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Roller Furling pin won't go back in chinamanblue at 12:03pm 10.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1104 Hello - I've got a 26x and I opened up the roller furling assembly to ensure it was attached. I had
CO detector Tim R. at 11:41am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1474 I just bought a Heater Buddy portable propane heater for my boat to help take the edge off these cri
B&R Rig Franklin at 11:36am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3630 One day I was at a local sailor hangout and discussing the Regatta de Amigos race. One sailor who h
Bees in Mast Magothy Boy at 11:35am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4595 Hello Everyone: I have got an interesting situation. I have a Morgan 321. There is a bees nest
Off season electronics deals? SoSound at 11:02am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1423 My wife and I are new boat owners this year, relatively speaking - still "novice" sailors, primarily
Winterizing - link to website Ken Johnson at 10:45am 10.16.08 Bavaria 0/72 For those of us who must winterize our boats: Here's a link to a winterizing issue of Seaworthy (
Civil War Ship (4) sailaway78 at 10:31am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2275 Went over yesterday to look at this old civil war ship, that was uncovered by hurricane Gustav close
Trailer M_Gordon at 9:21am 10.16.08 Day Sailers 0/1145 My trailer was stolen while my 1979 O'Day 19 was in the water for the summer! Does anyone have hull
bulkhead compass MAC915 at 8:42am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1633 Have the hole cut and am ready to mount the bulkhead compass. Question is: exterior side has a rubbe
Winter Storage, 40ft Boat Capn Grumpy at 5:39am 10.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2597 :cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he feel
356/36 What Spinnaker seadaddler at 5:37am 10.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1336 Hi all you 356 /36 Hunter owners. I am wondering what size spinnaker did you get for your boat,I am
Hunter 356 lehigh375 at 4:51am 10.16.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/2132 Does anyone know if the Hunter 356 has a engine hour meter somewhere on the boat? If not, how come?
Where can you get a stern rail for a 92 mac chaseorion2002 at 4:32am 10.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2079 Where can I find a stern rail for a Mac 26.... 1992 model winston
Gonna buy a boat...Park it on the dock or anchor in the marina? futureboatownerindc at 8:15pm 10.15.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2820 I am putting a kitty together to buy a boat in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. In my area I see a choic
packing size forPearson 303 Cappep at 7:41pm 10.15.08 Pearson 2/2001 Does anyone know the size of the packing for the drive shaft on a Pearson 303? The drive shaft is 1"
mast light wiring Globe Trotter at 7:32pm 10.15.08 Columbia 1/2414 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can help.... Our Columbia 27 mast lights are not working we have g
In-boom mainsail furling ? Allan Frey at 7:11pm 10.15.08 Big Boats 10/2766 Does anyone have experience using the in-boom mainsail furling systems that have been developed in t
New Rollgen paulj at 7:06pm 10.15.08 Catalina 310 4/2179 Jim and Gale took these pictures the other day from their sailboat of me sailing. I had just rolled
Go Philies Jim at 7:00pm 10.15.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/2720 Go Phillies were heading to the big dance!:dance:
dropped keel Oday 28 bare aweigh at 6:09pm 10.15.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1554 I've had to drop the lead keel on my 1987 Oday 28 because one of the bolts seemed to be pulling out

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Raising the Mast Tater at 9:01am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mas
removing fuel tank Deleted member 117556 at 8:51am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scr
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 8:48am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mast
removing fuel tank (1) SimiSAilor at 8:43am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scre
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 8:33am 02.02.22 IMO, those fairleads are too far aft to be an appropriate attachment point. If the stays were tight
Raising the Mast (2) Tater at 8:29am 02.02.22 Jeremy, I have the adjusters. In my case, position 2 adds about 1.75 inches when open. I'll install
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise dLj at 8:15am 02.02.22 Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from 2018 https://www.thedodo.com/in-th
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 7:58am 02.02.22 Sounds like you got a bad batch? That sucks but we've seen it with every brand.. have you talked wi
To oil or varnish?! Parsons at 7:47am 02.02.22 Depends on whether you like to sail or do woodworking ... Personally, if I saw those badly checked g
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 02.02.22 Plumbers putty works well
Aft head shower senang at 7:36am 02.02.22 On our H38 a curtain is installed on the side of the acces to the shower compartment. Everybody is f
To oil or varnish?! Siamese at 7:17am 02.02.22 Ditto on the Starboard.
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated twistedskipper at 7:11am 02.02.22 There are hinges at the wide end. Probably not a hatch board. There was a period of time back in th
Boat jacks/stands Pirate Dave at 6:41am 02.02.22 On the other hand... are you sure you would want to buy a jackstand that a boatyard would be willing
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 6:38am 02.02.22 and watch the orca / whales play. Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from
Yanmar impeller replacement DougM at 6:36am 02.02.22
mast raising (3) MacBeane at 6:21am 02.02.22 I'm wondering where to attach the deck hardware and the bolt through the mast for the baby stays. T
To oil or varnish?! AlastairLC at 6:09am 02.02.22 Oil above decks, varnish below. Varnish creates more of a greenhouse affect and cooks in the sun (pa
"Forum Search" is Dead All U Get at 5:17am 02.02.22 Thanks Phil, Everything is back in working order. Yes, how very true. I had the attitude that
To oil or varnish?! Growl at 5:04am 02.02.22

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