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Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/894 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2821 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2068 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b
Lake Powell -- how is the sailing ?? Mountainman at 5:57am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/17684 the reason that I'am asking while out recently looking for our new to us used sailboat a long time s
Hunter 460 Stauntion Bases Paul Lambert at 3:08am 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1753 I need to replace the stauntion bases on my 460 (2000 model). I can't seem to source these. Does any
Spinnaker for V-25, Can...?...No Can? seatravellerhawaii at 10:53pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1486 Aloha All, I would like to put a spinnaker on my 1978 V-25. I have not seen any sails from Sail Ware
Venture 2-22 - Thrust voltzwgn at 10:18pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2472 If I wanted to get an electric motor for my 2-22 what kind of thrust should I be looking for? is 34
Vision 36 speed record with video sj01 at 8:08pm 08.26.11 Big Boats 5/1790 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcdu4kcUJg Took our Vision 36 for a trip out around Anclote Key tod
Best Place for Boat's Name and Home Port SHADS at 7:10pm 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 13/3354 We have a 1994 Hunter 26. We are looking to put the home port and boat's name on. What I've read is
Baggett and Sons on both coasts? CharlieCobra at 6:49pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3511 Maybe. Anybody within range of Florida need boat work or know somebody that needs a restoration? H
WindAlert Irene Page sinnettc at 6:34pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8528 Found this on the SA site: http://irene.windalert.com Shows wind speed/direction at lots of sites
comparing models 310,311,32s5 diane fowler at 6:27pm 08.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1081 Hello! We are looking to buy a semi-FAST boat to race in the river/ Gulf of Mexico by Fort Myers, F
80-82 Cherubini Hunter 36 Cockpit Access Hatch Waterproofing (9) rardiH36 at 5:55pm 08.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2950 As with anything like this, there probably is a whole variety of workable solutions. This is how I
attaching reef hook Georgem52 at 5:48pm 08.26.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2010 Just got a 1997 270 and I was trying to figure out the reefing system. I saw that the reef tack shac
Compression Tube Connection Top Gun at 5:01pm 08.26.11 Lancer 1/1897 I am interested in buying a 1980 Lancer but there seems to be a huge amount of rust around the base
Installing a larger main sail savyauto at 3:57pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1690 I have the chance to buy a good used main sail for my M25 It measures 25x27x10. These seem to be wi
Tank Indicator Inop--how to test? jimlay at 3:47pm 08.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6785 Greetings all; I have a tank indicator that is wired to all 3 of my fresh water storage tanks as w
Hurricane Prep ruidh at 3:41pm 08.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1460 Irene will be here on Sunday. I went out this afternoon and started taping up openings. I taped the
HUrricane Irene Freedom77 at 3:38pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3076 To all you folks back East. I'll be praying for your safety. Batten down the hatches. This too shal
Boomkicker or topping lift kpgraci at 2:15pm 08.26.11 Day Sailers 15/6197 I need something, not having another line aloft has merit, I suppose. If I added a topping lift it w

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Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 1:18pm 10.27.22 More nautical! :beer: Maybe that's the french spelling :)
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.27.22 And I think they look "nautier" too. Whatever that means. More nautical! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 1:05pm 10.27.22 Positive vibes. :plus::plus::plus:
I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? Cederholm at 1:04pm 10.27.22 I'd be searching for the cause of the oily water too. Hopefully from a sloppy PO and not an oil leak
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Project_Mayhem at 12:57pm 10.27.22 I've owned my O'Day 25 for four years now. I have similar cracks around my chainplate. There's a goo
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 12:51pm 10.27.22 Can anyone point to literature which indicates whether Yanmar compression unloaders control inlet o
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 12:28pm 10.27.22 It looks similar to the Harken MKIV but not going to guess. Owner needs to verify. If a Harkin you
Outboard for Sirius 21? jssailem at 12:24pm 10.27.22 On my 15ft Montgomery (750 displacement) I used a 2HP Mariner Long shaft 2 cycle. Drove the boat in
430 1995 Roller Furling JamesG161 at 12:22pm 10.27.22 My 1998 H430 used Profurl. Jim... PS: That may be Harken
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 12:14pm 10.27.22 What furler are you using? Are you talking about the turnbuckle? The threaded stud and toggle to at
Refilling CNG Tank jssailem at 12:05pm 10.27.22 You Go Terry. :biggrin:
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? jssailem at 12:04pm 10.27.22 Was that an option on Catalina 25s? Not definitive, but I strongly doubt it was a Manufacturers op
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:03pm 10.27.22 So, tomorrow I plan to pick up my two re-certified CNG tanks from Fire King in Seattle, then drive t
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 16's would be way overkill. I have 7's on my V25, and i hardly ever need to crank them with the ha
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 10.27.22 The other suggestion was to remove the valve cover and push a quarter in between the tops of the va
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 11:35am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:26am 10.27.22 For an in-mast continuous line you want a spliced low stretch line without lumps. For halyards and c
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 11:20am 10.27.22 if you have in mast roller furling, you will know that a knot will jam the furler. A tapered eye w
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:11am 10.27.22 Not all 3/8" Dacron (proprietary polyester) rope is the same. For control line Samson XLS3 or New En

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