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Gas can storage on Venture 22 johncovert at 7:33pm 07.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1247 I have a Venture 22' built in 1972. What is the best way to store a gas can on board in boat slip w
Rebel rigging? plizbarn at 7:31pm 07.11.10 Trailer Sailors 4/11686 I purchased a very used Rebel(1974). Ihave no idea how to rig it. I have the mast up and that's abou
Bought new companionway and locker locks... pretty cool for a boat (1) RECESS at 7:20pm 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 9/9185 I have had key locks on my boat. I of course have got to the dock with the wrong set of keys and cou
Mercury 9.8 Won't Shift out of FWD gear after Water pump install damoses1 at 6:47pm 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 6/18261 I just finished replacing my shredded impeller, and now my engine won't shift out of fwd gear. I
Schooner Alabama Aground Near Mystic (1) Soundbounder at 5:11pm 07.11.10 Sails Call Lounge 3/2479 The schooner Alabama of Vineyard Haven ran aground last week at the mouth of the Mystic River
Anyone Use a Boomkicker? highdesertM26 at 2:51pm 07.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3892 I was looking at (and dreaming about) all the sailing accessories I'm going to need on my Mac 26S an
Shades for 260, can they be screwed earlkeim at 2:22pm 07.11.10 Smaller Boats 5/1329 Does anybody know if shades for the port llights and hatches can be screwed into the interior bulkhe
Congratulations to Spain! Alan at 2:17pm 07.11.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/2287 Not a pretty game but they're still world champions! :dance:
Mast stepping (2) ukrsindicat at 11:43am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2595 Good day, gentlemen I have just recently purchased a older Newport 30. There are a number of thin
hay, nice n easy!!!!!!! zeehag at 11:34am 07.11.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/2632 hurry and get your work all done so we can make more adventures of the sailing peasants threads---my
Structual "spidering" skipwaite at 10:37am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1460 I'm looking at a 1984 Pearson 26' sailboat. It's in great shape except I noticed behind the mast on
Sailing videos of H37c MATHURIN2 at 10:01am 07.11.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1611 I tought it would be interesting if people could post videos of their hunter cutter 37 sailing. So I
Brand New Boat Out Of State, Who Gets The Sales Tax? sigbear at 9:50am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2579 If buying a brand new $100,000 in stock boat from a Virginia dealer and taking delivery in Kentucky,
Troubleshooting ST60 Wind masthead unit Derek Rowell at 9:07am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/7290 Been away from here for too long... :) I have a problem with the wind direction indication from my
PEARSON 365 iNTERIOR KETCHN ABREZ at 8:35am 07.11.10 Pearson 1/3082 Recently purchased a Pearson 365. No doubt the same materials were used on the 303, 323, and 424. Th
Water in Hull of Hunter 23 philip607 at 8:17am 07.11.10 Smaller Boats 4/2216 Hello all, just got my first Hunter (1986 23) this season and all the info on this site has been ext
diesel fuel smell in cabin sailorkoop at 7:58am 07.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2900 I was told Peggie here could answer my question.....I was on a 1986 hunter 25.5 yesterday because i
diesel fuel smell in 25.5 sailorkoop at 5:42am 07.11.10 Smaller Boats 3/1199 is it common for sailboats with diesel engines for the cabin to always smell like diesel fuel?......
diesel fuel smell in cabin sailorkoop at 5:38am 07.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1799 Is it common for sailboats with diesel engines for the cabin to always smell like diesel fuel?...I w
New O'Day 240 owner barlettf at 5:02am 07.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1595 I recently purchased a 1988 240 and had it trailered to my location. We walked the mast up but now I

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False fine alarm ? rgranger at 6:25am 10.12.21 ...Looking under the bed I saw, and smelled, Glinda snoring away peacefully with her rear end aimed
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? LouisMK at 5:54am 10.12.21
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 3:31am 10.12.21 The YouTube channel has hit 340 subscribers, kind of meaningful in a way. The last GBCA Rum Race for
Diesel Fueling Question All U Get at 11:08pm 10.11.21 I added a whistle to my vent hose which emits a sound during the filling process. It changes pitch
False fine alarm ? All U Get at 10:52pm 10.11.21 propylene glycol The primary components are either ethanol or propylene glycol. You may remember fr
Insight on sail condition Joe at 9:03pm 10.11.21 Why not ? I know many folks who singlehand with this setup Perhaps the post title was misleading.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 8:58pm 10.11.21 Well it worked just fine for me....:beer: Not intended, in any way, to suggest it won't work. I a
Towing Benny17441 at 8:53pm 10.11.21 It is likely to do what you propose. The towing specs in the US are very conservative as the vehic
autopilot install on an H280 matts997 at 8:49pm 10.11.21 I got busy and had to hire a marine electrician to install it, who did a fabulous job. The guts of
Macgregor 25 Captain Gare Bear at 7:29pm 10.11.21 For exgeologist older post, I know where there is a very nice 1985 MacGregor 25 possibly for sale. I
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 6:53pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic).
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Captain Larry-DH at 6:41pm 10.11.21 if you ever want to remove it, I would not use 5200 it does indeed stay flexible, but it is very v
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 10.11.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and ma
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair jibes138 at 6:15pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic). T
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 5:48pm 10.11.21 That's how O'Day and many others plumbed their boats, but as Stu notes it is not correct. Racor fil
Towing Tedd at 5:46pm 10.11.21 I would assume an advantage of it being a plug in hybrid is that the electric motors can deliver fu
Hunter 260 Price Data (2021) Tedd at 5:40pm 10.11.21 Do the selling price data factor in trailers since they are relatively expensive and necessary, if
False fine alarm ? Pagan Baby at 5:11pm 10.11.21
name/make of gauge Stu Jackson at 5:09pm 10.11.21 where do I find one to replace it and same dimensions? Gee, tadd, Sailsfbay just found one for you
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? LeeandRick at 4:40pm 10.11.21 Just get both and see which one fits. Get all three. I've changed the hitch to 2 5/16 ball on sev

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