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coolant John at 6:41am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 23/7502 I see that the same viscosity oil at an auto supply store sells for about half of what Waste Marine
OK it wont let me change my avatar (2) sand sailor at 6:36am 06.05.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1378 i finally got pics of my boat in the water and want to use it for my avatar but it wont let me??its
I sullied my own reputation! Maine Sail at 6:51am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1597 Hi Guys,After reviewing a few of Craig Smith's posts, from Rocna Anchors, I had to write him to le
Hunter 25.5 Yard Dog at 7:05am 06.05.08 Smaller Boats 0/985 I have a Hunter 25.5 1984 model.Anyone know where you can get stantions for this. Previous owner
:D HEY LOOK AT THIS (2) sand sailor at 6:56am 06.05.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/2946 i finally got pics of my boat in the water.what do you think??
Oxford MD moorings Mike D at 8:03am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1977 Do any of the Chesapeake Bay Sailors have any knowledge of the mooring field that was created on the
What's up with stainless steel these days? Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 8:06am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2672 I have a 2000 Catalina 320 and just spent the past day and a half removing rust stains form the deck
How long between bottom protection? tgauntt at 10:13am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1676 Friends,I've searched the forums to no avail and that I could not find an answer gives me concern
shroud tension ron at 10:10am 06.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/857 what are the recommended shroud tensions for an o'day 26 1984 with harken furling? cannot find info
Finished my O'Day 22 JoshGray at 9:51am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1139 Since most of you folks have rebuilt/refinished/refit your boat to varying degrees, I thought you mi
Kick-up rudder Bob Zanowicz at 10:46am 06.05.08 Smaller Boats 1/1048 If any fellow Hunter 18.5 owners can tell me how the rudder on this boat kicks-up for launching, I w
Hunter 27 v berth cushion dimensions JT at 9:22am 06.05.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2195 Can anyone give me the dimensions for the v berth cushions in a 1981 Hunter 27? My boat did not com
Raising the Boom and effect on boat handling Bob at 11:10am 06.05.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4739 I am looking at a 1988 Macgregor 26D. The owner hit a tree in the boat yard and had to replace the M
Rigolets Open? Dick Dixon at 11:33am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1183 For you New Orleans sailors.....is the Rigolets open from Lake Ponchatrain? We may be moving a boat
Off to a good start Tim R. at 11:41am 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/995 First race last night and we took the gun and first place with the help of fellow sailor Maine Sail.
RACE Dale at 12:15pm 06.05.08 Day Sailers 1/1269 Tim you going to be at the next race on the 5 th of July? I'll probably spend 5 days there. I was th
Lost my mooring last night Carl12422 at 12:52pm 06.05.08 Big Boats 7/2322 Just received a call from the yacht club ..2 boats were struck by a ship last nightin dense fog. My
replacement of starboard bulkhead and vanity C-25 John J Speight at 2:09pm 06.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1495 Unfortunatley do to storage conditions and plain lack of being around my boat I have found water dam
mast gary at 2:26pm 06.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1030 I am a new macgregor 26 owner. It is a good boat but the mast was dropped and slightly bent, I bough
Moyer Marine Atomic 4 Workshop Barkentine at 3:08pm 06.05.08 Pearson 8/4858 I had signed up for this workshop and I was unable to make it.Here's their letter after they got m

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New Owner!! kloudie1 at 10:36am 01.11.22 Congrats ! Welcome to the group.. Lots of great info here in the "General Downloads" section and th
Update kloudie1 at 10:33am 01.11.22 MAN! Great to hear that recovery is progressing! We are pulling for you!
Update LloydB at 10:25am 01.11.22 Rodd glad that you survived and to also see you back on the forum with us.
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Tsatzsue at 10:07am 01.11.22 I just did the same thing. If it were pitched properly this would not happen. It is also concerning
Racing Rules PaulK at 9:59am 01.11.22 The rules through 2024 show that the start is also based upon the hull. It is easy to find answers
110v into boat (1) rgranger at 9:58am 01.11.22 I installed my 30 amp plug in the fuel compartment ... I would be worried that a spark and leaking
New tool :) rgranger at 9:53am 01.11.22 https://www.sailrite.com/Drill-Steady-Tubing-Tool?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8vSOBhCkARIsAGdp6RTmaT9-7-xCGdoeA
A few questions. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.11.22 Installing gauges is a useful endeavour if you like to feel you're on top of everything. A couple
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 9:21am 01.11.22 You are very welcome - glad to be of help. Raising the mast is a pretty common-sense process. The m
A few questions. PaulK at 9:12am 01.11.22 Agree with Don. You fixed the gap that was there. If it stays the way you fixed it, you fixed it.
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting AndyL at 9:10am 01.11.22 Found a couple of 41 DS pictures on Google that appear to show the same fitting, so maybe original.
I still don't quite get rule #2... Sailfanatic at 9:10am 01.11.22 Fair enough! I will admit that if you simply use common sense to avoid collisions, there is not an
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 Davidasailor26 at 9:02am 01.11.22 I understand that my engine may actually get 20% extra HP (which I don't really care, but that's a
Sailing 2021 round up PaulK at 8:59am 01.11.22 Doesn't look like there are many other sailboats where you are. It might be interesting for us to s
What is the future of the Catalina 22? Grotto at 8:25am 01.11.22 Wow and I thought hijack only applied to airplanes. Lol, I think more like resurrection as it is a
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 mermike at 8:24am 01.11.22 PS, good to see you MS!
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 mermike at 8:23am 01.11.22 What is the point of disabling the alternator?
Hunter 34 chain plate inspection Artey1 at 8:14am 01.11.22 Its great insurance for sure, and so easy now to open mine up and visually inspect, pop a camera in
Sailing 2021 round up jssailem at 8:07am 01.11.22 Thank you for the video. Looks like you enjoy your sailing. I tried to look up your Canal25, but cou
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 01.11.22

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