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Companionway opinions wanted Roger Long at 10:48am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2864 Help me make up my mind. I'm stuck on the fence and looking for some ideas to get me to go one way
Stickies Warren Milberg at 6:57am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2017 Phil: I note that we now have about 7 "Stickies" in the "Ask All Sailors" Forum. While this informat
26C, S, D... what's the difference? Cappn Mark at 5:19am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 69/62382 Can someone please let me know what the different letters for the 26s mean. I have a 26d. I know tha
Best for anchoring? HAL at 5:17am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1520 Which is best, fishfinder, sounder or lead line? Does a fishfinder help in anchoring by showing bott
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area Cappn Mark at 5:09am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3075 Local chapter of the RYC sails areas lakes May (sometime March) thru Nov. Send message if you want t
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 9/3803 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 1/1863 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 31/5908 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 3/4745 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 4/1816 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 9/2311 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

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Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support Jimc91 at 8:02am 01.19.22 "The shrouds pull up on the hull, which resists the force. In doing this the shrouds pull down on th
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rich Stidger at 8:01am 01.19.22 Unless the Massachusetts rules have changed in the last 25 years, a documentated vessel in MA is not
Coast Guard multi year renewal JamesG161 at 7:57am 01.19.22 Geez Jim - As much as many would like to think the federal government does (or should have) central
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rich Stidger at 7:54am 01.19.22 I now calendar the YSCG document renewal date (30 days in advance of its expiration date) in my cal
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Maine Sail at 7:45am 01.19.22 Don't take it personally. In one of his posts he's only able to support folks doing local pickup f
MMMI Scam? rpell1@msn.com at 7:37am 01.19.22 ANYONE asking you to verify your data via email is most definately a scam. Whenever I get emails th
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 7:36am 01.19.22 I received a follow up today stating that the server crashed from the overwhelming response - that's
Head Always Full sail sfbay at 7:29am 01.19.22 So I have an issue with the head being full when it truly is not.............. Some possible causes
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 01.19.22 Of all the things that will require detailed planning and of all the equipment needs that require st
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 6:57am 01.19.22 Yeah I think you have to have a state registration. I believe the USCG registration you mention is
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 6:51am 01.19.22 201881
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Neverbored at 6:40am 01.19.22 Somewhat embarrassingly, I incorrectly posted this in the engines and propulsion forum originally.
Head Always Full RoyS at 6:15am 01.19.22 Sounds like a worn out joker to me. Replace every Spring is a good idea.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered seanshine at 6:08am 01.19.22 Once a documented boat is sold, the documentation is no longer valid. You have to redocument under y
MMMI Scam? All U Get at 6:05am 01.19.22 I got an email from USPS about my MMSI number. The email asked me to visit the site - with link pr
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 01.19.22 Holy Moly, thanks for the reminder. I've seen this done on boats up to 25'... I'm sure it would wor
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Parsons at 5:33am 01.19.22 As noted, plus $130 for a 5 year renewal, plus the pain of dealing with a US Gov application page ev
MMMI Scam? dlochner at 5:17am 01.19.22 No, I got my MMSI from the FCC. You can look up the MMSI information on file on the link below.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:14am 01.19.22 Yes, most states require state registration. So long as the boat is documented it can not show the s
MMMI Scam? kappykaplan at 5:11am 01.19.22 Anyone else receive this? Nope, but now I'll be on the lookout for such an e-mail. I got my MMSI

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