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Anyone Seen or made a hard top for the 25 / 26? instead of the canvas cover? pugetsoundsailer at 3:31pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1013 I've had canvas covers and would reattach my boom a little higher on the mast so I could sail with t
need a full set of cushions for a 88 26D pugetsoundsailer at 3:01pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1073 I'm in Pacific NW pugetsound area. Any mail order potental ? What can I expect to pay?
mast damage at deck mounting plate attachment point (1) pugetsoundsailer at 1:58pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1229 looking at getting my third Mac, this one had it's mast knocked over by a wire. any good threads or
C80 to E80 gczenis at 1:09pm 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/653 C80 video wigging out. Trying to swap out with a E80 unit but cannot figure out the color codes. The
Asymm Spinnaker (1) bmccormick at 12:19pm 09.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1415 I flew our spinnaker for the first time on my 1978 O'Day 25 CB yesterday. It is an asymmetrical, so
Can anyone id this boat? (1) SailingLoto at 8:14am 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/702 I went to look at a Pearson and the marina owner told me to make an offer on any of the boats on thi
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink 31seahorse at 5:10am 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2319 Hello SBO Members, After much deliberation we will soon be the owners of a Zodiac PVC inflatable di
5200 or West Epoxy (1) DAVA390 at 3:37pm 09.18.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1986 This is whats left of the starboard side battery tray mount in my C.S. . 2005 vintage, gonna replace
Irwin 28 Systems Plymouth Sailor at 10:13am 09.18.21 Irwin 1/1253
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) (1) BigEasy at 10:01am 09.18.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1061 Had to replace my spare halyard after it chafed in Hurricane Ida. The halyard was old ' beyond its
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel John Marrone at 9:19am 09.18.21 Catalina 22 6/2262 Adding some USB Ports and Battery Voltage Indicator and not sure where to connect these devices. Fro
mail sail rigging questions (1) stricklandmma at 3:32am 09.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1639 I think I'm rigging my main sail wrong. 1. attach the boom. 2. slide the main sail up the mast 3. sl
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 8:24pm 09.17.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2493 Hi, new to sailing, finished basic cruising... bought a CAL34. I don't know anyone in the Bay (move
Propane Locker on Beneteay 41S georgetheleo at 4:54pm 09.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/725 In checking out the safety of the propane set up on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 I find its just really stu
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:24pm 09.17.21 Ask All Sailors 36/9119 I've just been reading some articles about converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Does anyone h
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 12:19pm 09.17.21 Cal 6/2046 How can I tell when my Cal 21 was built? Wikipedia tells me that there were 500 Cal 21s built betwe
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Coastieee at 11:21am 09.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/630 Hi all! I've been perusing this site since around February soaking up some great info. I purchased m
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? (1) AndyL at 10:09am 09.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/5758 I am new to having lazy jacks and wonder what people do regarding any adjustment or releasing of the
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 8:23am 09.17.21 Big Boats 18/3275 I will make it a point to look again but, when I first checked out the boat I noticed the anchor li
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) DeniseO30 at 8:18am 09.17.21 Big Boats 14/2080 I hope to address access to the fuel tank and lazarette area in the next couple weeks. Question I h

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:39am 06.30.25 Ebb goes out, not in. Do you have a copy of Eldridge's' ? You need one. It has charts showing how th
Fuel tank removal? (2) CowboyWay at 11:27am 06.30.25 If curious... here's what i came up with for a short term fix to get through the season... it worked
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 11:27am 06.30.25 Thanks for the input. Among the people involved in what is now little more than a thought experiment
Ratchet block recommendation. Timm R Oday25 at 11:26am 06.30.25 The Harken 150 is what we also use. Fairleads help considerably .
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out skunther at 11:02am 06.30.25 I have a solid 8v from the display measured at the terminal block at the mast base. Seems the issue
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 10:52am 06.30.25 I thought about this some more. All this about a very nice boat but what engine do you have?!? :):
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:35am 06.30.25 It is, especially if you have one with an attached cam cleat. Yeah I was actually wondering about
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 10:30am 06.30.25 a ratchet block seems like a handy bit of gear though if single handed in stronger winds. It is,
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? dlochner at 10:27am 06.30.25 A long time ago I founded a Regatta that lasted for 35 years before Covid hit and the city decided o
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:27am 06.30.25 Do you have a winch nearby? You could use that as a snubber for tension. Mark I do have one set
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:21am 06.30.25 I used a Harken, they come with a stanchion mount, I don't recall what size, they are 2 or 3. https
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 10:19am 06.30.25 We have a Harken ratchet block. When the ratchet is on, there isn't much easing of the sheet, have t
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 10:19am 06.30.25 Do you have a winch nearby? You could use that as a snubber for tension. Mark
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Davidasailor26 at 9:57am 06.30.25 I have experience organizing regattas, but those have just been iterations of an annual event held b
Ratchet block recommendation. Calif. Ted at 9:37am 06.30.25 I used a Harken, they come with a stanchion mount, I don't recall what size, they are 2 or 3. https:
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated �?iban at 8:43am 06.30.25 I have just bought mine. It will be in my hands by next Monday God willing. My biggest hurdle is the
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top morbidfollower at 8:34am 06.30.25 I have a Boomkicker and it is just removing one pull pin and sliding it off. Very easy. But you have
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina breton at 7:44am 06.30.25 Joe White, I was told I needed to bleed the fuel at a bleeder nut near the thermostat. I did that wh
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out dmax at 6:58am 06.30.25 I had the same experience as Rich, needed to clean the connection at the mast base.
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? dmax at 6:51am 06.30.25 On weekends the Newport anchor zone can get crowded, arrive during the week and you should be able t

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