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1977 Hunter 30' - help & info Hornman at 8:46am 01.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/7752 New to this forum and new to sailing for the most part. I recently was able to aquire a 1977 Hunter
Anchoring a Beneteau 323 sheetmusic21396 at 8:14am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1983 I am currently traveling to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas on a Beneteau 323 with a swing keel. An
Whats the best windlass for my boat ? pkdailey4 at 6:27am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2306 What windlass is the best application for a 2000 Beneteau 321 ?
Lower shroud Chainplate replacement Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 01.06.10 Catalina 30 8/6392 Hi to all members, I'm brand new to the group. I have a 1980 C30 MarkII of which I,ve owned for 20
Sails B Kropf at 5:25am 01.06.10 S2 5/1964 Want to know how most sailors store their sails? Do you uses a stuff bag or take time to fold them,
CO monitor goes off Viktor Eysselein at 4:35am 01.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1672 For any Hunter owner with installed CO monitors: When we use the oven on our Hunter 45CC the CO m
Irwin 39 Yanmar info Basil Carter at 1:55am 01.06.10 Irwin 4/3429 I have an Irwin 39 with the 3 cyl Yanmar, 27 HP. Boat is 1981. Has a 3 blade prop. If anyone has the
Potential MacGregor Buyer with a few questions clongly at 8:10pm 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3286 I've been in the market to buy a MacGregor for awhile now but after a few conversations with non-Mac
Ship Finder - application for iPhone Manny at 7:48pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2898 I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with the Ship Finder application and if it wor
Emergency Steering Prime Time at 7:15pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4813 I am thinking about sailing in the 2011 Marion-Bermuda race and was looking at some of the requireme
Need or Want ? pkdailey4 at 6:23pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4346 Is a windlass and a Rocna anchor a waste of money ? I don't anchor much. Or I should say didn't anch
Jib Repair cdkell at 6:15pm 01.05.10 Catalina 30 2/1791 I am a new (inexperienced) Catalina 30 owner with a jib that needs the UV liner replaced. Can someo
Packing Material Size Confetti at 4:46pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1291 Would anyone know the size of the packing material (for a stuffing box) required for a new Hunter 38
auto helm 5000 linear drive woodster at 2:36pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/5308 this question is about the autohelm 5000 linear drive..... i am helping a buddy of mine ready his al
Looking for a Used Boom Boom Magnet at 2:19pm 01.05.10 Catalina 22 2/55 Hi folks, I am looking to purchase a used boom for a Catalina '73 Catalina 22'. I uh,.... broke m
Nylon Bushings need help!! SV ALL IN at 2:06pm 01.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1403 Hello I'm in search of nylon bushings for the swept back spreaders. i had the boat demasted and tr
If you had a summer off what lakes/coastal sailing areas would you go to and why? biorapper at 2:01pm 01.05.10 Trailer Sailors 39/9508 I am torn between crossing the gulf stream or trailering/sailing around U.S./Canada. I am leaning to
identify boat by sail markings? sheeeery at 1:45pm 01.05.10 Lancer 2/3505 I am trying to identify a boat in a photo. The main sail had "L30" printed on it. Is this enough inf
Overnighting Offshore? druid at 1:25pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4509 I don't know how many here are familiar with the West Coast of Canada, but we have a nice little cru
We've not heard from... Ron20324 at 12:20pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1421 Brobbins, from Charleston since he went out for a day sail. I also have not seen Bnort3 post anyth

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MacGregor 25 Classification (2) RichNils at 10:43am 05.10.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains odaydokay at 10:24am 05.10.22 The chain retention screw (water fill) a few inches down from the deck cap apparently loosened, but
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 10:16am 05.10.22 I would suspect that at hull speed, the windward side of the keel would exhibit low pressure thus gi
Solar panel Windpilot at 10:12am 05.10.22 On my 410 they go into the ceiling inside the hull then down on port side to the start battery switc
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 10:10am 05.10.22 Before you suffer a dismasting that will potentially ruin the mast, unstep it :plus:YES!!! -Will
Which antiseize on injectors? Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 05.10.22
Sailing the Heel Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 05.10.22 I did some quick and dirty tests close to beam reaching off fl coast a few months ago. In prob 20is
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 05.10.22 I might consider having a machine shop make one from a remaining specimen if I lost one, rather tha
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains tfox2069 at 9:46am 05.10.22 One of the very first things I learned when I first my first boat with fill tanks was just this. ^^
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:26am 05.10.22 Thanks for the replies. A diverse group!
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains captcoho at 9:26am 05.10.22 I have some of each and frankly those chains are so unreliable I feel better with the cap in my poc
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Siamese at 8:53am 05.10.22 Here on Lake Michigan, where we have a somewhat limited season and no salt, my answer is not very of
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Calif. Ted at 8:37am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race.
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 05.10.22 BoatUS is owned by Geico. I can't say I had a good experience with their auto insurance. Progressive
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:16am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race.
Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 8:05am 05.10.22 Start over. Follow the guide in owner's manual, The forestay does not rely on tension the way t
Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 8:04am 05.10.22 Pictures of mast and prebend side views please. Include those of turnbuckles. Is the forestay turn
Shroud and stay tension - H240 Joe at 7:53am 05.10.22 Start over. Follow the guide in owner's manual, The forestay does not rely on tension the way th
Loose shrouds? rschuss at 7:49am 05.10.22 For me, looking at the pictures #3 and #4 tells the story. The mast step/ deck is caving in!. I own
Winch maintenance - how often do you? jon hansen at 7:32am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race.

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