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Aft Stay on 26s Brian Buzz at 3:31pm 06.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2666 Do I need to have the aft stay on when raising the mast or when sailing on my 26s . I know it helps
Throttle Cable chiefwarren at 3:13pm 06.01.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1267 I just launched on Tuesday and plan on heading to my home port as soon as the weather clears. I noti
Racing Handicap for H37c Angus Fleming at 3:01pm 06.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1152 Hi all, Wanderer has made it to the River Tay and sits on her mooring nicely. Next up is getting r
hull squish? gramparuve at 1:16pm 06.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1911 I'm the proud owner of a 1974 hunter 29.5 that has been stored for some time. it seems the weight of
emergency tiller Navicula at 1:11pm 06.01.12 Big Boats 7/1660 I was fitting my emerency tiller yesterday as a test and I noticed that with the rudder in the bow t
Pillows.....dampness Navicula at 1:08pm 06.01.12 Big Boats 4/1605 just a silly question.........but we do want to be comfortable, we are in the process of bed line
8.0A Companionway Hatch (1) Dave Clark at 12:46pm 06.01.12 S2 3/1783 Hello all, I just replaced my forward hatch cover. It was 3/4" acrylic that finally broke when it
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 12:42pm 06.01.12 Catalina 30 8/4227 A repeat question, but one I didn't get an answer to last time. I have a Catalina 30 Mk 1, 1983, hul
O'Day 15 repairs redstormatt at 11:47am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/903 I don't like to use the word restoration as it is daunting but i recently purchased a 70s O'Day 15 t
Bow thruster 356 Patrik at 11:40am 06.01.12 Big Boats 12/4514
Boats shipping Phil Herring at 11:39am 06.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/955 I just got an email notification of a new post on Hunter's Facebook page: more boats coming off the
Atomic 4 gas cal_dreamer_12 at 10:17am 06.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2517 I have a 67 gas atomic 4 it was rebuild in like 85 but I'm going to repower with a westerbeke. I'm l
Mast rake for O'Day 19 pafb19 at 9:51am 06.01.12 Day Sailers 10/2882 My O'day 19 suffers from pretty severe weather helm. I know that I can eleviate the weather helm som
Atomic diesel, 11 hp, 1983 vmaks at 9:14am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/902 This boat is new to me and I am unsure as to how much water should be movig through the exhaust. Ce
replace teak companionway steps vmaks at 9:06am 06.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6190 O'Day 28, 1983....teak steps in the companionway going inside the boat have cracked in 1/2. Two are
mystery light fixture (1) minnella at 7:53am 06.01.12 Big Boats 3/1263 Does anyone recognize the fixture? It has 4 mounting points. The deck light does not have a globe or
Solar Set Up Advice twodzusfittings at 7:40am 06.01.12 Smaller Boats 11/2621 I have purchased a 15Volt, 7 amp solar panel with controller. I have the mounting design all thought
Slipping Throttle R. Chapin at 7:31am 06.01.12 Catalina 310 6/2106 The throttle on my 310 walks back to an idle almost immediately. I have rigged a velcro strip to h
Unable to Equalize Batteries? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:37am 06.01.12 Big Boats 2/1183 My boat has an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger with the standard remote panel. The manual
changing pitch of cockpit floor to stern pitch BJW at 6:25am 06.01.12 Catalina 22 11/2501 Hello everyone, Does anyone know the measurement of the amount of pitch I would have to raise th

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Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:14am 02.03.23 I laughed at this way more than I should have... yRhOPeR-6SE
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:50am 02.03.23 Which shows how much rgranger's next post is just like my wife and me.-Will It is.... what it is!
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:44am 02.03.23 aid, "See, this is us when we get old." She said, "It's not even when we get old." Which shows ho
Embrace the freeze. Leeward Rail at 8:20am 02.03.23 Oh my... It is a Heat wave. Nope... Usual stuff.. arrives just when the winter festival with the s
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 8:12am 02.03.23 I just learned that the exceptional AIS Vesper XB8000 that has provided a safe passage for the past
Embrace the freeze. jssailem at 8:04am 02.03.23 Monday, Tues,.Wed...supposedly near -1C .. Oh my... It is a Heat wave. The surface snow will start
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Captain Larry-DH at 7:38am 02.03.23 To answer the OP - No. You'll be better off with a power boat small enough to single-hand and large
Embrace the freeze. Leeward Rail at 7:35am 02.03.23 Brrrrrr. water temp in Maui was about 70F even at depth. Going out again Saturday for another dive
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? RetSailboatOwner at 7:27am 02.03.23 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the frie
Evaluating a South Coast 26 kappykaplan at 7:12am 02.03.23 1 boat buck =$100 More like $1000! (Bring On/Break Out Another Thousand) :beer:
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Rich Stidger at 7:12am 02.03.23
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option kappykaplan at 7:09am 02.03.23 It is better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat. :plus:
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Orbweaver at 7:04am 02.03.23 Thanks for putting pics up here. I don't do facebook, so I can't see the original ad. Looking throug
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail (1) jssailem at 6:55am 02.03.23 Tony While enjoying a fellow SBO owners sailing video, ( here is his post... Stepping out for a coff
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Orbweaver at 6:35am 02.03.23 If I'm reading between the lines correctly, it sounds like you have the funds to do whatever you dec
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:33am 02.03.23 I don't know why but this one made me think of @Kermit ... ;)
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:27am 02.03.23 212711
Stepping out for a coffee jssailem at 6:09am 02.03.23 Very nice video Gary.
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option rgranger at 6:07am 02.03.23 This sounds like people who buy a house and fill in the pool. It is better to have a good friend w
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options patbratton at 5:50am 02.03.23 I tried a jib from a Catalina 25 for a month or two. Without roller furling it was too much for anyt

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