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Com Pac 19 - Long Island Sound xmo0n at 7:07pm 10.11.09 Com-Pac 5/18179 I am at least a couple years form making this happen, but I am doing my homework. This question is a
I need more rigging advice (5) Qoheleth at 6:41pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2652 Ok, I have some more pictures and questions. I assume that this first block might be for a downhaul
P-26 rehab the keel (2) shadylady at 6:40pm 10.11.09 Pearson 18/6934 I'm rehabbing a 1971 p-26 from the ground up. First project at hand was to remove bottom paint and s
Where is the O'Day Forum? Linda H at 5:52pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1617 Before I bought my used O'Day a month ago, I had a Catalina 22......There is an extensive forum for
H340 furling main vs not Cool_Change at 5:53pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 22/4731 We're looking at buying a H340... One we are looking at has an in-mast furling main, the other doe
Tortugas to Tampa sailaway78 at 5:38pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2757 After a week anchored up, and basically loafing, in the Dry Tortugas, headed out towards Tampa Frida
mast removal bobbylouc at 5:27pm 10.11.09 Bigger Boats 3/2202 On wednesday I will be removing the mast off of my O'Day 28. I have owned this boat 3 years and I th
Call me stupid because I was higgs at 4:50pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2790 I plan on pulling Trav'ler tomorrow so I went down to run the water tanks dry. I needed a couple of
Main Sail Battens - Full or Partial Edwynn at 4:40pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5305 Hi all, I just posted this on the all boats forum and then realized that Mac owners would be more
Full or Partial Battens Edwynn at 4:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3993 I'm replacing tne main sail of my Mac 26x. What is the purpose of full vs partial battens and basic
Blisters! Ken Honeycutt at 2:57pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 6/1884 Just pulled the boat out yesterday for the winter. Today I was casually looking over the hull and fo
Install st60 wind system summerbreeze at 1:52pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2826 Has anyone installed st60 wind system without dropping the mast. Is there a conduit in the mast or d
youtube video Don Crowther at 12:25pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1703 I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but I'm sure someone will let know. Anyway here
Does Anyone Know What This Wire Controls? hughtad at 12:05pm 10.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1873 This is a red and white wire located behind the wood panel in the aft cabin port side. I just notice
mainsheet tackle mangroveteacher at 10:42am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2202 I bought a 1980 Venture 21 in great shape. Everything is where it should be, but we cannot figure ou
Alder-Barbour CU-100 Air-Cooled Question jasonearlsmith at 7:55am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2034 My 1984 Catalina 38' has a Alder-Barbour Cold Machine CU-100 aboard... problem is, ever since a rece
Need Stay Attach Fitting kriening at 6:40am 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1111 I am looking for an attach fitting for a 98 26X. There are two stay attach points on either side of
Very interesting video regarding the stepping of a mast! dserrell at 6:36am 10.11.09 Trailer Sailors 4/5532 1
Hull/Keel dimensions for 1979 O'day 28 skipperlenny at 5:18am 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2765 I am in the process of modifying a trailer to fit my 1979 O'day 28 tall rig. My search to locate th
Instruments - repair or replace sailfree at 4:43am 10.11.09 Catalina 30 1/1745 We have a 1980 Catalina 30 with Maretron speed, depth, and wind speed and direction instruments. Som

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Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? dlochner at 3:59am 04.28.22 The bigger question is what are your sailing plans? If your plans call for long passages and extend
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? kappykaplan at 3:30am 04.28.22 Should I skip the linear drive and just get the ST4000Mk2 replacement unit? I think you'd be happi
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 kappykaplan at 3:23am 04.28.22 What's s stack pack? It's a sail cover associated with lazy jacks for the main sail. Lazy jacks k
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:39am 04.28.22 So here is a rather long update as problem goes on: Yanmar 4JH4-TE. Fuel issues. I admit Im not sure
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? skunther at 10:09pm 04.27.22 This from the manufacturer: "The St6002 can be used, you would need an SPX10 course computer, fluxga
Another Battery Question..... Benny17441 at 9:44pm 04.27.22 I deal with 3 pairs of 6V(36V) in my ancient Golf Cart and I can assure you it is not a good idea to
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 9:30pm 04.27.22 My former boat was 15 ft trailer pocket yacht. Now it was like sailing in a back packing tent. Had a
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? (1) jon hansen at 8:28pm 04.27.22 this is me and crew out cruising iling
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? (1) jon hansen at 8:18pm 04.27.22 if your interested in learning the art of sailing, buy this il. just my $0.02
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jon hansen at 8:14pm 04.27.22 me, i'm old 'old school'. first i'd get the sailboat sailing. then i'd think about all the 'non-sa
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 8:14pm 04.27.22 And I used this method to create a wired remote switch to operate the windlass from the cockpit. Dav
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 DanMaine at 8:01pm 04.27.22 What's s stack pack?
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 7:40pm 04.27.22
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jon hansen at 7:39pm 04.27.22 what kind of sails you plan to get?
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 6:48pm 04.27.22 Just so, and tinned means solder plated, which these days I guess now is all tin! :)
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 6:42pm 04.27.22 I think I would also check the chainplates all the way to the hull..
Fuse or Breakers? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. Wha
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 6:34pm 04.27.22 OK, Since you mentioned Fit RV and the EKKO, I direct you to the Facebook forum, where a legion of
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 6:29pm 04.27.22 @fred1diver Thank you sir. Enjoy getting yours in the water.
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 6:25pm 04.27.22 LooseScrew... No offense meant or taken in the exchange... It was just a big hole. I'm not sure it

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