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Is there a mechanical engineer in the house? (3) justsomeguy at 1:10pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 20/4420 I know there's at least one, tkanzler be his name. It's kind of related to the mast raising quandry
What's this for? (1) alcyone at 12:15pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1344 New to an '86 M25.... attaching pic of an eye mounted on port-side stern rail. Is this original or d
How far do you drive to use your boat? stevestk at 12:10pm 07.26.11 Big Boats 84/11849 I'm looking at about two hours.
B361, Wind indicator / Mast top unit UFisher at 11:14am 07.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1651 Hi there, pretty new to this forum and pretty new sailboat owner as well. Bought a 2002 french
Replacement Windows SailAway1 at 10:43am 07.26.11 Catalina 22 8/3933 Has anyone out there replaced their factory aluminum framed windows with plexiglass or some similar
galley cushions bljones40 at 10:41am 07.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 i have a 81 hunter 25' and im trying to find where i can buy some cushions for the galley for a dece
260 Trailer shanker at 10:25am 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 0/1035 In order to bring my boat over the border in need some documentation about the trailer. The current
Looking to Purchase Mac 26 D or X-Florida jrhamp at 10:24am 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1145 All: Returning from overseas and wishing to purchase a MacGregor 26D or X. For all the rights reas
Seat Cushions: Help me locate nicely made individual cushion Archi at 9:21am 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1534 Thanks for checking-in. I've been looking for nicely made individual floatation cushions for my b
B361 Antenae and windindicators bent 130 degrees backwards Guan at 9:10am 07.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1579 Just took delivery of my "new" 2001 B361 and motor for the past 8 hrs home. Noticed both the mast to
Need a mainsail!! Drewfuss at 8:55am 07.26.11 Parts Search 3/3119 I'm looking for a main sail for a Siedelmann 37. HELP!
Tow Vehicle Mac at 8:42am 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2239 I just purchased a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lerado model with a 3.7 liter V6 engine. I want to pul
crew,rhode island, daysail Carloswen at 8:31am 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/936 Looking for people who want to go sailing on Narragansett Bay in an Oday 222. More fun , and easier
Hunter 34 keel bolts stevestk at 8:23am 07.26.11 Big Boats 2/1899 I promise this is my last question before I decide to get a survey. I remember when looking in the b
Alerion Express 28 engine Shaggydog at 8:15am 07.26.11 Other Sailboats 2/3979 I have the Alerion Express 28 on my short list, but the boats within my price range are in the early
Styrofoam in Macgregor 25. ihbfire2 at 7:15am 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4270 I just acquired a 1985 macgregor 25. the forward and aft compartments are jammed full of styrofoam
Wow, Seattle Weather Ken Cross at 6:45am 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1798 Seattle weather fun facts (or not so fun this year.) The total tally was 273 minutes Sunday (4 ho
Finding "Sailboat KnowledgeBase" Ed Schenck at 6:24am 07.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/5461 Recently W. Milberg referenced an article in "Sailboat KnowledgeBase". So I went looking for it of
Help with 33' Hunter Steering... (2) Sailboatdummy at 5:48am 07.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1854 OK, a sailboat came with a bent rudder, and shaft, and a steering issues.. Now, the Rudder/Shaft i
Northeast Harbor Race 8/26-8/28 Tim R. at 5:26am 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1742 Centerboard Yacht Club is hosting the 3rd annual 2011 Northeast Harbor Race August 26-28. This is a

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Time to replace lifelines? sail sfbay at 6:35pm 01.29.22 Has anyone been successful stripping the viny sheath? If you do and/or only want to remove the rust
Time to replace lifelines? dlochner at 6:19pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip that covering. This exposes the in
Time to replace lifelines? Charles Erwin at 6:03pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip the covering. This exposes the inter
Wind angle TimFromLI at 6:02pm 01.29.22 Or just go up the mast, it's not that bad. I use a climbing harness, I don't trust a bosun's chair.
Time to replace lifelines? Joe Blizzard at 5:16pm 01.29.22 Mine looked similar to yours when I replaced them. Besides the breakage potential, that discolored c
H41DS decoupling shaft while floating Nachismo at 4:52pm 01.29.22 FYI, after I wasted several hours in the sling watching some dumb kid screw up two easy tasks (no di
Wee bits kappykaplan at 4:51pm 01.29.22 Nice solution! :beer:
1987 Catalina 22 Companionway Screens Ward H at 4:38pm 01.29.22 I use the BugBusters screens for my hatches. Used to use the one for my companionway until I sewed
1974 Alden Dolphin 47 Ward H at 4:25pm 01.29.22 Sorry, your post with links to FB, which on the first day you created your FB page you put a link to
Time to replace lifelines? Joe at 4:24pm 01.29.22 Dyneema can cost more than wire and it will degrade faster. It looks cool, though. It is much ligh
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Hello Below at 4:21pm 01.29.22 The size of a Pacific Yachting digital magazine has been consistently between 250MB and 300MB over
After the storm blows thru Roland5048 at 4:15pm 01.29.22 I dream of the day our boat is moored/slipped in waters that can be sailed year round. Well, from
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Ward H at 4:06pm 01.29.22 Can't help to wonder what else is being downloaded with that PDF file.
After the storm blows thru Ward H at 4:05pm 01.29.22 I had a taste of winter sailing a few years ago and loved it. Unfortunately, our marina requires ha
After the storm blows thru sail sfbay at 3:51pm 01.29.22 Brush the snow off, put on your foulies and go sailing!!
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Hello Below at 3:45pm 01.29.22 True, it is slow. Takes about a minute to load one issue but once it's there, no problem with spee
Combined solar and turbine controller dlochner at 3:35pm 01.29.22 I doubt they exist as the systems are significantly different. A solar controller only needs to prot
LP Tank Certification dlochner at 3:24pm 01.29.22 Aluminum or Steel tanks?
Heat exchanger anode (2) SV At Last at 2:51pm 01.29.22 I was able to loosen the straps on the heat exchanger and turn It just enough the change the anode.
LP Tank Certification Tater at 2:47pm 01.29.22 10 lbs? I assumed it wasn't a 20, but had to ask.

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