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Garhauer ? for Don! kgw at 10:32am 11.04.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/6294 Don, I have a friend cruising in the South Pacific whose boat is equipped with Garhauer hardware. Hi
pearson 36-2 ceterboard w green at 10:22am 11.04.11 Pearson 1/1194 I am concerned about the piping for my centerboard cable. I'm thinking about sealing the centerboard
Another Stuffing box question Solstice at 10:10am 11.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4732 Mainsail, I recently purchased a new boat and over the course of the season have monitored my stuffi
Fresh water system question -40.5 but maybe the same for all redunculous at 9:28am 11.04.11 Big Boats 21/2964 Couple of questions for those in the know With regards to the freshwater system has anyone modified
O'Day 23 Broken mast step heymagic at 8:50am 11.04.11 Day Sailers 0/1069 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
O'Day 23 broken mast step casting heymagic at 8:44am 11.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/11277 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
Finally in the water Our Seas at 7:59am 11.04.11 Catalina 22 3/1321 Finally after two years of hard work, many late nights in the driveway and garage, many adult bevera
Using the sun to precisly navigate, at night? FourPoints at 7:25am 11.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 68/13916 "Fabled Viking 'sunstone' shown to really work" "These sunstones are mentioned in several contempo
recent occurrance in pago pago.... zeehag at 6:56am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4266 a friend is in pago pgo and reports th news finally reported this incident happened oct 27th..:
Just to make you jealous (3) inarathree at 6:19am 11.04.11 Smaller Boats 17/2155 Went sailing last night. Low 70s, so i bundled up by putting on socks. Light winds, but they died
Outdoor Camera of Interest jdratlif at 6:05am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1973 A buddy of mine just sent me a link of the commercials for this outdoor sports camera. I think its p
Another newbie question allaynaw at 10:42pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1230 Please excuse my ignorance, I am very new to this. The Mac 25 did not come with a boom vang. What ar
Deck Paint Lost Parent at 9:56pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2349 I am redoeing my decks this winter {under cover} and would like to know the best way to do them , ev
Key West, Big Boat Haven (5) shipwreck66 at 7:09pm 11.03.11 Destinations 3/3868 Forgive if you've already been there, but are all the cool big boats all homeported in Key West? Eve
Buttoned up for the winter (3) tjar at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1960 The weather is starting to turn here in the northwest and the rains have returned. I struggled with
Cracked Up! jetboatn at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Smaller Boats 4/1317 OK...1994 Hunter 23.5- First sailboat, first year to sail and loving it!!! Problem, hairline and big
54 knots in a sailboat ??? Scott B at 4:28pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2435 Pretty cool... Bonneville Salt Flats type of sailing bjCRxKs2QgY
Sailboat video tours from Annapolis Show abk at 3:54pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1385 Hello, I tried to post this before but I don't think it went up. If it did I apologize I am a sail
How to decide correct tire size on trailer? UseDaGreyMatter at 3:26pm 11.03.11 Trailer Sailors 12/9412 I bought this boat and trailer. The boat is a 22 ft venture by macgregor. I don't know if the trai
Just won a Mac 22-2 on ebay Bobjr59 at 3:09pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3105 Hi I'm a newbie to boats so I thought I'd start with something I could restore and learn to sail. So

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For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 7:42pm 10.10.22 Tedd......what did the Canadian MMSI licensing agency advise? Government offices were closed today
Sea water filling holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21pm 10.10.22 Good suggestion, Joe. The most likely source of the water that's filling up the tank is the macera
Sea water filling holding tank JamesG161 at 7:19pm 10.10.22 Your thru hull Sea Cock, on the macerator discharge, is leaking back on you We used that technique
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? sail sfbay at 7:05pm 10.10.22 Tedd......what did the Canadian MMSI licensing agency advise?
Sea water filling holding tank JoeWhite at 6:58pm 10.10.22 Turn off the through hulls. Then open one at a time.
Sea water filling holding tank rgranger at 6:57pm 10.10.22
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source rgranger at 6:55pm 10.10.22
Alternator Bracket SycloneDriver at 6:53pm 10.10.22
Boat damaged by IAN Don S/V ILLusion at 6:42pm 10.10.22 The bow lines which snapped were: a 1/2 inch braided (brand new), a 5/8 inch braided (pretty new)
Tongue Extensions sail sfbay at 6:03pm 10.10.22 Suggest sharing with the forum your design and how your stress and load calculations factored into i
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) PJL at 5:44pm 10.10.22 Has been a couple of years, but had to replace one of my similar cleats on my passage 42. Replaced
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 5:37pm 10.10.22 Thanks everyone, definitely some great advice in there. No specific boat to focus on yet, hopefull
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20pm 10.10.22 In a curvature on the bottom of the keel is a small void. Fill it with two part epoxy and sand smo
Boat damaged by IAN LakeOntario270 at 5:18pm 10.10.22 Check out https://www.railmakers.com
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Richard19068 at 5:09pm 10.10.22 I'm going to chime in again from southern California. I don't have a Canadian boat but I do have fa
Boat damaged by IAN SFS at 4:57pm 10.10.22 Sending you a Private Message.
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? sail sfbay at 4:46pm 10.10.22 ..........Should I apply for a Licensed or Not Licensed MMSI?...... You might find this Q&A helpful
Boat damaged by IAN (1) dave_and_dd at 4:33pm 10.10.22 The bow lines which snapped were: a 1/2 inch braided (brand new), a 5/8 inch braided (pretty new) a
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 4:28pm 10.10.22 If the bolts are indeed a carriage bolt, you'll have to go up with the bolts not down. Square peg/
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? jssailem at 3:43pm 10.10.22 I am opining that the referenced regulation did not consider recreational AIS transceivers on boats

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