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Iron keel - a little extra protection? mark_swart at 8:53pm 02.07.10 Big Boats 7/1451 Last June, I refinished the iron keel on my H34. The sandblaster at my yard was broken, so I ended u
New Headsail for Oceanis 400 Peter Wragg at 8:28pm 02.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1499 Hurricane force winds hit my sailboat in Puerta Vallarta. My headsail is beyond repair, I am current
feeding the crew Mike8193 at 8:17pm 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3751 Dreaming of the day this snow has melted and I am back out on the boat. Was hoping to eat a little
Oh Joy Resto 02/07/10 (4) CharlieCobra at 7:39pm 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1668 Took a drive up to Oh Joy before the game since I haven't been since last weekend. I scraped some p
help from mac26 owners fido at 6:44pm 02.07.10 Trailer Sailors 5/2852 looking to buy a mac26x need info from owners pros and cons of this boat,I sail in a fresh water lak
Macgregor 25 liveaboard? wolfies at 6:44pm 02.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/23530 Anyone here ever lived aboard a 25 (X or M) - or know anyone who has? I'm considering getting a 25M
Just Curious RBone at 6:26pm 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 42/6642 Does anyone else hear trumpets when they raise their sails? :confused: Rich
shopping fido at 6:07pm 02.07.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2012 hello I have a ? I now have a macgreagor 25 swing with a cast iron keel, I,am looking at Macgreagor
Light Over Table Out Windy City at 5:54pm 02.07.10 Catalina 30 6/2036 Power to light over my dining table is intermittent. Anyone know where the wires exit the ceiling?
Anyone know the story on Hunter's Finances discovery at 5:23pm 02.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2591 Sorry but I expected to see some posts about Hunter and where they are at financially? I have owned
Trailer for an Oday 23 Rick VanDeWeghe at 5:10pm 02.07.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2105 I'm considering buying an Oday 23 but I need a trailer to haul it from upstate New York to western M
Head-stay diameter 1990 Hunter 30 gray125 at 3:44pm 02.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1973 Hi, I want to replace some standing rigging this spring, especially the head-stay. Currently the he
Where to put the FM Radio and Speakers (2) r.oril at 2:02pm 02.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2447 If someone could direct me to a thread showing how they installed their radio and speakers it would
10,000 Islands and bugs............ Sumner at 1:17pm 02.07.10 Destinations 14/4756 We are hopefully going to be in southern Florida and the Keys next fall between the 1st of October a
Looking to buy a 1994 C 30 KanSailor at 12:49pm 02.07.10 Catalina 30 1/1698 I am looking at a 94 C30 is there any problems,defects,issures with this model and year that I shoul
Winter sailing (1) Claude at 11:52am 02.07.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2388 Here's my way of winter sailing in Delson quebec, and it's a lot faster that My M-25... Any body
The Main Man Ducati at 11:45am 02.07.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4766 We rotate jobs on the race boat. This year my goal is to learn how to trim the main and then app
forestay removal Ted Thompson at 11:07am 02.07.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2371 I need to take down an existing obosolete and broken Hood continuous line roller furling system and
A hitch that will come in handy (6) Trinkka at 11:01am 02.07.10 Day Sailers 0/1090 For the benefit of those who don't ordinarily read the "Trailer Sailor" forum, I've decided to post
A hitch that will come in handy (6) Trinkka at 10:49am 02.07.10 Trailer Sailors 8/4722 It's been a while since I've posted anything of interest on this forum since I brought up my Gin Pol

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Beneteau 40 Quick Windlass kenrait at 6:53am 08.30.21 I suggest calling paul at Quick in Maryland - he is super helpful. His contact follows Paul Brown Te
Wheel pulling to the right dlochner at 6:52am 08.30.21 Did they perform any maintenance on the steering system? If so, it is really easy to get it out of a
Wheel pulling to the right DougM at 6:47am 08.30.21 Is it truly pulling to the right, or is your wheel position when going straight different what it ha
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic b.needalman at 6:34am 08.30.21
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! jssailem at 6:30am 08.30.21 I agree with @Ward H. If those are the only issues on the hull, they have been there for a while. Th
Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 6:09am 08.30.21 No mention of anchoring to cause degradation, at least as a primary source mentioned in that articl
Surveys are a waste of money Kings Gambit at 6:03am 08.30.21 What do you care if he got the brand of spars right in the written report? One would hope for a su
Surveys are a waste of money CarlN at 5:52am 08.30.21 What do you care if he got the brand of spars right in the written report? I tell them to leave all
Using a trolling motor on small boat Eddie C at 5:14am 08.30.21
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s dlochner at 4:48am 08.30.21 First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 de
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Ward H at 4:46am 08.30.21
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Tedd at 3:59am 08.30.21 What @Ken Cross said. I would also add that I found that my Mac 26S liked to be reefed at anything a
Near Miss in Port Huron dLj at 3:54am 08.30.21 I don't really think it is all that new. Captain Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez was tried, convicte
H260 Price Trends Tedd at 3:53am 08.30.21 Ya got data on H26s? Sorry, no. I decided a while ago that I wanted a 260 and I've gathered very l
So we did it... NLPete at 3:53am 08.30.21 Haha! Just wanted spare belts for the yanmar before we set off into deep water!
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! (1) Mooseman at 3:16am 08.30.21 Check out these spots that appear to have been weeping water. I'm hours away from splashing her and
Galled stanchion removal Apex at 3:10am 08.30.21 Looks like the bases are still bent a bit. short of a work bench mounted vise, try adjustable plier
Furling Main Winter Storage artboas at 1:01am 08.30.21 Pat: The only mildew that I have experienced is around and under the spreader patches. This all h
Alternator shutoff switch? artboas at 12:45am 08.30.21
Catalina 315 Instruments Skipper John at 12:08am 08.30.21 Thanks, Stephen, for the information.

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