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Cool things that a digital camera is good for. (1) Ross at 10:49am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2653 I had a job today locating some water pipes that would freeze in very cold weather and correcting th
Bilge pump on 26D Nik at 9:30am 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4118 How and where is the best way to mount an electric bilge pump in a 26D? The problem I am seeing is
Good vendor report (1) Maine Sail at 5:30am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4630 After 20+ years I was due for a new Forstner bit set. While cruising through Fine Woodworking magazi
Gone to Catalina windward54 at 8:34pm 01.29.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/5018 Weather looks great, mid 70's with a good breeze. I'm hitting the water and heading for Catalina Is
What do I have ??? onbye at 8:27pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1376 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner... Iam a builder of canoes and kayaks and hve just purchased my f
Im Building a Sailing Dinghy! Check it out! (2) sailingandsuch at 7:51pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 46/14565 UPDATE I have since added more photos and posts to my blog! Check it out, the boat is coming along p
Home Made Furler? Mike M8297 at 7:47pm 01.29.09 Catalina 22 20/12925 Anyone have experience with home made furlers on a C22? I've seen a couple of posts on the web showi
Semco Products renom2 at 6:21pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/997 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner.
Oday 25 Bimini Information jhussey at 5:09pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1568 As an owner of 1978 Oday, we are interested in adding a bimini.rail or deck mount. Any suggestions,
On provisioning, good food and saving money Ross at 4:54pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3725 I haven't fixed Boston Baked beans for several years now and was feeling needful. So last night I pu
Let's See Your Mods! (5) Doug J at 2:36pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/7642 I posted this on the trailersailor site and got a flurry of interesting responses. So I'll post it
We are doing a 3 day sail this weekend. caguy at 2:27pm 01.29.09 Destinations 9/3262 We will be doing a sail from MDR to Long Beach this Saturday,where we will dock for the night. On
How old is this Morgan 25? bgephart at 1:37pm 01.29.09 Morgan 7/8520 How old is this Morgan 25? - No it's a M-24 I found a "nameplate" - looks like it was handwritten i
H37c Internal outhaul diagram Richard Shelby at 12:38pm 01.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2556 I've been thru the archives and the Kenyon/Rig-Rite site and can't find a diagram of the boom innard
First Bottom Job - What should it cost? javaprog at 12:17pm 01.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/12687 My boat needs a bottom job and I'm going to start getting quotes. My boat's LOA is 28'5" It has a st
JSI Sails - any opinion? javaprog at 12:08pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/4225 Does anyone have an opinion of JSI Sails? I'm considering a mainsail and a 130 genoa for an '86 Hunt
shroud turnbuckle help please annamariaslim at 11:05am 01.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/9301 Ok please don't laugh, I'm new at rig tuning. I need to know how to adjust the turnbuckles on my rig
Steering with sails - fin keel, no rudder Al - s/v Persephone at 10:39am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 Like many winter landlubbers, I have too much non-sailing time on my hands and have been thinking ab
blue crab wwf at 10:37am 01.29.09 Newport 1/4738 can anyone give me the measurements of a Newport Blue Crab center board and rudder, also the shape o
Sail Stop for Isomat NG section mast captstu at 9:34am 01.29.09 Pearson 5/4164 The Isomat masts used on many Pearsons had a metal plate that covered the exit area in the mast wher

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help to identify this part (1) jssailem at 3:28pm 02.17.22 That is a standard type of fitting to attach the ForeStay to the deck. Here is an image of the Furl
Insurance higgs at 3:15pm 02.17.22 Why does he need insurance? Marina requires it
Installing shore power jssailem at 3:13pm 02.17.22 I am making sure a ground goes to my lightening rod ground Can you expand on this connection? How
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. rgranger at 1:50pm 02.17.22 I was following a guy once who's tail lights were out. I pulled up beside him and rolled down my wi
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 1:46pm 02.17.22 Thanks much. What a concept that would work. The previous owner had wound the winch too tight and br
Selling my H26 rgranger at 1:46pm 02.17.22 Thanks for the the thanks.:beer:
Retrofitting an arch rgranger at 1:45pm 02.17.22 Suggest going to help on this forum and ask for their help as they were former hunter employees Wh
Insurance Don S/V ILLusion at 1:44pm 02.17.22 If it was left up to others to protect others, there would be very few boats with insurance. Insur
Insurance rgranger at 1:42pm 02.17.22 When I owned a small trailer sailor, I added it to my State Farm insurance. I think it was written
help to identify this part rgranger at 1:41pm 02.17.22 Do you need a new one? It looks from the pic like you have about another inch to 1.5" left before s
Securing Batteries on my H34 Capt Robbie at 1:27pm 02.17.22 I have not been in the dungeon in awhile but as I recall the batteries sit on a plywood shelf that m
Insurance Project_Mayhem at 1:17pm 02.17.22 We had a UPS truck clip a fuel line on a fire hydrant that was buried in snow. That cleanup cost nea
Insurance sail sfbay at 1:04pm 02.17.22 No reason to have hull insurance or personal belongings insurance but you need liability at the limi
Insurance Head Sail at 12:52pm 02.17.22 it is if you don't care enough to do the first three but if you don't care about others, the world
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Sailm8 at 12:38pm 02.17.22 Yaers ago, we used a $99 unit from Home Depot for our 28ft boat. It got cold enough to hang meat.
Insurance Head Sail at 12:36pm 02.17.22 Scenario: He is sailing with guests. Some idiot in a "wake" boat flies by. A guest is thrown to the
Securing Batteries on my H34 WasabiRush at 12:14pm 02.17.22 WasabiRush, If you have not installed the boxes yet, now would be a great time to try to relocate
Insurance Project_Mayhem at 12:13pm 02.17.22 Scenario: He is sailing with guests. Some idiot in a "wake" boat flies by. A guest is thrown to the
Insurance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:09pm 02.17.22 There are 3 reasons for insurance, 1) protect your property, 2) protect your assets, 3) the law req
Insurance Tater at 12:08pm 02.17.22 I can see needing liability for a marina berth, but maybe not if he trailers it. Scenario: He is s

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