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tuning prebend question (1) Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 1:23pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 In preping to tune my rig in a few weeks, I am doing some reading, and looking at pictures of my rig
Dagger or swing keel advice David Franklin at 12:46pm 04.04.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1909 I am planning to purchase an older MacGregor 26. What are the opinions on reliability or upkeep on
Help!! identifying my boat little sailor at 1:40pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2046 Hi- I have a sailboat that my mom purchased new in about 1980. I would like to replace the sail with
Mac 26S Hawk4661 at 2:43pm 04.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/976 Hi guys.I'm new to sailing and want in put on the best boat. Ive been researching the web and I beli
Alternator upgrade Andre at 5:42pm 04.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/915 I offerred to help a friend of mine. he has an Oday 39 (1984) with a Universal diesel 44hp, and want
Buoyancy of Columbia 22. Can it float after being capsized? Eihli at 8:53pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2735 Hi. I'm very new to sailing. Planning on buying my first boat at the end of this month. It's a 19
Trip from North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc14893 at 1:36am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1566 Some time ago I asked the forum for advice on bringing my Hunter 37C from North East to Hampton. Wel
soft head floor Roberto Bisonni at 1:29am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 6/921 Hi everybody,The head floor in my 260 is very soft and feels like there is water under.Is that no
A 15-min job ;D Warren Milberg at 10:14pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2280 So, I go to my boat yesterday in order to get a number of chores done in preparation for launch next
gas tank location (1) walt at 1:54am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2828 Ive never really found a good place to keep the gas tank on a 26C but have made somewhat of a compro
Replace running rigging jerseywaters at 2:48am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2184 We have a Hunter 26.5 1989 and have purchased new sails. We need to replace the running rigging. W
Post Katrina Observations sailaway78 at 2:27am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1199 When I was living and fishing a lot in far S.Texas, I would always hear from the locals that no matt
Windvane advice Helen and Iain at 2:08am 04.03.08 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2387 Hi there, having had extensive experience with an Airies wind vane on my Nic 32 I'm looking for advi
1964 Bahama Islander 24 Roger Larkin at 4:13am 04.03.08 Islander 5/4050 I have recently bought a 1964 Bahama Islander 24'. I need a motor but don't know exactly what was in
Flushing Scale from Perkins 4-108 mmckee52 at 4:54am 04.03.08 Irwin 1/1921 I am thinking about flushing my Perkins 4-108 to get rid of the scale that has built up in it. Has a
Mounting a new bow cleat Blake at 5:21am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1410 Does anybody have experiance mounting through deck hardware in the bow area forward of the factory c
Apostle Islands Russ at 6:03am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 3/894
I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/789 This galley shelf is my latest brain-storm. I built it out of some Mahogany plywood, an Oak fiddle
Missing grounding plate Chuck McNear at 3:05am 04.03.08 Irwin 0/1670 Divers just informed me that the grounding plate is missing on the bottom of the boat near the keel.
ballast vs displacement Hunter 25 KennyH at 7:15am 04.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1229 According to the owners manual on the Hunter 25 found at this linkhttp://www.murphygraphics.com/hun

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Masthead main halyard sheave? (5) valcour at 2:04am 11.17.21 I had some hard to hoist halyards when I bought the boat and thought it was the sheaves. Turned out
Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ritdog at 9:28pm 11.16.21 I have a 77 25 with a centerboard...am assuming you didn't have it out of the water yet. Looking at
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 9:19pm 11.16.21 Just to follow up on the work I've done to the drop down Freezer on the Hunter 45CC. I removed t
Masthead main halyard sheave? (2) berner73 at 9:15pm 11.16.21 Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, but not sure I buy that the masthead "fitting" has to come o
PNW flooding, terrible.. Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 11.16.21 You Vancouver / North Puget Sounds sailors take care and be safe No problem as long as you've got
PNW flooding, terrible.. Mark Maulden at 8:34pm 11.16.21 Every town on the upper Skagit and Nooksack rivers are basically flooded out and some evacuated. The
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 8:27pm 11.16.21 Research continues. Still no response from Charleston Spars. After discussions with Catalina tech su
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild BigEasy at 7:52pm 11.16.21 Your video are not viewable without special software.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 11.16.21 Ralph has some good strangulation pictures - some place.
Surfing Cat shemandr at 7:05pm 11.16.21 I think the two hulls tracked in a way analogous to twin bladed ice skates. A monohull might have t
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Alan Gomes at 7:03pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Blister on Rudder Tally Ho at 7:02pm 11.16.21 Looks like more than a simple, single blister. I would open up the areas you pushed on, and the are
PNW flooding, terrible.. (2) SoSound at 6:57pm 11.16.21 We've had a little bit of everything... we actually had a tornado warning last week, folks in some a
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 6:50pm 11.16.21 At this point in your sailing career, i.e., as a beginner, I think you'd do well to not spend money
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 6:39pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that

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