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VHF Radio jcmsail2 at 8:48am 07.03.11 Catalina 30 9/2552 Where is the best place to mount the VHF radio?
Which Handheld GPS to buy? Right On! at 8:17am 07.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2851 Recently, my mechanical boat speed system went kaputz! It was the old original system made by Horizo
Need Galley Table Measurements davenlynn at 7:19am 07.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2278 I need to make a table for my '81 Mac. Would someone fortunate enough to have a table please give m
New to sailing - good dighy to start?? smk1d9 at 5:41am 07.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/6942 I am fairly new to sailing and mostly crew for local races. I am looking to buy a small dinghy to le
good deal on a M25 w/ or w/o wheel (miami) MrBill_FLL at 4:44am 07.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1292 no affiliation http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/boa/2420029003.html
another boater life, lost KD3PC at 2:58am 07.03.11 Ask All Sailors 22/7577 http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/072011/07032011/637064 Sad to pass along another boating ac
Whats my sailboat? (2) Danielm at 2:52am 07.03.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3343 Hi all, I have recently purchased a 22ft trailer sailer, but after much searching, I am yet to ident
Stress Cracks 2006 Hunter 146 algosdoc at 9:41pm 07.02.11 Day Sailers 2/3305 Plastic hull, stress cracks are located in the seats both sides under the mast cables. They are get
Engine Alarm miguelgdelrey at 7:58pm 07.02.11 Big Boats 2/1547 Hello. I have a Hunter 49 2009 with a Yanmar 4JH4-HTE and Mas-Technologies M200 monitoring System.
Yamaha 25--Lazy jacks /Stackpack? harryjak at 7:39pm 07.02.11 Yamaha 4/2405 How are people corralling the mainsail on the 25 when reefing or dropping the main when the sail com
Emergency Tiller MLampner at 7:13pm 07.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2440 My 1977 H30 has no way to setup an emergency tiller if the wheel steering fails. While I maintain th
refrigerator temperature redunculous at 7:06pm 07.02.11 Big Boats 12/2143 Hi all redunc again.... haha ;) new boat - lots of things that require attention, have you ever sa
Tachometer install on a Universal M25 simplicity at 4:28pm 07.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/10318 I was wondering if anyone could give me information on installing a tachometer on my M25 diesel.The
27 Pearson typhoon76 at 4:16pm 07.02.11 Pearson 5/2995 I am going to purchase a 1988 Pearson 27. Does anybody know if this model is prone to blisters? Anyo
Have a great Independence Day everyone! BobM at 4:11pm 07.02.11 S2 2/1124 Triple Play is in the water and we will spend two nights aboard her relaxing and enjoying the firewo
Need New Jib Clauspkinder at 4:04pm 07.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1243 Any suggestions on a replacement? Thanks.
50hp Honda Outboard Clauspkinder at 4:03pm 07.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 My lead fin broke off when the boat was moved. Is it simple enough to unbolt and drop down the gear
Rigging Haylards,Boom vang.and travler blocks?????? woodster at 3:31pm 07.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2397 i have new lines for all my haylards,boom vang, and travler blocks....now the question is ...what to
Windlass Installation heritage at 2:06pm 07.02.11 Bigger Boats 4/2726 I just purchased a Quick 1000 watt verticle windlass with a 5/16" chain/rope capstan and will be ins
Sagging hatch area Balboa22 at 12:35pm 07.02.11 Balboa 0/1680 I'm throwing this one out as I'm not sure if what I see is right. The pop top doesn't close smoothly

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Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Charles Erwin at 2:03pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several r
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 1:38pm 01.20.22 I would not go so far as to say "as in most (all) states you have to register. I've seen several re
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NYSail at 1:33pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however i
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 01.20.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 1:21pm 01.20.22
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Stu Jackson at 1:02pm 01.20.22 All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when sailing Was told yesterday that now its
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 12:17pm 01.20.22 Thanks for the replies, for sure we will have the humidity checked by the surveyor.
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Mat Fournier at 12:13pm 01.20.22 Thanks, I am glad to learn that this is common and not a big problem. Also glad that know that the 3
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Mat Fournier at 12:08pm 01.20.22 Thank you for your replies, this information will be very useful to fing the source of the leak.
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Capt Robbie at 9:50am 01.20.22 as Sail sfbay had indicated reasons for coast guard documentation of a vessel is also another agency
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question PaulK at 9:24am 01.20.22 (Big Sigh.... anyone else recall those glossy ads from the 60's for "maintenance free fiberglass bo
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 8:25am 01.20.22 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration sailcapt340 at 8:10am 01.20.22 Can you get into the boat during a rain storm? And remove all the overhead access panels in the cab

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