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Hi So I have a Hunter 25.5 and am looking to find out if there is anyone near to the ottawa area w
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I am a new owner of a 1974 Ranger 32 and will be hauling it out for a full restoration. I am looking
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I have a Sonic 23, like mougly, I'm trying to get some basics sorted out, then work the cosmetic stu
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I have a 1984 newport 30 mkIII. The bronze strut was rotted thru and broke so i got a replacement. t
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Hi all, I've ben lurking for awhile now and just wanted to say Howdy and thanks for all the great in
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I do most of my postings in the MacGregor site, but I wanted to share these pics taken on a recent o
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Working on a 1981 Lippincott 30, and and just completing a fairing out the hull after a restoration
cscott at 8:28am 07.25.09
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Question. How many of you place a coin, Heads Up, under your mast each time you step your mast?
Gary Chamberlain at 7:25am 07.25.09
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Does anyone know where I maight be able to obtain an owner's manual or copy of one for my 1989 Hunte
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This may not be the right forum as it's more of a permanent destination rather than a cruising one,
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Hello everyone, I am struggling with the idea of converting the factory hanked staysail with boom
freedom 1 at 5:50am 07.25.09
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Need to replace my H23.5 centerboard and the bracket. Can anyone please advise where to get one? I'm
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To Anyone who can help: A friend and I have an Oday trailerable day sailor with a small cabin probab
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I have an 8 horsepower outboard. I understand that when it comes to powerboats, a three bladed prop
Bing at 8:31pm 07.24.09
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Hi Peggy After 8 months on our new boat with a Jabsco toilet with an extremely noisy electric conver
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We have been having huge rain falls here this week. I just noticed I have two small water leaks in t
Maine Sail at 5:42pm 07.24.09
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We're out and wanted to see if anyone else was..? We have no plans other than where the wind and our
Hermit Scott at 1:12pm 07.24.09
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This is for you guys that sew your own canvas. what weight sunbrella do I want to use on a main sail

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Ward H at 4:46pm 03.10.22
Why is this in the Ask All Sailors forum?
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Kingjim91 at 4:46pm 03.10.22
I always drop my sails for winter storage, even though I usually store the boat mast up. In Wiscons
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dlochner at 4:42pm 03.10.22
I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load
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fred1diver at 4:15pm 03.10.22
I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load t
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dlochner at 3:52pm 03.10.22
There is no need in most cases to put the sail on before stepping the mast. In fact, the extra weigh
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Hi Mark. RE: My question: do I need to load the furling jib pre-launch/crane up? The answer is, No
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Prob has more to do with Cold War politics than ethnicity
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Brock, if you are looking for an online album to share your photos and you already have a website ,
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