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Dock Queens Nereussailor at 7:51pm 01.02.11 Ask All Sailors 44/9875 At one time or another,we've all had a Dock Queen next to us. You know.........the guy that keeps hi
My deadlight adventure jfrench at 6:52pm 01.02.11 Catalina 22 3/2054 So I bought a Catalina 22 and discovered (among other things) that the plexiglas deadlight on the fo
Companionway Hatch Boards (1) Andrew A at 6:18pm 01.02.11 Ask All Sailors 16/18870 I am planning on building new hatch boards from milled 1/2" or 5/8" mahogany. My inclination is to b
S2 11.0 Headliner cory parker at 4:27pm 01.02.11 S2 0/1447 Happy New Year! Does anyone know the steps involved with removing the headliner to expose the fast
Need a trailer? jdratlif at 3:27pm 01.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1012 I was on craiglists and found a decent trailer for cheap. I always see people on here asking for tra
Boat Cost 1eye47 at 3:16pm 01.02.11 Islander 0/2174 Does anyone know what the original price was, for a 1978 32' Islander Thanks 1eye47
battery isolator and alternator output rgnewleaf at 3:02pm 01.02.11 Big Boats 3/2994 I recently acquired a Catalina 34, 1989. Moved to Ensenada and decided to add a battery isolator.
Cushion Question... Sumner at 2:07pm 01.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1575 I might of found a home for the cushions we are giving away, but we are trying to find out if they w
Leaking Mast Step Ray H Heath at 1:55pm 01.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1603 Hi all, I have a leak around the compression post in my 2000 26X. removal of the mast mount is pre
Sail Magazine Larry3525 at 1:37pm 01.02.11 Ask All Sailors 23/6479 Has any one else had problems with Sail Magazine renewals. I have had six phone calls this weekend a
This set of forums... jdeatsch at 12:48pm 01.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1963 While informative and VERY helpful, has to be the slowest performing website I've ever encountered.
Non-toxic Bottom Paints dscribner at 12:39pm 01.02.11 Trailer Sailors 28/10603 I'm researching bottom paints. I've gotten some good information from the forum, but I have time be
Adjuster Knob on the Raymarine Autopilot ? smallsloop at 12:33pm 01.02.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2529 Greetings What does the square adjuster (knob) on the lower forward side of the plastic cover that
Garmin 541/546 vs. Raymarine Chartplotter Spike033 at 9:43am 01.02.11 Ask All Sailors 16/9157 I have been looking at getting a Garmin GPS for a few years now. I saw a 400 series a few years back
P42 Manual Tully.J at 8:32am 01.02.11 Big Boats 3/1585 Hi everyone. Would anyone know were I could download a copy of the owners manual for a first genera
Winter Sailing oreana123 at 8:59pm 01.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1528 For the last 5 years, I've been sailing on New Year's Day. I have braved icey ramps, ice bergs, snow
Weaver Davits and Beneteau Wakadui at 8:20pm 01.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2523 Does anyone have experience using Weaver davits on the stern of the new Beneteau line? Previous foru
Free Cockpit Cushions... (3) Sumner at 6:35pm 01.01.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/217 This past fall Ruth made new cockpit cushions for our Mac..... http://forums.macgregor.sailboatown
Painting a molded plastic rudder UseDaGreyMatter at 4:44pm 01.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 47/5867 I am refinishing my rudder on a 1971 venture 222. It is literally made out of some sort of molded pl
what did you learn to sail on???? (1) zeehag at 4:12pm 01.01.11 Ask All Sailors 138/27057 i learned on htis---- http://www.hudsonriverhistoricboat.org belonged to my grandpoppas baby bro

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hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 9:10am 07.28.22 My PVC roll up is 14 years old. I am near Boston and my inflatable is always in the sun during the
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 07.28.22 Sorry, no experience with a strip of material like that, but I have started using a cheap furniture
Beneteau 36cc Davits Archangel36cc at 8:52am 07.28.22 anyone? anyone? bueller?
Isla Holbox, Mexico jssailem at 8:41am 07.28.22 Great write up.
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Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? rgranger at 8:37am 07.28.22 Is this what you were trying to find? https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=7465455
Chainplates for Drogue (1) jssailem at 8:34am 07.28.22 That is, in any practical way ... less practical than it sounds. I am not a licensed engineer so I
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? shemandr at 8:14am 07.28.22
Isla Holbox, Mexico (1) Will Gilmore at 8:07am 07.28.22 207720 Here is a screen capture from the GoPro video my son took on our snorkle trip to hunt down El
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dmax at 8:01am 07.28.22 Yes, you're right. Sorry, forgot the whole goal is to pull on the backstay.
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? (1) Scott B at 7:55am 07.28.22 From the owners manual.
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 7:54am 07.28.22 @dmax: The top block is NOT anchored! It attaches to the backstay ;-)
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) dmax at 7:52am 07.28.22 That top block doubles the mechanical advantage ... eliminating it changes it from 24:1 to 12:1. I
Surveyor- Kemah Tx JRacer at 7:51am 07.28.22 See my PM for Seabrook contacts
hypalon vs pvc Brian D at 7:42am 07.28.22 I'm like RoyS. I have a Mercury 220 Rollup PVC that is about 8~9 years old, but I keep it in the bag
Surveyor- Kemah Tx sail sfbay at 7:22am 07.28.22 Interview both the marine and engine surveyors would be my next step. That is what I did on my last
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 07.28.22 Yes, Rich, the son was behind that effort. He also has an impressive racing resume, which can be se
We are back... Leeward Rail at 7:05am 07.28.22 Hmmmmm..... You gotta admit it would be much cheaper in all above examples.
Crazy Chicago Mac Race shemandr at 6:45am 07.28.22 Rich Sterns was behind the LS-10, I think. That was the Tartan 10 redux. I don't know if it was the
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 07.28.22 I guess what I was trying to note in a roundabout way is that 12:1 on the Bene 31 should be more th

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