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Hitchcraft Rope Ties JoshGray at 2:00am 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1925 Found out about these neat devices from the sailnet forum. They look like they could be very useful,
Keel Bolt Leaks!!!! (1) JustinG328 at 2:07am 06.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1347 Well, I have a 1981 MacGregor 25 and I finally put the boat in the water for the first time yesterda
Living the Dream...anyone??? MoonSailer at 1:29am 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1797 I assume that most who are living the dream are doing something much more interesting than surfing t
Holding Tank Air Vent Utta at 5:27am 06.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1136 Hi,Does anyone have an idea of how to fix or replace the holding tank air vent hose?This is a 42
Rigging Bob Brown at 5:24am 06.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1091 I have a previously owned O'Day Spirit without rigging instruction. There areno cleats to hold my s
FOTHERING...an old but valid idea Skippercanuck at 4:47am 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 22/5358 In reading the recent posts concerning vessel sinkings as result of an offshore collision with a flo
Dinghy wheels for Zodiac Moondancer at 4:09am 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1062 I want to get transom-mounted wheels for our Zodiac (285 air floor, Honda 15" shaft 5hp) and was loo
Pedestal Guard Jake Barnes at 5:45am 06.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1270 I have read all the archives on the pedestal guard for the Hunter 31. When I called Edson...they say
Thoughts on Catalina 42 MkI skippertom at 6:10am 06.22.07 Big Boats 2/3020 We're about to view a 1990 Catalina 42 Mark I with modifications (deeper keel and rudder, upgraded w
Any Catalina Dealers in the Tampa Area SceptreSailor at 6:43am 06.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1142 Thanks!!
Bow eye replacement on a 22 Nick at 7:39am 06.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1096 Does anyone have advice on replacing the bow eye on an older (1974) O'Day 22? The original has fall
Beneteau Varnish Problem donmax at 7:10am 06.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2570 Our 47.3 Oceanis Clipper has had a major defect of virtually all interior varnish work resulting in
Need advice on trip to NYC Stephen OBrien at 7:02am 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1793 I'm thinking of making a three day voyage to NYC from my home base near Peekskill, NY. I've never v
Mid ship cleat Dick1505 at 7:48am 06.22.07 Smaller Boats 10/1630 I want to add cleats about 4 or 5 feet aft of the side stay u-bolts to use for spring lines. I found
Headboard? Popeye18296 at 8:03am 06.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1032 Well, here i am again with another questions for you experts! Removed the headboard from the cab
The 170 breadman at 12:18pm 06.22.07 Day Sailers 1/1211 Has anyone turned their 170 over in the yard and would it survive? would be an easy way to work on t
Reefing questions Manny at 12:54pm 06.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1798 Hi All,Today I tried reefing my mainsail for the first time. I'm not sure if I did it properly. My
Asbestos? miles at 12:47pm 06.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/944 I was wondering if asbestos was used in any of the O'Day Mariner models. More specifically in the 19
Centerboard Flex miles at 1:11pm 06.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1193 I was sailing my 19' O'Day Mariner to a island 7mi away for an overnighter. On the way there, the s
How fast Mark at 1:45pm 06.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/959 How fast can a Mac 25 get up to and what is the average speed.

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The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Will Gilmore at 9:57pm 09.21.21 Thank you Phil, I feel certain you would have been two of a kind, had you ever met. You share a ver
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Phil Herring at 9:48pm 09.21.21 Thanks for sharing this, Will, it's a wonderful tribute. Your father was clearly a remarkable man.
Filler material for teak MikeHoncho at 9:40pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end o
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:32pm 09.21.21 Jim - so the Dometic ECD - is it a basic drop in to your existing system? Yes, mine was fairly eas
Tachometer suddenly stops....... Stu Jackson at 8:35pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... coul
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 7:58pm 09.21.21 Hey Greg.. I do the same. What can I say, I enjoy fixing her up! I'll put her to bed, only to be
Tachometer suddenly stops....... sesmith at 7:56pm 09.21.21 Assuming you have in-line switches to to the solar panels, turn off the panels when that happens, an
Tachometer suddenly stops....... jssailem at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Greg. Not sure how you have the wiring. Here is what Balmar says about wiring the Tach. Install WHI
Seventeen Years and Out! Terry Cox at 7:00pm 09.21.21 Purchased our boat in 2002. She has taken us on many extended cruises all over PNW waters. She is so
Filler material for teak DArcy at 7:00pm 09.21.21 I just did this with the method Dave laid out except I had a LOT of teak sawdust from making plugs f
ground wire in mast DArcy at 6:36pm 09.21.21 Is your mast deck stepped or keel stepped? Mine is keel stepped and I use ring terminals on a termin
Seventeen Years and Out! Ralph Johnstone at 6:30pm 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ... Hi Drew ...............................
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 6:03pm 09.21.21 If you want a spar made suggest RigRite.
Keel Mast Plate Replacement (5) BigDream at 5:53pm 09.21.21 Hey thanks for the welcome and the reply... I have a book called "sandbag" which has a bunch of good
Seventeen Years and Out! heritage at 5:01pm 09.21.21 Don't go cold turkey, just go small. https://images.app.goo.gl/zBAidf2mHNPiQika8
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 4:52pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... could
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:50pm 09.21.21 in side the mast
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:45pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wiri
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:23pm 09.21.21 I bought a "replacement" Dometic unit for the main cabin a/c on my now sold Hunter 41DS. It was far
Filler material for teak dlochner at 4:21pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end of

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