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rant - had to bail Justin_NSA at 3:14am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/1667 A lot of this is just ranting, but if you have suggestions I'm all ears: I went out to the boat Sa
I bought Peggy Halls book PrincessoftheLake at 2:48am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 45/3152 and it just came yesterday. I sat down and read most of it last night. GREAT book. It is an excel
Liberty Cup DVD T J Furstenau at 12:49am 01.08.08 Big Boats 16/1664 My sincere apologies to those who I have made wait for the Racing Video for the Liberty Cup boats.
oday 22 - masts Ed3498 at 12:36am 01.08.08 Day Sailers 3/1682 I have an 1980 oday 22 with a 3/4 fractional rig that has some mast issues. a friend gave me a 1972-
Polishing My Hull Paul H at 11:17pm 01.07.08 Smaller Boats 15/981 Ok, I'm finally going to polish the hull on my H26. The problem I have is how do you get around taki
Sail Ties Joe11688 at 11:05pm 01.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1076 Someone else posted this web site a while back and I checked it out and sent it to my friends. One
Adding Spinnaker halyard Hunter 240/260 kenkindy1 at 10:56pm 01.07.08 Smaller Boats 5/2148 Hi Gang,I'm hoping someone has been there and done that and can offer some help.I recently purch
mast storage and the Erie Canal kathy.frederick@yahoo.com at 11:11am 01.08.08 Destinations 3/2546 My husband and I are considering doing the great loop, but we wonder what sailors are doing about th
Bow thruster mpiffmx at 10:28am 01.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1708 I had a problem with the bow thruster getting stuck on and it caused a fire in the fore cabin, thank
Emergency food Ross at 10:28am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 49/2336 What do you carry for food should you not be able to return to port as you had planned? How long cou
towing mac 26s with chevy astro CobraEarl MAC26s at 9:06am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/3176 any experience towing with an astro ???????????????earl
Bow Eye Backing Block Later97 at 8:40am 01.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2541 The bow eye backing block on my 1984 MacGregor 25 has crumbled. Anyone know a source for a replacem
Hunter recommended lines sizes jd at 8:23am 01.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1970 I am having new lines put on my boat (Legend 35.5). I figured the manufactured recommended diameters
wierd old winch Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 8:12am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 27/2383 I have seen this style before on older boats like mine. The handle fits in a slot in the top rim, ra
Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay Chuck Turner3968 at 8:06am 01.08.08 Catalina 22 2/1381 Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay I spend the winter in Santa Rosa Beach near Destin, FL. I bring my
Dry sail the Choctawhatchee Bay Chuck Turner3968 at 7:59am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5664 I spend the winter in Santa Rosa Beach near Destin, FL. I bring my C22 sport with me and sail on th
PHII head in cat 30 emalsyd at 6:11am 01.08.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1398 will a PHII with a household size bowl fit in a '78 cat 30? also, can the holding tank vent and the
Other Kind of Stuffing Box, Maine Sail, J Cherubini, and others Stevep at 5:52am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1526 Enclosed, i hope is a picture of my stuffing box. As far as I can determine, 1/4" is the correct si
Recommended books Brian D at 4:56am 01.08.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1336 If you were to have, say, 6 books on your boat dealing with boat maintenance or operations, what wou
ranger26 john at 1:10pm 01.08.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/2183 I have 1973 ranger26, mull design and have no info; would appreciate any info available. I have to d

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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 2:10pm 08.10.21 Just an example of earlier mentions about weather forecasts. Windyty is predicting 8 kt from the WNW
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 2:10pm 08.10.21 I also have a 356 and a shiny new Balmar battery monitor that I've yet to install. The Hunter build
Topping lift set up Joe Blizzard at 1:51pm 08.10.21 Trying to set up a topping lift for my newport 17, just curious how I should go about it. Run an ex
best places to install vents on a H280? shemandr at 1:47pm 08.10.21 You should also consider exit vents on the aft end of the boat if one doesn't already exist. That c
pearson spreaders shemandr at 1:36pm 08.10.21 I had a Ranger 29 of that vintage and it had wooden spreaders - cedar I think. At any rate if you c
Network Power Connection- SeaTlkng Fred at 1:17pm 08.10.21
pearson spreaders Rick486 at 1:15pm 08.10.21 Ty all for the replies and info. you have given me a great start. Again I appreciate all the help.
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade NYSail at 1:12pm 08.10.21 I was having a similar situation with my Yanmar 4jh4e with an 80 amp dumb alt. Just could not charge
best places to install vents on a H280? matts997 at 12:48pm 08.10.21
Bow Nav Light Bracket (1) sail sfbay at 12:12pm 08.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Catalina sells another option: Navigation Light Bracket - Clamp On (catalina
Hunter 26 Inspection Port Water Basin Thingy?? twalker H260 at 12:09pm 08.10.21 The access cover you show to the left of the ballast tank riser/step must have been added by a prev
Hunter 146 - Trying to figure out what goes here sail sfbay at 12:04pm 08.10.21 Measure the width between each pocket and add 8-12" for the bow to elevate the cover and pocket widt
Beneteau courtesy light controller Stu Jackson at 11:48am 08.10.21 Right, I misread your original post. That doesn't seem to make any sense then. Red and black are
Battery Gremlin WayneH at 11:41am 08.10.21 I had a weird thing happen with my negative cable. Starter battery wouldn't turn over the engine. Sw
Hunter 26 Inspection Port Water Basin Thingy?? Thaniel at 11:40am 08.10.21 You are saying there is a basin in the corner of the floor where the circle is? Or are you talking
pearson spreaders chumperdink at 10:53am 08.10.21 Ty all for the replies and info. you have given me a great start. Again I appreciate all the help.
1984 Hunter 34 Standing Rigging (2) Allan12210 at 10:15am 08.10.21 David, Here is a zoomed in picture of my lower spreader tip. Aft is to the left where you can see t
Beneteau courtesy light controller kodiak1120 at 10:11am 08.10.21 The yellow (negative) is the ground if the wiring coding is correct as delivered Right, I misread
pearson spreaders Terry Cox at 9:58am 08.10.21 If you have your spar brand and size, the RigRite site should have the spreaders for your brand. Oth
Hunter 146 - Trying to figure out what goes here subsailor99 at 9:57am 08.10.21 Below are images with bow cover battens and with canvas cover. a bunch

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