44pm 11.07.22 Good info.... As always... THANKS!
First Oil Change Parsons at 12:19pm 11.07.22 I have a few solutions to finding that exact spot to drill a hole like that. One is to drill from t

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