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H23.5 Rudder Arturo DeVitalis at 8:41am 10.01.08 Smaller Boats 1/922 In Replacing The Rudder Shims I Took A Close Look At How The Line For Raising/lowering The Rudder Wa
Please enable RSS feed on new site Marty A at 7:56am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1309 I like to use Google Reader to track the sites I watch for threads that are of interest to me. I ha
What are the differences in a '84 vs an '86 Cat 22 Bukrub at 7:45am 10.01.08 Catalina 22 4/1592 I have an '84 cat 22. I put a lot of money into this boat, but now an opportunity has arisen to acqu
practicality of sombrero stabilizers jtmccue at 7:28am 10.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1066 I see these orange plastic "sombrero" shaped stabilizers at WM and wonder as to their practicality o
Louisiana Sailors - Please Read - Boat Registration Idratherbesailing at 5:41am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 21/6811 I have a Gulfstar 37, and like most Louisiana sailors with larger sailboats, I have always had the b
1984 Pearson 23C owner looking for the light capn4u at 11:08pm 09.30.08 Pearson 0/2127 On the stern that is. I was wondering if anybody has info on rail mounted stern lights. Mine is mi
Adapting a Doyle stack pack main sail on a 26S to a 26D Solly Williams at 9:26pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1604 I have a 1989 26 D in need of a new main sail. Was wondering if anyone could give me some details o
Learning to sail Phil V25 at 8:00pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1416 I have been visiting Macgregorowners.com more since the site has been redone. I find it has many use
Sorry guys Phil Herring at 6:47pm 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1955 I'm working on photo imports and I've had a couple searches stall the db server.
sheet winches Jack Spencer at 5:30pm 09.30.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1030 I have a '79 O'day 23. The current winches are ARCO 7's. When I took them apart I noticed that there
New site performance Tim R. at 5:14pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 30/3629 Phil, Maine Sail and Brian D. great job on the new site. However, I have noticed some real perform
h34 aircondition project? Jim Della Vecchia at 4:58pm 09.30.08 Big Boats 5/1623 Is there anyone out there who installed a air-condition or a heat pump on a hunter 34 1983 vintage?
At the end of your furler line (1) Steve A. at 4:53pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 13/5858 What does everyone else use at the end of their roller furler line? I have seen cam cleats and regu
Treatment for wing keel Don12480 at 4:30pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1826 The lead wing keel on my 35.5 is getting a huge amount of growth on the bottom. It is very difficult
Suggestions/comments for new radar Don S/V ILLusion at 4:15pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2314 My winter project this year is a new radar and though it would be good to solicit comments from thos
sewing machine walt at 3:44pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2741 Im wondering what sort of sewing machine you need for "hobby" sailboat type projects. Ie, say for so
Haul out mangler1 at 3:39pm 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2677 Hello everyone we are hauling our boat out Oct. 20th. We are moored in Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. I
Uploading Jpg files Paul Z at 3:28pm 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/2598 What's up? no matter how much I reduce the size; .jpg files come up "upload failed"????
New Boat JOEPUT at 2:46pm 09.30.08 Bigger Boats 1/1689 After many years of Trawlering I am now back to Sailing, I just purchased a 1978 30Ft. Center board
New Boat JOEPUT at 2:38pm 09.30.08 Day Sailers 0/2 I just purchashed a 1978 30 FT. ODAY CB Sloop I have been out fo sailing for a few years and am glad

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New Capri 18 Owner ErikVR at 10:09am 01.22.22 It's a topping lift wire, minus the adjusting tackle that connects it to the end of the boom. Yea
Time out Furuno rgranger at 10:04am 01.22.22
Oil shortage rgranger at 10:03am 01.22.22 The chemists here can weigh in more specifically on the chemistry. Oh yeah! what @dlochner said!!
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 10:02am 01.22.22 was mostly thinking about how much I miss my knees. That can also be due to gaining weight. Hard t
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:58am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, and this is most often a guy problem, people ignore things that they CAN do somethin
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose (2) ErikVR at 9:58am 01.22.22 Thanks, I am giving up on this because the pumps they sell are all for mounting below the deck (I c
What is it? Tom J at 9:49am 01.22.22 I'm going to go find out what a leach line cleat is because I don't know that either. My leech lin
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Stu Jackson at 9:41am 01.22.22 They should also be in the manual. Sources for info about your boat: Catalina 30 Groups Link
Mercury 7.5 1982 Tom J at 9:40am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, there is no pull start to this motor, there may have been at one time but no longer.
Mercury 7.5 1982 twalker H260 at 9:39am 01.22.22 It would be unusual in that size motor not to have some sort of emergency rope pull start arrangemen
What is it? LloydB at 9:38am 01.22.22 It looks like the batten lock has been broken and dropped out of the jib when it was unfurled or flo
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR (1) Hayden Watson at 9:29am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat he
Oil shortage Calif. Ted at 9:06am 01.22.22 T4 is a conventional oil, just "new and improved" T3, your Perkins probably don't care anyway. Synth
What is it? PaulK at 8:58am 01.22.22 Maybe something to do with a batten pocket? To hold it open? Look for others in/on the sail.
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Calif. Ted at 8:55am 01.22.22 Try using the running rigging calculator at the store on this site, click "parts" on menu to left, t
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? DArcy at 8:39am 01.22.22 Many marinas require liability insurance and certainly if you want to avoid litigation you should h
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 8:35am 01.22.22
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR jssailem at 8:27am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat hea
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 8:17am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, there is no pull start to this motor, there may have been at one time but no longer.
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Light air at 8:11am 01.22.22 The seller says the table has a poly finish on the top so I will wait until I see it to figure out w

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