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circumnavigation sponsors? blackjohn at 2:23pm 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2866 in reading up on boats which are or who have circumnavigated,seems most have many sponsers.how does
Lake Champlain trip holdech at 12:34pm 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1042 Don't get on this forum that much (might change as it's iPhone friendly and TSBB is not). Anyway, t
Downwind sailing Sublime at 12:07pm 09.13.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2750 I searched the forum and have found where Mr Guillette references an article he wrote on this very s
Static has my telltales stuck to my sail Sublime at 12:05pm 09.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/1720 Will just a spray on static guard stop this? Would it be bad for the sail?
Question ishmael3 at 11:36am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3431 I am a little confused, which is SOP for Me.....So, I just bought the 85 Mac22. Or 222 I guess, sinc
Venture 222 - main sheet (6) voltzwgn at 11:36am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/8200 I'm working on getting rigging setup and understanding how everything needs to be when we drop her i
Yanmar losing coolant Tim R. at 10:16am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 57/15935 Here is what I know: Engine is a 14 year old Yanmar 4JH2E with 2000 hrs. - Earlier in the season t
Mac 25 Serial #: Ricky B at 9:44am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1783 Hi, I purchased a 1975 Mac 25 and recently tailored her home from her mooring which she had been f
Lifelines r.bostic356 at 9:41am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 8/1846 I have a Catalina 22, 1976. previous owner had lifeline installed but when I bought only had the st
Precision 21 vs O'Day 192 GordoSK at 9:26am 09.13.11 Trailer Sailors 23/28308 Hello, I am a new sailor currently taking lessons and I am considering the two boats (Precision 21
Cradle/Jack Stand Heights for Irwin 25 JimGo at 9:25am 09.13.11 Irwin 0/3127 Hi! For those following the saga of me finding a sailboat, I gave up on the Catalina 25 that needed
Hydraulic steering on B- First 42 CrazyLegs at 9:00am 09.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1499 Hi Gang, my first post as we are just now looking at purchasing what I think (hope) is our dream boa
Batteries...where to start? sailcruiser at 8:24am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 30/5159 Hi everyone, I'm working through some issues on a recently purchased boat. It can be one of sever
Mast floatation windchime22 at 7:27am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 6/2864 Has anyone seen/installed/have any foam or etc in the top of mast on case of a knockdown? Do you thi
Stainless steel anchors and deck hardware Fogg at 6:23am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 5/1662 I recently ran into a source for stainless steel pelican hooks, turnbuckles and a lot of other stain
H 26.5 motor mount tschroder at 5:53am 09.13.11 Parts Search 0/3454 I would like to replace the EZ-lift motor bracket with an original "fixed" motor mount. Does anyone
Second bilge pump gpdno at 5:13am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2672 I'm looking to install a second bilge as a back-up in case of a failure of my primary pump or float
S2 8.0C Engine Compartment Pictures (1) Styx at 4:55am 09.13.11 S2 12/7472 I have a 1976 S2 8.0C. I am doing a complete refurb. When I purchased the boat, the engine compartme
Frozen AC Rag Bagger at 4:52am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1324 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat last year and she came with a built in AC unit. I'
Safety Rail History ISFISSY at 1:51am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6009 Why do sailboats have cable safety rails in lieu of SS tubing rails?

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Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 2:37pm 08.29.22 So. I have to thank Mike from Sailboat owners tech questions for giving me the answer to my boom que
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:35pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 2:31pm 08.29.22 Have you tried twisting the top and removing it? Have you tried removing the nuts? There are no nu
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering AndyVS at 2:15pm 08.29.22 I have a Merc 9.9 with a 25" shaft mounted on a bracket and leave it on all the time. The bracket is
Why do we bother rant jaysweet at 2:12pm 08.29.22 My take on it is that if someone gets snarky, just click away and do something else. Look at another
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:07pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
Hot water heater shemandr at 2:03pm 08.29.22 I think Rick Webb would like us to use the term "Cold water heater." I can't argue.
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 1:59pm 08.29.22 Most marine electronics manufacturers keep copies of old installation guides and manuals on their w
Hot water heater valcour at 1:54pm 08.29.22 You will actually need to cool the hot water instead of heating the hot water after running the engi
Practice?? Kings Gambit at 1:48pm 08.29.22 Lastly, practice bringing the boat head to wind to stop it in anticipation of dropping an anchor.
Why do we bother rant dlochner at 1:46pm 08.29.22 Grey Haired Old Goat?????? Excuse me! I resemble that remark. :biggrin::beer: I prefer curmudgeon.
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? Benny17441 at 1:46pm 08.29.22 You could always start disassembling it to determine the cause and at the same time clean up the spa

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