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Greetings Tuna Dave at 11:41am 02.19.11 Big Boats 13/2882 Greetings to all, We are on the search for a new (to us) boat and I'm going to want to ask questio
My fantasy Mac26D club racer!!! (2) Right On! at 10:32am 02.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2646 Here is a picture of a stock Mac 26D and then a pic I've been working on to resemble the 'Mac 260R'
Would like to purchase a Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine John in Edmonds at 10:15am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/6645 I am considering purchase of a Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine. Of course, would like to purchase for
Low Key Anchorages in Florida Bay nottoosmart at 9:31am 02.19.11 Destinations 7/8567 We're new to the sailing scene in FL and are playing around for the next month in the Florida Bay ar
Dry storage for snowbirds! Mac at 7:52am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3123 My wife and I will be retiring in 4 yrs and wondering what most sailors do with their boat when they
Spreader Arms Mick at 7:13am 02.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1743 Hi folks : I have the Mac in our backyard. We will be changing lakes as soon as the new Marnia i
wanderer zephyr3 at 7:06am 02.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1559 i would like to know what I should buy for a light air genoa/drifter for my daysailer? Any suggestio
Solar Flare and GPS Roger Long at 6:44am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1835 So far, the Solar-flare-with-the-potential-to-end-life-as-we-know-it doesn't seem to be effecting GP
bilge operation Charlie D at 6:11am 02.19.11 Bigger Boats 4/1879 Hi: How does the water get from the engine section to the main bilge in the center of the boat.
New England Boat Show Maine Sail at 6:05am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2540 I will be working at the Boston Boat Show on Feb 26th ' 27th, at least, and possibly the next Fri t
Bonding New VBerth Sole To Hull In 1983 H34 Joe Mullee at 5:28am 02.19.11 Big Boats 5/1876 I'm replacing the sole in the vberth area on my 1983 H34. The old sole was bonded (no screws used) t
MacEnc +GRIB Weather Feature? Ducati at 3:55am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2022 Just purchased MacENC navigation software which has something called GRIB. What is GRIB and will
Anyone tried dodger? prroots at 1:33am 02.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1224 Our new-to-us 2001 Beneteau 411 came with what they referred to as a bimini with windshield. We don'
Yacht Pirated Rick D at 6:52pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 44/8235 A yacht on a circumnavigation was hijacked with four US citizens aboard. There is a SoCal connection
More Zincs? lehigh375 at 6:47pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2788 I was reading about the bag of pennies and have what might be another dumb question. At the end of
Irwin 28 swing keel broken DonReuter at 5:54pm 02.18.11 Irwin 4/6011 The swing keel on my irwin 28 has disconnected from the delrin rod does anyone know of a fix short o
Custom pilothouse Hunter (1) Ken Honeycutt at 5:43pm 02.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1969 Snapped this picture while at Cooper Island BVI's last week. The home port was Key West. Not sure th
Enkes AR8 Winches (1) Famos_Amos at 3:56pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3872 I'll admit I may have fallen prey to the "Ebay Special".. I purchased a pair of used Enkes AR8 winch
Want to buy/ install new forward hatch w/ window gabriel.donnelly at 3:50pm 02.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1262 Is there a resource y'all can recommend ( shop or online ) for a new hatch that'll fit my O'25?? ha
Catalina 28 slack in the rudder sjaakklein at 2:17pm 02.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1600 Best catalina sailors I am the proud owner of a Catalina 28 1991 Unfortunately there is slack in

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Stain on sails - How to remove ? Project_Mayhem at 4:34pm 08.11.22 If that works, please post pics.:beer: It may take me a few weeks to post results but I'm willing
Mainsheet location Project_Mayhem at 4:27pm 08.11.22 This is a different way to achieve what @Davidasailor26 suggested -- Why not attach the bottom block
justsomeguy at 3:59pm 08.11.22 All hail Satan! ;)
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 3:44pm 08.11.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty ty
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:27pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours ob
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:25pm 08.11.22 With a dog even if you could fix it you are doomed. You need a dink with a hard floor like wood, f
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 3:17pm 08.11.22 Practical sailor also did an article on painting sails, seems like a good solution for spot covering
Hot water tank use when at anchor Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 08.11.22 Can you estimate how much time your Honda needs to warm up the tank and what's the power of your Ho
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.11.22 Ha-- we all got scammed by our own initiative. We actually spent money on 40+ year old boats made o
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks rgranger at 2:21pm 08.11.22 thank you rgranger for your ideas, but I`m trying to use something more like the push button pin sy
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion rgranger at 2:20pm 08.11.22 Listen to Dave. He knows Hunters very well. My boat has through bolted stanchions Yep Hunters hav
Stain on sails - How to remove ? rgranger at 2:16pm 08.11.22 What about a white paint pen for small stains that cleaners wont remove? If that works, please pos
Cabin water leak Tomusa at 2:15pm 08.11.22 The shower sump / refer drain y valve is not connected to the fresh water.
Going bigger? rgranger at 2:08pm 08.11.22 When I had my H26 in a slip... I would overnight about once a week... sometimes mid-week... shower a
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:01pm 08.11.22 ugh:
Shroud and forestry tension dmax at 1:58pm 08.11.22 I don't know the tension but you can edit your post to fix the spelling if you'd like.
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 1:53pm 08.11.22 Please forgive my spelling error.
Is this dinghy salvageable? Scott T-Bird at 1:49pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours obv
roller troubles LloydB at 1:46pm 08.11.22 My Mac trailer did not come with rollers but only side bunks and I float it off and on. To load the
Hot water tank use when at anchor Leeward Rail at 1:42pm 08.11.22 First thing I did on our "new" boat was to remove the 6 gallon hot water tank. :yikes: It impeded e

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