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Newbie question..Hunter 45DS Rob at 2:48pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 24/2816 Hi All, I am new to sailing. In my mid 40's and under the pressure of being an Oncologist I have dec
Emergency Tiller - get or make one graham at 2:07pm 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 15/11111 Let me relate a little story, and hopefully convince you to get or make an emergency tiller. It's my
DAMN!! Wheel spins freely jollymon2002 at 1:15pm 06.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1330 DAMN!! Wheel spins freely 2002 26X Macgregor 26X 2002 Coming in to port, I noticed it was becoming
Masting The 17 Daysailer ggraham at 11:24am 06.25.09 Trailer Sailors 7/8024 Just Learning to sail the 17 ; is there any easier way to mast this boat than with three people ? I
Loose Lifelines bnort3 at 11:07am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8511 I'm new to sailboating and my lifelinese are loose even with fully tightened turnbuckles. I want th
what went wrong? painted over epox:.disaster (2) emergpa1 at 10:30am 06.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3038 I sealed my plywood bulkheads with three coats of epoxy, then sanded, then primed with general purpo
Wing Keel Concerns Guest Morgan at 9:51am 06.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1900 I am considering a used boat purchase in the 26' to 28' range, and the Beneteau 285, circa 1985-1990
Surveys and what you get from them. Ctskip at 9:45am 06.25.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/2639 SBO is doing a survey about, how often do you wax your boat. While looking over the results, made me
In Mast Furler Problem w 2001 410 (1) donbrad at 9:12am 06.25.09 Big Boats 5/1814 I recently replaced my original UK sails with a Quantum Fusion X 13 main with three vertical battens
old hose smells howard at 6:37am 06.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1972 Peggie, i have replace the hoses on my boat but some smell lingers, you cannot get to this area to s
re insulating my icebox... Ross in Tampa at 6:27am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3784 My project for the weekend is re-insulating the factory icebox on my 1979 Oday 25. I am pretty sure
Diesel woes Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2236 I have to admit that Maine Sail put me to shame with his list of diesel maintenance projects. I had
In Water Bottom Cleaning bnort3 at 5:58am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4389 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 2/1491 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 12/5718 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 2/1406 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 8/3831 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 10/1761 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 3/2839 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 4/1617 I remember someone talking about routing the AC condensate drains into the AC cooling water flow and

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Shackleton's Endurance Found jssailem at 8:28am 03.14.22 If anyone wants to dive down I was talking with a diver yesterday. Took up the hobby when the qual
Decal Questions Parsons at 8:27am 03.14.22 Nice name - unique and easy to pronounce. My rules have always been: Four syllables, or fewer Not
Looking for artists for a logo rgranger at 8:17am 03.14.22 Reach out to @Will Gilmore here. He did a beautiful wood burn image for me from a photo I had of my
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 8:16am 03.14.22 It certainly is not environmentally beneficial to leave it there If it was a modern ship with fue
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker (2) Jeff2642 at 8:13am 03.14.22 Here you have a contact with a very talented Sail graphs connection Chris at Flying Fish Arts. Cust
Shackleton's Endurance Found rgranger at 8:09am 03.14.22 So, I'm not sure I understand the logic of an international treaty that leaves shipwrecks alone. It
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 8:05am 03.14.22 203415
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 8:05am 03.14.22 My experience with Lithium batteries is with an electric bike but it brings up a "management " issue
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? mikeracca at 7:45am 03.14.22 That was exactly what I was thinking, only made out of aluminum. If you were to have that made out
Decal Questions mikeracca at 7:36am 03.14.22
H41 inner forestay? (1) Windpilot at 7:27am 03.14.22 No crazing or noises I've noticed yet. DDW in up to 26k, no main is fantastic! May get a 2nd pole. I
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 7:18am 03.14.22 You cant compare fork truck batteries(real deep-cycle batteries) to the typical lead acid batteries
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? (2) Robert D at 6:58am 03.14.22 203413
Bottom scrubbing issue Parsons at 6:56am 03.14.22 Lots of guessing will occur here, but this is mine - What you see here is the slime that has accumu
Bottom scrubbing issue Capt Robbie at 6:56am 03.14.22 looks like water mold and or algae growth , any more then four years without repainting, I think yo
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? (10) Robert D at 6:55am 03.14.22 Hey Jacktar, Guess I'll give it a try down there after I get the sailboat up to speed. Okay, I tho
Looking for artists for a logo (2) william24424 at 6:43am 03.14.22 Upwork website, you can name price or request design fee, several folks should apply for gig. I got
Lightning strike kloudie1 at 6:16am 03.14.22 I had a strike several years ago.. It took the VHF antenna, fried the Loran (sorta tells how long ag
Bug screen (1) wyctoronto at 6:10am 03.14.22
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig Chris Blubaugh01 at 6:04am 03.14.22 the one I'm looking at is an 84 but it's listed as a MK II. sounds like an identical set up to your

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