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Reconnecting... John at 6:46pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1888 Okay, here's another question - maybe just a minor detail. I'll be pulling the keel stepped mast o
Fuel consumption on a 26S Blake at 4:43pm 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3184 We are planning a trip to Lake Powell in April. Big lake with few Marinas. I have no idea what kind
Ballast in ODay 22 ? Sea Drifter at 3:25pm 01.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2066 My ODay 22 (1978) is designed to have 600 lbs lead in the keel. It is fine under sail, and I reef do
Classic Cruiser vrs Modern Cruiser Franklin at 2:02pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4408 I don't want this to turn into a thread war of which is better. It's more of a thread to discuss an
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2828 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 4/2085 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 1/2061 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 18/2658 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 28/4123 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 25/4641 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 6/5036 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 4/1381 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 46/14576 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 20/12978 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 0/1000 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 1/1569 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 26/3734 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 36/7665 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 9/3280 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 7/8553 How old is this Morgan 25? - No it's a M-24 I found a "nameplate" - looks like it was handwritten i

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LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 6:45am 02.24.22 Interesting, indeed. I'm new to the topic of LFPs, but I have some thoughts. I thought one of the
Tow Vehicle Question. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 02.24.22 Once a VW brought in a large catamaran to be repaired into my dealership
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rick Webb at 6:32am 02.24.22 What laws exist and what laws are enforced are two separate questions. It is a very minor inconveni
Expanding Hardening Foam Ben4195 at 5:54am 02.24.22 Thinwater, can you explain why you're not a fan of deck injection? Not to hijacka thread, but I hav
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:52am 02.24.22 Oh the joy of finding Previous Owners were not really boat savvy and that boats some how survive. @
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION jssailem at 5:33am 02.24.22 Bronze valves are generally tough units. The corrosion most often is a result of surface dripping.
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 5:29am 02.24.22 Where did you get it Jim? I found only one on ebay (need 2) , others, looking same would not ship to
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:15am 02.24.22 How are you planning to do that? I originally was thinking the same thing but.....
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 5:05am 02.24.22 I just replaced mine. 15" 40lbf. What lbf did you use? Ken 30 lbf 20in extended, 12in compressed.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 4:05am 02.24.22 Daaah, my bad. I meant Bronze. Its a Groco Valve (I've changed the title)
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 3:57am 02.24.22 All states have that it's called the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it protects peo
USCG Registry versus State kappykaplan at 3:43am 02.24.22 Now it's time to merge the two threads . . .
USCG Registry versus State Rick486 at 2:41am 02.24.22 Interesting comparison chart, and thank you. Gotta say, while my state, Oregon, looks pretty good,
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rick486 at 2:35am 02.24.22 Don't forget to register your dingy if you have one, and it has a motor, even electric. IIRC, even
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 2:02am 02.24.22 Here are some numbers I found under the V berth. That looks like a Coast Guard documentation numbe
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:38pm 02.23.22 Mike, Do NOT connect it at either end. Here's why: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5078.msg4315
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 10:06pm 02.23.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:52pm 02.23.22 Update. I have been working on the boat a little at a time. I have been cleaning bilges and cleanin
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:24pm 02.23.22 You mentioned using Simple Green for cleaning the exterior. One word of caution. If you have any
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Stu Jackson at 8:56pm 02.23.22 What is "reasonable" may be debated but without probable cause your person, home, car, boat cannot

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