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Bringing your reef lines and main halyard back to the cockpit TT5952 at 7:13pm 08.03.08 Irwin 3/2960 I'm an ol' fart with limited mobility and balance trying to make my boat safe to sail until I'm 75 o
Mast Boot - It Works!! Paul Wash at 6:26pm 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 4/2207 I installed the mast boot a month or so ago and it works great. I know I've seen complaints about wa
Mac 26s keel cable broken Bruno Carl at 6:03pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2590 Is anyone knowing how to replace a swing keel cable on a MacGregor 26s? It does'nt seems easy...
Question for 2x.5 Hunter owners! Ed Schenck at 5:57pm 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1383 Wondering about keels on the 198X series of 2X.5 Hunters, especially the 23.5 and 26.5. The specs s
Part for a Macgregor 25 John at 5:14pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1502 I have a Mac 25, 1982 model. The mount for the whisker pole on the mast was broken off. Does anyone
Ruined already? there is the rub Al Winders at 5:10pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1533 I brought my new to me 26s home and they closed the lake due to flooding so I decided to fix leaks t
I wonder why someone will start a thread and Ross at 4:36pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 31/1765 then not monitor it and respond to the answers and the questions as they are posted. Are they ende
h26 battery placement david king at 11:47am 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 2/1178 The placement of the battery on the h26 is an awkward place for servicing and leads to a balance pro
Battery question for you electrical types.... Dick 119 at 11:24am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 21/1654 We have a Heart 3000 watt inverter charger with a Link 2000 controller on our boat. As I understand
Setting up two batteries with fuses problem jim at 10:46am 08.03.08 S2 0/1162
New Starter Tide-N-Knots at 9:01am 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/958 Has anyone tried these starters? http://mascostartersandalternators.com/Sunshop/index.php?l=product
Reefing Kevin at 9:01am 08.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1124 I've never reefed my O'day 23 and don't know quite how. I'm only in month #3 of sailing and have se
Hello everyone. Landsend at 8:39am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1397 I am Mrs. Landsend and I was really surprised by some of your reactions to the H20 posting. The way
Club Racing 280? Dick1505 at 8:20am 08.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1011 How does it do against other boats? Which keel and steering do you have? How does it do against olde
Electric Windless Questions Doghouse at 7:28am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2199 The new boat I am getting has an electric windless. I have never had one before, and I am sure the
V-21 Toping Lift Kjoe at 6:42am 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/994 this is my firts boat over 14" and there is a lot of new stuff to me. sorry if this is a dumb quest
trailer for a Venture 21? Kjoe at 6:37am 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1186 I just bought a 67 (i think) venture 21 the trailer that came with it looks like some one took an ol
need shroud length for 83 27 hunter scotty at 10:12pm 08.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1001 hello, i recently purchased an 83 27 hunter. it is not a tall rig, and has a 1gm yanmar. one of
family sailing - which boat? AB at 9:46pm 08.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/3140 Hello, I am looking for a trailer sailboat to take out with my family, and would like advice on siz
23.5 Mast light- deck connector info needed Mike B. at 9:38pm 08.02.08 Smaller Boats 3/1234 I pinched the electrical connector that connects from the mast lights to the deck connection on my 1

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Long way to check out trailer sailor Tedd at 8:51am 01.25.22 I'm currently negotiating with the seller of a trailerable boat 4,200 km by road from my house. It's
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 8:51am 01.25.22 My 99 410 has embedded aluminum under the clutches, enough to add 2 more clutches to each side (I u
Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 8:50am 01.25.22 ......I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Please advise of any model issues and what to l
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:49am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How old is Grandpa? jssailem at 8:49am 01.25.22 Yes it would in most towns.
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help jssailem at 8:45am 01.25.22 I could use dyneema port & starboard Breaking your message down so I can understand. Please correc
How old is Grandpa? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:41am 01.25.22 Wouldn't it be nice to have a Helm's truck deliver fresh donuts and bread every afternoon.
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 8:37am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:29am 01.25.22 Any rust spots - use a wire wheel to grind to bright metal, cover with three-five coats of straight
Beneteau Parts website Captain Marcus at 8:29am 01.25.22 Hello, Is Ward's email wrichardson@beneteau.com ?? Thanks
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 dmax at 8:27am 01.25.22 The older style bellows on the PSS device lasted longer (in my experience) than the manufacturer ha
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? sail sfbay at 8:17am 01.25.22 ............Now the situation is a little different. The keel has a lot of rusty spots, the bottom p
Dufour 31, your thoughts jssailem at 8:06am 01.25.22 Dufour's are a boat that gives a pleasing ship line to the eye. Sleek deck, sharp bow, slender lines
Dufour 31, your thoughts dmax at 8:05am 01.25.22 Go with the pristine boat, always. The Dufour looks like a good boat but I would measure it against
Hunter 28 JamesG161 at 8:03am 01.25.22 I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Check here for some info on H28... Hunter resource
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts rgranger at 7:59am 01.25.22
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer rgranger at 7:54am 01.25.22 ENO hammock with a rain fly and your golden
New Pearson 303 Owner chuck stas at 7:51am 01.25.22 Good Morning, I picked up a P303 last summer 1983. Lots of work needed but all's good the the bones
Hunter 28 Growl at 7:48am 01.25.22 But are there any model flaws or obvious issues
Long way to check out trailer sailor Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 01.25.22 I drove from Madison to St Louis when I bought our Oday . I was fully prepared to walk away if it wa

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