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battened jib sails walt at 11:23am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3451 Im wondering why more racing type boats dont bother with battens in the jib sail? Hobie cat jibs typ
Photo Caption contest issue HukilauMike at 10:51am 10.01.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1969 I have been anxiously awaiting the return of the Photo Caption contest, and checking every day to se
29 Ranger prop strut need wind therapy at 10:30am 10.01.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2292 Hi, I have a 1973 29ft Ranger with a busted strut. any idea who made them originally? anyone had
RV Antifreeze Don Crowther at 10:12am 10.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 11/2136 Hi Just getting things together for the winter and I was wondering how much antifreeze to buy? I w
Cast Iron keels, what to do to stop it rusting arcflash at 9:18am 10.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1825 I have a cast iron keel on my 345. I bought it in Long Island and now in the great lakes but heading
Boat Registration - Alaska Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 8:59am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1835 We are in the process of acquiring a new sailboat. I am an Alaskan resident. Would anyone have any
Port-to-Starboard Gin Pole? Glenn & Deb at 8:54am 10.01.08 Smaller Boats 3/1342 A new gin pole for our 240 came in when we bought the boat. The top wire with loops went from port
H23.5 Rudder Arturo DeVitalis at 8:41am 10.01.08 Smaller Boats 1/923 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 4/1595 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 21/6826 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 0/2132 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 1/1606 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 4/1417 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) 2/1956 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 30/3631 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 5/1626 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 13/5866 What does everyone else use at the end of their roller furler line? I have seen cam cleats and regu

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New shelf in the cabin caverun at 6:49pm 01.26.22 Great project, and nice job on the detailed write-up and photos. Thanks for posting.
Boom broke on O'Day Widgeon fred1diver at 6:43pm 01.26.22 That would be the goose neck
Hunter 49/50 bottom paint SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:22pm 01.26.22 Last bottom job in 2021 used 5 gallons. I suggest you look at Seahawk Biocop TF paint. Has worked un
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 6:07pm 01.26.22 Thank you. That is great information, and the pictures provide a good visualization. I am curious,
H34 chainplate anchors Capt Robbie at 5:57pm 01.26.22 my chain plate anchors were all good, however if you plan to cut in the inspection plates try to go
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs jssailem at 5:47pm 01.26.22 the headsail was more efficient than the main due to no mast to cause turbulence In a sloop rig, w
H34 chainplate anchors Capt Robbie at 5:45pm 01.26.22 I have a 1983 hunter 34 and Became a little concerned After reading other post about the potential c
Hull Terry Cox at 5:10pm 01.26.22 Self installed a Garmin GPS sounder that came with a shoot through the hull transducer. I located ou
Hunter 28 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:03pm 01.26.22 I purchased a 96 hunter 280 late last year. The money I spent on the survey was some of the best mo
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs DArcy at 5:00pm 01.26.22 Masts are generally supported like a B&R rig. There are definite issues to deal with when there's
Oday Mariner 19 portlights (1) Will Gilmore at 4:48pm 01.26.22 Hi Chris, Are you a member of the Mariner Class Association? I recommend it. In case you didn't
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Scott B at 4:06pm 01.26.22 You might the hatch on this site: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com). I would measure to be sure. Migh
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? patbratton at 4:04pm 01.26.22 I am HOT into planning a long yearned-for "bucket list" adventure... I am 65 now, still fit and ful
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:47pm 01.26.22 Interesting idea. My boat is equipped with baby stay mounts on the deck and stays of the appropriate
Hunter 33, started some work azambella at 3:41pm 01.26.22 You should check out Boatworkstoday on youtube. He does a real serious core repair and goes through
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S Tedd at 3:03pm 01.26.22 If you were to put a tube diagonally from near the top of the aft stanchion to near the bottom of th
Hunter 28 Growl at 2:55pm 01.26.22 Thanks Terry
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs Will Gilmore at 2:47pm 01.26.22 Those aft mast designs look like they would be difficult to get good forestay tension due to the st
Oday Mariner 19 portlights Chris Jones at 2:42pm 01.26.22 Welcome to the forum!! Does it look like the one in the photo below? They look like framed and no
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 sail sfbay at 2:28pm 01.26.22 You might the hatch on this site: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com). I would measure to be sure. Might

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