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Bilgewater? townpiper at 5:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1073 I have a US Yacht 18 (1982)daysailer. I've only been sailing a couple years and have heretofore trai
Chart Plotters gary at 6:56am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1061 I am curious as to what brand of chart plotter is the most popular. Also wondering about hand held
Anchoring Tip Gary Wyngarden at 10:04am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1063 We anchored out 18 nights on our recent cruise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in winds rangi
GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September patrick at 10:08am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1501 GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September Jul 31, 2007 GPS World The U.S. Air Force sai
Did a search but hope more info on ice coolers KennyH at 8:33am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3604 Just returned from a 3 week cruise along the coast of North Carolina with my Hunter 25. One problem
Time for all of us to step back Ross at 7:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 29/1772 Just last week we had a brouhaha about a spoof by kyle, This week Gary posted a very well intended m
Air Battens for furling main Scott B at 7:29am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1397 Just read the latest UK-Halsey newletter. Seems a customer has developed an air-batten system for f
Can I live without a Boom Vang? K-Mac at 7:23am 07.31.07 Catalina 30 3/1624 I have recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and was surprised to see it did not have a van
Image of OEM Stuffing Box Warren Milberg at 7:08am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1100 Since there have been a number of threads dealing with various aspects of the infamous Hunter OEM wh
water heater for cat 30 jerry at 12:54pm 07.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1122 my water heater tank has a leak and must be replaced. has anyone removed and replaced one and can te
Maxwell Winch Wrench Jake Barnes at 12:38pm 07.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1568 I can't find anything in the archives. Where can I get a wrench to pull apart my winches. They're st
Backstay padeye Robert Martin at 12:16pm 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1067 My backstay was attached to a U-bolt which used a piece of oak for the backing plate. The oak split
internal halyards seth dixon at 11:10am 07.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1157 Has anyone ever rerouted their lines inside of the mast? I am considering giving this a try. It wil
Lubrication of Blocks Chief at 1:44pm 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/6072 I have recently noticed that it is taking more and more effort to haul in my main. Can all of the bl
Lake Michigan 70623 at 2:10pm 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/832 I will be sailing out of Luddington, Mi. the morning of August 11, and anyone who wants to come alon
Main Sail rigging '81 H22- please help. newsailor130 at 3:19pm 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 0/864 Hi guys, Maiden voyage today for my 1981 H22. Had to jury rig the outhaul, reefing line and topping
Swing Keel Winch Replacement Michael at 4:49pm 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1383 I have a 1975 Mac 25 which is clearly a very well designed boat. I have had excellent experiences on
Yanmar tachometer justice at 9:49pm 07.29.07 Big Boats 8/2710 Tachometer on H34 not functioning. What should be checked and how?ThanxMarc
Used Datamarine equipment? Voltage check? justice at 9:48pm 07.29.07 Big Boats 4/1066 Any idea where to find a replacement wind speed datamarine meter for H34? this one doesn't work....
What motor shaft length for a 25? Poppeye at 8:14pm 07.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1173 Can somebody tell me what shaft length motor to buy for my Mac 25? I have the standard motor mount t

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Late season storage options in Maine. Art12050 at 7:13am 10.25.21 Try Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside just North of Portland or Robinhood Marine in Georgetown, just S
eye candy Meriachee at 7:07am 10.25.21 s why she would be a good boat in a big sea. Small cockpit, lots of desk space, small companion way
Containers lost and now a fire JamesG161 at 7:06am 10.25.21 Why not call it what it really is? An extra-tropical cyclone. It is called a "Bomb Cyclone" No Jok
Wood Battens install Art12050 at 7:03am 10.25.21 Looks like it could be Maple or White Oak with a clear finish. Both readily available around here. A
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:54am 10.25.21 if you have an autopilot. Sure... rub it in... ;):cool:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:50am 10.25.21 starting at the aft end and working my way forward as the sail slowly comes down Yup That's the
Containers lost and now a fire RoyS at 6:33am 10.25.21 Nothing coming from the Government, any Government, should be believed. Politicians have perfected l
I need help RoyS at 6:26am 10.25.21 Last year we removed all of our cushions from the boat at the end of the season. They had a mildewy
Repairing crack on deck HOB No1 at 6:22am 10.25.21 Thank you for your replies. Ralph, you were reading too much into the lighter shading. Probably du
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? RoyS at 6:11am 10.25.21 I originally had the Jabsco manual compact toilet. I compared the dimensions of their compact model
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor. Agreed.
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Justin_NSA at 5:19am 10.25.21 Could it be that sailors of old had tight butts?:biggrin: You don't see many big butt pirates in t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i

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