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End of season.... (1) Warren Milberg at 7:02am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2225 Well, the fat lady sang. I ended my sailing season a few days ago by hauling down the sails, winteri
WiFi Access JMonda at 6:22am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2007 Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone has tried a product similar to those offered by Bitstorm (www.b
Hunter 450 Mast Step Leak Bob7387 at 5:01am 12.03.10 Big Boats 2/1555 Hunter 450 1998 Mast Leaks into main cabin when it rains . Mast is stepped to deck and waterti
I have written a new, non-sailing, article Brian D at 1:42am 12.03.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/3448 I have a new article out about the Stationary Low-power Reactor Number One, or SL-1. This reactor we
Shroud replacement nick_ander at 12:22am 12.03.10 Day Sailers 1/2061 I have a DS II with a broken shroud. I would like to replace it, but it looks like the rigging shops
How Can You Tell Sail Age? Windyway at 9:30pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5198 How does one tell if his / her sails are too old? I have the original sails for my boat with no rips
Looking for old tillers CaptJake at 9:26pm 12.02.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1599 This is gonna sound kinda weird but I'm trying to pull off an experiment without spending a fortune.
Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5185 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 6/1852 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 4/2521 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 1/1414 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 26/4355 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 16/2554 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 11/4404 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 12/2218 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 8/7150 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 7/2049 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 8/3205 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 1/5921 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 11/2853 Just replaced piviot pin on a 24 footer. Replacement pin is Stainless Steel. Just been told it could

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Wobbly wheel. smokey73 at 10:52am 07.31.22 pictures!
Hunter 326 Microwave Ken Honeycutt at 10:49am 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? (1) Ken Honeycutt at 10:39am 07.31.22 This is what I did after the clips broke a couple years after I bought the boat new. Works fine, jus
Exhaust blower on an 11a Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.31.22 @Phil can probably help. :beer:
The one armed electrician... capta at 9:48am 07.31.22 It occurs that this might be a good time to collect everything in your "how to" section and personal
just sailing shemandr at 9:44am 07.31.22 Bravo!
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:38am 07.31.22 I wonder if insurance will cover the loss or if the company will say it was lack of maintenance. I
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:35am 07.31.22 Yanmar and Volvo use different attachment hardware. Also, if the prop that was lost was a folder or
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:32am 07.31.22 Thanks. Are all sail drives similar or is this specific to this brand? Yanmar and Volvo use diffe
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:31am 07.31.22 There is no prop metalic nut as there is on a conventional shaft and strut system. A sail drive is
Broken transom shower holder Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.31.22 Looks like part number 019083 from https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com The cockpit shower on our 37
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:19am 07.31.22 How we lost the prop while anchored is a mystery. It's a saildrive. That's all you need to know.
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

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