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Nice chages to the forum Brian D at 3:23pm 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Phil, like what you've done. Now there are only 25 topics listed. At the bottom of the page one can
Bottom painting Lee at 10:07pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/1047 Does the entire weight of the boat rest on the keel and the bunk boards keep the boat from tipping?
Any Other Yamaha 36 owners out there? (1) Rizzman at 10:15pm 03.15.08 Yamaha 2/4518 I just recently purchased a Y-36 here in Ohio and wondering if there are any other 36's around? I'm
Brewer Comfort ratio question? Mergatroid at 11:04pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/821 Anyone ever heard of this? Have any idea how a h26 stacks up?Never mind, see this link. http://
VC-17 - How many coats? Ken Honeycutt at 11:15pm 03.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3596 Getting ready for the annual bottom coat with VC-17. Just noticed that they recommend 2 to 3 coats.
Price Question TerryB at 2:32am 03.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1071 I am looking for my first Sailboat. I found a 2004 MacGregor 26M with the standard dealer package,(n
Did you build you own dinghy? Brian D at 1:50am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1025 If you did, show us a photo. What plan(s) did you use. What was the estimate cost before and final c
Getting the outboard ready (1) Joe11688 at 3:23am 03.16.08 Day Sailers 0/893 I had my son give me a hand yesterday afternoon changing out the water-pump and thermostat on my 199
non-skid in cabin Bob at 4:03am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 22/3419 We have a 1980 30ft Catalina. The cabin floor is extremely slippery wet or dry. We have tried using
Lancer 36 with windlass? WindDancer at 4:19am 03.16.08 Lancer 4/1711 I want to install a windlass on my Lancer 36, but cannot figure where to mount(forward of anchor/cha
Galvanic isolator Jim at 7:14am 03.16.08 Big Boats 1/964 Anyone installed a galvanic isolator on a H34? Getting ready for spring and I think I should install
Forums going offline at approx. 3pm Pacific time Phil Herring at 7:23am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1109 Just for a short while. :)
motoring with mainsail up Syversens at 11:13am 03.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2758 Hey all, I have a question about motoring... We try to avoid it as much as possible but now and then
H410 Stuffing Box Packing Size Frank at 11:09am 03.16.08 Big Boats 4/872 I'm replacing the packing in the stuffing box of our 2002 Hunter 410. Contacted Hunter and they resp
Pedistal problems Tommy T at 10:51am 03.16.08 Big Boats 3/1163 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. The transmission cable broke. My problem is how does the Merriman pedistal
Raymarine Autopilot wiring agaliha at 11:16am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3707 I removed my RayMarine 6000plus Autopilot to install another device in the helm. Now that I have re
!972 Cal 24 T4 Gene45 at 1:00pm 03.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2315 I just purchased a 1972 Cal 24 T4 as I am told I do not have any specs on it. I am told that it was
Gloss or Matt Opinions sailaway78 at 2:07pm 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 Refinish of the deck and mast are coming nearer to the top of my to do list. Seems like I see a lot
loose spreader (1) Art McCann at 3:32pm 03.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1393 I took my mast down recently and noticed one of my spreaders was loose. Can anyone tell me how they
H23 Standing rigging mast attachment beachdaddy737 at 9:51pm 03.14.08 Smaller Boats 3/1007 I am restoring a 1988 Hunter 23. My question is about how the standing wire rigging attaches to the

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Odd wave Justin_NSA at 10:37am 11.01.21 Now Odd is SQUARE WAVES:yikes: looks like something out of Bizarro world from the Superman comic
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Laid-back at 10:32am 11.01.21 OK, I've been working on this for awhile, and wanted to get it running perfectly before discussing
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:26am 11.01.21 In October, I had no issues crossing in either direction. I thought the procedures for entering Cana
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:24am 11.01.21 I just read the article... Effective November 8, international visitors may enter the U.S. by land,
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 10:12am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.
Odd wave Apex at 10:08am 11.01.21 looks like any other day on the great lakes!
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 9:57am 11.01.21 So a 6hp Yamaha (perhaps long shaft)... would be excellent for a boat being sailed on the Columbia R
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 9:55am 11.01.21 It is a test. Will you attempt the crossing and be rewarded? Or rejected for your impotence impuden
Odd wave (1) jssailem at 9:51am 11.01.21 Odd because it is bigger than the others experienced. But that is not really odd. There is not enoug
Odd wave DArcy at 9:45am 11.01.21 I always thought rogue waves were just bigger but in @JamesG161 picture above and in the video it se
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 9:34am 11.01.21 I have not called and tried the parts department. I will do that and post what I get.
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 Justin_NSA at 9:15am 11.01.21 Way too much for a 21 in my opinion. You only need half that, And your SJ will be happier.
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 (1) sail sfbay at 9:08am 11.01.21 If the design is similar to mine you remove some screws that secure the tack ring (12) to the luft e
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 (2) baycloud at 9:01am 11.01.21 My goal here is to inspect the forestay. I'm assuming I take off the sail, and then can raise the fu
Odd wave (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.01.21 These are Rogue Waves, perhaps.
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 8:57am 11.01.21 I think it would make raising the mast much tougher. With the H260 you use either a B&T or a winch
H260 Furling Main Sail Rick Webb at 8:30am 11.01.21 I think it would make raising the mast much tougher. Not that much weight but until the mast is up h
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 8:21am 11.01.21 Wonder if the furling mainsail has a sewn in sun cover abd if not, how difficult is it to cover it
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 FastOlson at 8:19am 11.01.21 Nope, but you would not want any more weight than that. Stern will ride a bit lower, tho. How is th
Fuse in small solar setup chriscampbell at 8:10am 11.01.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies. I was hoping to just order all of the pieces I needed and then p

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