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Boom rigging mac 22 dh79 at 7:48am 07.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1172 Hello, I'm new to the sailing world so please bear with me. I have a new to me mac 22. I'm trying
Forward Hatches (1) Jim Summersgill at 7:09am 07.23.07 Day Sailers 1/1205 Need to replace a forward Hatch on a 1984 O'Day 26. I have the new hatch on hand (Bomar), but need
HUnter 44 "Y" valve wallace shakun at 7:08am 07.23.07 Big Boats 5/925 Unable to locate "Y" valves:, aft/forward head.
Starter Boat WestWind at 9:11am 07.23.07 Other Sailboats 5/887 Haven't been sailing in years. Never owned a boat, it was ex father-in-laws boat. After many years
Widgeon sail dimensions SaltyRob at 10:09am 07.23.07 Day Sailers 0/1048 Does anyone know the stock/factory dimensions for the Oday Widgeon main and jib?
rig tuning kaamrhein at 10:37am 07.23.07 Big Boats 1/1166 what are the correct shroud tensions for an mkII 36
Correct Temp Thermostat & Water Heater Bob F at 10:32am 07.23.07 Big Boats 1/798 On my 1998 H376 (3JH yanmar engine) I just replaced the coolant and thermostat, strickly PM. Everyth
Where to put thru-hull transducer Robert at 11:00am 07.23.07 Smaller Boats 2/892 Can anyone tell me where to place a depth finder transducer that will register a reading by shooting
New links library Phil Herring at 6:41am 07.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/790 It only took eight years or so, but we've upgraded our meager sailing links page to full-on library
HR 2550 David H at 10:04am 07.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/962 For 34 years the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted discharges from recreati
Shaft lock??? stimpy at 10:04am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1205 Does anyone use a shaft lock in neutral when left on a mooring... or when sailing.I have a Yanmar 2G
:(O.K. lets talk toilets (1) sand sailor at 9:56am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1829 this is what i removed when replacing the floor in my boat but no holding tank(not required when boa
Great Lakes Oday Rendevouz john at 11:38am 07.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/813 Great Lakes Oday Rendevouz scheduled for Aug 11'12, 2007 at Battery Park Marina in Sandusky, Ohio. T
Windlass Manual Override FrankT at 11:34am 07.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2783 Our recently purchased Hunter came with a electric windlass ( what a blessing). It is a Simpson Lawr
My first night on the hook JerryA at 11:42am 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1424 I spent my first night on the anchor this past Saturday evening. I've spent several nights at the do
Avoiding lobster pot lines sailgirl20776 at 12:02pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 11/4525 Any tips out there about how to avoid getting caught in lobster pot lines? There are lobster pots ev
Diesel Engine Hard to Start-SOMETIMES Emma-Mia at 12:24pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1439 I have a 1988 Universal M-25XP with 1025 hours on it. Lately I have a hard time starting the engine.
Accident on the Elk River Mike B at 1:26pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1061 Anybody from the northern Chesapeake hear the details regarding the accident between a wave runner a
Bad odour when flushing toilet Michel at 2:01pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 I am a new sailboat owner.When flushing the toilet we experience a terrible odour in the head and
Custom Engine Hoist Neil at 2:04pm 07.23.07 Ask All Sailors 26/3591 For various reasons I need a custom engine hoist to handle a not too heavy outboard motor to be moun

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Standing Rigging Catalina 309 P54 at 12:02am 07.17.21 Hi Steve, here in Australia insurers typically want standing rigging replaced every 10 years, and ha
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 9:20pm 07.16.21 Thank you for the post. You learned a valuable lesson. Not All Dyneema is created equal. Here is an
Autohelm sailingsoon at 8:11pm 07.16.21 I think the 3000 is designed for a wheel. Does your Bristol 24 have a wheel? Nope, tiller
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? duck21 at 8:02pm 07.16.21 I've found the same as Ed--on both the Catalina and the Hunter we rarely used the sheet to manage pu
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:40pm 07.16.21
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 7:36pm 07.16.21 Does your comment mean the mainsheet tackle has enough turns that you can trim the mainsheet by han
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13pm 07.16.21 Shore power was either a dealer or owner install. Can you provide photos of power inlet and breaker
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 6:02pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 5:58pm 07.16.21 I have a hard time imagining sailing a 34' boat without being able to keep the mainsheet on a dedica
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 5:51pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Confused on outhaul rigging (1) sbkidd001 at 5:47pm 07.16.21 BTW, if anybody needs it, I rendered the 310 manual into a searchable PDF, although just a few pages
Confused on outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 5:29pm 07.16.21 Hunter 310 1998. Tried getting other 310 owners to chime in on the specific forum but not much luck
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance sail sfbay at 5:20pm 07.16.21 Used it all the time in my job to make photos of oil, utilities and effluent pipeline routing and me
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 MikeHoncho at 5:17pm 07.16.21 Install telescoping legs on your Bimini and lower it when you are close hauled and need better point
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues Ken_Cat30 at 5:15pm 07.16.21 Thanks Stu! So much to read and so little time!
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Johnb at 5:10pm 07.16.21 More than a decade ago, as an experiment, I used Google Earth to find and measure the length of a wh
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance (2) Davidasailor26 at 5:10pm 07.16.21 196289
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance dlochner at 4:59pm 07.16.21 Pretty amazing what you can do with Google Earth. A few years ago we replaced the roof on my mother-
Electric repower Tally Ho at 4:19pm 07.16.21
Throttle position while sailing? Tally Ho at 4:10pm 07.16.21

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