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Splice on halyard or not? Victoria28 at 1:39pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1822 I have a 1992 Catalina 28 with single spreader mast that is 35'3" from mast step to masthead. The ma
Prop size rules of thumb ? cbinfl at 1:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5659 My memory is not what it used to be, but I seem to remember there were rules of thumb for changing d
Looking of Data Marine Depth and Knot Meter Manuals Nelsonhow at 12:44pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2477 Both the dpth and knot meter on my old H-30 stopped working at the same time. I'm getting power to t
26M with ICOM 706 captjimholley at 12:25pm 06.01.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/6133 I've been on Macgregor owners for about 3 years now, but have never noticed this group. I just put m
pfd's on airplanes? John at 12:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2036 I will be catching a plane to S. California to help a guy bring a boat up the coast. I'll be bringin
how come my boat is lighter than most??? sand sailor at 12:21pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1473 its a santana 27' its got a thicker hull (single layer not cored) than any I've seen,its got a bigge
Spiders Again !! George H260 at 11:57am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 This is a continuation of a previous thread on Spiders. A friend alerted me to an article in the la
Ancor light Larry14133 at 9:04am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1437 The anchor light on my 87 O'day 302 ha failed. Does anyone know or have a best guess what bulb it u
Adding automatic bilge pump float switch Vegas at 11:41am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2022 I'm surprised my 1992 38s5 does not seem to have an automatic bilge pump. A switch has to be manuall
What sanitation hose do you recomend? Nelsonhow at 11:30am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/15350 Peggy, Well the time has come to replace the old head in my Hunter 30. I should have done it when
26S fwd hatch dimensions (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1902 I have a strut on my forward hatch and I'd like to get a bug screen for it. Does anyone have the hat
Best cleaning product I found- Marine Spray Nine breweraz at 10:14am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/11211 We recently purchased a boat that had been sitting for some time. I had small black spots all over t
Squeaky Wheel Mark3755 at 10:13am 06.01.09 Big Boats 3/1809 The wheel steering on my Edson pedestal has a squeal that I can't seem to tame. The only thing I had
Compounding & Waxing - Sailors Helping Sailors (6) Maine Sail at 9:53am 06.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5353 This past weekend Tim R. organized a work party for a friend of ours who's lifelong sailing companio
Boom Vang during Jibe oldiesrocker2001 at 9:02am 06.01.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/7761 While looking at a post regarding using the Vang as a jibe preventer a question for me came to mind
25 ft oday, center board stuck dennyg4 at 8:41am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/8818 Purchased this boat this spring, have it in water, but center board is stuck, how do I free it up, c
Signal Flags Nodak7 at 8:25am 06.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1806 I recently purchased a couple of signal flags from West Marine. When I went to attach them to my fla
Foam in forward bilge garylinger at 8:23am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1654 A PO apparently sprayed or had sprayed a dense foam in the blilge beneath the access panel located u
Ground wire connection - seacock garylinger at 8:12am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2786 I believe the ground wire from my sanitation system seacock is not connected. If the end is what I
windlass for Hunter Legend 40 ehelms7477 at 8:00am 06.01.09 Big Boats 12/5588 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 Legend and would like to install am electric windlass. Has anyone done this

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Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Tally Ho at 4:01pm 03.29.22 Late Sunday afternoon, no football, baseball in spring training only, boat not ready for cruising
Tiller question kappykaplan at 3:57pm 03.29.22 I do have a tiller clutch on the tiller! It will be the first to use the clutch. Do you have more
Tiller question jviss at 3:46pm 03.29.22 I'm not sure I understand that - can you be a bit more descriptive?
Tiller question Brucegspc at 3:35pm 03.29.22 I do have a tiller clutch on the tiller! It will be the first to use the clutch. I do not see wher
Tiller question jviss at 3:27pm 03.29.22 That's for either an autopilot or a strut to "lock" the tiller in position. Are you familiar with
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 3:22pm 03.29.22 Well... we are still in Blaine. I have been checking in with Everett and we have not moved from spot
Engine Oil/ Yanmar 3YM30 John Dibb at 3:05pm 03.29.22 We have had our 361 with Yanmar 3YM30 for seven years and always run with Shell Rotella. No problem
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:39pm 03.29.22 203892 Hey... hey, hey hey! Go outside! -Will
26 Classic cockpit seat mod stickinthemud57 at 2:23pm 03.29.22 A bit of a disclaimer. My size and stature (145 lbs, 5'6") gave me an advantage. Just sayin'.
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 2:06pm 03.29.22 Inspect the sail luff while you have it down. Check that the sail and the luff line is smooth no te
26 Classic cockpit seat mod kendyoozed at 2:03pm 03.29.22
Mast rail jviss at 1:56pm 03.29.22 I want to replace the slugs on the main sail So, why do you want to replace the slugs on the main
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S BarryL at 1:52pm 03.29.22 Hey, The furlex luff extrusion has two tracks. Dumb question but did you put the sail back in the s
Windward mark rounding strategy BarryL at 1:45pm 03.29.22 Hello, Great discussion topic. What kind of spinnaker are you using, symmetric with pole or ASym o
26 Classic cockpit seat mod stickinthemud57 at 1:42pm 03.29.22 I started by identifying the places where there were gaps between the lazarette and the cabin. In my
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 1:20pm 03.29.22 203891
Windward mark rounding strategy dlochner at 12:47pm 03.29.22 Setting the chute is about choreography. The only person moving around before the set is the foredec
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S kbgunn at 12:23pm 03.29.22 JohnT gave good advice. As the sail ages, the cloth around the rope going into the furler groove wan
B 361 Interior Light Switch Chuck Young at 12:12pm 03.29.22 To close the loop, I contacted Ward Richardson at Beneteau and he referred me to Jon Boston. Jon pr
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S (1) dkinzer at 11:50am 03.29.22 I was able to get the genoa down, finally. I used two blocks of wood and two C clamps to get a good

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