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Swing Keel- How easy is it to replace cable/bolts? Terry102 at 11:45am 07.02.09 Catalina 22 2/2896 I'm in the process of moving from a fixed keel to either a shoal draft/ centerboard or swing keel du
Compass repair, Help Nereussailor at 11:43am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1968 Has anyone used a company called Island Compass South out of South Carolina? I'm beginning to wond
Pop Top on V222 MT V222 at 11:16am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2493 I bought a V222 and there is no mechanism for holding the pop top open. Does anyone know what was u
Ethanol and gas engines Gail R at 10:50am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2833 Hello all and happly almost Fourth of July! I write a boating column for the local paper and so
Keel cable sailingacupuncturist at 10:09am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2085 My Mac 22 cable for the retractable keel just broke and I want to replace it...does anyone know the
O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/8344 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2057 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2343 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1896 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1410 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4036 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2191 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1981 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas
Honda Outboard question RacerX at 9:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1520 I have a Honda BF8A outboard that has been very reliable since I got it (circa 2002), but has develo
Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1074 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1160 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2154 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1098 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1290 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa

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h 41 couch MFD at 7:05pm 07.19.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h41-ac-ds-couch-removal.150290/#post-1007084 and https://f
Landing a sturgeon FDL S2 at 7:04pm 07.19.21 I didn't know there were that many of them around. The Hudson River used to have them - maybe stil
Reefing Method Question sail sfbay at 7:03pm 07.19.21 Might look at post #10 in thus thread on how this sailor does it with photos: Reefing a Catalina 30
Hunter 212 Spinnaker's PHarmon1 at 6:47pm 07.19.21 Okay, thanks
Main hard to raise snoopy_ at 6:38pm 07.19.21 That's your problem. Your boom needs to rise as the sail goes up. You are preventing that by keepin
Need help on bulb type for a Catalina 309 head light Stu Jackson at 6:19pm 07.19.21 Festoon
Getting the H34! Stu Jackson at 6:18pm 07.19.21 Good luck, looks nice, sounds good. Same length and year as me! :)
PSA: 260 Owners - Check Your Rudder Brackets hunter240 at 6:17pm 07.19.21 After seeing a post on the Hunter 260 facebook group a few weeks ago I checked my rudder bracket an
PSA: 260 Owners - Check Your Rudder Brackets hunter240 at 6:16pm 07.19.21 After seeing a post on the Hunter 260 facebook group a few weeks ago I checked my rudder bracket an
Dinghy protector seadaddler at 6:08pm 07.19.21 Well got a new dinghy and thinking while it is new to add some protection and I plan on making Chap
ISO Surveyors - NH area sail sfbay at 5:58pm 07.19.21 What year, make and model sailboat are you looking at? Until you get a local recommendations from t
Getting the H34! Ward H at 5:54pm 07.19.21 Congratulations, Denise!
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 5:36pm 07.19.21 We just installed a Renogy system. Four 100 watt flexible panels on the Bimini. Ran the proprietary
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent choche at 5:02pm 07.19.21 Load range of the tires? How many supports on each bunk board? Brakes? Installation of a bow eye
Confused on outhaul rigging (1) sbkidd001 at 4:46pm 07.19.21 Accessed the block from the out board end of the boom with a long pole with a screw in it but the bl
Confused on outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 4:42pm 07.19.21 Odd, but can't find any record of the line purchase and the Hunter manual does not mention "outhaul
Bayview Mac Race? Jumpstart at 4:24pm 07.19.21 Current forecast which I guarantee will change 5 times before the start shows 18-20kts on the stern
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. sail sfbay at 4:18pm 07.19.21 Brillant fix!! Thanks for sharing. Considder posting on this site: Hunter 42 Owner Modifications a
Outboard (dinghy) motor mount ideas for 1999 H410 (1) sail sfbay at 4:15pm 07.19.21 Carry it on your dinghy on davits like I did on my Hunter 386 or replace the motor with a low profil
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! shemandr at 4:13pm 07.19.21 The trip was really up the Chicago River since the river was reversed in flow. It used to flow into

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