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downwind sailing DJN51 at 8:38am 01.25.11 Smaller Boats 3/1813 On waterballast swing keel hunter23.5,sailing downwind.how much adjustment on swing keel?Have adjust
Ocho Rios, Jamacia thisoldspouse at 8:06am 01.25.11 Destinations 6/3904 We are heading down to Ocho Rios, Jamacia in a few weeks :dance: and the resort (Riu) we are staying
Keel trunk rcrl at 8:01am 01.25.11 Day Sailers 2/1637 Hi. We reciently bought a Widgeon XDYA5065M82K. The keel trunk appeared to be cracked around the bot
Dow Corning 795 caulking "keeps on ticking" (5) Trinkka at 7:56am 01.25.11 Day Sailers 2/4140 In 2008 I bought a used Gray Marine Mfg. forward hatch off Rudy to use as parts for the broken hatch
Unavailable broken shower track Liandr at 7:42am 01.25.11 Big Boats 2/1265 We have a 2006 38 in the yard with a broken shower track that needs replacement. We've been told tha
Wood Rudder Finish chefmike at 6:53am 01.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1923 Does anyone know what MacGregor finished the wood kick up rudders with? I just repaired a spot of ro
Damp V-berth klingerswall at 9:19pm 01.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2939 We have a 1987 Catalina 36 and are having trouble this winter keeping the V-berth dry. The boat is i
test (1) Ted at 7:46pm 01.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2 test
confusing nmea wirring Manureva at 7:29pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 29/9871 ok i am a dinosaure with computer and i am scared of burning or frying anything here, i decided to r
test Ted at 7:26pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/4 t7GgsCSeV98
sailing video test Ted at 7:25pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Sailing a C'C 29
sailing a C&C 29 mkII Ted at 7:18pm 01.24.11 C&C 0/9 Sailing video test t7GgsCSeV98
sailing video test Ted at 7:14pm 01.24.11 C&C 0/2
Anti foul for 260 yachtsman at 5:58pm 01.24.11 Smaller Boats 7/2109 Meant to ask any recommendations on best product and also this sanding issue.
Compass for a 26M MLBJ at 5:36pm 01.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1529 Has anyone successfully installed a heading compass pn top of the pedestal of a 26M without the prob
Aft Cabin Water Intrusion on my 40.5 Michael G at 5:03pm 01.24.11 Big Boats 16/3836 I have a 1993 40.5 and for the past few years I have had a problem with water leaking in from behind
Electric Car Batteries shemandr at 4:29pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2801 With all the battery expertise on this forum I'm interested in some opinions regarding electric cars
autohelm 3000 far winds at 3:54pm 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/2061 I have a autohelm 3000 for my 1985 catalina 27' It might be the same year as the boat? I took it apa
Universal Diesel Ron10139 at 3:52pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7955 We have a 272LE Oday with a Model 12 Universal Diesel. At the end of last season it was slow startin
The time has come for antifoul yachtsman at 3:24pm 01.24.11 Smaller Boats 3/1224 Looks like the 260 might be living more of its life in the water than out. So need to antifoul her

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Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 9:10am 07.31.22 A friend of mine related this story: After a full day of sailing my Mac, we pulled out and up the r
Broken transom shower holder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:01am 07.31.22
The one armed electrician... smokey73 at 8:28am 07.31.22 @Maine Sail - What a great suggestion. "I also used Bed it tape to hold screws to the driver bit."
The one armed electrician... Crusty Ol Salt at 8:09am 07.31.22 Dude, awesome work. I can barely get a wire tie on with both hands. Praying for your continuing re
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jon hansen at 7:51am 07.31.22 sweet
The one armed electrician... gettinthere at 7:37am 07.31.22 wow. As has been said, I'd struggle to do that 2 handed. I do find your butyl is great for holding
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains gettinthere at 7:30am 07.31.22 stuff a short stub of hose into the scupper outlet. that will direct the water out away from the sid
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape ice breaker at 7:28am 07.31.22 Just to bring closure, The Selden luff tube in the mast was excessively loose. So after tightening
Re-constituting 3M 4200 gettinthere at 7:24am 07.31.22 I have stored open tubes of 5200, 4200, 4000 for years and still good. I would not use it for 'missi
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Rick Webb at 7:13am 07.31.22 I can't move the winch stand forward. It is as far forward as it can go without moving it onto the
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:03am 07.31.22 If the vent isn't blocked, the next most likely reason for back pressure is a serious buildup of sea
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) dlochner at 6:58am 07.31.22 Judging how fast to approach a dock under sail takes is an acquired skill, usually learned by fallin
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 6:52am 07.31.22 Taxation of the type Mac Smith describes is particularly odious because it discriminates against a p
Winch replacement Ward H at 6:50am 07.31.22 When my old winches gave up on my O'day 25 I replaced them with the Anderson ST #12s. Huge improveme
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) shemandr at 6:24am 07.31.22 You should have seen me on my first Flying Scot sail two years ago. Getting out was easy but you ne
Winch replacement jssailem at 6:23am 07.31.22 Consider, self tailing winches take time to operate. A large boat (34 - plus) uses time to change co
Battery Gremlin Rodd at 6:17am 07.31.22 May have found the issue! Seems the battery voltage sensing wire that leads to a volt meter on the
Reparing fix keel (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 07.31.22 Welcome the Sailboat Owners Forum or SBO. _____ Most likely the leak comes from the connection of t
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Dawn Piper at 5:41am 07.31.22 Great to hear. Thanks for your feedback. Sure wasn't looking forward to taking down the mast for
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 5:40am 07.31.22 Not so much for the mechanical advantage, but for the convenience self tailing winches

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