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Birds in the Mast rod1029 at 9:31pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3843 Hello everyone, I have run into the issue of realizing that birds have used my mast as a home:con
Early Childhood Sailing Education and training paulj at 9:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1573 Grand kids not too young to sail a Catalina 310. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phd6UX6Vu5w'featur
Discharged battery's effect on amperage draw Randy6414 at 8:41pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1998 I need one of the electrical gurus to help set me straight on this: does a deeply discharged battery
Living on board sandiegohoffs at 8:40pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 3/1938 We are considering selling our 28 foot Columbia and purchasing a bigger boat to live on. Bed size i
Demast Yearly? Scup at 7:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 16/9534 I demasted my 27 footer with a 37 ft mast last year at haulout time and I am thinking about it again
Vagabond 42 philippe06 at 7:00pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1893 Hello, I'm looking for information about vagabond 42, defaults, avantages, how is she under sail...
Repacking stuffing box WJA302 at 6:48pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2870 Hello, Another new owner question. (Thanks to all who helped with replacing the anchor light ' bos
Whale Gusher Galley pump... broken? rogerlwhite at 6:19pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5382 I recently purchased a Capri 26 with a non-working Whale Gusher Galley Pump MK3. I ordered a rebuil
Gin pole and temporary shrouds dasboot at 5:50pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4568 Built a gin pole a la Dale Mack's article and it works pretty slick. What i don't get is the tempor
Specs on ports & Hatches on standard H34 (1) Jim D at 5:15pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 4/2829 Just had the Hull Painted on a 1983 H34. Looking to replace hatches and ports on the boat along with
ST40 Wind System Bud H at 5:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1974 I would like to hear some experience with the Raymarine ST40 Wind System. The ST60 is more than I w
Recutting a Jib Rob McClain at 4:36pm 09.11.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/9237 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with the Seldin in-mast furling. We have the Furlex reefing system for the
Help with water ballast SteveG84 at 2:27pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2686 Just purchased a 1985 Mac 25. Prior to taking it out, we searched everywhere for the water ballast
Portable MSD Choice russg at 1:52pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3611 Peggie: I'm ready to replace the OEM porta-potty in my boat, per our phone conversation a while ba
H-27 (1984) thru hulls amcmahon at 1:39pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1997 Hello Everyone, This fall, I'm planning to pull my 1984 H-27 to paint the bottom and I'm planning to
Vberth door misalignment capejt at 1:33pm 09.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2048 I've just run into a problem I'm having trouble making sense out of. I normally leave the door to th
Worth Repairing? (with pics) (5) YardBoater at 12:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4326 Hi everybody, I've been bouncing around these forums a bit looking for information and it looks like
Below Waterline Blisters Tim Grace at 11:59am 09.11.09 Ericson 0/2515 Greetings, I am looking at an Ericson 35 which was surveyed 2 years ago which stated that she had
Companionway slides Brent25 at 11:56am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/6092 I am currently restoring a 1983 MacGregor 25. The wooden slides for the top hatch and companionway
Companionway slides Brent25 at 11:55am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2301 I am currently restoring a 1983 MacGregor 25. The slides for the top hatch and companionway need to

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A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Leeward Rail at 10:34am 08.05.21 I would add the suggestion that you make a custom towing bridle so you dont need to rely on what oth
We rig in the morning ..... this should be an epic week (1) pclarksurf at 10:24am 08.05.21 Admiral not feeling super up to it but the conditions have been great. May get out this afternoon a
Is this drawing amps?? Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 08.05.21 I am sure my internal battery is long dead. Some mornings, that's exactly how I feel :frown:. F
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement (1) RaleighRancher at 9:52am 08.05.21 thanks. Mine does not appear to have inspection hatches. Can you please send me pics of yours? I a
Sailing or not Stu Jackson at 9:47am 08.05.21 Do you know, or ever hear of why someone gave up sailing? Usually they disappear so you don't hear
Throttle position while sailing? Stu Jackson at 9:41am 08.05.21 With the Yanmar, always keep it in Transmission position is based on the transmission, NOT the eng
How many tacks? Stu Jackson at 9:12am 08.05.21 Thanks every one! The answer seems to be, Keep sailing, have fun, and continue the debate on my bo
Throttle position while sailing? Bluenose at 9:10am 08.05.21 With the Yanmar, always keep it in neutral. I had a bad experience once when it put it in reverse wh
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! Bluenose at 9:03am 08.05.21 You could always get a piece of teak, or other suitable wood, and epoxy it to the binnacle just bene
Need Help With Old Electronics kjdoyle1 at 8:51am 08.05.21 Hi John, the seller knew nothing about the instruments and the price reflected them not working. How
Need Help With Old Electronics Calif. Ted at 8:50am 08.05.21 The autopilot is from about 2000 the other stuff is from 94 , the flat plug is Seatalk used to inter
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 8:29am 08.05.21 I like the Hydrovane. It has a feature to act as an emergency rudder. There are quite a few out ther
How many tacks? Slider at 8:19am 08.05.21 Thanks every one! The answer seems to be, Keep sailing, have fun, and continue the debate on my boa
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:07am 08.05.21 I sold her because we bought a 2011 Hunter 50 AC. If you think the 41DS is great, which it is, the 5
Stanchions for Oday 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 08.05.21 I've had two stanchions fail on me. I took them to a welder and he said the technique they used wasn
NOT buying H34 pa391as at 7:57am 08.05.21 Here is a better photo I'm waiting for a final report for my surveyor today. Would you all say the
Sailing or not sail sfbay at 7:56am 08.05.21 Interesting thread..........one of our long time retired sailing couplesin their mid-60's just gave
Sailing or not Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 08.05.21 Ever winter and spring I question whether all the repairs are worth it. Then we splash and I forget
How to correct time for PHRF? LakeShark at 7:52am 08.05.21
Sailing or not LakeShark at 7:51am 08.05.21 I would say it also come down to performance. Many a sailor / racter give up when they cannot perfo

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