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Dry Ice??? johno12871 at 8:24am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1462 Just curious, does anyone use dry ice to keep items cold on your boat?
Cable adjustment on steering quadrant for a P-37 Jerry at 9:36am 12.24.07 Pearson 1/2380 How does one tighten the steering cable on the quadrant below deck? Mine has a little play. Do you l
newport sailboats??? sand sailor at 3:10pm 12.24.07 Trailer Sailors 3/1834 looking at a newport 41'.and am looking for some input good and bad.i want to know how well they h
Holy Cow higgs at 2:45pm 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 26/1751 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKusg6Jyc9Y
Garbage Island william24424 at 12:17pm 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 35/1918 Has anyone seen the actual floating island of garbage? I've heard about this on the news tonight whe
Sanding Safety sam20916 at 11:56am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1266 I have an extra rudder to my international 470 that is a bit beaten up. It has obvious repairs (epox
Very Nice Christmas here in the Great Lakes!!! lugeman at 11:29am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/855 Well just a few hours now till Santa comes and we just rode in to home after festivities with family
Location of a thru hull for speed and temp jbwbcat30 at 11:23pm 12.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1004 I am installing a speed sensor thru hull and was wondering if any water ballasted boats have it and
Kayak holder on lifeline rails? Mike at 12:35am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1761 Does anyone know where I can buy these? They are 2 metal bars that clamp on the rails.
Form login: T plus 1 week Phil Herring at 6:10am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1115 We've had the new combo login/profile database in place for a week now. I found a few bugs with you
Rust on deck. (1) Mike at 1:01am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1249 Hi, I have some rust on the deck of my Ranger 26. I have tried everything to get rid of it but it ju
How hot does the Fridge Compressor get? AndrewB at 1:19am 12.23.07 Big Boats 7/989 My fridge compressor is hot.I cannot keep my hand on the unit it's so hot...... Is that normal? The
water in fuel Matt at 2:24am 12.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1156 I have a 1977 C30 that was repowered about 10 years ago with a Universal 3 cylinder diesel. We start
O'day 28 head windows ASC at 2:56am 12.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1061 I would like to replace the two head windows in our 28. Any ideas where I can get replacements?
Weather Helm Martin at 3:13am 12.23.07 Big Boats 33/3560 I've owned my 1987 Hunter 34 for a couple of years now and I have not been able to resolve the nasty
Sunsail and Others for the BVI's Patricia at 4:04am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1386 Last year we chartered a Beneteau 393 in the BVI's.. Sunsail and their support staff were superb. We
Nuclear Sails Question? Keith at 4:00am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1272 I found a manufacturer "Nuclear Sails" in the US that make high performance, low cost race sails. Fr
Hunter 28.5 engine vibration (1) David Smith at 10:27am 12.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/3205 My 1988 Hunter 28.5 has a 20 HP Yanmar 2 cylnder diesel motor.It has always vibrated or knocked a
Travelers pokey at 10:27am 12.23.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2438 Hello,I'm Very much a beginner. I'm in the process of reading The Sail Trim and Users Guide, by Do
New Zealand Bay of Islands Tom Wells at 10:29am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/957 My wife and I are going to do a one week bareboat charter (32 footer) in the Bay of Islands the sec

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first trip to Catalina Kings Gambit at 8:49am 04.09.21 Well, circa1971la It seems your plans have been "cancelled" ? If so, perhaps just as well. We cam
Exposed lead keel Davidasailor26 at 8:49am 04.09.21 I presume the the Morgan has an encapsulated keel, and not one hung from keel bolts in the sump? If
Winch removal souzag818 at 8:37am 04.09.21 Less expensive than electric winches, however just as effective are eWinchers. There is one sitting
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 8:32am 04.09.21 Here are the Selden numbers for their halyard restrainers: For 100 or 200: 508-159-01 For 300 or 40
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 8:26am 04.09.21 @weekendrken just posted about the service bulletin over on the C30 site. Many thanks to all.
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 8:21am 04.09.21 Stu, you're slipping (though it was a long time ago) :) - here's a thread on c34.org describing the
Dynaplate SailingCal21 at 8:20am 04.09.21 Thanks for the input. Y'all have verified my thinking as well. Karma has a cast iron keel, everyth
Where to next? BrianH at 8:19am 04.09.21 Don't overlook the Great Lakes!! Western Lake Erie has a lot to offer and less than a day's drive f
Western Lake Erie BrianH at 8:17am 04.09.21 At last, a destination I can comment on!! I have sailed on Western Lake Erie since 1983 or so. I
Dinghy engine lifting davit shemandr at 8:13am 04.09.21 We had a motor lift on our H356. I don't remember the brand. It was mounted on the starboard aft c
Assemetrical jdrutten at 8:07am 04.09.21 I'm a new owner of a 306 and have been wondering the same thing after finding an asymmetrical spinna
Halyard wrap with Furlex Justin_NSA at 7:55am 04.09.21 Thanks Justin. Did you swage your own wire pendant or is there a ready-made source online? Funny y
Halyard wrap with Furlex kbgunn at 7:51am 04.09.21 Notice in that figure how short the exposed halyard is. No chance for a wrap. Install a pendent at
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket dmax at 7:51am 04.09.21 Stu, you're slipping (though it was a long time ago) :) - here's a thread on c34.org describing the
Winch removal tfox2069 at 7:50am 04.09.21 Yikes. Makes me wonder what else the PO used 5200 on.
Halyard wrap with Furlex kbgunn at 7:49am 04.09.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Halyard wrap with Furlex Justin_NSA at 7:49am 04.09.21 Notice in that figure how short the exposed halyard is. No chance for a wrap. Install a pendent at t
Winch removal dlochner at 7:46am 04.09.21 Less expensive than electric winches, however just as effective are eWinchers. There is one sitting
What to look for when buying a Tartan 41? Kings Gambit at 7:46am 04.09.21
Halyard wrap with Furlex (1) kbgunn at 7:45am 04.09.21 I don't see a halyard deflector/restrainer: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13602 The Se

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