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Rigging my old drifter (2) DJN51 at 5:14am 04.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/6849 i would like to use on my 23.5 hunter with CDI furler.What I did was removed hanks,added double gro
Key West and Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 4:39am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2224 Still planning to leave am this thursday for Key West /Dry Tortugas and hoping for good weather and
Fitted sheets grandcrew at 4:00am 04.26.11 Big Boats 4/3544 I'm a new boat owner(hunter 38) and while i've seen a number of posts i'm trying to find the best so
Foul Weather + Anti-foul Hull Sanding Ducati at 3:29am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1661 Very little time before launch and the boat bottom had to be sanded and no better way to wet sand Ba
If it were your choice bad_com_pany at 3:28am 04.26.11 Smaller Boats 28/4753 Am waging the sides on boat upgrades here 1993 23.5h what would you do ? a. new 9.9 fourstroke out
flimsey mast carrier on 1997 M-26X kevinkappler at 1:59am 04.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1531 I just bought a 1997 M-26X and the mast carrier bent even before it got into the water. It was tied
Pendant Rope. geehaw at 12:21am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1884 What is the best rope for my centerboard pendant line?
Gotta Love this boat - Part 2 George8396 at 9:25pm 04.25.11 Racing 5/3714 NOSA Newport - Ensenada Race, April 15, 2011 PROMETHEUS takes first in class (Cruising Spin B) and
Launching sailboat without outboard motor? jrale at 8:35pm 04.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/9953 Dear Macgregor Owners, Has any sailor launched their sailboat without an outboard motor? If so, t
Seaworth is making covers for Yanmar engine panels Jimboyyy at 7:23pm 04.25.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2220 Seaworthy.com the folks that introduced the port visors are starting to make covers for Yanmar engin
no more leaking portlights Carolyn1964 at 7:21pm 04.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1257 Oh happy day. My port lights are no longer leaking and the interior is dry. Thanks to all who off
Ballast tank fill/empty process shanker at 7:11pm 04.25.11 Smaller Boats 9/4839 I'm dealing on a H260 and from speaking to the owner, he brought up a point that I had not considere
Beneteau 311 Refrigerator drain dcslider at 7:02pm 04.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4706 Recently acquired 2004 Beneteau 311. Can't seem to figure out how to get the drain in the refrigera
Speedpuck jamesstrobel at 6:23pm 04.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2718 have you ever used a velocitek speedpuck? I do not wish to drill a through hull hole and was hoping
Hot Water Switch or Breaker on C42 jibarm at 6:18pm 04.25.11 Big Boats 1/1747 Hi, Does the Catalina 42 have a seperate switch or breaker somewhere to shut off the Hot Water Heate
1986 CDI 4/6 B Reefer 1 dem5071 at 6:00pm 04.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1864 Greetings Fellow Sailors, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 27 in January. The po did a pretty good job
Google Earth (1) FourPoints at 5:59pm 04.25.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2463 Sometime recently I noticed Google updated the satellite imagary for my area, and captured my boat s
1986 CDI 4/6 B Reefer 1 dem5071 at 5:45pm 04.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1150 Greetings fellow Sailors, I've been around these forums for a while now but don't post very often.
Repainting an Aluminum prop question njsail at 5:07pm 04.25.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1423 I have an Aluminum prop with some minor corrosion that caused some of the paint to flake off. I'm l
Cabin LED lights SBinNSB at 4:54pm 04.25.11 Catalina 310 9/3236 Has anyone replaced the cabin halogen lights with LED's? any suggestions? Thanks

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Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl jon hansen at 1:24pm 08.09.22 i love to sail. willing to do the work. sightseeing is nice, but it is the sailing that i so love.
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? rgranger at 1:23pm 08.09.22 uuuuuhhhh Time to reef the sails! Time to reef my shorts..:yikes:
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 1:22pm 08.09.22 Thanks guys!
Weird Electrical Experience Johnb at 1:21pm 08.09.22 You don't say whether anything else worked on that outlet but, if the live wire was on the receptacl
Broken transom shower holder Bob S at 1:21pm 08.09.22 https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1\|51\|2234270\|2234272&id=26989
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 1:18pm 08.09.22 All depends on maintenance. That's why I will have a well recommended surveyor. That Alden 38" is s
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl jon hansen at 1:18pm 08.09.22 zVfWh2qAZF4 watch this alden woody
37.5 1991 mast base plate (1) sail sfbay at 1:16pm 08.09.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! All my halyards, boom vang, mainsheet and continuous furler
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl jon hansen at 1:14pm 08.09.22 fun question: how long does a wood hull boat last before a major rebuild?
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (2) jon hansen at 1:12pm 08.09.22 208171208172 see this cabin trunk? see this beautifull interior? 38' alden challenger. centerboar
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 1:10pm 08.09.22 I have seen a few Molich Aldens, but I haven't seen another Hinckley. I have asked the broker to se
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 1:06pm 08.09.22 Yes it is.
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl jon hansen at 1:06pm 08.09.22 is the hinckley a centerboard boat? prolly is aeolus has a fiberglass hull, made by hullmatic in En
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring tfox2069 at 1:05pm 08.09.22 Very helpful @NYSail . I may well hit you up with some more questions.
Weird Electrical Experience (1) rgranger at 12:59pm 08.09.22 208168
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring NYSail at 12:58pm 08.09.22 I had the option of fixing a 16 year old Onan that was 380lbs or go for new which I did. I have sola
What kind of battery? Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 08.09.22 All I've got at the moment is 4 or 5 cabin lights, and the navigation lights Convert those all to
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 12:49pm 08.09.22 I prefer the 12" long drill bit which is long enough to go all the way through the tubes. You are
Weird Electrical Experience Stu Jackson at 12:47pm 08.09.22 Remember the old days when it didn't matter which direction you plugged a two prong A.C. plug into a
Weird Electrical Experience rgranger at 12:45pm 08.09.22 If there was a rectifier (diod) bridge in the power lead that converts the AC to DS... that would ex

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