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keel winch rough timmer594 at 6:33pm 01.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2400 I recently replaced my winch because it was falling apart. It is really rough going down, smooth cra
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Restoring shroud threads tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09 Catalina 30 4/1579 I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
has anyone purchased a sail from FX sails? markberten@gmail.com at 1:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1536 Did yo u purchase from FX sails? Were you happy with the sails? did you get what you ordered? Wa
How do you replace impeller quickly and easily? MaestroCT at 1:36pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 13/4246 Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
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Sail Calculator Mike B at 12:18pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1923 I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
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Vibration under sail - h38 Pat Hooyman at 11:07am 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/2358 I have a 2007 H38 - took it out Friday in 20+ knot winds - great sailing but I felt a vibration when
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Sail question jssailem at 5:39pm 02.24.22 :plus: with @Hello Below Riding sail.
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:38pm 02.24.22 Question to the OP and those who answered: Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/shou
Sail question dlochner at 5:38pm 02.24.22 It is a riding sail from SailRite. Likely home sewn. There are two sizes. https://www.sailrite.com/
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:28pm 02.24.22 A bit of a hair split but the Fourth Amendment does apply to the Coast Guard. The First Congress (t
Sail question Capt Robbie at 5:26pm 02.24.22 Might be a storm sail. Or possibly sail used for when at anchor to keep boat pointed into the wind.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:08pm 02.24.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson yes earlier in this post I believe you shot me some links and I have read thro
Long term lay up info Ted at 4:42pm 02.24.22 Here is another thing to think about if you have a keel stepped mast and are storing the boat with t
1983 Hunter 30 heritage at 4:33pm 02.24.22 On my 84 H27 the skeg is solid layers of fiberglass; no coring material. If the skegs alignment wit
Sail question Hello Below at 4:15pm 02.24.22 It looks small enough to be a riding sail. Anchor Riding Sail Kit (12.5 sq. ft.)
Long term lay up info jssailem at 4:05pm 02.24.22 It seems logical that you could tent the boat with a tarp. It would help keep the interior cooler du
New to us Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 3:11pm 02.24.22 Are you speaking about messing with other instruments or something else? just saying it takes a la
Long term lay up info dmax at 2:39pm 02.24.22 1. Definitely change the oil before laying up. I would also fog the cylinders. 2. If the anit-freeze
Tiller topcat0399 at 2:36pm 02.24.22 I wonder how flexy that emt will be under load. Last year I needed a new tiller; a pair of new whee
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 2:35pm 02.24.22 The following is based on my experience laying up my Hunter 386 sailboat (on the hard), Ford F250 di
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 2:31pm 02.24.22 Thank you all for your replies and information. As a youth my first sailing experience was in a Las
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 2:21pm 02.24.22 Also a good time for people to consider that this is a minimum. Fire blanket? Better in the galley.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 2:15pm 02.24.22 Good post. I did not know this, because it is new. But I replace them more often that that anyway.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 2:04pm 02.24.22 Thank you! I also have a fixed, automatic system, but it's probably halon, and out of date.
Potential Buyer of DS1 (2) Sunbird22358 at 1:56pm 02.24.22 Johnb, The DS I is NOT self-bailing, only the DS II and DS III were self-bailing. I have attached a
New Fire Extinguisher Regs (1) jssailem at 1:46pm 02.24.22 jviss... It looks like you need two 5B extinguishers at a minimum. If code dated New in 2017 you mee

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