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More small forum modifications Phil Herring at 12:02am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1861 Based on survey input, we have added text links in each reply of the forum threads so you have easie
Want to add bowsprit (plank) w/roller Jim J at 8:25pm 12.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2374 I am thinking of adding an anchor roller on a plank type bowsprit and a rope (chain)locker to my 199
Roller Furling Fairwind at 7:59pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3802 I just installed an "Alado" headsail roller furling system on a Lancer 28 and the installation went
Kiwi Prop first year (1) Jim Seamans at 6:05pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1333 I've just finished my first season with the Kiwi Prop. I'm impressed. Feathers well, very good power
Motor mounts for SB 8 Hunter 27? spflyer at 5:53pm 12.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2032 Anyone have any suggestions for motor mount replacement for my Yanmar SB 8; Cherub 27? Leo
Replace bulkhead? John at 5:46pm 12.01.08 Big Boats 1/1862 I have a bit of dry rot in the port bulkhead - the one right behind the head - in my C36 MK II. I ha
Reefing the Main - HOW??? garylinger at 5:19pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 31/5904 I posted a question (with pictures and diagram) asking about how to reef the main on my S2 9.2C. I
Replacement Dodger Windows Mysterious Ways at 4:45pm 12.01.08 Big Boats 3/4743 I am replacing my old, scratched, cloudy plastic dodger window. I received two prices for the materi
Vehicle for pulling a 26s Jansen at 4:26pm 12.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2936 I just pulled my 1992 26s 1,400 miles from Tuscaloosa to near Clearwater, FL and had a great time sa
going to the islands on an H27 jotruk at 4:21pm 12.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2020 I am thinking about taking my h27 '79 model to the coast and possibly going to the Caribbean. My que
Posting problems Warren Milberg at 2:56pm 12.01.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2457 Phil: I was recently at a fellow sailor's home. We talked about SBO and he said he wasn't register
Boat Disposal-what can I do? Gadfly1974 at 2:39pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3693 I'm sure I would have received different advice had I joined this site before I bought, but... I
Tow vs Salvage Warren Milberg at 2:20pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1815 Interesting article on Sailnet about towing vs salvage. Always useful to review, and be familiar wit
Cabin make-over ShooterII at 1:28pm 12.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/2310 I am new to sailing/boating. I bought an '83 H31 in July. Looking at photos of H31s from '84 and '
Observations of Trident 101 hose Jsailor at 1:10pm 12.01.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3826 I recently purchased Trident 101 white sanitation hose to replace the 8 year old hose on my J/120. I
Tartan Strong Arms Sailnet & Threatens Law Suit Concerned By Stander at 12:01pm 12.01.08 Sails Call Lounge 13/12261 There's an interesting thread going on over at Sailnet right now about Tartan Yachts and a moderator
Tampico, Mexico Franklin at 11:41am 12.01.08 Destinations 8/10618 Anybody ever been to Tampico, Mexico? I'm looking for information to help plan a sailing trip from
Boom Tent Winter Cover is on (2) BobM at 11:39am 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 8/5406 I thought I'd take advantage of the long weekend to finish up my winterizing, which was down to just
Apparent Wind vs. True Wind Brian D at 11:22am 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 19/4186 I had a great sail this weekend in the Pacific Ocean. The feeling of maintaining a good boat speed a
Transfusion 15.5 jstrane at 11:18am 12.01.08 Trailer Sailors 0/4405 Does anyone have experience with a Transfusion 15.5? They were made in Maine from approximately 199

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Lower shrouds AaronD at 12:53pm 01.18.22 Some pictures would be helpful. If I understand correctly, your new shrouds have swaged eyes, design
Dometic AC needs capacitor Ken13559 at 12:34pm 01.18.22 I don't remember much and keeps forgetting where I ....... I'm that old too.
Trying to identify this boat cb32863 at 12:29pm 01.18.22 I love how people try to convince someone to buy a rotting POS and put money in to it. :rolleyes: Ju
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? SandCat at 12:16pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design. They have very well thought out mast rai
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 12:10pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes and the rates are consid
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 01.18.22 I'm a sailor and love wind in my wings. It appears I will need to un-step/load&carry/re-step at lea
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 11:06am 01.18.22 Soooo..... I phoned the uscg just now and the person explained that there is a bug in their software
Coast Guard multi year renewal NYSail at 10:59am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentatio
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:58am 01.18.22 . But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:50am 01.18.22 But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 10:43am 01.18.22 At a marina I used to stay, I watched my slip neighbor step his mast by rafting his boat to two othe
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 10:39am 01.18.22 ...... :) there was a time when capacitors had pcbs in them.. yeah I'm that old lol My dad acquir
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 9:50am 01.18.22 That is definitely not a C&C. The Ericson 25+ looks closest but it looks like it is a mast head rig
Options for new main halyard AndyL at 9:37am 01.18.22 Thanks everyone. I did do quite a bit of research before posting so am aware of Sta-Set X's reput
Trying to identify this boat Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 01.18.22 It's definitely not a catalina. Get yourself an outboard if desired and use it as is. I don't know h
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') tfox2069 at 9:26am 01.18.22 I have a Honda 2200i and a soft start on my 16k btu AC unit. I use it (and bring it) only very rare
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 01.18.22 I've worked with using thickened epoxy many times. What technique would you use in this application?

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