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Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5095 Hi Don; I'm fairly new to sailing but I'm anxious to learn! I want to build a boom traveler on the
Insurance for the investment: Boat and Trailer (1) silvercharlio at 8:26pm 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1762 Good Health and Fair Winds to all Sailors. Please help me with your experience in your Boat and Trai
Fuel Tank Vent Trap (3) Witzend at 7:56pm 12.02.10 Catalina 310 4/2409 Speaking of cobbling up something from some of the many SS pipe fittings my dad collected from the D
Winch replacement Jonrod222 at 5:59pm 12.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1378 I am looking to replace my winches on my 222. I have the original barient #8 currently. I was lookin
Bayou Evening (1) kloudie1 at 4:30pm 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4242 Just back in from an overnight in a local bayou.. The weather has been really great for the last cou
Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2413 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4292 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2102 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough
Hunter 23 wing keel on bottom at low tide Freeblowing at 9:32am 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/6975 Hello, I'm looking at various shallow draft sailboats right now, and trying to get the most boat for
How Far have you sailed? Freedom77 at 8:12am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1983 Certain snobby elitists thumb their noses at Macs and their owners. Meanwhile, while they are slip l
Before I pull the trigger and buy a....... pkdailey4 at 7:36am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2930 1980 Whitby 42' CC w/Ford Lehman 80 Anybody care to share some of the good, bad and ugly you may p
Ericson 26 mast redbud at 7:11am 12.02.10 Ericson 1/5820 Is there anybody out there that could possibly tell me the manufactures info on who made the mast fo
pivot pin paddler79 at 5:40am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2780 Just replaced piviot pin on a 24 footer. Replacement pin is Stainless Steel. Just been told it could
DS II: Storing on blocks nick_ander at 2:51am 12.02.10 Day Sailers 9/2606 Hello, I am a new DS owner and new sailor, but I have been on boats all of my life and worked for y
GPS mccauley13 at 8:10pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3155 I'm looking at handheld GPS units and the more I look, the less I know. I have no problem with my GP
Bavaria 33 Cruiser Steering question busyengineer at 8:09pm 12.01.10 Bavaria 0/1942 I believe the steering is a Whitlock (now Lewmar) Constellation cable system. Is this true? !) D
Moonshine - 2006 Bavaria 33 Cruiser (BVI) busyengineer at 8:03pm 12.01.10 Bavaria 0/1779 Looking to contact the owners of this particular vessel...
Anyone have measurements for a replacement jib for O'Day 27? gstevens66 at 7:55pm 12.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1459 Hi, I just bought an O'Day 27 and need to buy a replacement jib for my boat. I need to know some r
Manual Needed for O'Day 27 gstevens66 at 7:41pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/1710 Hi everyone, I'm new here and just bought my first boat, an O'Day 27. Does anyone have an owner's
How to reach Mac at 6:17pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3523 the block on my Mac 25 that pulls the lines for the boom. The screws are loose and i cannot tighte

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OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Brian D at 10:59am 04.30.22 Can't you inboard guys just take the motor out of the water, like us outboard guys? (snicker - snick
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER jssailem at 10:46am 04.30.22 Kloudie, I think it has to something to do with the transmission's ability to spread oil through the
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER kloudie1 at 10:42am 04.30.22 I don't remember much guidance from the transmission folks until I saw the letter from Yanmar a few
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:32am 04.30.22 Leo... Those marketeers have no shame. That's Piggly Wiggly. I always insist that my bananas are
Mystic is Sold dLj at 10:25am 04.30.22 Hello everyone. I sold Mystic yesterday. I had her for 8 years but life changes and it was time to
Mystic is Sold jssailem at 9:57am 04.30.22 Congrats Steve. Fair winds going forward boat light.
Dealing with wind shear jssailem at 9:55am 04.30.22 David. You will need to adjust the draft of the sail to maximize the power for the wind conditions.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 (3) jssailem at 9:15am 04.30.22 Dan. My Cal35C came with a Michigan wheel. After running with it for a couple years, I decided to lo
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 9:05am 04.30.22 I joined the FaceBook group "LiFePo4 Drop-In Batteries for boats Seems pretty active. This is my mo
Line Bags Tedd at 9:03am 04.30.22 Hi @thinwater , Yes, the boat I'm planning to buy has a line box molded into the deck. It's a nice
Reverse Polarity Problem Tedd at 9:00am 04.30.22 I usually carry a plug in tester to check the polarity of the power at Marinas before I plug in the
Wiring jssailem at 8:54am 04.30.22 :yikes:o_O
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:50am 04.30.22 Leo... Those marketeers have no shame.
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included thinwater at 8:30am 04.30.22 $3.50, including water and electricity. I stay in all year. The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of coastli
Head Bolt Backing sailing gal at 8:27am 04.30.22 There is plywood in at least the forward head on my H410. I replaced the lag screws with expansion a
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Davidasailor26 at 8:09am 04.30.22 Best recommendation is to follow the transmission recommendation. This. Yanmar / Kanzaki transmis
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER (1) jssailem at 8:05am 04.30.22 I put my transmission in reverse. It adds some drag (about .5 knots) but is better for me than burni
Funny Friday!!! (2) leo310 at 7:47am 04.30.22 204974204975
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters JamesG161 at 7:37am 04.30.22 I have been so tempted over the two decades to just seal the hole on the inside of the V-berth and
Hunter 25.5 outboard motor fuel tank mount Benny17441 at 7:05am 04.30.22 Have seen people hang a household 20lbs. (about 5 Gallons liquid volume) Propane tank off the stern.

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