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Banner Marine Riding Sail for 41 ft Hunter jack1812 at 1:31am 01.15.08 Big Boats 14/1852 Has anyone had experience with the Fin Delta # 2 riding sail from Banner Marine (or any other type)
Mast height/bridge clearance Mistral Swil at 1:11am 01.15.08 Hallberg-Rassy 4/2471 Does anyone know the exact standard mast height above the water (for bridge clearance) of the 33ft M
Rain water in the mysterious shower bilge Scott F. Murphy at 2:50am 01.15.08 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1533 Not being a live aboard, in two years of ownership I have never been aboard "Some Day" ('79 Cherubin
fix or salvage ? Penetrater at 3:17am 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 14/1484 im kinda at a loss hear, not really shure what to do, so im needing some advice.First off this is
New Orleans area bridge info sailaway78 at 4:27am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/996 Took a run over this morning to check out the new Hwy.90 bridge. Had heard it was supposed to be co
Gennaker operation question Syversens at 5:04am 01.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2410 Hello all, I got some new parts from beneteau (which I highly recommend, their spinlock were half pr
Recommend a surveyor in GTA? Brian Scott at 6:41am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1976 Just got lots of helpful replies to my winter boat buying question which leads to this follow up. An
Deck Core Repair bristolianboater at 7:40am 01.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1169 My 1982 C-38 has brown gunge seeping through the small crevaces in the cabin deckhead and around the
whale watching novelman17128 at 8:23am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2146 I will be sailing offshore this Saturday looking for whales and porpoise. Have any of you seen eithe
Sail cloth Bugsboat at 9:10am 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1244 I am trying to make a decision about a new dacron mainsail. Was wondering what other Hunter owners t
batteries Mike8193 at 8:30am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 35/2025 I have had my boat for 3 years now. It has two marine batteries, you can turn them on one at a time
My story Don Chesley at 11:05am 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1451 If this effort bothers anybody please let me know and I wiil not do it again. Please excuse the typi
Inverter noise LSCalifornia at 10:54am 01.15.08 Big Boats 37/4873 I'm curious if it's just me or is anybody else bothered by a very high pitched electronic sound comi
Sail adjustment on In-Mast furling Main Weasel at 11:07am 01.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2177 We have a 2004 331 with the in-mast furling main. It is very hard to flatten the sail when the wind
Block Recommendations? dancing bear at 8:33pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1023 The sheaves on most the blocks on my Mac 25 are very dry, starting to chip, and it is time to replac
1978 30' Oday windows NickS2 at 3:43pm 01.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1554
Problems with steering Phil18130 at 3:32pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2946 The steering on my 2002 26X is very stiff. When the motor and rudders are detached from the steerin
catalina 34 factory engine Tim Haibach at 10:52pm 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1696 What was the original factory engine for this model? I'm looking at a boat with a perkins 30 hp and
losses Backstay Jake Landreneau at 10:49pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3160 I have recently purchased a Venture 2-22. However I noticed when stepping the mast I have to lossen
Mooring Pennant configurations chiefjgreene at 10:16pm 01.15.08 Smaller Boats 12/2861 Since there are no bow cleats, chocks or mooring bit on the H23, what does one do to secure the moor

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Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:48am 11.14.21 No. The second hole is not for the forestay. The forestay is inside the furling unit. This short
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:42am 11.14.21 I am not a MacGregor expert, but unusually, the head stay is inside of the furling foil. So you h
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (4) Claude L.-Auger at 9:34am 11.14.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 9:26am 11.14.21 I don't think we should generalize too much on this topic. Every type and model of sailboat has it'
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 9:23am 11.14.21 Top speed is just shy of the speed of light. What has been observed is that the power required to g
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 9:18am 11.14.21 There are jerks out there thats for sure, doesn't bother me. I was hoping that I could get some lead
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina twalker H260 at 9:17am 11.14.21 Perhaps sold/scrapped in settlement of unpaid marina fees? Registration sticker in photo indicates 2
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:15am 11.14.21 is there wind?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LloydB at 9:14am 11.14.21 If my sailboat was stolen I'm sure I'd be a bit paranoid about putting my phone number out on the In
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:13am 11.14.21 you heading into the waves? you heading with the waves? ..........
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Sailor Sue at 9:11am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLIC
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) jon hansen at 9:10am 11.14.21 ........... but, "hull speed" should never be confused with "top speed". your question is so vague
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 9:04am 11.14.21 Maximum displacement hull speed = 1.34 x sqrt (LWL). So for LWL of 18.17 ft SailboatData.com - FLICK
Forestay and furling genoa (1) sail sfbay at 8:09am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fur
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 8:04am 11.14.21 Really? Some a y'all were kinda quick to call this dude (or dudette) a liar, just cause they were of
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:00am 11.14.21 Had a Deja Vu moment while filling the F150 and the pump shut off at $100 because the credit card li
Rigging john6206 at 7:20am 11.14.21
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina sail sfbay at 7:14am 11.14.21 For future reference might be a good idea to install a keyed fuel shutoff switch in a hidden locatio

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