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26m vs 26x Victor E hult at 5:04am 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1427 I am interested in purchasing either a 26m or 26x but i can't decide which, could someone give me th
rigging mainsail sheet cb3296 at 5:05am 05.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1322 Just inherited use of Daysailer. I would like to know the configuration for the main sheet. Dead
Removing water from diesel tank. Dennis W. at 12:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1768 Just finished 3-days at Two Harbors, but, had engine trouble developed on the way over. Rough runnin
Halyard mystery NorfolkRagbagger at 7:11am 05.04.08 Catalina 30 0/1296 I am one of those infamous people who used a messenger (despite my better judgment)to replace my mai
Fred- the Avatar is attached (2) Dennis W. at 7:51am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1209 Fred, This photo shows 4th of July cove looking East across Isthmus cove into Big Fisherman, Santa C
Deck Soft Spot. What the....? Gary at 5:46am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1482 87 Hunter 28.5Have a small (~14"x14") soft spot starboard of the mast. The area flexes about 1/4 in
Head sails dale at 9:41am 05.04.08 Catalina 22 4/1348 I would like to know what everyone has for head sails. On our 22 we have a 1.5 oz. 150% drifter, a
pressure sink Louis at 10:00am 05.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/905 Finally took the boat out into the water today. After a winter or fixing up and cleaning it felt gre
Rewiring Mast Jim22491 at 11:19am 05.04.08 Other Sailboats 2/1202 I am rewiring my mast, My problem is all the wires ar just through the deck and siliconed. This cann
Head Lighting Greg W. at 11:28am 05.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 I have two wires entering the ceiling of the head on my boat just above the mirror. I thought they m
Short changed ? Canukwi at 12:27pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1058 I don't know if I missed something in the past several years that I've used Interlux VC-17m for my b
Raymarine ST 69's or Tacktick? palacegrand at 12:40pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1093 Recently purchased a Yamaha 30 which while overall in good shape, features some rather old instrumen
Favorite sailing music Dave at 12:12pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2663 I'm working on filling up my iPod, and have lots of varied music. I decided to work on a sailing tun
pictures tpolo at 11:58am 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1076 I was able to post pictures in the past but for some reason it does not work anymore for me....this
marina Real, gyuamas MX monty at 11:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1471 Can anyone give me lat. long. for marina real? I am moving there next week during hurricane season a
does any one know the first outlets on the circuits? I'm bob at 1:18pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 2/859 adding or rather have added a Freedom Marine inverter/charger and now have to change the first outle
is Home Depot GCFI the same as marine GCFI? bob at 1:07pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1020 it costs twice as much at west marine ?????
Dagger board stop rope length needed..... Nik at 2:07pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1474 My 26D didn't come with the safety line to prevent the dagger board from dropping too low. how much
Hard water deposits Brian at 2:13pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 1/1013 I just looked into the aluminum water tanks on my 10 yr old liveaboard boat and saw lots of calcium
Captain Pigot... or Captain Kangaroo? SailboatOwners.com at 2:21pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1414 There really ought to be only one captain at a time aboard a boat; often there isn't time for a deci

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The Dinghy Diaries billder99 at 7:12am 12.22.21 Ahoy YVRGuy, have you looked into Porta-Botes? These are a great compromise between portability, eas
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:11am 12.22.21
23.5 Aluminum Tiller (2) travelingjerryb at 7:04am 12.22.21
Headsail Length and girth (1) sail sfbay at 6:32am 12.22.21 If it is a jib sock suggest contacting the sock manufacturer for their specific measurement requirem
Flawed Logic? (1) Brian D at 6:18am 12.22.21 So do you seek to achieve Kolinahr?
Flawed Logic? DougM at 6:06am 12.22.21 All I know is that yesterday morning at 0730 where I am in Virginia it was 27 degrees, and the #@$&%
23.5 Aluminum Tiller Justin_NSA at 6:05am 12.22.21 Is this for aesthetics? I would have thought the AL tiller would be more durable and less maintenanc
Flawed Logic? sailme88 at 5:59am 12.22.21 My first day of winter is the day my boat gets hauled..My first day of summer is the day I launch. A
23.5 Aluminum Tiller patbratton at 5:53am 12.22.21 I would be interested in seeing pictures of the new one. Is it one that you made?
Flawed Logic? All U Get at 5:49am 12.22.21 If we really think about this, today is the solstice which means the sun is at the Tropic of Capric
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb Sailor_Al at 5:40am 12.22.21 thanks to everyone for the helpful information. I was having concerns about the base, and the yell
Heave To Question Hayden Watson at 5:39am 12.22.21 I have heaved-to almost every boat I have been on. What I find is that if the boats current sail co
Flawed Logic? (1) All U Get at 5:11am 12.22.21 From where I was, the temperatures were good.
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb Slipin Away at 4:32am 12.22.21 My 2006 was incandescent . I changed out to LED Sorry do not remember part number but I had to cha
Etiquette pet peeves Justin_NSA at 4:29am 12.22.21 what about us really old guys........AVM???? ( an analog guy being forced to live in a digital worl
Headsail Length and girth Davidasailor26 at 2:55am 12.22.21 To clarify - it sounds like you mean a sock for protecting the furled headsail, not a spinnaker sock
charlieann JamesG161 at 11:34pm 12.21.21 How do I fix 1997 hunter 310 gelcoat cracks? This has good advice... Gel coat Jim...
Flawed Logic? JamesG161 at 11:30pm 12.21.21 Good thing we get only Solar Radiation Energy versus Solar Energy Conduction.:yikes: Jim... PS: No
Flawed Logic? (1) Will Gilmore at 11:14pm 12.21.21 201146:cool: It looks like the orbit of Earth takes it longer to pass through a Northern hemisphere
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