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bow chainplate the2cooks at 11:24am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1282 It looks like the chainplate is warping the hull. Has anyone tried changing the way this is attached
Loose Stanchion Bob F at 1:25pm 07.21.07 Big Boats 2/1303 The 2 machine screws that are screwed into the fiberglass toe rail on one of my main side stanchions
Saftty gear disposal Jeffrey at 1:13pm 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1155 I have numerous Coast Guard required hand-held flares, smoke flares and 12 gauge signal flares that
electrical grounding of mast the2cooks at 11:55am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/996 I noticed a cable going from the cabin top to a bolt on the floor. I assume that it is to ground the
C-18 Yahoo! Group Erik at 5:30pm 07.21.07 Smaller Boats 0/1402 Just a note to all Catalina/Capri 18 sailors: there is an active C-18 group on the Yahoo! Groups.
making my own tarp... heath18703 at 8:12pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1809 Thanks for everybodys help over at the battery thread.What I'm up to now is making something like
Buying a 1994 h26, any advice? Mergatroid at 9:40pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 17/2063 I am traveling to pick up my h26. Trading in my 1985 Mac 25.Looking for more room for the family.
Trailer tires/wheels Chuck at 11:59pm 07.19.07 Trailer Sailors 23/3975 Picking up a 1993 H23.5 tomorrow, no spare for the trailer. Any body have a Hunter trailer, single a
single hand 470 dick at 12:37am 07.20.07 Big Boats 0/1754 I am curious if anyone spends a lot of time single handing a 470.I would also like to know the over
diving from a mac 26M macthediver at 1:12am 07.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/918 Hi I recently acquired a Mac 26M for family outings but alas the family quickly became disinterested
Aft Berth Ventilation- Ideas? Dan D at 1:09am 07.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1181 I'm trying to come up with an idea for a passive vent for the aft berth. We usually spend 2 or 3 nig
catalina 27 backstay tension Paul Cairoli at 10:45pm 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 My Catalina 27 1989 is not pointing that well After looking at all rigging i have come to the conc
Rain intrusion main cabin H34 Metatron at 1:14am 07.20.07 Big Boats 5/955 I'm experiencing water intrusion, the water come from the headline fixing screws' hole and from the
painting the inside stuart22320 at 3:41am 07.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1377 i would like to paint the inside of my mac25 a fresh new white paint. especially on the sides of the
advise on power inverter use pimerese at 5:26am 07.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2022 I have a 1985 H31 with the standard set of two deep cycle batteries. While sailing or at anchor, th
Deck wax or compound Jim Thompson at 5:59am 07.20.07 Seidelmann 1/1450 Hey GuysI new to taking care of a gelcoat on the top deck, I want to clean it and put some type of
evasion 25 Brett19241 at 7:53am 07.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2054 I have just converted from a power boat to sail.My first sail boat is a Benateau evasion 25.I woul
It's hard to believe yks Alan at 8:34am 07.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 ...but Fuel Whistles sales just hit the 10,000 mark!! ...and I just made the first sale to Hawaii*
Best wax for new hulls and topsides Bob V at 10:14am 07.20.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2092 I have read a lot of good info on this site about how to restore fiberglass that is in need of a lit
Widgeonn Manual SaltyRob at 12:04pm 07.20.07 Day Sailers 1/1378 I just bought a Widgeon and would like to find an 'Owners Manual' for it. Thanks

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Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area LloydB at 10:44am 10.27.21 Welcome to SBO. Just a thought from looking at your boat you might just raise one side of the traile
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 10:06am 10.27.21
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Thaelia at 10:02am 10.27.21
Replacement Fresh Water Pump Deleted member 117556 at 9:57am 10.27.21 I just recently replaced my fresh water pump and it made a big difference. I used the updated versi
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 9:38am 10.27.21 Great idea! Need to change filters now; may as well convert to your design. Thanks.
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? jssailem at 9:38am 10.27.21
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... jssailem at 9:33am 10.27.21 Just removed my Genoa in the morning hours of day break. The wind of the night before had finally go
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 9:16am 10.27.21 where is a good place to source those fittings? Great idea thks A great source for these parts is
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) shemandr at 9:10am 10.27.21 A very very good video. Imagine doing that on a whole deck. Yikes! That is a lotta work. But the
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 10.27.21 Laundry or diswashing detergent...Dawn is a good choice. Let it soak awhile, then use a scrub brush.
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 8:52am 10.27.21 I had that issue in New Suffolk. You wanted a northerly breeze or no breeze to remove the sails. T
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Justin_NSA at 8:33am 10.27.21 I didn't get it until I picked up on "loosefooted mainsail ". I wait for a calm day because my slip
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:29am 10.27.21 Now you just need to find a big warehouse where you can layout the sails on a clean surface and dry
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Justin_NSA at 8:27am 10.27.21 that gives me an idea. We have an older ASUS tablet, new and still in the box. I wonder if it will s
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:21am 10.27.21 Or you could choose to remove the sail when it's not windy. Maybe that doesn't happen that often i
Sailboat Drone Leeward Rail at 8:06am 10.27.21 @jssailem has informed me that a Phalanx system, accidentally fired on the USS Missouri during the
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 10.27.21 You might even want to clean the tank using just detergent and water Thanks for the advice Peggie.
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) dmax at 7:56am 10.27.21 You don't have to fix gelcoat cracks as shemandr says, they are cosmetic as long as the fiberglass i
Sailboat Drone Leeward Rail at 7:51am 10.27.21 An opensourced DIY chaingun with some python coding, all run on a raspberrypi would be easily doable
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. JRacer at 7:49am 10.27.21 Good idea and good solution.

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