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Steering broke JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1684 Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2145 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
rudder post on 79 33 (3) bugaloo at 3:18pm 11.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1937 Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b
First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3181 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1778 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1810 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1487 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2036 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1224 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1361 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2460 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2887 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2865 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4269 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1824 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6150 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2423 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5775 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8394 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2292 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra

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Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area jssailem at 2:49pm 11.08.22 Congrats to you Marlow. Are you thinking to take the boat out of the water or be in the water all w
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 2:29pm 11.08.22 Ouch! Best of luck. Hopefully you got a tow to the nearest place where you can get to a good diese
Safety at Sea starts with awareness of the RISKS capta at 2:18pm 11.08.22 I prefer a center cockpit. It may very well be illusionary, but it feels very safe to me. Plus it gi
Help! Engine problem :( kloudie1 at 2:13pm 11.08.22 Good catch ! Yup, I have a precision caliper in the tool kit.
What is the proper response? BarryL at 2:08pm 11.08.22 Hi, One comment - proper course means the proper course for the boat trying to pass another boat. S
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) kloudie1 at 2:05pm 11.08.22 Boat was originally rigged according to the blue line drawn into the top picture. It used the existi
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 2:05pm 11.08.22 I did a full movie of this and will post to Rumble Where I can monetize it $$ :pimp: But to star
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Stu Jackson at 2:03pm 11.08.22 It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier th
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Don S/V ILLusion at 1:51pm 11.08.22 The trick is to eliminate any water which can do damage. Empty tanks and run lines and water heater
Moody 46 dlochner at 1:40pm 11.08.22 Have you checked the Moody's owner's association? https://moodyowners.org
Battery and Electrical system upgrading questions vandiver at 1:39pm 11.08.22 Hi all, thanks for your replies, very fair questions and information you request and that I forgot t
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear Joe at 1:33pm 11.08.22 Sounds to me you just need to use swiveling shackle to attach the mainsheet block and cleat to the t
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:08pm 11.08.22 Dave, Have your used this type of fid before? You make a hole with the fid, then slide the line
What is the proper response? Davidasailor26 at 1:07pm 11.08.22 This sounds like one of those classic cases that Jackdaw used to describe. If you are on a broad r
Whisker pole Davidasailor26 at 12:54pm 11.08.22 Depends on the geometry and how you want to handle gybing. Unless the pole is telescoping you probab
Do not lick this Toad! ggrizzard at 12:52pm 11.08.22 When I was 12, My dad left me overnight in a tent in a National Park campground with my 6 year old b
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Joe at 12:51pm 11.08.22 Both systems are "cascaded" . the control line is anchored that is doubles the purchase of the syst
Do not lick this Toad! jssailem at 12:22pm 11.08.22 What... Oh my Rick... How did you survive. Weren't your parents worried sick? Were they arrested giv
Whisker pole jssailem at 12:20pm 11.08.22 It sounds logical.. I would attempt it on a practice day and see what happens. I would be alert to
Do not lick this Toad! Rick Webb at 12:19pm 11.08.22 When I was a kid, we all had our own guns, minibikes, fireworks and were outside until the streetlig

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