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Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1676 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/5824 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp
Cockpit Locker Modifications merlinuxo at 10:39am 09.06.11 Morgan 3/3485 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or
Even dumb steel parts fail....... (1) waternwaves at 10:33am 09.06.11 Big Boats 8/2409 here is a new one to watch out for.......especially for all you owners of 25 yr old yanmars.........
starter motor problems newboatowner at 10:04am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1073 Hope all had a good summer. I had to replace the original stater motor on my Universal M 18 and d
Experience with the Propane Locker? steve stark at 9:39am 09.06.11 Big Boats 1/1059 I am preparing to mount some hardware to the rear of the storage lockers on each side of the swim st
Keel damage - how bad? (3) tominny at 9:17am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5503 I am looking at buying a 1974 34' Tartan. Great boat, but the aft keel has been damaged. Apparently
Looking for Matching Stanchion Jim S at 8:15am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1414 Our 1982 Hunter 37C suffered damage in the recent sweep of Irene over Lake Champlain. Our starbo
Metal holding tank smell bcollis at 8:11am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1179 There has been lots of conversation on this topic, and I plan on following some of the direction, sp
Pearson 23C RICKO at 7:56am 09.06.11 Pearson 0/2787 I just purchased a Pearson 23C #27 out of 42. Over the life of the boat the reefing system has been
Bulb replacement rwells47 at 7:11am 09.06.11 Catalina 30 1/1694 I own a 1987 Catalina 30 TR and need to replace my Deck Light and Anchor light bulbs. Ordered and re
Is the Sailing Pensacola site active? taichi at 6:40am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/956 Anybody familiar with the website forum? I've tried registering twice now and it keeps coming back t
Replace Navigation Light JETrunek at 5:48am 09.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1837 What replacement can I use for 1987 Hunter 31 - Bow pulpit, bi-color navigation light. Two sheet-met
Battery Charging John Gilbert at 5:41am 09.06.11 Big Boats 21/6511 I use both the boat engine and an onboard generator to charge batteries. The engine is equipped wit
Lifeline Stanchions and other Winter Projects Fly4hire at 5:27am 09.06.11 Big Boats 4/1606 On my 356 as a winter project I plan on rebedding by stanchions - it looks like they were redone on
Man overboard Zaphro at 4:58am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2985 Nothing like an invigorating 2 mile open ocean swim to wrap up your Labor Day weekend. http://www.ne
Steaming light ripped off tchastain at 3:43am 09.06.11 Big Boats 2/1385 This weekend we tacked in heavy winds and the jib tore off the steaming light. This is the second o
Head stink markhunter at 12:24am 09.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2909 Hi Peggie, I have read and re read your book, yet now feel it is time to get the expert opinion. I h
S2 11m vs. Canadian sailcraft 36 (CS36) jibseaman at 11:57pm 09.05.11 S2 9/14477 I have found a new boat to consider, The CS 36 I thought I had decided on the S2 11m but now I have
28' with centerboard cable broken flight medic at 11:07pm 09.05.11 Bigger Boats 3/1998 1980 O Day 28' problem looking at a 1980 28' that's in real good shape. One problem is the centerbo

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A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 11:02am 07.13.22 The basis of the GHT is some chemicals in the atmosphere can absorb and hold more heat than others.
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch seanmadian at 11:00am 07.13.22 <p>
Boat Babe on Strike! jssailem at 10:49am 07.13.22 Looks like you have moved from the MonoHull to a South African buillt Catamaran. They make very ni
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 10:48am 07.13.22 It has become common for batteries to have one ?" post and one 5/16" post. Some have 2 ?" posts. No
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 10:39am 07.13.22 Again, if your source of charging is fossil fuel, ( and it is mostly), using an electric motor is n
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 07.13.22 Are you suggesting poling the foresail to the same side as the main (basic broad reach), or vice-v
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat bmorr at 10:32am 07.13.22 Bob, Dave has the right idea. I am facing the same thing and in asking around I have a bus Maintenac
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 10:28am 07.13.22 Your experiment is silly. It says nothing about the greenhouse gas theory, since the bottle is the
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:18am 07.13.22 Pleasure craft under 20 feet have to have a max capacity stated on a plate; over 20 feet the calcul
dingy oar length Boomer2it at 10:16am 07.13.22 Look into "drift boat" Oars.
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jviss at 10:14am 07.13.22 I have heard that using a square or hex crimp ferrule then clamping the ferrule into the terminal b
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:03am 07.13.22 Just checking in to say I'm staying the heck out of this thread. ummmm..... too late.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 10:01am 07.13.22 :poke: Oh boy.... I see this getting moved to the sails call lounge Here goes:dancing: Weather yo
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 10:00am 07.13.22
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.13.22 Reach out to PYI - PYI Inc. \| Max-Prop Automatic Feathering Propellers
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 9:50am 07.13.22 If I get the time, which I probably won't. Took 37 years for this "issue" to occur so at age 76 I m
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 9:41am 07.13.22 All - As promised, looping back after some experimentation. Although we did not test this in high wi
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... kappykaplan at 9:33am 07.13.22 Saw this on the news this morning - very sad. The article posted by @Scott T-Bird postulated that i
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 07.13.22
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar (1) Tally Ho at 9:17am 07.13.22 I also have a 2GM20F engine. I purchased one of the on Amazon and it includes several different siz

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