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west lake Erie Bogdan at 1:54pm 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/928 can anyone tell me about sailing in western L.Erie, would live to do this in Sept
club racing swamp irish at 1:48pm 08.11.08 Cal 2/1672
Buying a Daysailor. Your Thoughts?!?! Flotsam at 1:11pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/10441 Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly seek your advice in boat purchases. I am seeking a daysailor with
Top off the Tanks??? A survey for those that don't MoonSailer at 12:47pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1653 It seems to be popular opinion not based on any physics or experiments that topping off fuel tanks i
US tourist hacked to death in Guatemala Steve22116 at 12:32pm 08.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2652 Sorry to report this attack in Guatemala but felt others should know this danger. I've included the
Dodger sharkdive1 at 11:52am 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 10/1334 I have a 96 H26. Does anyone know if there is a Dodger that I can buy for my sailboat or do I just h
Loose Steering on Mac 26 Hogan at 11:48am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 5/3901 A friend of mine has a Mac 26 trailer sailor and his wheel steering is quite loose; difficult to mai
Port Townsend to Sidney Seattle Scott at 11:46am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1506 As in Sidney British Columbia. I am going to cross the straight next week ( first time). Boat go
No COmpression on VOlvo MD2020 Sea Fever at 11:11am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2009 Hi, My friend has a MD 2020 and has not started the engine in 2-3 years. He just started to check
Roller Furler Tom23400 at 10:52am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1193 I have a 1994 vintage Harken roller furler. It furles in the Genoa nice and smooth. When unfurling
San Domingo Creek (back door to St Michaels) Velero49 at 10:42am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1997 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w
Keel isolated or not ? ZIncs warranted? Jellyrum at 10:41am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1246 As background to my question, I have a Freedom 21 with the fin keel. I imagined that the lead keel (
93 26s back stay MontanaSailor at 10:13am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2293 I just bought this boat. I'm a total newbie. I sailed it this past weekend. WOW it was great! I'
diesel exhaust below water when underway (2) M at 10:02am 08.11.08 Lancer 1/1701 The previous owner of my Lancer 25 added an inboard Yanmar 1GM10, and ran the exhaust pipe out over
Lost my mooring - (1) Randy Burns at 9:57am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6121 In about 14' at low water. Its a mushroom with chain. It doesnt seem logical, but I have trolled abu
Bimini for Capri 22 BrettHunt at 9:38am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2292 Considering buying a Capri 22. Boat does not currently have a bimini. Wondering if anyone out ther
H27 GENOA LEADS tedsbeds at 9:24am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1024 After a year and a half of restoration my 1981 H 27 is finally in the water. With no help from P.O.
Willard HIN erikj267 at 9:17am 08.11.08 Lancer 2/1985 I just bought a 1976 Lancer 28 foot. It has a WLD (Willard Marine) starting at the hull ID number.
keel won't lower Blue noser at 8:18am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1619 I think a friend raised my keel to high, it won't go down when i try to lower on the crank, any sug
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 7:55am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 6/39736 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good

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help cutlass bearing h41 question Valerio at 10:51am 01.26.22 i redo my question, the stern bearing is like the cutlass bearing, the shaft is touching that ?
Wind angle Justin_NSA at 10:44am 01.26.22 Could be a frozen bearing. If you go up, maybe consider changing out your anchor light with LED.
PNW Cruise Highlights 2004-2014 Stu Jackson at 10:42am 01.26.22 The cormorant shares my wife's name. Lovely. Thanks for sharing.
New shelf in the cabin shemandr at 10:32am 01.26.22 It certainly looks like it will reduce clutter.
Wind angle Serenity on Hudson at 10:16am 01.26.22 Try sailing in circles. The webs will break after 6 circles or so. beats climbing or dropping the ma
Hunter 49/50 bottom paint Stu Jackson at 10:15am 01.26.22 The quantity will depend on how many coats you intend to employ.
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:14am 01.26.22 The sailor can read every sail trim book written about increasing sail trim performance and the sai
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. Stu Jackson at 9:59am 01.26.22 For someone in your location, try this forum, too: https://forums.ybw.com/index.php?forums/practical
help cutlass bearing h41 question Valerio at 9:52am 01.26.22 Check with Dave Groshong on this site's store as they have a cutlass bearing for a Hunter 41 Hunter
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 9:51am 01.26.22 @jssailem Thanks, can you give me some brand names? I want something that is capable of crossing th
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. jssailem at 9:40am 01.26.22 Catalina 30 32 (other sizes) Pearson 365 (other sizes) Hunter 37 (other sizes) Ericson 38 (other si
Dufour 31, your thoughts shemandr at 9:28am 01.26.22 Just to clarify I wasn't suggesting the Sabre for the OP. I just thought it was an interesting list
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 9:27am 01.26.22 These are some of the boats I have found, there seems to be many in this category (sports cruisers/r
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 9:25am 01.26.22 @Scott T-Bird Thanks for all the info. I will check all the links and the Youtube channel. I am de
Adding an Hour Meter (1) jssailem at 9:17am 01.26.22 Do it once, do it right. Is my mantra when dealing with marine electrical. Get some proper lengths o
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece markwbird at 9:11am 01.26.22 Let's all focus on the original question. I chartered in Greece in 2019 through Dream Yacht Charter
New shelf in the cabin Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 01.26.22 the shelf project that I completed last week How do we know YOU made it :huh: ? With the desig
Dufour 31, your thoughts Alan Gomes at 9:09am 01.26.22 Missed the pressure water. My '81 S30 did not have pressure water. It also says hot water, I wonder
Adding an Hour Meter (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 01.26.22 I have used crimp butt connectors which have a different diameter (and colour) at each end to accomm
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 9:05am 01.26.22 That's some really great advice. As one that has dreamed about doing the loop never considered head

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