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Please help! Mast question famousleo8433 at 5:10pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1255 Hello! I"ve got a mast question for anyone who is familiar with a 1975 Venture 22. I've been restor
Anchorage in Little Peconic Bay? Mike G. at 5:05pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/4549 I am trying to find an anchorage in Little Peconic Bay (NY) as close to North Sea Harbor as possible
Hood furler question fox islander at 5:02pm 08.26.08 Catalina 30 2/1309 I was going to replace the furling line on my hood SL furler. It looks like the way to get at the kn
inverter Michel16055 at 4:56pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1194 Hello, I want to purchase a power inverter for my 1987 O'Day 302. After surfing the net, I've re
Some very interesting items sailaway78 at 3:03pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/985 In the new Boat US magazine. First, a woman crew member on a boat returning from the Newport/Bermud
Rudder breadman at 2:44pm 08.26.08 Day Sailers 4/1665 Tim I guess Im going to be building me a new rudder this weekend I sure can afford to buy one every
Day shapes jviss at 10:48am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/12791 Does ANYONE reading this display the appropriate day shape signals when motoring and while anchored?
I'm A Believer Now: Wax On Stainless = Effective Rust Stain Barrier rardiH36 at 10:18am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1298 A couple of months ago in this forum I followed a thread about stainless steel becoming rust stained
CHARTS AND MAPS kloudie1 at 9:08am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1376 Check out this web site. It has a package that overlays Google maps onto the NOAA Charts. This is
total install sailormanbigd at 9:04am 08.26.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1624 hi Peg, bought your book and enjoyed it. I must be alittle wierred enjoying a book on toilets, lol.
free boat engine update sailormanbigd at 8:55am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 hi ya'll, got my new old motor home yesterday. Two of my boys helped me build a dolly/pallet for it
Classified ads Warren Milberg at 7:25am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1627 From the main tool bar, I could not get to "gear for sale" directly. All I could get to was "boats
Display options Warren Milberg at 7:08am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1334 I have reset the display options for how I'd like to view the threads in this post to be in ascendin
Knowledge Base Warren Milberg at 7:05am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1208 The listing of posts in this area now seems random. While it appears one can do a key word search,
HUNTER 170 24632 at 6:57am 08.26.08 Day Sailers 3/2279 Hi, has anyone tried to put additional weight to the center board( keel) of hunter 170 to improve st
Up Grading the Head Tiolet ?????? seadaddler at 6:57am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 We have a 2007-36 Hunter which we love but had we known when ordering her we would have upgraded th
Poster's Reputation Warren Milberg at 6:55am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1232 I'm assuming the little icon next to my name indicating that "I'm an unknown resource" will sort its
Resources Warren Milberg at 6:52am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1029 When I look under "Resources," I still cannot find the Yanmar Engine manuals that Jim Seamans posted
Login Warren Milberg at 6:47am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1679 Phil: There is still an awkwardness about logging on. Although I appear to be logged in at times, w
Painting a Rudder Yard Dog at 5:02am 08.26.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2388 I just got done doing some fiberglass repairs to my rudder. Now getting ready to paint. I hav

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Winter Cruising Question Hello Below at 4:28pm 01.10.22 It is a very rare day in the winter on the PNW when you see a sky as clear and blue as what we had y
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 4:10pm 01.10.22 Thanks baycloud. I would like to see how your linear drive is set up. A lot of things to consider.
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Brians Mast at 4:06pm 01.10.22 How would that keep the water from freezing? You are quite right. I store the boat in a marina st
Is there access to nut for bolt that holds the headsail traveller track? fullbore at 3:15pm 01.10.22 Thank you new323owner! (From another new 323 owner, maybe newer).
Winter Cruising Question kappykaplan at 3:15pm 01.10.22 Make sure reef lines are off any cleats/winches prior to raising the main :plus::plus::plus: Don't
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:13pm 01.10.22 Looks good, Jim. You'll be on the water in no time (maybe)! :beer:
mast raising (1) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 01.10.22
Jibing The Mainsail Tally Ho at 3:08pm 01.10.22
mast raising (1) MacBeane at 3:07pm 01.10.22 Thanks! You're correct about the lever, and I've figured out how it works. I am working with my 14
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 3:06pm 01.10.22 Welcome! I am also new to this forum having just bought a 40.5 a few months ago. The people here hav
Jibing The Mainsail shemandr at 2:57pm 01.10.22
mast raising (1) Tally Ho at 2:56pm 01.10.22 I think your Johnson lever is also known as a highfield lever. It is used to tension or remove tens
New tool :) Justin_NSA at 2:54pm 01.10.22 Justin. I know you posted your tool last January. In honor of your 2021 post I offer a clever tool
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M rgranger at 2:50pm 01.10.22 It seems it would be easier and better for the boat to simply cover the whole thing. How would tha
Desperately Seeking Steering; not Susan (1) Tally Ho at 2:49pm 01.10.22 I think there might be missunderstanding here. I was referring to the stainless steel rudder post
New tool :) rgranger at 2:48pm 01.10.22 Justin. I know you posted your tool last January. In honor of your 2021 post I offer a clever tool
Jibing The Mainsail IllinoisJim at 2:40pm 01.10.22 I've always sheeted the main all the way in and then steered though the jibe being prepared to immed
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:36pm 01.10.22 Thinking about this. By adding the noodle you have created a floating rope fender. In a reasonable
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:34pm 01.10.22 I have made three of them, two of natural fiber rope, and one out of synthetic rope. But it was lon
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... garymalmgren at 2:31pm 01.10.22 You are right King:s Gambit. That was the first time that I have been caught out and it won't happen

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