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Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2826 When I lived in So Ca I conducted many sail trim seminars, 2 or 3 of which were under the auspices o
New Running Rigging Coming Soon (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2081 I just returned from Yale Cordage from picking up my freshly spliced halyards (WOW is all I can say)
Autohelm ST1000 on a Capri-18 CaptDon01 at 12:47pm 01.30.09 Smaller Boats 1/2052 Anyone install an Autohelm 1000 on their Capri-18? Thinking of the ST1000 vs the ST2000. I think t
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 25/4631 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

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Installing shore power Benny17441 at 7:54pm 02.17.22 AC grounding in a boat is "free floating" and only grounds to shore. Grounding to the bonding syst
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging jssailem at 7:17pm 02.17.22 You have "European" line types listed. It would be a twisted 3 ply core covered by a 32 plait cover
Installing shore power jviss at 6:18pm 02.17.22 1. Please learn how to spell. That's unnecessary.
learning to sail... The big step... dlochner at 6:07pm 02.17.22
Installing shore power dlochner at 6:02pm 02.17.22 Way back when you first started this project, I and others suggested that boat wiring is different f
Insurance dlochner at 5:46pm 02.17.22 If it was left up to others to protect others, there would be very few boats with insurance. Insur
Installing shore power Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 02.17.22 1. Please learn how to spell. 2. Pictures of wiring with questions about it without a wiring diag
Rudder repairs racenmotorsports at 5:41pm 02.17.22 @Project_Mayhem the tiller mount on the rudder is an elongated hole. Do you know if that's right or
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 5:38pm 02.17.22 ok will do. That's a mid-march project. Any ideas on getting the old sealant off the hull?
LiFePo4 Refresh Tally Ho at 5:35pm 02.17.22
Insurance Dalliance at 5:28pm 02.17.22 His best bet may be to bundle coverage with his home/auto insurance, possibly liability only for a $
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb Sailor_Al at 5:15pm 02.17.22 I changes out the bulb for the anchor light on the 2007 Hunter 44CC. I used an LED replacement. I
Insurance Tally Ho at 5:13pm 02.17.22
First start in awhile... jviss at 4:51pm 02.17.22 Just getting the starter to turn the engine a little faster by opening the throttle to around 2/3 w
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 4:46pm 02.17.22 Beautiful day here, 10C plus, very windy. Thanks to the advice from Capt Robbie, the chainplates bro
help to identify this part shemandr at 3:43pm 02.17.22 Now the rub: Forestay looseness should be taken up with either back stay or cap shrouds on fraction
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:42pm 02.17.22 anywhere near qualifying as ugly.
learning to sail... The big step... jssailem at 3:41pm 02.17.22
learning to sail... The big step... SFS at 3:39pm 02.17.22 @capta - Thought you might be able to help this gentleman.
Installing shore power Erbardy at 3:38pm 02.17.22 Can you expand on this connection? How is this ground associated with your work on your Shore Power

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