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Running rigging and block help Falconer at 4:09pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2469 I have all but made up my mind on new running rigging (M25). I think I'm going to buy the set from C
And so it begins... pafb19 at 3:45pm 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1329 New to this forum so please be patient. Recently purchased an O'Day 19. Boat is kept in the water
C36 Mk II Owners Manual, Free to a good home SV Escapade at 3:23pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/2136 Hi All.... When we ordered C'est Bon, a 2000 36 Mk II, Sharon Day got so tired of me calling and ask
Owner's Manual ms-card@cox.com at 2:39pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/2039 FYI - After several searches in vain, I finally found a Hunter 38 owner's manual on line. Here's the
Freed sail foot Kasumi at 2:27pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1379 Has anyone tried sailing with the foot out of the boom on a catalina 22? I was thinking of doing it
Outboard for Mac 26S danphilgreen at 1:12pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3485 Hi everybody. First time post here. I am having to let my O'day 27 project boat go after hundreds of
Back in the saddle again.... (3) Slade at 12:41pm 05.23.11 Trailer Sailors 16/6144 After a 15 year absence from sailing we finally got our new (to us) Starwind 223 in the water and ha
Joined the 7 knot club Saturday! OldCat at 12:39pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 19/4209 :dance: My first time, though it is just catching up with some others here. 7.1, reefed, Genny fur
H31 Bilge problems IanJ at 12:34pm 05.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/4281 Getting a slight urine like smell from my bilge, I think from old leakage from a defective (now repl
Cetol and Varnish - What's the Difference? robertsapp at 11:59am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 14/23067 I know there are a lot of threads that debate the virtues of each product, but my question is what e
Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1790 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1297 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6754 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3227 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5210 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3059 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2106 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1370 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1914 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4445 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's

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Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (1) JamesG161 at 1:33pm 09.23.22 The new launch target date is...
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 1:31pm 09.23.22 That's what I'll probably do. Just was thinking about getting a spinnaker sometime.
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 1:27pm 09.23.22 I don't see anything up there but will know more when I lower the Mast. Is your halyard inside or ou
halyard wrap jssailem at 12:39pm 09.23.22 You may need 3 hands to do all of the task. Things I would keep an eye on Make sure my backstay (if
where to add a second halyard isaksp00 at 12:19pm 09.23.22 So you need a second halyard just to step and lower the mast? I don't think you should need this. On
halyard wrap sail sfbay at 11:49am 09.23.22 Worth a try. Besides what the forum will offer, do an internet search on "preventing jib halyard wr
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 11:42am 09.23.22 The most recent information, not yet showing up on the News... TD-9 is trending more due North. Th
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Mike8193 at 11:34am 09.23.22 I had a leak on my boat when I purchased it new in 2005. Water would accumulate only when the fresh
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line LloydB at 9:57am 09.23.22 If it was mine I would be in favor DIY a new hole with an eyelet in it and repair the old with epoxy
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 9:56am 09.23.22 Just have to know their site. Here is the link. https://www.harken.com/en/shop/mkiv-unit-2/stanchio
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 9:53am 09.23.22 I just bought a replacement furling line for the same furler. I bought 5/16" low stretch,; I think
where to add a second halyard rgranger at 9:50am 09.23.22 My H26 had two "jib" halyards (1995). One was for the spinnaker. Yours may have the block already
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 09.23.22
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues jonelli at 8:42am 09.23.22 Nobody responded to this discussion so far. So, I'll ask ask a specific question.. Is the bulgy fib
What's this hole in the shelf for? jdrutten at 8:40am 09.23.22 Is there any chance that the published boat literature might show it as a feature? I tried looking
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 8:32am 09.23.22 As of 1am 9/23/22, the models are in close agreement on TD 9. The steering currents shifted to the
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Zinger88 at 8:24am 09.23.22 He doesn't own a mk2.... Welp...ya can't blame a guy for trying! Thought we had another MkII'er
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! ...3TacksontheWater at 8:18am 09.23.22 Zinger88: Thank you for the reply and sorry for the confusion. I do have the New Design, but I did
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size jssailem at 8:02am 09.23.22 My Harken MkIV furler came as a complete system. It included the stanchion kit.
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size jssailem at 8:01am 09.23.22 Just have to know their site. Here is the link. https://www.harken.com/en/shop/mkiv-unit-2/stanchio

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