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Holter Lake, MT (6) Blake at 9:11am 07.25.09 Destinations 1/3122 I do most of my postings in the MacGregor site, but I wanted to share these pics taken on a recent o
Fairing out the trailing edge of the keel. jpekas at 9:08am 07.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/8375 Working on a 1981 Lippincott 30, and and just completing a fairing out the hull after a restoration
Superstition ? cscott at 8:28am 07.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1745 Question. How many of you place a coin, Heads Up, under your mast each time you step your mast?
Owner's Manual for 1989 33.5? Gary Chamberlain at 7:25am 07.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1340 Does anyone know where I maight be able to obtain an owner's manual or copy of one for my 1989 Hunte
Destination Advice? oldiesrocker2001 at 7:07am 07.25.09 Destinations 10/4175 This may not be the right forum as it's more of a permanent destination rather than a cruising one,
Staysail boom to furling conversion H37 LunaSea at 6:29am 07.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1574 Hello everyone, I am struggling with the idea of converting the factory hanked staysail with boom
need a H23.5 centerboard freedom 1 at 5:50am 07.25.09 Smaller Boats 2/893 Need to replace my H23.5 centerboard and the bracket. Can anyone please advise where to get one? I'm
Masts John Tuckwiller at 4:21am 07.25.09 Day Sailers 2/1285 To Anyone who can help: A friend and I have an Oday trailerable day sailor with a small cabin probab
3 blade vs. 4 bladed prop captian dave at 9:05pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1431 I have an 8 horsepower outboard. I understand that when it comes to powerboats, a three bladed prop
Use it as an anchor Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3063 Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
two water leaks Bob 04 H260 at 7:07pm 07.24.09 Smaller Boats 8/1400 We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Anyone Cruising Maine Next Week..? Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1927 We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Canvas work Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 68/11523 This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail
Gunwale & Mast step leaks EGillespie at 12:45pm 07.24.09 S2 6/2014 I recently bought a 1980 S2 8.0 in good shape. I noticed after heavy rains that the cabin headliner
Don't you wish you could work inside your mast? (1) Tim R. at 12:21pm 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1394 Alinghi 5's mast being prepped for unstepping. http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Alinghi%2014.jp
Hunter 50CC Dave Robinson20509 at 11:51am 07.24.09 Big Boats 1/1337 I'd be interested to hear from any fellow owners of the new Hunter 50CC on their experiences with th
extra weight versus speed txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3228 I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
Headed for Savannah via Erie Canal (1) tcbilgerat at 10:30am 07.24.09 Destinations 3/3862 I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Can I shorten my tiller? Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6306 Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p
Replacement companionway boards bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 16/12852 My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need

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WHAT'S IN YOUR STOCKING (WALLET)? twodzusfittings at 6:33am 01.01.22 Happy New Year to all. Santa must have forgotten I had a boat this year, but he did do well with giv
Winter Cruising Question Kings Gambit at 6:31am 01.01.22 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 6:26am 01.01.22 @ Alan 2210. Thanks for the great picture of your finished shaft/strutt/anode set up. My question to
A lost art: Conserving ice. dlochner at 6:18am 01.01.22 Interesting project. The loop in the drain doesn't need to be very big, just enough to allow some w
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? georgetheleo at 6:10am 01.01.22 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV
Inflatable tender Tater at 5:44am 01.01.22 I am on the electric side. My 30# Minn Kota pushes my 170 just fine. Outboards are fine things but t
It just keeps going... Ward H at 5:30am 01.01.22
It just keeps going... jssailem at 5:21am 01.01.22 Water intrusion is a pain. Having started the project it is always a question where do I stop. d by
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 (1) eherlihy at 5:14am 01.01.22 I believe that I was the target of the stop collar suggestion. These are used as a backup to the sta
It just keeps going... Davidasailor26 at 4:40am 01.01.22 I'm considering redoing the area around the gudgeon in heavy fiberglass without wood because it's c
Inflatable tender Terry Cox at 11:08pm 12.31.21 Good luck on your resolutions for the New Year and Happy New Year to all. Happy New Year to you an
Winter Cruising Question Mikem at 10:46pm 12.31.21 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the
Inflatable tender Mikem at 10:32pm 12.31.21 Have obtained a new 8 foot inflatable tender and would like suggestions on what outboard to use. T
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric (1) DArcy at 8:56pm 12.31.21 We start breaking out the calculators and looking at sailing?? That way madness lies,
Key West activities. Kings Gambit at 8:37pm 12.31.21 I had that in mind, but my thought is that I would prefer to make that trip for the first time on m
Inflatable tender Charles Erwin at 7:40pm 12.31.21 These ideas are great. Most appreciated. This place is right good. I value you folks - and my ove
Inflatable tender Terry Cox at 7:25pm 12.31.21 When we purchased our boat in 2002, it came with a five horse 2 cycle Mercury and an eight foot infl
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 7:19pm 12.31.21 IMHO, one can not justify replacing an existing diesel engine, that is functional, in a boat that'
Winter Cruising Question jssailem at 7:09pm 12.31.21
New to the forum Joe at 6:57pm 12.31.21 Ask all sailors.... Note... helpful people do not exclusively hang out in a boat model only speci

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