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Sail Slug Size for Venture 2-24 mike75bug at 5:31am 07.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1383 I am going to change my main over to using slugs instead of the bolt rope. Does anyone know what si
Note the name on the side. (1) Ross at 5:14am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2232 My sister sent me this.
mainsail 'stack pack' grayldma@eastlink.co at 2:49am 07.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3271 Greetings, all, after a lapse in order to sail!! I want to make my O'Day 222 more user friendly by
Broken Mainshhet and Vang Block attachment to main lycaman at 11:12pm 07.30.09 Catalina 30 0/1133 The attachment for the vang block ataches to the mast by means of a rounded metal piece afixed to an
Replace cutlas bearing ilario at 9:32pm 07.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1828 For the future, Is there a proper way to remove and replace a cutlas bearing on a 1986 27' Catalina
Went to go for my first sail of the season... BobM at 9:28pm 07.30.09 S2 4/1460 ...but there was no wind to speak of :doh: Made the best of it. Installed the new battery and the
mast step repair windwardblank at 8:49pm 07.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2280 I had a failure of my backstay, the mast fell forward, riping out the mast steps 4 large bolts from
Chesapeake Bay - port-a-potty friendly? Manny at 7:57pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4945 Hey gang, We are venturing out in the Chesapeake bay this fall for about two weeks :dance: No rea
Too hot to varnish or much anything else.. (3) CharlieCobra at 7:45pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1166 It was 105 at my house in Big Lake yesterday so for the past couple of days I've been working on get
Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3252 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1389 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5956
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3492 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1651 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3665 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1842 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty
3gmf20 sea water pump upgrade captron1 at 5:04pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 0/895 have a 83 h34 with a stock sea water pump, want to upgrade to a Jabsco. has anyone done this?
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 3:01pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1849 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2040 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?
Lichen Roam geompo at 1:03pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1347 I confess I'm afraid to sail my 26M in more than 12 knots of wind and at more than 15 degrees of hee

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What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 11:29am 04.16.22 Where do you plan to anchor? See post #7. I bought 100' of 5/16 HT chain. Rocna Vulcan 33lb orde
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 04.16.22 Welcome to my world @jaysweet . I have never heard of anyone else with this problem until your post
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jssailem at 11:03am 04.16.22 :plus: With @DArcy Hank on are still the simplest management tool for good sailing with a locker of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:57am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top o
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DArcy at 10:47am 04.16.22 Putting the headsail back on the furler is pretty straight forward. Attach the halyard to the top of
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Hello Below at 10:45am 04.16.22 but i keep seeing the visions of the tattered and ripped apart roller headsails in the aftermath of
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:40am 04.16.22 Whoa !!! you absolutely need to close the valve. And be sure the valve gasket is not leaking. Wh
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 10:35am 04.16.22 I am thinking the same thing. 4107 and 4108 use same lines. Jay has moved on from Pacific Power. H
KISS Wind Generator Problem kappykaplan at 10:34am 04.16.22 Just a guess . . .
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:33am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails. thank you, but i am srange, not like most people.
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 10:29am 04.16.22 Bent shaft? I didn't see any deflection in the shaft when I spun it on it's own.
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted DeniseO30 at 10:29am 04.16.22 Most people would never go back Hank on sails.
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines CYQK at 10:26am 04.16.22 So...... Went to the boat and found the receipts Trans Atlantic had three of the four called injecti
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 10:16am 04.16.22 thks understand where they should not be used...thats an understood and common practise.. Is the w
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits CYQK at 10:14am 04.16.22 thks understand where they should not be used...thats an understood and common practise.. Is the wa
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 10:12am 04.16.22 Thanks, guys! Great advice. My boat came with a Mercury 9.9 but I would like to upgrade the motor -
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve dreadpiratk at 10:11am 04.16.22 Every year in Henderson Harbor where we are moored they have a 'ring of fire' event around the 4th o
KISS Wind Generator Problem kappykaplan at 10:11am 04.16.22 Bent shaft?
Will you be ready for sailing? kappykaplan at 10:09am 04.16.22 Boat splashed yesterday afternoon - finally. Commissioning party (of 2) next weekend. Ready to get
Brass tube Stu Jackson at 10:04am 04.16.22 Paul, Welcome. Some of my best friends have a Catalina 36.:waycool: In addition to this fine foru

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