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Catalina 27 shroud tension Buzzlovelace at 6:43pm 01.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/2578 Does any one know the tension settings for the shrouds on my 1971 Cat. Or better yet the scale setti
To Catalina on an old Macgregor - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:21pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3316 Took the Venture 25 to Catalina for New Years. Awesome trip. Definatley got passed up by all of th
Sailing to Catalina - Sweet Video!!! JoelHoover at 6:15pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5313 Go Venture 25 Go! Catalina Part 1 Sailing to the island across 24 miles of open ocean infested w
Measurements for canvas work 30' hunter cgreeleycoffin at 6:04pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1067 Unfortanately we are on dry dock and would like help with a couple of measurements if you have a mom
Shredded bilge flexible piping sfraher at 2:56pm 01.10.10 Big Boats 2/1374 The flexible pipe running from my bilge to the through hull shattered in bitter cold. It separated
Hunter 40 advice needed Francis at 2:21pm 01.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1276 I am a new member, interested in a 1986 Hunter 40. Before I go visit her, I'd like to ask you what I
Motor size jimrose52 at 2:10pm 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 2/1231 I have a Hunter 18.5 with a Johnson 3 HP 2 cycle no reverse. I own a Suzuki 9.9 HP 4 cycle. The Suzu
Dinghy Drag jibes138 at 1:36pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 29/11941 Towing a dinghy causes a lot of drag that on a long run increases the trip significantly. I'm think
What do you do with an old Macgregor? (2) MrMikey64 at 1:19pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2683 Ok, so here's the deal: I initially acquired a 1981 Macgregor 25, in the hopes of restoring her. S
Anyone use your Mac as a pockrt trawler? Chip at 1:13pm 01.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5703 I recently converted another Mac/Venture 25 for use as a pocket trawler. I've installed a new hard
Reverse Polarity Rob McClain at 12:59pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 28/12005 When I leave the boat at the end of the weekend I turn off the A.C. and D.C. breakers and I also shu
Flexible cabinet door in head of 35s5 Hooked 35s5 at 12:37pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2264 We have a 1993 35s5. She came with flexible cabinet doors that close the head closet and under-sink
Cockpit vs Cabintop traveller Hooked 35s5 at 12:25pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3694 We recently bought a 1993 35s5. The previous owner moved the traveller from the cabintop to the cock
House battery bank Bill1565 at 12:10pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2913 Too cold here to work outside on the boat. Better inside planning and scheming. I currently have
bimini for a 1984 25.5 hunter sailorkoop at 8:47am 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 15/8147 Hello, I'm about to purchase a 1984 hunter 25.5 for $3,000. I'm having a survey done in the sprin
Nav Station Chartplotter vs Handheld GPS Ducati at 2:45am 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 37/9195 A Raymarine C90 "widescreen" chartplotter is alot of money. If we decide to buy the unit it will be
2 forestays Team118 at 8:24pm 01.09.10 Catalina 30 2/3198 Hey guys... This has nothing to do with my boat, but I've seen a couple of boats with 2 forestays.
Cant find the big "clevis Pin" for my mast plate (2) emergpa1 at 6:03pm 01.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2627 Hi Fellow Odayer's I hope the new year finds you healthy and happy. We are all fine in Georgia excep
Funny video nsfw biggio at 4:58pm 01.09.10 Sails Call Lounge 1/3573 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtH4gCQ1m4
Buy a 2001 Beneteau 38? RHG at 4:49pm 01.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1767 I've looked at a couple Beneteau 38' (2001 and 2000). A good friend and accomplished sailer had a 4

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Does anyone recognize this knot? SFS at 5:34pm 05.19.22 Sorry, frayed knot.
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Ralph Johnstone at 5:31pm 05.19.22
Solar-powered vent ingramsail at 5:17pm 05.19.22 Thanks, just want to let the hot air out of cabin when it closed at the dock.
Does anyone recognize this knot? justsomeguy at 5:10pm 05.19.22 it probably should be a bowline. They are ubiquitous, eh? Probably the most abused knot out there.
Does anyone recognize this knot? Will Gilmore at 5:05pm 05.19.22 Knot trying to be patronizing, but my guess is it is suppose to be a classic bowline. Unless it is
Solar-powered vent Rick D at 5:00pm 05.19.22 Most have it in the forward hatch.
Solar-powered vent heritage at 4:54pm 05.19.22 I installed mine on the v-berth hatch. Drill a hole in the plexiglass to start, and then cut a larg
Solar-powered vent jdrutten at 4:53pm 05.19.22
35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) Mechone at 4:40pm 05.19.22 Did my 351 which shares hull with 35s7 and I would believe you would have to dig a hole /trench. My
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 05.19.22 The owner of the SBO is a former Hunter employee and staff are sailors too
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? jaysweet at 4:05pm 05.19.22 try to hook up a fuel can directly to the secondary fuel filter fuel line to eliminate any issues
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 3:56pm 05.19.22 205464 Foss Foam told me they added 1 inch more to the rudder shaft to assure proper height adjust
Where do you keep the booze? dkinzer at 3:13pm 05.19.22 We did our ASA 104 class on a DuFour 382 based in Olympia, WA. It had a wine rack storage area benea
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator Tally Ho at 3:11pm 05.19.22 That is quite snazzy, im jealous! If you need to fireproof your pants for that you're keeping the w
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (1) RBryn at 3:07pm 05.19.22 Just got myself a twisted shackle and a double sheave block at the Sailboat wrecking yard and bypass
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator adamv at 3:07pm 05.19.22
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator (1) Tally Ho at 3:00pm 05.19.22 OH Greg, we are not so inclined. You found a tool that would serve a purpose at a price you liked.
Survey Survey Survey Tally Ho at 2:51pm 05.19.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Tally Ho at 2:48pm 05.19.22 The concern I mentioned is found in fireplaces where you have a pushbutton igniter to start the con
Does anyone recognize this knot? Tally Ho at 2:37pm 05.19.22

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