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sand sailor
at 6:56am 06.05.08
23/2946
i finally got pics of my boat in the water. what do you think??
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Mike D
at 8:03am 06.05.08
1/1976
Do any of the Chesapeake Bay Sailors have any knowledge of the mooring field that was created on the
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Patrick S/V Shangra-La
at 8:06am 06.05.08
25/2671
I have a 2000 Catalina 320 and just spent the past day and a half removing rust stains form the deck
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tgauntt
at 10:13am 06.05.08
9/1676
Friends, I've searched the forums to no avail and that I could not find an answer gives me concern
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ron
at 10:10am 06.05.08
2/857
what are the recommended shroud tensions for an o'day 26 1984 with harken furling? cannot find info
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JoshGray
at 9:51am 06.05.08
4/1139
Since most of you folks have rebuilt/refinished/refit your boat to varying degrees, I thought you mi
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Bob Zanowicz
at 10:46am 06.05.08
1/1048
If any fellow Hunter 18.5 owners can tell me how the rudder on this boat kicks-up for launching, I w
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JT
at 9:22am 06.05.08
2/2195
Can anyone give me the dimensions for the v berth cushions in a 1981 Hunter 27? My boat did not com
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Bob
at 11:10am 06.05.08
9/4738
I am looking at a 1988 Macgregor 26D. The owner hit a tree in the boat yard and had to replace the M
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Dick Dixon
at 11:33am 06.05.08
5/1182
For you New Orleans sailors.....is the Rigolets open from Lake Ponchatrain? We may be moving a boat
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Tim R.
at 11:41am 06.05.08
7/995
First race last night and we took the gun and first place with the help of fellow sailor Maine Sail.
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Dale
at 12:15pm 06.05.08
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
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Carl12422
at 12:52pm 06.05.08
7/2319
Just received a call from the yacht club ..2 boats were struck by a ship last night in dense fog. My
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John J Speight
at 2:09pm 06.05.08
1/1495
Unfortunatley do to storage conditions and plain lack of being around my boat I have found water dam
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gary
at 2:26pm 06.05.08
4/1030
I am a new macgregor 26 owner. It is a good boat but the mast was dropped and slightly bent, I bough
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Barkentine
at 3:08pm 06.05.08
8/4853
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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montenido
at 3:20pm 06.05.08
4/1654
Hi, all. Just made my ownership official today. 1981 C30, "Sundance". I have some questions about
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Frank7677
at 3:48pm 06.05.08
0/1732
I bought this boat with a seized engine. I rebuilt it over the winter. I launched the boat on June 5
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Dave
at 6:26pm 06.05.08
3/997
Has anyone sailed this leg and have any ideas.Sail the outside or stay inside?
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sailormanbigd
at 9:22pm 06.03.08
11/1534
Free boat has a fiberglass box in the bilge about one foot square. It has three hoses leading to it.
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Winter Cruising Question
Hello Below at 4:28pm 01.10.22 It is a very rare day in the winter on the PNW when you see a sky as clear and blue as what we had y |
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New to us Hunter 40.5
SV Maverick at 4:10pm 01.10.22 Thanks baycloud. I would like to see how your linear drive is set up. A lot of things to consider. |
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Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M
Brians Mast at 4:06pm 01.10.22 How would that keep the water from freezing? You are quite right. I store the boat in a marina st |
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Winter Cruising Question
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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta
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mast raising (1)
MacBeane at 3:07pm 01.10.22 Thanks! You're correct about the lever, and I've figured out how it works. I am working with my 14 |
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New to us Hunter 40.5
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mast raising (1)
Tally Ho at 2:56pm 01.10.22 I think your Johnson lever is also known as a highfield lever. It is used to tension or remove tens |
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Justin_NSA at 2:54pm 01.10.22 Justin. I know you posted your tool last January. In honor of your 2021 post I offer a clever tool |
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Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M
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Desperately Seeking Steering; not Susan (1)
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New tool :)
rgranger at 2:48pm 01.10.22 Justin. I know you posted your tool last January. In honor of your 2021 post I offer a clever tool |
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Jibing The Mainsail
IllinoisJim at 2:40pm 01.10.22 I've always sheeted the main all the way in and then steered though the jibe being prepared to immed |
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Traditionally made boat fenders
rgranger at 2:36pm 01.10.22 Thinking about this. By adding the noodle you have created a floating rope fender. In a reasonable |
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Traditionally made boat fenders
rgranger at 2:34pm 01.10.22 I have made three of them, two of natural fiber rope, and one out of synthetic rope. But it was lon |
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Safest knot for dock line on a o ring...
garymalmgren at 2:31pm 01.10.22 You are right King:s Gambit. That was the first time that I have been caught out and it won't happen |
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