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What would you do if this happened? Don Guillette at 2:44pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/12817 My good friend Stu J is always reading my mind!! It isn't easy to think up topics that lead to a dis
new here (2) john in ny at 2:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1575 Just wanted to say hi to you all.my name is john and i have a 75 v222.
Video of my overnighter last weekend! sailingandsuch at 1:58pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2401 Last weekend I took my Montgomery 17 on a shakedown cruise before my trip to the Florida Keys and ma
coaxial cable redhead78 at 1:41pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1754 Hi all, I am rewiring, and need to run a new coax in the mast. I have approx a 55' run, can I use RG
Easily steppable mast, shoal draft and a motor. FlashGumby at 1:31pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4330 I grew up with Lasers, Sunfish and Hobies and eventually lived aboard a 38 ft Panda in San Francisco
Next on the Bucket List...Celestial Navigation gpd955 at 1:01pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1952 I've been focusing less on the career, since I am on the dowside of it now, and spending more time o
The good old days... (1) Maine Sail at 12:59pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2158 A buddy just posted a pic I thought was looooong gone. In fact I was having a discussion with anothe
Best Hunter 340 prop rope cutter wavehunter at 12:38pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/926 Hi All, Need to fit a rope cutter to prop shaft of Hunter 340 ? What is effective and also an easy f
One Good Answer Don Guillette at 12:13pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4878 A Florida shipmate called me today regarding a situation that happened to a dockmate friend. The fri
updating mast and jack plate Doncolombel at 12:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1186 I'm interested in swapping out my 2 piece mast and jack plate to the new style mast and jack plate o
Running Rigging Through Traveler Support dsturdy at 11:53am 05.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1602 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 TR and would like to bring the main halyard, and other control lines from
Race Ratings and Outboards Charles94 at 11:14am 05.01.12 Racing 3/7223 Base Ratings for racing require boats be equiped will all standard equipment ie strpping the interio
Spartan Marine Hardware out of business?? Ted at 10:54am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1896 I've been trying to contact a real live person at Spartan Marine Hardware with no success. Nobody ha
Stack Pack Scherzando at 10:31am 05.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1849 Has anyone installed a stack pack on their Oday?
Sam's Batteries Ron20324 at 10:15am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1928 Okay, so a guy walks in to Sam's club with exactly $300 to buy 2 batteries to replace his size 31's.
Buying a Spinnaker, need advice, thanks. azdawgfan at 10:07am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1137
GPS Wiring Thru Pedestal JimLor at 9:48am 05.01.12 Pearson 4/3232 Ok, got the toilet in, replaced a transducer, got the boat in the water, and have actually gone out
Window Replacement (2) SailAway1 at 9:41am 05.01.12 Catalina 22 22/5826 Hey everyone! Last fall I opened a thread related to replacing the windows on our C22's with Plexigl
2nd Reef line length Old Sailor 2 at 7:38am 05.01.12 Big Boats 0/725 I am in Denver, my boat is in San Diego. So, could someone give me an idea of how long one thinks t
Cover insulating AC side of Panel Richard Bryer at 7:22am 05.01.12 Big Boats 6/1867 One of the recommendations made by the surveyor on our recent survey for insurance was to " Provide

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Keel crack jdrutten at 7:32am 11.22.22 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Jim, that repaired keel is looking pretty sexy. And Jay
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:27am 11.22.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. mostly for people
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat rgranger at 7:22am 11.22.22 :plus: https://www.sailrite.com/CDI-Furler-Flexible-FF1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAzfJLwjtwptBZ
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:16am 11.22.22 Is that what these are for? 92IbVkQcfxc
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:58am 11.22.22 https://www.bridgeyachts.com/6hp-tohatsu-outboard-MFS6DSPROL
De-powering water heater for winter jssailem at 6:55am 11.22.22 Push button breakers. They pop out when tripped. You push it in to correct. You should be able to
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Leeward Rail at 6:52am 11.22.22 We had a CDI flexible.furler on our Catalina 22. Worked well. has its own internal halyard. No issu
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 6:51am 11.22.22 Actually I bought a 6Hp Sail pro last week from Bridge Yachts in Port Dover...black Friday sail..19
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 11.22.22 https://www.onlineoutboards.ca Looks like their warehouse is in Oakville
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:46am 11.22.22 If you haven't bought the 6hp motor yet. Onlineoutboards Canada is also a brick and mortar marine de
23.5 bottom paint question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 11.22.22 I can answer that from many 23.5 sailboats I painted, usually I painted two inches above that scribe
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 6:17am 11.22.22 On the FF2 CDI furler the black top piece does wear ouy
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Brian D at 6:17am 11.22.22 Some more research shows that what I thought about the way the wheel is connected to the rudder may
Three way electrical connections RoyS at 6:07am 11.22.22 I would think that you could double up the wires in a single ring terminal inside the light fixtures
Painting over sanded non-skid surface JBP-PA at 6:05am 11.22.22 If you try the easy route, e.g. just put on another coat of paint in the correct color, and it fails
Painting over sanded non-skid surface RoyS at 5:49am 11.22.22 Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new boat. And unlike boats a n
Key issues with C275. shemandr at 4:57am 11.22.22 A surveyor worth his salt will know where to look. Let him do what he does. If you are going to be
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:22am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:35am 11.22.22 Thanks, guys! The valves are under the port settee :) and you are all correct; I need to spend some

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