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Another Windlass Question sandpiper10471 at 1:27am 04.25.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1077 I am about to install a windlass in the anchor locker of my 37 C. I have looked at the archives and
Mast Pad eye or Ring Style Car Charlotte Stone at 1:33am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2664 I'm looking to use a whisker pole and I need to attach a fixed pad eye ring or a track with a slid c
Adjustable outhaul and loose footed sail (1) walt at 1:28am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1596 Ive been using a loose footed main this season (from FX, been real happy with it). I put on an 8:1 a
Spinnakers David21341 at 1:36am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1284 Do any of you Beneteau owners (especially 351) have a spinnaker? If so, how do you run the sheets al
Anyone with personal knowledge of.... Chuck15494 at 2:49am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1250 ...an Atlantic crossing by a 423 with a shoal keel and how it may handle it from a pointing perspect
Tachometer Problems Jim S.1435 at 2:46am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1904 I noticed my tachometer on my C30mkIII would operate when I just started the engine. After a few sec
Mac 26 D Hawk4661 at 2:55am 04.25.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1918 I was told that a Mac 26 D was the best bet for the new sailor? What is the opinions here ? txs guys
Heat and Humidity Wave Bye at 2:58am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/984 How many other MacGregor Owners out there battle mold and mildew inside thier MacGregor due to the h
Leading lines aft on a P303 mbieweng at 1:53am 04.25.08 Pearson 3/1338 Has anyone taken on the project of leading lines aft from the mast on an older (1983) Pearson 303?
Do you lock your dingy? Bad Obsession at 3:56am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2058 I was thinking about my last trip to Annapolis and I realized that most of the dingys at the landing
Dang Impeller! Steve Leon at 5:02am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1561 Finished all the off season repairs/mods for this year. Got the boat loaded and ready to go. Put th
HUNTER 49 problems Victor at 5:05am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3953 Hi guys,I went to the Oakland's (San Francisco Bay Area) Strictly Sail Boat Show.I had the opport
Compass Light Tom Laatsch at 5:09am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1247 The small plastic bracket that holds the light for my Ritchie binnical compass has deteriorated and
S2 10.3 plywood bulkhead repairs Houston10.3 at 5:43am 04.25.08 S2 3/2806 Does anyone have experience with leaking chain plate entry points on the 10.3? I have some minor rot
S2 10.3 Rig tension Houston10.3 at 5:40am 04.25.08 S2 0/1607 Anybody have an idea of the optimal rig tension for the 10.3? I have SS rod rigging for the boat and
Cool! Live on. . . Ed Schenck at 6:21am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/938 my laptop. Friends are racing in the Regata del Sol al Sol regatta to Isla Mujeres from St. Pete.
Navigation & Anchorages in Dry Tortugas & Marquesas Persy at 6:50am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1515 My family and I are going to spend a couple of days in the Dry Tortugas ' Marquesas the last week of
Mast bolt for a 26M Tom5816 at 4:10am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 I have a 2003 26M that was modified to have the mast crutch in the stern like the newer M's. My ques
I am thinking about adding a curtain..... Bad Obsession at 4:09am 04.25.08 Catalina 30 5/1610 to the area between the bulkheads that are the start of the hallway near the head. That way you cou
Is it just me sailaway78 at 7:15am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2077 or do others have this same problem. Like most I have a "to do" list. But it seems like every time

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keel bolt torque cah at 6:13pm 12.08.21 THANKS. I see two 1' bolts behind the mast support. I think I see one more bolt forward under the ma
Third Propulsion Option (1) Ken13559 at 5:35pm 12.08.21 For boats with sugar scoop stern, perhaps this 3rd propulsion option mount could be use.
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 5:35pm 12.08.21 -Will
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Ken13559 at 5:08pm 12.08.21 .... It was tiring just motoring in and out of the harbor, while I held the throttle in place.. Y
Engine mount to stringer Ken13559 at 5:02pm 12.08.21 It sounds like one of the bolts holding the mount into the stringer is pulling out. Have you checke
Engine mount to stringer Ken13559 at 4:59pm 12.08.21
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle kappykaplan at 4:36pm 12.08.21 put a small (see below) cable clamp on the control cable upstream from the throttle lever in the mo
SailCare vs Local Loft Tally Ho at 4:29pm 12.08.21
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Tally Ho at 4:18pm 12.08.21
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 4:10pm 12.08.21 yes- i have an onan- but have checked that also very carefully- tank analogue meter is not leaking
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? (2) jssailem at 4:05pm 12.08.21 Knowing your measurements is the best way to approach this project to get the optimum results. :plus
Hull dents Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 12.08.21
autopilot install on an H280 jssailem at 3:50pm 12.08.21 Did your installer use the center pin or secure the motor some other way to the pedestal? This is
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle sailcapt340 at 3:45pm 12.08.21 The cable brake is the key to stopping that throttle creep. On my 340 there was so much creep it nev
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Ward H at 3:23pm 12.08.21 I wouldn't order a new prop until I had decided on the new engine, transmission ratio and had the sh
Passage 42 bilge question JamesG161 at 3:19pm 12.08.21 Do you have a generator? Tank over fills may leak around the Level meter. Jim...
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle (1) Charles Erwin at 2:55pm 12.08.21 Consider this. Same as Tricia said just not $25 USD We all know control cables have an outside shea
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 2:43pm 12.08.21 Suitable oil for my 1000W Quick windlass is: SHELL TIVELA SC 320. But I have been unable to source
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? senang at 2:35pm 12.08.21 Suitable oil for my 1000W Quick windlass is: SHELL TIVELA SC 320. But I have been unable to source t
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 1:48pm 12.08.21 Balsa for cores:Jamestown Distributors End grain. Kerfed and attached to flexible backing. Notice

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