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Setup Estel at 9:43pm 08.01.08 Day Sailers 7/3273 Where do I find online instructions for setting up the boat for sailing (installing mast, boom, sail
Cockpit Drains Bette at 8:47pm 08.01.08 Catalina 22 9/6829 My early 70's Catalina 22 is on a trailer in my driveway. When it rains, she takes on enough water t
Steering Cable Dave2448 at 7:29pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1843 I have a 99 Mac 26X. The steering cable has failed. I am now in the process of replacing either
instrument failure mark S Coyle at 7:25pm 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 the depth finder instrument does not seem to power up. its dead. also, I get an alarm sound when I t
Pearson 28-2 Wanabe Ontario Guy at 7:11pm 08.01.08 Pearson 2/4091 Good day: First post. Last year I was searching for a Pearson 27 but was sidetracked when I saw a th
Loose Keel? Charles Havranek at 6:37pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2474 Just bought a Venture 21 foot, and I'm fairly certain the keel is loose horizontally, winching it b
C 30 pulls hard to starboard continuously pupckola at 4:14pm 08.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1294 I recently purchased a Catalina 30 (1988 model) for a very good price and this afternoon a sailor wa
Trip advice please Breaking wind at 2:30pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1049 Hey guys, many of you don't know but I am a single father of 4 kids 14,13,9, and 7 I really am sic
go go and go letterman at 2:25pm 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/945 There I was, sitting at the bar (a very irregular occurrence mind you) and this retire cop sits next
Mac trailer tandem axle conversion Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3130 I am considering adding a second axle to my trailer (stock, 1991) because I carry too much weight in
Ericson 35 MK2 deck fill caps Tom Hurley at 1:18pm 08.01.08 Ericson 0/1888 I lost the diesel fuel filler cap over the side. I can't seem to find the right replacement. The t
Trailer needed for S2 8.0 (26') CC Peter Vaught at 12:34pm 08.01.08 Trailer Sailors 0/1715 I need a trailer ofr my S2 8.0 (26') CC. Anybody out there got one for sale?
End grain balsa Mat at 12:30pm 08.01.08 Irwin 1/2134 I met a surveyor who claims that Irwin decks are fabricated with an end grain balsa core. He claims
Tristan Jones RED DRAGON at 11:43am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2087 Let me start by saying that I have a new favorite (non-porn) web-site. I don't want to respond to Mi
Dirty disgusting boat ! Timm R 25 Oday at 11:23am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1145 I hadn't been out to my boat for two weeks or so. I couldn't believe the millions of small green (mo
Internet access from the sailboat victory04 at 11:10am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1796 I am thinking about cruising in Florida and the Bahamas for the winter on a 40 ft. CC sailboat, but
Thansk for the trailer help, now I'm on to rigging. wildfireblue at 10:58am 08.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1749 I'm cleaning the boat up and I think it will be best to replace teh riging. What size and how muc
zincs Paul Tracy at 10:16am 08.01.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2235 I own a 2006 Beneteau 373. The zinc for this boat is small. The problem is I must replace it every
zincs Paul Tracy at 10:01am 08.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1598 I have a 2006 Beneteau 373. The zinc for this boat is extremely small and must be replaced every 5
Refrigerator electrical Interference Olwen at 9:59am 08.01.08 Big Boats 4/1163 I have a HUNTER 336 and the refrigerator is turned on, it appears to interfere with the VHF radio wh

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:34pm 01.19.22 The Welland requires 3 going upstream and 2 going downstream. Locking up hill is more challenging t
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Tally Ho at 3:25pm 01.19.22 Pretty typical Issues. Would not keep me from exploring the boat. greg
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 3:18pm 01.19.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Tally Ho at 3:16pm 01.19.22 Thanks for the heads-up Greg, that's new info to me... for the entire St Lawrence leg I was plannin
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 3:16pm 01.19.22 Excellent tip, thanks for that idea... I'll go scan thru available boats but that sounds like a goo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:13pm 01.19.22 my wife has said she would do the loop with me when we retire. She would rather not do it all at o
Starter or battery Ward H at 3:13pm 01.19.22 I'd try a different, known to be good and newer, battery first. Despite never being used if the ba
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:09pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Tally Ho at 3:07pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Ward H at 3:01pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron. Whoops. Wondered why the post office was involved. Thanks for
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 01.19.22 You'd think it would, and so did I for years, but people have been flushing veggie oil for decades w
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:53pm 01.19.22 Yes it a crane took it down for last winter's storage and the spreaders come off because the storag
Heat exchanger anode Stu Jackson at 2:29pm 01.19.22 I think you have two challenges here: 1. Hoses 2. Type of HX support - hose clamps or built-in bra
MMMI Scam? sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.19.22 When I did an internet search on United States Power Squadron and went to request an MMSI I get "Thi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 2:11pm 01.19.22 @dlochner You were putting your mast up and down with a crane, correct? Also, you took your spread
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:09pm 01.19.22 That's the thing - I thought I got it from one of the towing companies. If I remember USPS required
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:02pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:02pm 01.19.22 I think tfox2069 has written the best article yet on the realities of a gas generator on a boat. I n
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:49pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 1:33pm 01.19.22 Took my own above advice and documented today... By this time next year they may have sorted out all

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