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Splicing line (2) Warren Milberg at 10:37am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 48/7357 Over the years, I've gotten a lot of pleasure out of splicing lines for use on my boat for everythin
Garhauer ? for Don! kgw at 10:32am 11.04.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/6309 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 1/1207 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 5/4747 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 21/2981 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 0/1076 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 40/11355 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 3/1328 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 68/13949 "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 23/4273 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 17/2160 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 6/1974 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 8/2358 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 3/3874 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 9/1965 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 4/1321 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 8/2438 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 2/1390 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 12/9498 I bought this boat and trailer. The boat is a 22 ft venture by macgregor. I don't know if the trai

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance kjretlaw at 12:38pm 10.25.22 I just pull it up about 1/4" and squirt the lube in as the sail is being unfurled in and out for one
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks wit
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 The only one I would say is just Gel Coat crazing is E. A,C & H appear to be cracks. I don't thin
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 12:15pm 10.25.22 Thinking ahead:
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 12:04pm 10.25.22 It seems a rather broad statement to assume that every installation would require the same luff re
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) rgranger at 11:56am 10.25.22 cking... might as well go all in....:tongue: 210409
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) jssailem at 11:34am 10.25.22 stern bridle technique As @sesmith identifies, the Stern Bridle technique has worked in all sorts
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the vari
Recommendations on bottom paint requested CoralRose at 11:19am 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Bottom
Arch on bigger hunters wpatch at 11:15am 10.25.22 I have an 04 36 and the arch is built extremely tough for 2 main reasons. 1) As others have said st
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 10.25.22 Coat the new gaskets with NON PETROLEUM grease such as SuperLube for a perfect fit. That should h
Voltage Meter Issue Davidasailor26 at 11:09am 10.25.22 @Davidasailor26 , did your "Marine How To" reference mention that ? In too much of a rush to read t
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 10:37am 10.25.22 Mine was not reduced. I had the FF2 and sails when I bought the boat. But it would probably be a goo
Stagnant water in the lazarette Parsons at 10:35am 10.25.22 If you need to drill your own limber holes through a bulkhead or stringer, make sure that you do not
Bad spider cracks ? sail sfbay at 10:25am 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks with
Wing Keel repair dLj at 10:12am 10.25.22 I'm puzzled why you would cut the current side off. I'd say the original idea the OP stated would
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 9:52am 10.25.22 I thought change comes from the cushions of my couch. :)
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes rgranger at 9:50am 10.25.22 I bet you can get them right here. Call the SBO store.

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