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Care to try a Net Again? RanAweigh at 9:58am 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 47/13133 Took a while to discover that we are now a "Forum" rather than a message board. We seem to have stru
Wanted: West Coast Triton bluerider40 at 9:25am 01.13.09 Pearson 0/2 Hello, after much searching on the internet, I have not been able to find a west coast Triton. Spec
Ho to fix a leaky transmission? (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:03am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5440 Last summer I noticed oil in my bilge water (we always had bilgewater because the packing gland was
Main Sheet Cleat Witzend at 6:14am 01.13.09 Catalina 310 20/5193 Anyone ever replace the pathetic main sheet deck cleat, what hardware did you use, screwed into what
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area (3) Cappn Mark at 5:22am 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2715 The Denver area Redneck Yacht is planning 2009 activities. email Mark@mrmasonhandyman.com to join in
Looking for volunteers Ken Palmer at 4:48am 01.13.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/14152 LOHSA needs your help! To make the 2009 Hunter Rendezvous the best ever, we need people like you to
Bimini top johnb15 at 4:46am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1344 I have a macgregor 22 and we are considering puting a bimini top on. Has anyone done this and what
Social groups now have real forums (3) Phil Herring at 4:07am 01.13.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1778 Thanks to a request from the Ham/SSB group, I found a forum mod that will add, at your option, a rea
Manual Bilge pump diaphram replacement Rick B at 12:00am 01.13.09 Yamaha 0/1769 I had an earlier post which must now be archived concerning a replacement diaphram for my manual bil
Trailer Help rockp2 at 7:53pm 01.12.09 Day Sailers 0/1394 I could really use some help with some comprehensive pics of the Magic Tilt trailer that came out wi
cat 25 leaning to port??? bppleas@vereizon.net at 6:19pm 01.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1475 I have a 1980 cat 25 that has a noticeable lean to port. It's had it since purchased about a year ag
Warning lamps and buzzer. Benny at 6:00pm 01.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1232 A friend of mine recently had the warning buzzer fail. Over the years the little horn had been loos
Battery -- glass mat, gel, or acid mikenovit at 4:32pm 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1996 I recently decided to replace my starter battery on my Oday 322. I looked at various web sites and
Water in battery compartment and under seats both sides Wayneoh at 3:28pm 01.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1645 I searched the archives but came up empty... My '88d has been stored on the hard since late Septem
Renting a sailboat in the San Juans dok at 2:45pm 01.12.09 Destinations 23/8471 I am going to be in Seattle for a conference the first week of May. Two sailing friends and I would
New Rocna Stowable Anchor (2) sailingdog at 2:34pm 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8476 I just found out from a friend of mine that Rocna now makes a stowable version of their anchor. H
310 Battery Info rpwillia at 10:40am 01.12.09 Catalina 310 46/22630 Does anyone know the name/type of lead acid batteries on the 310. Also is there any information out
Cruise and eat well on a small boat (4) Trinkka at 10:38am 01.12.09 Trailer Sailors 58/15807 For those of you who tire of eating sandwiches on your boat every time you go cruising, it doesn't h
Followup to "no raw water thru Exhaust" rfrye1 at 10:10am 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2084 Yep, it was a blockage (gunk) at exhaust elbow. The guy that was helping me from a marine shop sugge
Look Mom!!! (1) Jim at 9:49am 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1388 No Keel Bolts... http://newimages.yachtworld.com/2/0/0/1/7/2001788_16.jpg?1231789798312 http://

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Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 rgranger at 2:05pm 12.23.21 It is a skill of balancing the trim. Think about the two sails. You need to balance them so that th
Standing Rigging Joe at 2:02pm 12.23.21 Most rigging companies will have info on this....'cause that's what they do. Heh, heh. Try places
eye candy jssailem at 1:44pm 12.23.21 Whale mania.
Standing Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 12.23.21 Do you know what brand of mast? Likely have to turn to RigRite.com for spreaders and tips
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 1:34pm 12.23.21 201168 james wharram just died. i am a huge fan of james
eye candy (1) Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 12.23.21 My wife pulled these cheese spreaders out to give to our kids as Chrismas presents. I didn't even r
New deck organizers H34 hunter34austin at 1:19pm 12.23.21 The 5 series would be fine for the purpose but the distance between the two bolts is shorter and you
Standing Rigging justsomeguy at 1:14pm 12.23.21 Do you have any idea where can I look for spreaders, spreader tips, terminals, Selden mast? I'd tr
H 34 deck organizers Db421 at 11:47am 12.23.21 Looks like what I've been looking at. Are those 5 series or 7 series? The 2 sheave. Wasn't the cor
"Dress" your T'giving or Christmas turkey for the beach Tally Ho at 10:01am 12.23.21 Looks like a good Funny Friday entry. Greg
"Dress" your T'giving or Christmas turkey for the beach Crusty Ol Salt at 9:53am 12.23.21 That is so funny
Heave To Question kappykaplan at 9:37am 12.23.21 Under sail, at 2 knots. Hold your course. Please show us your paperwork... Ok which do you want me
eye candy jon hansen at 9:21am 12.23.21 more sail!
charlieann JamesG161 at 9:02am 12.23.21 You can get smaller size in their repair kit from Spectrum. Here is their "How To" Video. _SQY2_y4Zh
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb jssailem at 9:02am 12.23.21 I was having concerns about the base, and the yellowing lens The latent Engineer in me thinks that
Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 jssailem at 8:58am 12.23.21 It is a skill of balancing the trim. Think about the two sails. You need to balance them so that the
Heave To Question jssailem at 8:29am 12.23.21 Under sail, at 2 knots. Hold your course. Please show us your paperwork... Ok which do you want me
Fumoto drain valve? Terry Cox at 8:28am 12.23.21 The annual suck is safer. Ditto.
Heave To Question Terry Cox at 8:24am 12.23.21 Last time i was boarded they told me to just continue Same here. There were five on board this rig
Should I add fiberglass LeeandRick at 8:22am 12.23.21 I need a little more data on how far you stripped. Did you strip the gelcoat off only, which should

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