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How to properly RAISE a woven dacron mainsail (1) RichH at 11:49am 07.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/21850 HOW to properly RAISE a DACRON Mainsail !!!!!!!! Woven dacron mainsails are the most commonly fo
To All Macgregor Owners: jrale at 11:17am 07.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1713 To All Macgregor Owners, Thank you for your quick responses to postings. I value any and all respon
Waitin and watchin sailaway78 at 11:00am 07.24.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1819 Or watchin and waitin. Looks like Bonnie is going to be a big dud. Boat could go back into the wat
heating units proftlee at 9:37am 07.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1601 Both units have broken- within a month of the other. 2008 Ben46 . Anyone had this kind of problem
Need mast base for Cat 27 mast. caguy at 9:27am 07.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1377 The mast hinge is mounted forward. It looks like a stock set-up. The mast base is missing however. W
Cutlass Bearing Slipin Away at 8:10am 07.24.10 Big Boats 1/1242 Does anyone know the size or part number for the cutlass bearing on a 2006 Hunter 45CC. My boat ha
Motor Mounts Deucer at 7:51am 07.24.10 Smaller Boats 3/1289 Folks, For those who remember, my port motor mounts failed a year ago. I finally got around to fi
Anchor Roller Deucer at 7:45am 07.24.10 Smaller Boats 3/1602 Folks, Well, just made it home after three years of geo-bachleorhood. Now, I've got time to get m
jib sheets GarEi at 7:30am 07.24.10 Pearson 1/1476 I have a Pearson 303 1985, it has lewmar selftailing #40 jib sheet winches. I need to replace my jib
I did it - deposit on 1994 H235 bobbo99 at 7:22am 07.24.10 Smaller Boats 1/1166 After much searching and research ( thanks to th ehelp on this forum) i put my deposit down on a H23
Force 10 Two-Burner LPG Stove Beechjetdriver at 7:20am 07.24.10 Big Boats 6/1849 The left (larger) burner on our stove has become stubborn to light with the piezo ignitor. When the
Chain plate replacement Sailor59 at 6:48am 07.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1755 I am purchasing a 10 year old Hunter 460. Chain plates, both sides, fore and aft are rusty and show
ST60 Wind Angle Calibration Ducati at 6:01am 07.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1879 Looking to fine tune adjust the wind angle on my ST60 display. The top of the mast does not match
moldy decks kepeterss at 5:26am 07.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1361 Is there any reason not to use a mild bleach solution to clean the black stuff (which appears to be
Hole in the keel? 26s? kierablue at 4:41am 07.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1762 I was just wondering????? I have just purchased a magregor 26s 1990. Is the keel supposed to have
New Main for 1985 23 peptobysmol at 4:38am 07.24.10 Smaller Boats 15/2894 Has anyone ordered a standard main for the 23? Did the boom sag or was it horizontal to the cabin? I
new owner of a '70 Ranger 26 hkenso at 12:19am 07.24.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3432 Hi, I have just become a new owner of a 1970 Ranger 26, and would like to restore both the exterior
Can I operate a 25 ft Macgregor only on horsepower, no mast jrale at 11:59pm 07.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2020 Dear Macgregor Owners, Can I operate a 25 ft Macgregor Sailboat only on horsepower with keel down,
Water Reservoir keithsboat at 11:09pm 07.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1428 Hi I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction. I just bought a 1976 oday 25 and it appea
Emergency Pump out RAD88 at 9:23pm 07.23.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3714 We, at our yacht club, want to install a pump on our launch to aid in any boat that is taking on wat

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Where do you keep the booze? dlochner at 4:44pm 05.12.22 Where to store you bottles of adult beverages will be dependent on the boat. On Second Star there is
Inside Passage Anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 4:36pm 05.12.22 2-3 years out at least. Probably more? A good idea not to rush into this. A few hazards to be su
1989 Hunter, 30 adding Auto helm. (1) BOSSailor at 4:33pm 05.12.22 I've got a 1990 30-2 which should be the same as your 89. Last fall I installed an EV-100, replacing
Edson brake install! Growl at 4:30pm 05.12.22
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak dmax at 4:28pm 05.12.22 Looks great. Did you glue them to the original floorboards?
600 Watt Inverter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:28pm 05.12.22 I'm questioning what I would even use it for. any 120VAC appliance which draws less than 600w. Li
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 4:26pm 05.12.22 I would suggest more than one good book on passage making to Alaska. Yes, I have alot of reading t
Inside Passage Anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 05.12.22 Another important item is a good quantity of anchor rode. It should be in the neighbourhood of 250'
Edson brake install! Fred at 4:13pm 05.12.22 My H33.5 doesn't have one installed either. Would be nice though. ~$300 USD
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 4:08pm 05.12.22 If you have a trailerable I would give consideration to putting in at Skagway and exploring from th
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel Fred at 4:06pm 05.12.22 These seem to be hard to get these days. A local (tractor) Yanmar dealer wanted almost $100 CDN for
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Kingjim91 at 3:48pm 05.12.22
cl 14 stickinthemud57 at 3:33pm 05.12.22 If this has been mentioned already, my apologies... Be aware that that type of furling rig is eithe
Inside Passage Anyone? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:29pm 05.12.22 Having been through the inner passage to Port Hardy numerous times over the years, I would strongly
Inside Passage Anyone? ShawnL at 3:17pm 05.12.22 We can see the northern lights in Upper Michigan -- as long as you're in a place that doesn't have t
Uv cover shemandr at 3:16pm 05.12.22 It looks like a UV cover. Ours was blue so you could tell when it was wrapped all the way around th
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 bmorr at 3:11pm 05.12.22 I have had my H26 for a bit over 10 years. My biggest improvement was adding the Bimini followed by
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 sail sfbay at 2:40pm 05.12.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Fun learning the systems on a new boat. Suggest: 1. Reviewi
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 05.12.22 I kind of thought you go by the torque spec for the nut size. Am I mistaken? It seemed to me that
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? dlochner at 2:19pm 05.12.22 PM me your email address and I'll send you the shop manual for your motor.

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