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Venture 25, MacGregor 25 derfus at 12:43pm 11.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3074 I have seen both listed Venture 25 and MacGregor 25 is there a difference between the two? If so, w
Late fall Sailing yodagwb at 11:17am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2213 Has anyone left, does anyone leave for the Bahamas from Norfolk Va in early December, 1st wk, and if
Cal 28-2 Keel lnsc23 at 9:45am 11.20.09 Cal 1/3862 I have an 87 28-2 shoal draft and am considering replacing or extending to the deep draft (3' 9" vs.
Another 40.5 Question Michael G at 9:13am 11.20.09 Big Boats 6/1566 I am about to install a radar pole on the back of my 40.5 and as you would know it I stumbled on a g
Teak Cleaner Salty at 8:58am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 15/9120 I am in the process of looking for a teak cleaner and varnish / oil to redo my boat interior. I am r
Soundproofing I/B Diesel engine area sail2kn0m0r at 8:10am 11.20.09 Day Sailers 2/1879 Has anyone soundproofed their inboard engine "room" I have 26 Oday Yanmar 8hp and found this product
Sailboat Power systems kloudie1 at 7:03am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 35/6796
replace inboard with outboard on a 82/30 john w smith at 6:35am 11.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1961 I have a 1982 - 30 with a DEAD engine . I also have a newer 15 hp long shaft outboard. I woul lik
Stu Pls Help DanNahant at 6:13am 11.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1842 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II with the Universal M25XP diesel. Even when the batteries are fully c
Beneteau 361 - second fuel tank Phil_Oceanis 361 at 5:46am 11.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3789 Has anyone added a second fuel tank to a Beneteau 361 (or similar boat)? Any ideas how to do it? T
Captain Herring needs to post ... Shoaldrafter at 4:47am 11.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1256 Folks, Captain Herring needs to post a "utube" or video of how to use this new item from his boat
Tuning the rig on hunter water-ballast boats Nicky17000 at 1:33am 11.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/2307 Hi, I would like some advice for proper rig tensioning on these type of boats. Usually I set the mas
Reducing sail on a Catalina 320 with roller furling main C22Reflections at 7:16pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/5385 Question for Catalina owners with roller furling mains. I have owned a 1986 Catalina 22 ("Reflectio
bunks on trailer dtdsail at 5:11pm 11.19.09 Catalina 22 6/1877 I am trying to get a trailer set up for my Catalina 22. Does anyone know how high to put the bunks o
where to sell a mast Jerry Loomis Monterey at 5:05pm 11.19.09 Pearson 1/1727 With out trying to sell my mast on the forum would anyone know where I might advertise a mast, riggi
Bringing our 1986 9.2C back in shape Calypso at 4:08pm 11.19.09 S2 5/2337 We've just completed two summers of ownership. Here's what we've done. -paint mast and boom, use tef
I don't know what my boat is (2) mullinb at 2:51pm 11.19.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4712 This fall I traded 2 canoes for this sailboat. My problem is theres no name plate or any other I D .
2 blade vs 3 blade prop Roger F at 2:43pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/5212 Hi - I currently have a 2 blade prop. Just realized pitch was off and in process of having that fixe
newbie- bottom paint? digitek718 at 2:32pm 11.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1408 just pulled my oday 25 cb out of the water today...not sure the condition of the bottom paint..how d
2 blade vs 3 blade prop? Roger F at 2:28pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/2 I have an H306 with a 2 blade prop. I have since found that the pitch was off a bit. I am consider

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One week Sail adventure rgranger at 7:08pm 02.02.22 One of the issues that I think @dlochner was hinting towards is electric shock drowning. It is a f
mast raising (1) MacBeane at 6:50pm 02.02.22 Thanks. It occurs to me me that once I get the rig aloft and boom attached I'll probably understand
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 6:38pm 02.02.22 Got to the boat this afternoon. After digging out the snow in the cockpit, I was able to get into t
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Ryan and ileana Bradley at 6:36pm 02.02.22 I spoke with Hunter some years ago about how the deck organizers were installed as I didn't see the
One week Sail adventure dlochner at 6:23pm 02.02.22 Thanks for the feedback. I have done some research on this. I am also a mechanical engineering pr
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Georgedoyle at 6:11pm 02.02.22 And I spent 20 years restoring a wooden Kettenburg 43 so I was happy to put some wood and epoxy toge
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 6:09pm 02.02.22 I would suggest going for the NOCO 10A charger. The 5A won't charge your 200A battery overnight, th
One week Sail adventure DArcy at 6:02pm 02.02.22 I would suggest going for the NOCO 10A charger. The 5A won't charge your 200A battery overnight, the
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 5:30pm 02.02.22 Do your homework on installing AC circuits. Done correctly they are perfectly safe. Done incorrect
One week Sail adventure dlochner at 5:20pm 02.02.22 Thank you so much everyone. I plane on installing AC shore power given all the feedback. I will i
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 5:06pm 02.02.22 Thank you so much everyone. I plane on installing AC shore power given all the feedback. I will in
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 4:56pm 02.02.22 What type of solar lights? Do not recall since I sold the sailboat with them but they were cheap li
Firefly battery issues (1) Johann at 4:41pm 02.02.22 So in the interest of obsessing over this (since I can't be sailing right now), I'm wondering if I
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated (1) twistedskipper at 4:14pm 02.02.22
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated garymalmgren at 4:09pm 02.02.22 It is a hatch over the v-berth. Is it painted grey or smokey acrylic or something? Can't make it o
all Pearson 303 owners jssailem at 4:09pm 02.02.22 the bellows was installed too far onto the shaft tube. Trying to understand the mechanical issue.
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 4:04pm 02.02.22 I was focused on Whales and Sail boats. The whales in BC NW Pacific more playful, than their Portugu
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover artboas at 4:02pm 02.02.22 Another Art "Crazy Upgrade"? I can't keep up with you! Now I'm sitting here wondering - do I fini
Firefly battery issues Maine Sail at 4:00pm 02.02.22 I have not, and wasn't aware of Bruce. I'm working with the local dealer - Coastal Climate Control
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Gene Neill at 3:48pm 02.02.22 It's just idle chatter at this point, since John got it done already ... but I couldn't live with th

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