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Mac 26 M Rudder speed restriction Doupirate at 10:32am 12.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3142 There is a 6 miles per hour (5.2 knots) speed limit on the rudders use. It is quite easy to exceed
Moving to Hawaii Bill Roosa at 10:23am 12.07.11 Big Boats 23/3320 Hey
16.5 centerboard alibiartist at 10:14am 12.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/1610 It seems like my centerboard has too much play. When I pulled it out and took it apart, all the pie
P26 Refurb/ Rebuild Shep83 at 10:06am 12.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1897 Hi All, I have a 74 Pearson 26 in Cape Coral Florida. I'm looking for some partners to help be get
Racing a Hunter Legend 37 Dfharris02 at 8:28am 12.07.11 Big Boats 0/1253 I'm about to purchase a 1989 Legend 37 with a a wing keel. I've seen a few posts about racing the L
Hunter Legend 37 Wing Keel for Racing Dfharris02 at 7:33am 12.07.11 Big Boats 2/2579 Hi: I'm just about to purchase a 1989 Hunter Legend 37 with the shoal draft keel. We like to do
Reefing your boat Quoddy at 6:41am 12.07.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3501
O' Day 25 Bulkheads & Chainplates cb32863 at 6:28am 12.07.11 Day Sailers 13/4517 So who has actually removed and replaced the bulkheads ' chainplates on their O' Day 25? I have Don
FavIcon? (2) kpgraci at 6:19am 12.07.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/3547 46222.vB Then once I open the site it reverts back. No big deal, just odd. (You'd think I'd ha
Southport, NC (4) Roger Long at 6:16am 12.07.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3739
33.5 Cooler Capacity Paul and Judy at 4:59am 12.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1001 Does anyone know the capacity in cubic feet of the cooler on a 1993 hunter 33.5. I am planning to u
Yamaha 60 high thrust on 26M mldun at 4:13am 12.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1302 I am powering my 26M with a Yamaha 60hp high thrust, i have read that many are using the dual thrust
Frozen YSB8 Yamaha25 fireski at 10:34pm 12.06.11 Yamaha 1/1768 My engine has been down for about a year. It turned over about two monts ago. I changed the mixing e
Viagra Sailing Commercial philwsailz at 9:12pm 12.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 22/29657 We probably have all seen it several times, the guy whose main sheet breaks loose and he uses a life
Question joker460 at 7:08pm 12.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/907 To save me from breaking into my boat in the cold :) does any one know(off the top of their heads),
Reefing a Hanked on roller reefed head sail Dana Point Steve at 6:21pm 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2807 Anyone had any experience with reefing a head sail that is Hanked on to an old roller reefing system
Coast Guard rblevens at 5:43pm 12.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2972 Does anyone know if you have to renew your CG documentation? Does it cost? Rick
Partnership Liabilty markh at 5:41pm 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1875 I am thinking of taking on a sailing partner. Any thoughts regarding liabilities and how to avoid/li
sponge up storage compartments drock10 at 5:08pm 12.06.11 Catalina 22 7/2238 Are you guys having to sponge up your storage a lot?? I don't even know how the water would manage t
Boats do take work Lost Parent at 1:59pm 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2045 Well it has been a long summer but the work keeps going How many of us have put countless hours int

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alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:17am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed compa
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Justin_NSA at 8:16am 10.19.22 Yeah, you can see the outline of where the flange used to be... I'd bet BWY has them.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:13am 10.19.22 Look at the pic I attached. I did, thanks but, stupid question, it looks, then, like all you did w
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.19.22 There should be a flange that the bolts are fastened to. I would take out the "drain", clean it off
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft dmax at 8:04am 10.19.22 Beneteau makes some nice boats in that size, the First 26, 265 and 27, some have keel/centerboards a
Foam Seat Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 10.19.22 I can recommend Welcome to Buyfoam if you just want to replace the foam. Good pricing and service. T
Garhauer E-Z Glide Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.19.22 40 years ? That's it / You'd think you pay good money for something and it would last... Just kiddin
1 gallon paint can pour spouts mdidomenico at 6:54am 10.19.22 i use 5 gallon buckets that have resealable gasket lids. https://www.lowes.com/pd/United-Solution
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 10.19.22
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up CowboyWay at 6:36am 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 6:10am 10.19.22 Pearson Commander rates around 222 PHRF, I think. That made it competitive with the C&C 25, Ranger
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Orbweaver at 6:09am 10.19.22 MY understanding is that fitting's job is to hold the spreader perpendicular to the mast. As such yo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 6:01am 10.19.22 With those reported conditions and the fact that you will mostly single hand I'm wondering why you
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? jssailem at 5:56am 10.19.22 Ideally, the keel and stub should be flat and evenly spaced, bonded with 5200 as the keel and stub
New electrical panel CYQK at 5:45am 10.19.22 When you get ready have a look at Paneltronics... they produce some great stuff installed them on my
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 5:41am 10.19.22 Curious. Why the 4ft Limit? The depths of the Sound seem to suggest that 5 ft draft will carry you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 5:29am 10.19.22 If you could find one the COMMANDER 26 (PEARSON) might be a good choice. com/nwct/a,29,153454,Pearso
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:15am 10.19.22 Is it ever NOT a bumpy ride up the Delaware??? dj
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 5:02am 10.19.22 With those reported conditions and the fact that you will mostly single hand I'm wondering why you d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:50am 10.19.22 He's just entering Delaware bay today. I think it will take him a couple legs/overnights to get t

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