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Downwind sailing Sublime at 12:07pm 09.13.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2638 I searched the forum and have found where Mr Guillette references an article he wrote on this very s
Static has my telltales stuck to my sail Sublime at 12:05pm 09.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/1640 Will just a spray on static guard stop this? Would it be bad for the sail?
Question ishmael3 at 11:36am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3133 I am a little confused, which is SOP for Me.....So, I just bought the 85 Mac22. Or 222 I guess, sinc
Venture 222 - main sheet (6) voltzwgn at 11:36am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/7593 I'm working on getting rigging setup and understanding how everything needs to be when we drop her i
Yanmar losing coolant Tim R. at 10:16am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 57/13893 Here is what I know: Engine is a 14 year old Yanmar 4JH2E with 2000 hrs. - Earlier in the season t
Mac 25 Serial #: Ricky B at 9:44am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1573 Hi, I purchased a 1975 Mac 25 and recently tailored her home from her mooring which she had been f
Lifelines r.bostic356 at 9:41am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 8/1763 I have a Catalina 22, 1976. previous owner had lifeline installed but when I bought only had the st
Precision 21 vs O'Day 192 GordoSK at 9:26am 09.13.11 Trailer Sailors 23/26586 Hello, I am a new sailor currently taking lessons and I am considering the two boats (Precision 21
Cradle/Jack Stand Heights for Irwin 25 JimGo at 9:25am 09.13.11 Irwin 0/3050 Hi! For those following the saga of me finding a sailboat, I gave up on the Catalina 25 that needed
Hydraulic steering on B- First 42 CrazyLegs at 9:00am 09.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1415 Hi Gang, my first post as we are just now looking at purchasing what I think (hope) is our dream boa
Batteries...where to start? sailcruiser at 8:24am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 30/4921 Hi everyone, I'm working through some issues on a recently purchased boat. It can be one of sever
Mast floatation windchime22 at 7:27am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 6/2767 Has anyone seen/installed/have any foam or etc in the top of mast on case of a knockdown? Do you thi
Stainless steel anchors and deck hardware Fogg at 6:23am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 5/1464 I recently ran into a source for stainless steel pelican hooks, turnbuckles and a lot of other stain
H 26.5 motor mount tschroder at 5:53am 09.13.11 Parts Search 0/3409 I would like to replace the EZ-lift motor bracket with an original "fixed" motor mount. Does anyone
Second bilge pump gpdno at 5:13am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2596 I'm looking to install a second bilge as a back-up in case of a failure of my primary pump or float
S2 8.0C Engine Compartment Pictures (1) Styx at 4:55am 09.13.11 S2 12/7100 I have a 1976 S2 8.0C. I am doing a complete refurb. When I purchased the boat, the engine compartme
Frozen AC Rag Bagger at 4:52am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1219 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat last year and she came with a built in AC unit. I'
Safety Rail History ISFISSY at 1:51am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5564 Why do sailboats have cable safety rails in lieu of SS tubing rails?
new sailor needs help EDHAAR at 12:32am 09.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1583 I need help,I recently purchased an O'day 12' dinghy it is a rather old boat .I do not know how the
More (or less) on Pettit Hydrocoat obsailor at 8:20pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5040 I contacted Pettit to get their reaction to last week's comments about problems of soft growth with

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Tiller .vs. Wheel Joe at 12:20am 02.14.22 Maybe there's confusion about what "points" means. If you are referring to the direction pointed
Catalina 22 electric outboard Joe at 11:05pm 02.13.22 Joe - It doesn't look like Tohatsu makes a 6 HP in LPG. Is that the case? Did I miss it? Also, you
Attaching Clamshell Dalliance at 9:59pm 02.13.22 My slotted screen is integral to my through-hull. If I was installing this over an existing through
Sailing a kayak? Ken Cross at 9:20pm 02.13.22 I did finish the kit and it is a pretty decent kayak. It appears to be a little bit tender but you g
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Ward H at 9:07pm 02.13.22 I don't relate solo handling to ease of handling the main sail. I solo handle my C30 a lot. The t
Attaching Clamshell thinwater at 8:49pm 02.13.22 I installed one using screws and butyl while snorkeling once. That was a decade ago. I think the st
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 7:46pm 02.13.22 Never had a need to get that fancy. Always used nutted machine screws right through the FG above t
Attaching Clamshell Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 02.13.22 Have you tried? Never had a need to get that fancy. Always used nutted machine screws right thro
Choosing a battery charger Ward H at 6:49pm 02.13.22 Scott, don't cut costs now. You've done the boat right so far. Go with the 60. Thinking back to wh
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 6:35pm 02.13.22 Ouch. Don't know if I'd try to cut machine screw threads in FG. Just too shallow for my liking.
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:33pm 02.13.22
Attaching Clamshell Ralph Johnstone at 6:28pm 02.13.22 I always took that phrase to be insulting, a snide remark, as if to say, indirectly, "you're a jerk
Attaching Clamshell Ralph Johnstone at 6:24pm 02.13.22 I've tapped FRP before, it works quite well. Ouch. Don't know if I'd try to cut machine screw th
Galley Stove Gimbals Tally Ho at 6:24pm 02.13.22
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Tally Ho at 6:16pm 02.13.22
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Tom J at 6:13pm 02.13.22 I've not been charged extra for this, it's just part of putting a boat in the water. At least that'
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses Rick D at 5:55pm 02.13.22 I did this: Hunter 40.5 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. jviss at 5:49pm 02.13.22 If it's not a museum class restoration an outboard on a bracket will be far more practical & far le
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. goblin at 5:41pm 02.13.22 If it's not a museum class restoration an outboard on a bracket will be far more practical & far les
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 5:20pm 02.13.22 Just tell them where you are. They will likely have a reliable answer. After all they are MaxProp (

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