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In Water Bottom Cleaning bnort3 at 5:58am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3924 I'm a new boater and my 36 foot sailiboat has been in the Chesapeake Bay for a little over a month.
moisture in deck shawndinn at 5:09am 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1452 Has anyone had this issue where water has gotten in through the genoa tracks on a 89 Hunter 30' ? I
Halyard "wrap" Suttonsbaysteve at 4:59am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5461 I am having trouble with my halyard wrapping on my foil when I am trying to raise my sail. I have a
saltydog lynadamson at 10:12pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1366 Hi, I have heard that there is a difference in teh 26x's between 1999 and 2000+. I understand that
Making a dog-house out of pop-up on 26s? Krantz at 8:37pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3731 Has anyone converted the pop-up to a more permanent doghouse, or pilot house? Seems it would be pret
First launch Carolym 1964 at 7:27pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1691 This weekend will be the first launch of my new to me 1979 25 venture. She has not been in the wat
New Windows installed Finally (2) Rizzman at 6:47pm 06.24.09 Yamaha 3/2745 Finally finished installing new windows on my Y36 and they look great! I used the Sikaflex products
Piping air conditioning drains overboard Broke Sailor at 6:27pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1564 I remember someone talking about routing the AC condensate drains into the AC cooling water flow and
Irwin 24 rudder pelican at 5:57pm 06.24.09 Irwin 1/3409 Hey, this is George Pingeon and Daniel Vizzini from New York City. We own a 1968 Irwin 24 located at
A genuine butt kicking sailaway78 at 5:38pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2649 Left out of Ft.Meyers this morning, heading for the Tortugas. Had waited an extra day here, because
Mid-ship cleat jroy1111 at 5:11pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2484 Hi! New owners of a 1999 Macgregor 26x here again. Has anyone installed mid-ships cleats on their 2
Lifeline netting, who's got it, do you like it? Cpt. Jon at 4:26pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 69/31569 One thing that I want to add to the boat soon is lifeline netting. I was out looking at the boat an
What Cover For Mac 26M? pleasuresailor at 4:25pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1100 Hi. I just bought a 26M and need a cover for storing during week in hot Texas sun... does anyone ha
Mast-raising system-1999 26X hiho_doug at 3:53pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2249 Hi! We're the new owners of a 1999 26x. It didn't come with a mast-raising system and we find the ma
Raritan PHII vs PHC MissGretel at 3:50pm 06.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4764 Our boatyard called today to say that the reason our 20+-year-old Wilcox Crittenden Imperial isn't w
What grease for winches Cpt. Jon at 3:25pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 40/18583 I guess I am getting to the point where I should tackle doing some maintanence on the winches. What
need a pearson ariel or p26 mast 30'3" tpalmer at 2:21pm 06.24.09 Pearson 1/1956 Looking for a mast for a pearson ariel. Its 30'3" long, about 3.5" X 6.0" diameter. A p26 mast proba
electrical help in the mast saylor240 at 12:48pm 06.24.09 Irwin 3/2234 Have a irwin 28' im working on the mast lights, the base wires have been cut, so i have red, green,
Mainsail Reefing Concept (1) philwsailz at 12:43pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 54/20919 Guys- Take a look at my attached image and tell me where I am overthinking my "single-line" reefin
Feedback on the Book and Charts jfreeman at 12:26pm 06.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2909 Don - Bought your book and charts 3 weeks ago, and read the book 3 times before heading out with

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Flawed Logic? Tally Ho at 3:37pm 12.21.21
Flawed Logic? Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 3:17pm 12.21.21 that's an option... or not... I will say, much of the advice I've been given or read from others h
Heave To Question shemandr at 3:06pm 12.21.21 Thanks Gary! I don't own the Ranger anymore but it was my impression that the jib was too large or
Heave To Question Tally Ho at 3:02pm 12.21.21
Heave To Question garymalmgren at 2:53pm 12.21.21 Hi Shemandr RE: The result was that the wind on the backed jib would spin the boat all the way aroun
Pick one... (1) Tally Ho at 2:49pm 12.21.21
Should I add fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 12.21.21 One main thing. Cut blisters out and let the hull dry out for several months to allow moisture in
1987 Catalina 22 SK Cockpit Vinyl Cushions (1) sail sfbay at 2:14pm 12.21.21 Great question!! Suggest 2" closed-cell foam covered with Sunsure, a woven fabric made with PVC-co
Replacing a rudder - H35 - is bigger better? shemandr at 1:44pm 12.21.21 I would approach the question from consideration of the boat's performance with the "Oversized" rud
Heave To Question Joe Blizzard at 1:40pm 12.21.21 I have hove to exactly 0 times. #metoo
Flawed Logic? shemandr at 1:35pm 12.21.21 When I lived on the East End of LI a friend who was an engineer and amateur astronomer told us that
'07 H38: How to remove fridge and freezer? ggrizzard at 1:27pm 12.21.21 Crowbar ??? ( I'm in a mood today)
Flawed Logic? ggrizzard at 1:25pm 12.21.21 Roland and Rgranger... Kids at the bus stop in the morning!
'07 H38: How to remove fridge and freezer? flightlead404 at 12:56pm 12.21.21 Thanks!
Flawed Logic? (1) jssailem at 12:44pm 12.21.21 My morning start on this short day of sunlight.. nter...
Flawed Logic? AlastairLC at 12:32pm 12.21.21
Flawed Logic? SFS at 12:28pm 12.21.21 At least Arizona got it right. And the US territories.
Flawed Logic? Roland5048 at 12:07pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dLj at 12:02pm 12.21.21 I guess I should take advice more readily... :) that's an option... or not... I will say, much

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