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Life of an anchor NYSail at 7:58am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1462 Hello all, My Uncle just gave me a danthford styled anchor that he had used on his boat. Not sure
Tire size & boat weight, 26S Blake at 7:23am 03.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/5177 I am wondering what size of tire came on the original 26S or D trailers, and if anybody has weighed
Golf Cart batteries Phil V25 at 6:58am 03.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1341 I have been reading Don Casey's book "Sailboat Electrics Simplified" and he recommends using 6V golf
Storm Damage - Mooring cleat pulled out - Advice wanted. stewart kinsman at 3:35am 03.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1679 My Beneteau 44cc was damaged in the storm which hit the Marmaris/Fethiye area of Turkey in mid-Janua
Timo42 and I sail from MDR to Malibu New Video caguy at 8:36pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1967 Just posted our trip last from Sunday, MDR to Malibu. Beautiful day but winds were only 8-10 knts. W
Re-waterproofing foul weather gear Ted at 8:25pm 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4472 Does anyone have a product recommendation for re-waterproofing foul weather gear? I have a light wei
Venture 25 Trailer question pmeyers at 7:58pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2015 Still refurbishing my V25. Dropped the keel, replaced the bent pivot bolt and the galvanized frayed
anybody need a renault 8hp for parts? rstar at 6:28pm 03.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1102 Hello all, I have a 1980 27' that I'm repowering (outboard- yuck!). I am pulling the motor (it has a
Fish Finder/Chart Plotter gary at 5:36pm 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1455 I would like to hear opinions about the fish finder - chart plotter units. I am most interested in
New purchase and the Wheel is too big screaming viking at 4:32pm 03.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/7 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1989 Catalina 30 and the current wheel that's on the boat is too
Yanmar YSE 12 flhunterowner at 2:38pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1725 Hi everyone. My Yanmar YSE12 has a leakinf fuel line. The connector has a bolt with a hole in it
I'm serious about my Sirius sail lvr at 2:24pm 03.11.09 Sirius 21/22 10/6543 Hi It is great to see others that love their boats too. I keep mine at Port Hardy and althoug
Starboard Cleaning seadaddler at 1:46pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3912 Just wondering what every one uses to clean the the starboard on their Hunter cockpit table and cup
Liferaft on H36 (4) Andreas7699 at 1:28pm 03.11.09 Big Boats 7/1645 Hi, I have found this solution for my liferaft on my 36. I think this is working rather well, it is
Bent mast JWH2050 at 12:16pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1459 I have a 98 Mac 26x that was damaged by the ice storm we had in Northwest Arkansas last month. The u
New Owner Ricardo Carvalho at 10:28am 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 6/1408 Hi, I just brought a 1985 Hunter 23. She is ok but I have a question about the botton paint. My ques
Scope Phil V25 at 9:23am 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1483 When anchoring I understand that a 7:1 scope is recommended. So lets say you are anchored in 10 feet
Refrigerator - Hunter 433/Mooring Sailboat SkipLucas at 9:22am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3635 I give up trying to make the original built-in freezer/refrigerator combination to work. Can't get
O'Day 272 Bow PatSul22 at 9:20am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3022 I have an O'day 272 and noticed theres a small hole about 1/2 inch along the stem of the bow in the
Question for Canadians higgs at 8:52am 03.11.09 Sails Call Lounge 4/3307 Down here in the States, I hear of laws in Canada that make it a crime to utter racial slurs and oth

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Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent (1) sail sfbay at 2:58pm 02.23.22 Welcome to the forum!! Do you have the pop-top with a frame, as shown in the photo on the left belo
Newport 30-3 grab rails Tally Ho at 2:49pm 02.23.22
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 (4) Yamahaguy at 2:41pm 02.23.22 It has come time to do the thruhull and seacock for my engine intake, i am trying to visualize in my
Expanding Hardening Foam thinwater at 2:02pm 02.23.22 I'm not a fan of deck injection, not at all, but it is reasonably rigid foam. inject-a-deck
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 1:36pm 02.23.22 Fellow sailors, I live in Massachusetts and I bought a Coast Guard registered boat. I need to tran
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 Tom J at 1:12pm 02.23.22 Nice installation. Does the rudder reference show on a monitor at the helm. Nice to have, if so.
Acquiring a 2012 Marlow Hunter 50... Nodak7 at 1:11pm 02.23.22 Congratulations!!! We have a 2006 41DS and most of your questions will be answered by other owners.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 1:03pm 02.23.22
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered jviss at 12:55pm 02.23.22
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 12:52pm 02.23.22 The states that allow you to document your boat and NOT register your boat are AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE,
Another Ship is burning. Richard19068 at 12:27pm 02.23.22 Into another environment ? Or beyond the environment ? Good point. I guess it should be beyond
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 11:56am 02.23.22 I'm sold! Thanks dmax!
venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:51am 02.23.22 yes... build it up... or if you have a very strong and steady hand, you could try taking a grinder a
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 BigEasy at 11:44am 02.23.22 After searching for several days, I was unable to find any suggestions for installing a rudder refe
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 11:39am 02.23.22 Interesting comparison chart, and thank you. Gotta say, while my state, Oregon, looks pretty good, t
Another Ship is burning. rgranger at 11:35am 02.23.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact tha
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 11:31am 02.23.22 1: I used a 60 tooth carbide blade on the table saw, pretty clean cuts with that. Had to clean up so
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 11:05am 02.23.22
Another Ship is burning. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:57am 02.23.22
Another Ship is burning. Leeward Rail at 10:43am 02.23.22 Don't expect good deals on VW cars in the near future. 1,100 lost cars will put a big dent in the E

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