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Gunkholing, Maine Style Part 2 Maine Sail at 4:56am 09.22.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4162 Here's a 360 degree view from inside the Basin which is on Vinalhaven Island, ME. You Tube won't let
West Coast Invitation To MacGregor Captains Saynomore at 12:14am 09.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1752 MacGregor Yacht Club of BC has a west coast invitiation to all MacGregor Owners and their families t
Does your boat have a radar reflector? What type is it? How well does it work? dserrell at 10:00pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4398 1 1
Operation: Drop Mast. Suggestions? gabriel.donnelly at 9:18pm 09.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4927 I need to drop the mast in order to replace my Halliards and topping lift. Can anyone suggest a safe
Furler Jamming (1) rpwillia at 7:19pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2195 My Schaeffer 2100 furler is suddenly giving me overwraps and letting the line slip through the post
Gunkholing, Maine Style Maine Sail at 7:18pm 09.21.09 Musings With Maine Sail 6/5335 I wanted to share a video we made of going into the Basin on Vinalhaven Island, ME. On this trip we
Running rigging questions for 222 owners Zoomie at 6:48pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 1/1313 I have a factory 222 with DAMCO spars and factory sails. I was wondering if someone could help with
First trailer Phil Grande at 6:23pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 3/1380 My winter storage marina was sold this spring. I picked up a used power boat trailer. Put 21in exten
Gratuity Joe Snuffy at 6:09pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2725 What's the rule of thumb for tipping a captain? I'm taking an advanced ASA class, and I was wonderin
Cat vs. Monohull in Mid-Altantic Area bnort3 at 5:52pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3463 Bought a nice Beneteau 361 last Spring as my first large sailboat... had a ball with it this summer
MSD potties denis hodson at 5:42pm 09.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2986 After reading many of you're advice columns i have decided to install a MSD system. I have looked at
36.7 Accommodations (3 Cabins) Ducati at 5:25pm 09.21.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1776 We like the 36.7 however we wonder if the 3 sleeping cabins are too small? Any comments would be
Basic Questions Qoheleth at 5:24pm 09.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2085 Two questions: first concerning books. I have purchased a 1975 Venture 25 which seems to be sound, b
Winterizing pick53 at 5:23pm 09.21.09 Catalina 30 2/2500 I will be winterizing my C30 for the first time this winter (yard did it in the past), and I was won
Helm Seat for 28MkII bgdrewry at 4:54pm 09.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1807 I recently bought a 1996 28MkII. I have noticed some newer boats have a molded helm seat in the cock
Fuel problem Patrick Lombard at 3:44pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2394 Here's the problem: Yanmar 2GM20. Last week out motoring back in motor dies. Had fuel but the small
jerry cans sail mate carol at 3:24pm 09.21.09 Big Boats 11/3097 We need to carry 4 to 6 5gal containers of fuel in jerry cans on both port and starboard sides for
Kenyon jiffy reefing (1) BobM at 3:19pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 21/12498 I thought that this is how the reefing should be layed out, however, upon putting in a reef this pas
Pop-top support screw paphman at 3:00pm 09.21.09 Catalina 22 9/1979 Has anyone had a pop-top support screw strip? I am talking about the large screw that bolts into th
Boom rigging rjdives at 2:43pm 09.21.09 Irwin 3/3290 :confused: I am looking for someone that has a photo showing how the boom lines are set up on a 1988

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AIS Antenna Position All U Get at 4:56am 03.06.22 I have two separate antenna at the masthead and get other boats over twenty miles away. Previous to
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 4:48am 03.06.22 I was wondering about installing a dedicated AIS antenna on my cabin top. I have a splitter for my
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:40am 03.06.22 Yup The out haul and topping lift become an active part of sail trim Listening to an audiobook by
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:19am 03.06.22 Congrats on your boat.. We had an O'28 for 15 years. A boat on which our son proposed to his bride
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 3:19am 03.06.22 @chriscampbell Yes, still have them. Just send me a private message to work out the details. Listed
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Jacktar at 2:51am 03.06.22 apparently all voltage regulated alternators can only be measured under load, ie at battery
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? sailme88 at 2:47am 03.06.22 You have the S/A to realize the prospects of being upside down with this boat. That said the easies
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.06.22 the first time you here your daughter say to her kids the phrase you always used with her. You mea
Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to
Stern Rail Outboard Mount Benny17441 at 8:24pm 03.05.22 If a 200 lbs.+ person can sit on the stern rail seats there should not be a problem supporting an 85
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? JRacer at 8:20pm 03.05.22 I spoke with Interlux about a month ago. They said the new formula should be to distributors right
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Tally Ho at 7:45pm 03.05.22 I called my local chandlery today to ask about availability of VC17. They said they had about a pa
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 03.05.22 2. I have seen a number of videos showing various items being attached to the upper inboard bulkhea
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Hayden Watson at 7:32pm 03.05.22 I'm going to suspect these dock neighbours of yours are power boaters. Not the sharpest knives in
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Justin_NSA at 7:09pm 03.05.22 Is the nut loosening? Maybe you need to lockwire it.

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