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want to get sail slug for my mac 22 newsailor72 at 5:07pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1334 which one should I get, the 1/2, 3/8 or 5/16? here's the link for the 1/2 http://www.sailrite.com/S
School me on chartplotters McZube at 4:47pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2954 The only thing I know for sure is that I need one. I don't need a ton of bells and whistles, I ju
cadran(rpm) amelionne at 4:22pm 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 5/1446
Narraganset Bay Roger Long at 4:01pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5189 Do you think I've done justice to Narraganset Bay? http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/NBtra
lets talk knots! jeanmarc109 at 3:57pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1719 i've got my bowline down pat. can tie that sucker around anything, upsidedown, one handed.... it's
Magnetically Shielded Cockpit Speakers deangraham at 3:45pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/9821 Hi does anyone have any experience magnetically shielded speakers in the cockpit about 2 feet away f
Sailing Practice (3) Roger Long at 3:34pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2408 I anchored near the Roger Williams University sailing team practice area and got a pretty close view
How do I restore my deck/topside Jerry75 at 3:31pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2092 The topside and deck is starting to show its age. The fiberglass is starting to leave a chalky white
Replacing a Pearson 34 holding tank kirlos at 3:06pm 05.29.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4218 Hello all, I have recently purchased a Pearson 34 which still has the original Nauta holding blad
Bilge Pump jsut runs and runs rortega46 at 2:56pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1729 I have a H28 and recently replaced the old reliable Rule bilge pump after it stopped working. After
Lewmar 40ST winch repair Mr.X-Ray at 2:39pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1130 Broke my stripper ring on one of my 40ST's. Now lines jam if not careful. So going to order new one
woo hoo launched redhead78 at 2:28pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1083 Hi all, mast up on thurs, launched friday, loaded up sat, and motorsailed from viking marina near ha
Moved Location Of Whisker Pole (3) joker460 at 1:55pm 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/963 Last year I almost lost the Whisker Pole over the side while single handling. That would have been a
Ideas on replacing Air Floor with something else? sigbear at 1:08pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1605 Bought brand new (2011) Achilles inflatable last year and the floor is already becoming unglued, wou
Macerater leak SECOND time easygreener at 1:02pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1148 Did anyone else have a leak from the Macerater? This is our second one and it's expensive to replace
Challenger 12 Restoration (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:15pm 05.29.12 Trailer Sailors 3/4588 Hey all, Just started restoration of a boat I traded for early this spring for free. It is a Cha
reverse air ticking sound Timo at 12:09pm 05.29.12 Big Boats 8/1630 Hi everybody,my reverse air system has started making an intermitting ticking sound. The sound goes
On the importance of good advice Indysailor at 11:25am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 I've been sailing now for just three years, mostly self taught with the exception of a pretty rushed
new outboard mount (2) TENACITY CS36T at 11:17am 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 4/1812 mount finally, put as low as possible to provide maximum prop lowering if and when required. Can til
adding awindlass to a pearson 33 dzimb at 11:08am 05.29.12 Pearson 0/1014 I would to add a windlass to a 1988 Pearson 33. I would like to know how to do it if it can be don a

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My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Roland5048 at 1:01pm 12.02.22 Fire! Definitely fire. Been in storms. (Haven't we all). Almost sank once. Had rigging failure
Stock Color for 85' 22 BubbaV at 12:49pm 12.02.22 Anyone know of or had any experience with the product below? Comes in several different "whites". O
Binoculars thinwater at 12:36pm 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 12:24pm 12.02.22 I wonder if you're using the straight carborundum grinding wheels. They can break and shatter and
Water Jug on sail? sbrogden at 12:14pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 12:14pm 12.02.22 I think it still comes down to location, location, location. Of course it's about location. In an
Water Jug on sail? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:13pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 12.02.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Kings Gambit at 11:19am 12.02.22 I replaced the gas spring in my Rodkicker about 18 mo ago w/ a Selden part. The gas spring that was
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem
H240 Bilge Pump Location patbratton at 9:14am 12.02.22 I am planning on moving it forward but it seemed odd that is was originally placed so high. Sometime
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:09am 12.02.22 A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY be able to cut the wire. They can cut everything else
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 9:06am 12.02.22 Looks like a normal mess, not a special mess for the photo..
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 12.02.22 I replaced my SS lifelines with Dyneema and am very pleased with the results. In your case it comes
Replace Lifelines (1) kloudie1 at 8:49am 12.02.22 I used thhe same tool as Joe when replacing my Katrina-smitten ones in '05. The swages seem to be as

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