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Crane slings getmet at 3:49am 09.22.07 Big Boats 8/1639 Could someone tell me where on my 1989 37 HunterI should put the slings when lifting the boat out.
dirty boat Mike8193 at 4:54am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1299 My boat is at a mooring can and it gets tremendously buggy and dirty. I was wondering about putting
c-22 gas mileage spinny at 5:42am 09.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1600 Just went out to the open ocean to sail and found that because of a lack of a good breeze I had to u
Mast tuning Anitabreak II at 7:19am 09.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 Hello,Would anyone be able to tell me what would be involved to tune a mast on a 240?? Thanks! Anit
Delmarva Circumnavigation Cat Sailor at 8:54am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1536 Has anyone made this trip, either by the Virginia Inner Passage or by making stops in Wachapreague,
Mercury Inflatables Tim R. at 9:38am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1137 I am thinking of buying a RIB. I found a great deal on a new 2006 Mercury Ocean Runner 290. Can an
Inner Forestay Mark at 7:52am 09.22.07 Bavaria 0/1589 Has anyone added an inner forestay to their boat? If so were running back stays required and where o
tiller extension Anitabreak II at 7:47am 09.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1131 Hello Again!For Hunter 240 sailors, which tiller extension do "y'all" use, I need to order as my '9
! Trailer Sailing....The way to Go????? ! Grampian at 11:07am 09.22.07 Trailer Sailors 28/7762 Hi there....I am a trailer sailor and love it. Having owned several sailboats of various sizes to 32
Depth of Difficulty Hogan at 12:53pm 09.22.07 Smaller Boats 4/877 On my H-260, I have a standard horison depth finder which I just today got rewired and working. My p
where to sail 22 mac in indiana william24346 at 12:23pm 09.22.07 Trailer Sailors 7/2247 have just bought a used 22 had a 15 before any good places to sail other then ohio river ?
Living and Sailing Joe C at 1:18pm 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1112 I am a US Navy Sailor. I love being on a boat. It is a dream of mine to own and live on a boat.
Towing Sway Blaker at 2:23pm 09.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1849 When towing my 1983 Mac 22' on its original single-axle trailer with my Ford Explorer... I get a lot
mac powersailor site Mike B at 2:48pm 09.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/873 I have been trying unsucessfully to resgister on the mac powersailor site . Initially I did register
Repacking a shaft seal - Advice Requested RalphG at 2:17pm 09.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1079 My shaft seal hss been silently doing its thing for years (C-36, 1991). It drips very little or no
Catalina get together Florida Terry in Naples at 10:07pm 09.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1002 I see Catalina is having a big ho-down in Florida pretty close to me. Has anyone going to one of the
Mac 26 model differences Rick Jones at 12:08am 09.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5508 Hi allExcuse the newbie question, but I'd like to know the key differences between the versions of
Northeastern Catalina 22 Sailors "need help" Beau2052 at 10:22pm 09.20.07 Smaller Boats 0/1195 Need some help. I plan to relocate to New Hampshire in the next 6 months (family reasons)--I am an a
Mac Cat on Ebay Kevin C 26S at 12:51am 09.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/917 Just FYI.I was dreaming about a bigger boat (for the far off distance when I am retired), and look
Teck deck caulking boucher at 11:17pm 09.20.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2969 Which kind of tools has to be used to deepen the grooves between the planks of a teck deck? At the m

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Bristol Corinthian engine well plug (1) LindaBG at 3:12pm 10.20.21 199416
Bristol Corinthian engine well plug LindaBG at 3:08pm 10.20.21 I will look for a picture online. The boat has a through-the-hull motor mount. The motor is a Honda
VPNs and SBO dlochner at 3:06pm 10.20.21 Thanks for the replies. I am using Nord VPN (paused for the moment). The IP addresses that get block
Can anyone Id this? PaulK at 3:04pm 10.20.21 Looks like a vang strap we used in the Marblehead-Halifax race. Imagining "a nice wide strap to spre
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase dlochner at 3:01pm 10.20.21 Looks like it will be harbor marine in everett wash Poss same as fred warner Probably. When I che
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 sail sfbay at 2:49pm 10.20.21
Isotemp water heaters NYSail at 2:17pm 10.20.21
Trailer lug nut tightness Knuttle at 2:12pm 10.20.21 I have been pulling a trailer for 60 years, and never used a torque wrench on the wheel bolts on my
H260 Sunbrella color Chuck C. at 2:07pm 10.20.21 Thanks Phil
H260 Sunbrella color Phil Herring at 1:56pm 10.20.21 @Chuck C. just plain Navy Blue is probably the one you want. Captain Navy has a purple-ish tint and
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor esedenka at 12:57pm 10.20.21 I purchased a " new to me" Hunter 2007 45CC. This sounds familer to me. My auto pilot gear drive
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System John Marrone at 12:43pm 10.20.21 Talked to Tohatsu Technical Support. Here is the "SIMPLE" Solution: Strap a 5-Gal. Bucket to the out
Can anyone Id this? capta at 12:42pm 10.20.21 Most boom vang straps I've seen have a nice wide part that goes over much more of the boom to spread
H260 Sunbrella color Justin_NSA at 12:20pm 10.20.21 Then you have to account for fading if you are trying to match other onboard fabric
H260 Sunbrella color Chuck C. at 12:09pm 10.20.21 Oh to be that simple... Unfortunately Sunbrella makes; 4 called Captain Navy, 3 called just Navy and
Companionway Hatch Storage chip veres at 11:56am 10.20.21 Thank you! to Pat Farley. I've been having this boat for ten years and you just caused me to learn
Isotemp water heaters (1) Bob S at 11:25am 10.20.21 Greg, Does your boat have hydronic heat? Just curious if anyone has used a heat exchanger with hydro
H260 Sunbrella color Phil Herring at 11:21am 10.20.21 Navy Blue is the most common. It's a very dark blue, almost black; all other Sunbrella blues are a l
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure dmax at 11:00am 10.20.21 There are other sources for butyl but Rod spec'ed his stuff specifically for boats - I don't know of
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? chriscampbell at 10:45am 10.20.21 We offer the Wedge and all of the others here: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-led.php

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