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First launch Carolym 1964 at 7:27pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1752 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 3/2825 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 4/1606 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 1/3462 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 15/2775 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 4/2608 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 69/32345 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 0/1120 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 3/2281 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 2/4791 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 40/19278 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 1/2009 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 3/2295 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 54/21318 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 1/2943 Don - Bought your book and charts 3 weeks ago, and read the book 3 times before heading out with
Maxwell windlass "down" switch installation John at 12:24pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1382 For anybody who's interested, here (http://www.c36ia.com/taxonomy/term/6) is a description of an ins
AIS Class B Transponder Installed (4) geoffschultz at 12:18pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1955 Recently I replaced my Smart Radio SR161 AIS receiver with a Comar CSB200 class B transponder. Since
rudder head slop on a '77 25ft. O'Day Vire 7 inboard JTSboat at 12:02pm 06.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5220 I AM NEW TO SAILING BUT 30 YEARS IN BOATING BUT ONLY TAKEN THIS BOAT OUT A FEW TIMES SO FAR IN 2 SEA
Fittings paulj at 11:57am 06.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3231 Peggie......please :theman: This is the hard part of re-doing waste tank systems.....findi
Vang Tension joshw5144 at 11:41am 06.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/7912 Hi All, I have been playing with the boom vang on my boat (2002 Hunter 340) in accordance to Don's

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Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.02.22 Looks great!
Saying hello Siamese at 7:18am 03.02.22 Welcome aboard, Brock. Sounds like you have some good sailing ahead of you. Sorry your welcome
Two disconnected stories may give your pause the next time you are out on the water. Leeward Rail at 7:08am 03.02.22 I never trusted Flipper... Always talking only in Dolphin to hide his actual intentions. I hear he
Morse or no morse Alan Gomes at 7:05am 03.02.22 From Wikipedia on CQ... "In English-speaking countries, the origin of the abbreviation was popular
Boom extension for lifting....... NYSail at 7:01am 03.02.22
The LiFePo4 Revolution! (1) Bob J. at 6:57am 03.02.22
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 6:47am 03.02.22
Saying hello Leeward Rail at 6:46am 03.02.22 You can't tell me that sunlight doesn't take a toll on gelcoat, unless you are fastidious in your a
Saying hello jviss at 6:38am 03.02.22 You can't tell me that sunlight doesn't take a toll on gelcoat, unless you are fastidious in your ap
Morse or no morse mikeracca at 6:36am 03.02.22
Saying hello Leeward Rail at 6:33am 03.02.22 I didn't say cover it while towing, I said cover it. Yup. You didn't. Unfortunately I have seen p
V-Belt Replacement jssailem at 6:28am 03.02.22 Belts don't shrink so you should be good. Not even if you wash them then stick them in the dryer?
Structural? JBissi at 6:00am 03.02.22 Couple more. Maybe this will help Hey Guys, Im planning on opening up the V-berth wall to add air
Morse or no morse JamesG161 at 5:59am 03.02.22 Wikipedia has a good entry on CQ and its origin. From Wikipedia on CQ... "In English-speaking cou
V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 5:55am 03.02.22 Yup. 20 inches.
V-Belt Replacement jviss at 5:37am 03.02.22 19mm OD circumference 19.5 cm I think you mean inches, not cm, no?
The LiFePo4 Revolution! smokey73 at 5:36am 03.02.22
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 4:56am 03.02.22 I was thinking that if I install LFP I would also install another fixed, automatic fire suppression
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Johann at 4:20am 03.02.22
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Johann at 4:14am 03.02.22 I'd like to see some substantiation for this claim. I have never heard if it myself. Has anyone's

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