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Mac 26 questions RNC725 at 12:47pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/997 Bought a 91 M26s -- had bought a 94 M26s and then sold it in 2000 and forget almost everthing I knew
How do I reef my mainsail? Tonto's Revenge at 8:21am 07.27.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/9272 I'm sailing a 1974 MacGregor 25 that I just bought this spring. The boat sails great in light to mod
Rudder Position While Anchoring Rob Hessenius at 8:10am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/5716 What is the proper position that the rudder should be while under anchor. My boat has a real prople
Clouds and stuff Wanderer138 at 8:04am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1086 While researching a reply to an earlier thread on thunderstorms, I came across a website about cloud
Bayou Bonfouca as hurricane hole Rick at 6:52am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1153 I am getting inconsistent reports of the post-katrina depths of Bayou Bonfouca. Does anyone know th
Loose Starboard Stern Cleat >>>on my 222 Chuck R at 6:47am 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/961 Looks like I'm coming up on re-caulking the through hull fittings on my '86 222-O I found the bow
electrical question reserche at 2:57am 07.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1132 The previous owner had Mickey Moused in a car stereo in my Hunter 31 ~ it was never mounted ~ just s
Bow roller and ground tackle storage on 26D help/suggestions wanted... Nik at 12:40am 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1039 Hello fellow Mac owners, I am looking for ideas on mounting an anchor to the bow of my 26D. What
new to me 92 mac 26s....questions Al Winders at 9:36pm 07.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1039 Thanks for your help on the water leaks question...I went ahead with the purchase of the boat and ha
Solar Vent placement alllrite at 9:11pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1500 I've just purchased a solar vent for my 26s. It occured to me that placement could create some prob
Anybody heard from Bad Obsession? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 8:17pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1120 nm
boom vang gabriel at 7:43pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1159 Hi all, I have a 77 Mac 21 and I was looking to purchase a boom vang. Could I get some input as to w
50% Chance of Thunderstorms ruidh at 6:58pm 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1561 I'm supposed to go sailing at noon tomorrow. I'll be sailing on a smallish bay I'm probably never mo
Factory installed main sail reefing Lance A. Wallen at 5:16pm 07.26.08 Big Boats 10/1370 I recently purchased a 1994 42' Passge with factory installed reefing lines on the mail sail. These
Extra Long Shaft Chuck at 4:45pm 07.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1022 Hi, My wife and I are sailing and motor sailing in the San Juans. There have been lots of winds ar
Widgeon center board Brian S at 3:50pm 07.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1352 Hi, Just bought a '73 Widgeon. The center board is stuck. I saw, maybe on this site, that someo
looking for information Rich at 1:25pm 07.26.08 Cal 5/2091 I have acquired what I beleave to be a 1974 Cal 20 but I am not positive of the year I do have a ser
BVI Co. needs 45' Bene for Profitable Chartering provalorbrent at 9:49am 07.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/990
Downwind with B&R rig rfrye1 at 8:12am 07.26.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4286 Hi Don, I was thinking while out on my Hunter H376 yesterday. While running (broad reach) downwind (
Can your boat handle what lake ontario can dish out? sailorKevan at 8:00am 07.26.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1298 Hey guys: just a question-how many of you ever take your sailboats out on lake ontario with a full b

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Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Tally Ho at 3:31pm 12.14.21 A fun (and painfully accurate) read! Greg
Mods to our 35s5 kappykaplan at 3:03pm 12.14.21 Very nice! :beer:
Hunter 34 engine alignment (2) Tally Ho at 2:59pm 12.14.21 As stated prior, slip shaft coupling, PSS dripless. Yes, I have removed bolts between coupling.
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 2:43pm 12.14.21 In a bit of a pre Christmas slowdown these days, but we keep chipping away at the details... This w
Beware of flopping jib sheets sail sfbay at 2:42pm 12.14.21 Not sure if this helps............but we always take the slack up on the "lazy" sheet on a winch.
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:25pm 12.14.21
deck craze lines dlochner at 2:19pm 12.14.21 I called a broker to schedual an appt to see a 1990 boat listed for sale. The broker said the boat
deck craze lines PaulK at 2:16pm 12.14.21 On Long Island Sound you would probably want Pilot's Point in Westbrook for a job like this. You mi
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 12.14.21 Is there a way of finding out the outline of the ballast tank? I am looking at install an in-hull t
310 DC Current Draw Chart DArcy at 1:57pm 12.14.21 Barefoot is having her batteries drain. Mainly while starting the engine. Did you check the state
Outboard size for 23.5 patbratton at 1:50pm 12.14.21 If the 2006 Honda 8 is like my 1992, check the low speed jet first. On mine you can unscrew it from
Outboard size for 23.5 isaksp00 at 1:49pm 12.14.21 If the 2006 Honda 8 is like my 1992, check the low speed jet first. On mine you can unscrew it from
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:32pm 12.14.21 Is there a way of finding out the outline of the ballast tank? I am looking at install an in-hull tr
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 1:29pm 12.14.21 So the thing about a good knot is that it does the job without pulling out and without pulling to ti
Removing centerboard? (1) patbratton at 1:20pm 12.14.21 Here is a question concerning the stopper knot in the centerboard rope. Is there one that is prefer
Outboard size for 23.5 patbratton at 1:16pm 12.14.21 Did you run ethanol or ethanol free gas? The previous owner showed me the station in Jupiter Flori
310 DC Current Draw Chart Fleet at 1:08pm 12.14.21 Barefoot is having her batteries drain. Mainly while starting the engine.
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 1:01pm 12.14.21 Good ol' curmudgeon!
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS kloudie1 at 12:59pm 12.14.21 Couple of notes, When I talked to the 3M folks, they pretty much insisted that I use their primer (#
Outboard size for 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:57pm 12.14.21 Did you run ethanol or ethanol free gas?

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