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Main sail Mac at 3:25pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1818 Does anyone with a Mac 25 wrap their sail around the boom? I think the boom is made to do this? Le
low boom raffo at 3:16pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2588 I am a new member and a novice sailor. I have raised the mainsail and done it right I think, but fin
O'Day 32' vs 37' Center Cockpit models billybob at 3:12pm 08.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/3695 I am trying to make decision between my first O'day and my first center cockpit. I have physically i
After shave lotion?????? woodster at 2:33pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 40/13522 ok here is the question .....what kind of after shave do you use......i know this is not about saili
Our emergency tiller was stolen - please help cara at 2:27pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2360 Hi all, We are relatively new owners of an old boat... a 1984 27' Hunter sloop. Unfortunately, th
New dealers in Seattle and Mystic Phil Herring at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1362 Got word from Hunter today that there are two new dealers in the network: Springline Yachts Mystic,
Preemptive cutlass bearing replacement Levin at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 17/5443 Hello all... So I'm about to have my 2000 Hunter 340 hauled out to get the bottom painted and to r
water between liner and hull Deucer at 1:43pm 08.23.10 Smaller Boats 26/5015 Man...gotta love owning a sail boat. In a much earlier post (like in 07), I was wondering if anybod
mast brian lego at 1:28pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1212 trying to buy new mast for 1980 mac , anybody have any ideas where i might find one new or used..tha
Kenyon Instruments (1) Jfelkins at 12:53pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/6587 Does any one have any info on Kenyon Knot-o-meters or depth gauges. I think both are thru hull trans
O'day 34 and 35 owners DannyS at 12:46pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 5/1665 I'm working on solving an oil pressure issue (Universal M25). The light on the instrument panel has
How much weather helm does Bimini add? ChuckThomas at 12:06pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2213 Saturday night race had winds around 15 knots. We were experiencing alot of weather helm. We had t
2011 Lake Havasu (AZ) Pocket Cruisers Convention Don Guillette at 11:54am 08.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5391 Last week I was tooling around on some of the message boards and saw a thread about the above conven
Sail slugs kirbyc1goo at 11:10am 08.23.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2952 So im about to buy a sail, and it comes with 3/8 inch slugs. The boat did not have a mainsail origi
When a problem Develops... Head Master at 10:48am 08.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1803 When you have a problem with a piece of equipment on your boat be sure to note down what it is doing
Just another main reefing question (7) Team118 at 10:43am 08.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2801 Hi there! I have some questions about setting up a main sail reefing system on a 77' Catalina 30.
New Oday 23 owner KYODAY at 9:02am 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1833 First let me say hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for quite a while prior to buying
Sony XS-MP1620W Marine Speakers failure... Derek Rowell at 8:53am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1983 I have a pair of Sony XS-MP1620W 6.5" marine speakers in the cockpit, and both have failed in the sa
Beneteau 423 bwasileski at 8:07am 08.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5910 Hi. I have a 2004 423 that has a C70 Raymarine Chart Plotter with Integrated Radar. The GPS/Chart P
Popped a Snap R.S.Cape at 7:28am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1529 We recently installed our new companionway cover onto our existing snaps on the boat. (We had to in

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DIY Fuel Polishing System capta at 3:19pm 10.27.21 There is little advantage to a polishing system if your tank(s) are not spotlessly clean. You alread
DIY Fuel Polishing System Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.27.21 A cheaper approach might be to have the tank professionally polished (check the cost of pressure was
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 2:58pm 10.27.21 Looks really good. And, I like the low maintenance aspect!
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode LakeShark at 2:57pm 10.27.21 I have the New Design with the anchor locker in the bow is that what your using? Either way don't
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 2:53pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. I guess if one was reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllly into racing, a recessed mushr
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.27.21 @dLj I agree. I used Sikaflex 291 for my thru hull bedding and also used it on the the thru hull t
DIY Fuel Polishing System dmax at 2:34pm 10.27.21 That's an expensive system, you can build one yourself for much less. This thread has lots of good i
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 10.27.21 Ahh that make sense! I forgot about the whole bleeding thing. I've played with similar connectors fo
Winterizing bilge on my H37 DanMaine at 2:30pm 10.27.21 So...you drill a hole in the keel low down for this and leave it open?
S/E Marina Recommendations kloudie1 at 2:17pm 10.27.21 I have some experience with the Oriental NC area ; a very nice sailing oriented area with a few nice
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement artboas at 2:15pm 10.27.21 If you are looking to upgrade your system... My insurance wants me to install an ELCI breaker. You
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 2:12pm 10.27.21 More systems should be designed like this! I'm not sure if there's any added benefit to doing this
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 2:11pm 10.27.21 @dLj I agree. I used Sikaflex 291 for my thru hull bedding and also used it on the the thru hull th
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? shemandr at 1:38pm 10.27.21 Ut oh. You said "Anchor."
Tabernacle replacement chip veres at 1:37pm 10.27.21 On my Mac 22, all three are machine bolts that straddle the wooden support post in a triangle. Inte
DIY Fuel Polishing System DeniseO30 at 1:15pm 10.27.21 I would suggest, you save your money or use it to make access into your fuel tank, get spotlessly c
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 10.27.21 More systems should be designed like this! I'm not sure if there's any added benefit to doing this
More on Maine Sail Rick486 at 1:03pm 10.27.21 Im happy to donate, but in general I don't do Gofundme, etc unless I have some information on the
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. On the Mk2's, they used a recessed thru-hull with a huge head. On the 1/
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 12:44pm 10.27.21 Thanks, will do.

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