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Someone posted a picture of their GPS on a swing arm. (3) caguy at 11:27pm 10.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2028 I can't remember who it was but wanted to thank you for your inspiration. I ordered a swing arm from
Beneteau 361 _ Is my current propeller efficient? Phil_Ben361 at 11:22pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2952 I often wonder if my 2 blade fixed propeller is adequate for the boat (and if it is the correct size
Switched boats. Trim difference questions. Ray Bowles at 9:04pm 10.05.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3195 I recently bought a virtually unused (as in "perfect") 1982 San Juan 23 and sold my trusty 1980 Cata
Info on a 1975 O'day 22 mstrud at 7:59pm 10.05.08 Trailer Sailors 9/13310 Well i was thinking of buying a bottom of the barrel catalina 22, but the thought of refinishing the
Yanmar 2GM 20C Transmission morgantheship at 7:37pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1416 I am considering replacing my Renault engine with a Yanmar 2GM engine. But to do that I will need a
Mainsheet assembly bart5008 at 6:44pm 10.05.08 Smaller Boats 1/1117 I have managed to bend the stud holding the shackle to the mainsheet assembly. I can see threads on
reseating teak Syversens at 6:42pm 10.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1730 Hey all, I'm having problems with my teak loosening again. This spring I tried to clean up the silic
bildge pump cycle counter. Ed A at 6:32pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3535 I am interested in finding and economical way to keep track of the number of times my bilge pump cyc
Cape Porpoise Maine Steve A. at 6:25pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1707 I sail a '92 H28 with shoal draft keel. I keep her moored near Boothbay, Maine. It is time to sail
Boat pulling to port and other noob questions Hermit Scott at 6:06pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1662 I just motored my Catalina 30 for the first time. That is the first time I was ever even on a sailbo
What sanitation hose do you currently recommend? Alchemist at 5:59pm 10.05.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2423 Peggie: What hose do you currently recommend to minimize odor permeation? Previously you were reco
Interior panelling laminate P422 Derek Rowell at 5:26pm 10.05.08 Pearson 0/1209 I went down to my '85 422 yesterday and found a hole in the ceiling liner of the forward head due to
Bunge on rudders melbe at 5:03pm 10.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2057 I didn't see anything in the water and was in the channel when I hit some underwater clumps of Hydri
Lake Powell MontanaSailor at 4:44pm 10.05.08 Destinations 0/2296 Hi All, Sailing season is winding down here in Montana and I'm thinking about an early spring/late w
Casco Bay Sailors LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:26pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1257 Do any of you Casco Bay sailors ever cross tacks with singer/song writer Peter Alexander on the sloo
instrumentation fortitude at 3:06pm 10.05.08 Catalina 30 2/1492 would like to hear from anyone who is using the tack tick instrument system, ie. product satisfactio
Lake Powell MontanaSailor at 3:00pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Hi All, Sailing season is winding down here in Montana and I'm thinking about an early spring/late w
Battery oops damage question Wayne M at 2:09pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1351 I took my battery back to shore to charge. On the trip back I was transporting the battery back in m
Digital Inclinometer Ken Prichard at 1:06pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4214 Anyone know who makes a digital inclinometer? I know they're available but can't find a manufacturer
PYI PSS dripless shaft seal NOISY?? LoriPetersen at 12:19pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4138 I'm considering having the PYI PSS dripless shaft seal installed on my Hunter Legend 35.5, but my ya

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Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line jssailem at 4:56pm 12.01.21 When seconds count, taking minutes to deal with a sail change can seem like a lifetime. The reason
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 12.01.21 I should imagine any well built spinnaker sock would do the same thing, only from the top down. I'v
Mounting Electrical Components jssailem at 4:51pm 12.01.21 screwing directly into the hull seems wrong. Screwing into hull is discouraged. Screwing through
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Perry Welch at 4:46pm 12.01.21 Thanks, but this is a dagger centerboard, it doesn't have a pivot point.
Mounting Electrical Components (1) Tally Ho at 4:45pm 12.01.21
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal Tally Ho at 4:28pm 12.01.21
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line DayDreamer41 at 4:06pm 12.01.21 Unfortunately, I never got to try it as the sail got ruined one fine windy day Just wondering what
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal (10) ScottMac at 3:53pm 12.01.21
Tiller Pilots Gene Neill at 3:51pm 12.01.21 We have a 2000+ that's been faithful for a lot of years and miles. We named it Slocum. :) I've neve
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal Sefuller at 3:46pm 12.01.21 Scrape all the caulk off the top side of the storm hood first - it's possible there are screws secur
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line jssailem at 3:43pm 12.01.21 The query got me to wonder when did the use of a spinnaker sock come about? I do not remember their
Maryland Macgregor 26 trial? stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 12.01.21 I had a water ballast 26S and I agree with Greg. They are tender and lightly built. We kept ours sl
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 3:39pm 12.01.21
Proper Course shemandr at 3:34pm 12.01.21 Yeah, I understand the starting strategy. As far as passing a boat to leeward - no. Fastest way pa
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal dlochner at 3:33pm 12.01.21
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit Plumbean at 3:28pm 12.01.21 Dutch Wharf in Branford CT has a good reputation. They refurbished a 1929 Elco that won a number of
Proper Course dlochner at 3:24pm 12.01.21 My question is why a boat passing you would bother to take you up. It isn't in that boats interest
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit Plumbean at 3:20pm 12.01.21 I hadn't thought about this being pretty much wood work... I was thinking "classic plastic"... The
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit Plumbean at 3:19pm 12.01.21 There was a yard, which Mainsail highlighted, that did complete refurbishments of older designs - s
Checking cooling water flow Tally Ho at 3:08pm 12.01.21 I can tell when I forget to open the cooling water thruhull, or when the impeller is not working, by

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