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Main Sail ???? grigs at 1:50pm 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1455 Took my C 25 out for only the second time this season and when I was flaking the main it started to
Mast cables Flashman at 9:15pm 07.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1494 It appears I shall have to drill holes in my mast in order to run the antenna and masthead light cab
access Ely at 9:38pm 07.16.07 Other Sailboats 0/642 Recently purchased a Moody 42 (my wife's pick)and having some issues with access to things such as p
mainsail luff track problem robert i rogers jr at 10:10pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 0/703 Anyone have prior problems with a jammed stop in the luff track of a 240 ? The stop will mot move up
Autopilot Installation Ken Delson at 11:08pm 07.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1938 HELP! I am trying to install an autopilot on my Oceanis 323. There is no room for the rudder posit
Rigging Catalina 25 Just Dreamin' at 11:28pm 07.16.07 Smaller Boats 2/4396 We purchased a 25' Catalina which is sitting in a boat yard in Quincy, Mass. Unfortunately due to wo
Live aboard H34 Danny at 11:36pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 5/983 I currently own a older Hunter 27 and have been doing a lot of sailing on a local lake in it. I spen
'90 H37.5 Shaft Seal Problems KevinE at 11:59pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 8/993 I have 2 issues with my shaft seal. The first is a small grinding noise that only occurs at low RPM
Roller furling acting up, H 33.5 Patrick at 11:52pm 07.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/1784 The roller furling on my H 33.5 is binding when I try to roll up the sail. I dodnt see anything wron
Question - tubing size on C36 Mk. I stern rail? jviss at 11:48pm 07.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1658 I need a scrap of info please, if anyon ecan help, since I'm not near my boat to measure it. Does a
Sailing partner renom2 at 12:17am 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/806 HelloMy wife and I (new-bys) purchased a 25' Oday this year. I was looking for someone in the are
Does the Transmission Really Care? David Popken at 10:36pm 07.16.07 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1123 My H30 still has the original 12hp Yanmar engine and transmission. When I purchased the boat, it ha
EYEBROW DELAMINATION ROB19616 at 12:36am 07.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1031 WE HAVE A 2005 HUNTER 44DS. HAS ANYONE NOTICED THEIR EYEBROW OVER THE WINDOWS DELAMINATING AND GETT
backstay - 23' ODay Bill Mac at 2:17am 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I am setting up my '81 23' ODay for the first time (purchased last fall) I amunfamiliar with the ba
Beneteau 323 Lazy Jack installation Robins at 3:09am 07.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2431 Our new Beneteau 323 was launched this spring and came with the lazy jacks installed to a Neil Pryde
Sail trim problems b393capt at 2:39am 07.17.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/4306 After having my roller furling drum replaced (from a profurl to a harken mkiv) and adding garhauer e
Replacing the Swing Keel Cable David Jones at 2:28am 07.17.07 Day Sailers 2/1519 I need to replace the cable on my swing keel. The boat is sitting on the trailer and I would apprec
Carpet tacking tips? Rick4850 at 4:17am 07.17.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2056 I've owned sailboats for most of my years--many--and I've always had carpets I inherited, cut myself
Head flush problem Rob at 3:48am 07.17.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1520 Ok, Here's what the head is doing... When I flush the head (W/C Headmate), the content of the head
Save gas and get a workout! Rick9619 at 4:38am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1039 Had to snap this photo. We were on the way to sea out of the Mission Bay entrance. He was paddlin

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Venture 22 Rescue Project RustyVenture at 12:37pm 03.18.21 Those prop rods go in at a 45 degree angle from the deck in front of the pop-top to under the top.
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? ggrizzard at 12:37pm 03.18.21 Rikejr, your Samsung tablet should work fine if you use the Aqua Maps program, as I do. But I've nev
Venture 22 Rescue Project chip veres at 12:32pm 03.18.21 Those prop rods go in at a 45 degree angle from the deck in front of the pop-top to under the top.
Venture 22 Rescue Project chip veres at 12:26pm 03.18.21 Please feel free to join us at www.macgregorsailors.com Chip V. s/v Sand Dollar
Venture 22 Rescue Project (2) RustyVenture at 12:22pm 03.18.21 Hey Brett, If I get some dry weather this weekend I'll pop the cover back off and post some more pi
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (3) Thaniel at 12:21pm 03.18.21
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames rgranger at 12:15pm 03.18.21 Thanks everyone, decisions to make for sure. I was able to find a model for ~$500 but still. I can
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 12:07pm 03.18.21 RsutyVenture- Thanks so much for the photos and info! I will have to look and see if I have the ho
Lewmar portlights different than stock, won't open. Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 03.18.21 But... boat! Best laid plans of mice and men ..................................
Venture 22 Rescue Project (4) RustyVenture at 11:43am 03.18.21 The hull is sound, she has a working 7.5 HP Honda which someone replaced the pump parts in recently
Switching an inboard for an outboard wynkoop at 11:27am 03.18.21 Nice job Scott. Had I not gotten my 5 hour 1gm10 well below market that is what I would have put i
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Leeward Rail at 11:23am 03.18.21 I am using an old pantec waterproof model tablet. Works fine, but eventually it wont likely work wit
Switching an inboard for an outboard wynkoop at 11:19am 03.18.21 as a kid, first 2 boats dad had had no engine, they where called sailboats. docking was easy. we us
Hunter 37.5 stern pole location (2) Rick D at 11:16am 03.18.21 On my Vision 32, I mounted it about a foot up from the starboard hatch, using a 90 degree S/S mount
Bottom paint Capt Robbie at 10:47am 03.18.21 if you plan to remove all old paint and diy rather then sand blasting by a professional and paying a
Bottom paint rgranger at 10:34am 03.18.21 I have restored seven old sailboats and did the bottoms on each. Also helped a few friends out. Here
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? dlochner at 10:33am 03.18.21 Make sure it has an internal GPS. At least in the Apple line, this means getting a wifi and cellular
Lewmar portlights different than stock, won't open. VisionPNW at 10:32am 03.18.21 No, that's the super difficult part, they come with the new hinges and dogs glued in place. I thoug
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames NINEv2 at 10:32am 03.18.21 Thanks everyone, decisions to make for sure. I was able to find a model for ~$500 but still. I can b
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? NINEv2 at 10:24am 03.18.21 Before I settled on my solution I read this article: Quelle tablette de navigation choisir ? I was

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