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Draft Depth Ken Prichard at 10:17pm 04.16.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2405 One of you trim gurus must know the answer to this one.What should the maximum draft depth be? I ha
spring cleaning Justin_NSA at 2:50am 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/977 How do you all clean your mainsails? Are there some harmful ways to watch out for? What's the best c
Fairing the Keel (1) Greg Lloyd at 3:17am 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1199 I have a 1982 Mac 25 that has a keel that is in desperate need of Fairing. Somewhat large chunks of
What size drill bit paphman at 3:11am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1286 I am mounting new cleats to the boat. The mounting screws are 1/4". I would like to fill the holes
No water pressure Joan Gen� at 5:39am 04.17.07 Hallberg-Rassy 6/7886 I am the owner of the HR.34 number 146 named TEMPURA, and I would like to have advice from you of a
traveler and mainsail dimensions for a 94 mac 26s? Eddie7045 at 5:44am 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1153 Is there anyone who has bought a traveler (for just aft of the cabin entrance) and a mainsail for th
Pennsacola sailaway78 at 5:48am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1012 At the risk of throwing a wet blanket on all you in the frozen tundra of the far north, I have to re
Heavy weather (no motor) sailing? Eddie7045 at 5:30am 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 I was out on the lake last week in a mac 26s with no motor. we had spent two nights and three days
Drilling Corian counter Top seadaddler at 4:56am 04.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1087 I will be adding a splash guard on my Corian counter topon my new 2007 36 hunter.Has any one done
Arkansas Sailing Iron 141 at 7:16am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/5715 I'm considering trailering my Hunter 260 to Arkansas for a change of pace. I've heard from others (
stanchion for ODay 25? sean21266 at 7:44am 04.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1546 Recent heavy snows here have caused my starboard aft stanchion to bend. The base has buckled, allow
Flax Insertion Tool (stuffing box instructions) (1) Maine Sail at 6:43am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1157 Hi All,I had a bunch of folks ask what I use to insert the flax. I totally overlooked my custom ma
Club Boat Problems? Brian at 8:24am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1018 I'm thinking of buying an S2 7.3 that has been extensively used by severaldifferent owners within a
sail size haggis1957 at 8:54am 04.17.07 Other Sailboats 2/838 Does anyone know if J22 sails will fit a pearson 22 (I am a brand new sailor)Thanks
slips in Kemah ,Texas? Ctskip at 9:23am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1855 I am looking into the insurance and the cost of a slip. Any ideas or suggestions as to the approx co
Sail Guide Question Joe Gizara s/v Satisfaction at 9:50am 04.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 I live 2 hours away from my boat and I need to replace some sail guides. The question is what size
Bellingham Help Bob F at 11:23am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1039 Im going to be in Bellingham taking a weekend ASA catamaran course. can someone give me a restaurant
A-Spin Size Fred at 11:44am 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/884 The experts on this forum have convinced me that I should mount the spinnaker halyard block just abo
w/o sail or rudder tom farner at 1:45pm 04.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/998 First thank you for the previous responses. They are so appreciated! Whenever I go without sail sh
Odd Weather.....or is it? Bad Obsession at 10:57am 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1588 This has been an odd April so far this year. The cold temperatures and now the wind are just puttin

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Sail slugs Calif. Ted at 7:36pm 06.20.21 They have them right here on sailboatowners also, lot easier to deal with, no offense to RR. Bainbri
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Calif. Ted at 7:27pm 06.20.21 Never seen that set-up but agree with your wife that reaching over to both open or close defies ergo
Wind Generator Shopping Rich Stidger at 7:23pm 06.20.21 Everything is a compromise. I have an Air-X 400 watt unit. I bought it many years ago before solar
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Rick Webb at 7:10pm 06.20.21 She is right Any facts or logic that contradict that are baseless and irrelevant she is always righ
Paceship PY26 Anchor sail sfbay at 7:06pm 06.20.21 See post #4......simple. You can install a rail anchor mount for a fluke anchor and you are done.
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35pm 06.20.21 @caverun gave you good advice. Keep us posted if solved or not
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement tkwhalen at 6:34pm 06.20.21 Hey Greg ... good suggestion but the door with the latch on it has an aluminum L bracket that runs i
Used H260 Deck Rigging Wanted Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31pm 06.20.21 Before purchasing used gear that you inspect it first
Paceship PY26 Icebox Nemo Nusquam at 6:26pm 06.20.21 No experience with your boat, but for most conversions involve purchasing a refrigeration kit, that
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Tally Ho at 6:24pm 06.20.21 Can the door opposite the bottom latch be opened first? Then you reach around the bottom of the doo
Paceship PY26 Anchor (1) Nemo Nusquam at 6:24pm 06.20.21
Paceship PY26 Anchor (1) Nemo Nusquam at 6:20pm 06.20.21 The PY26 was produced w/o any anchor-related accoutrements, as this photo of my bow shows. I'm willi
H260 Model Year Differences? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20pm 06.20.21 The boat production of the 260 commenced August 1, 1997 till the last one picked up either in Januar
Paceship PY26 Anchor (1) Nemo Nusquam at 6:13pm 06.20.21 "... you'll have to offer up a complete pictorial tour of your anchor locker and bow." This is the
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 6:02pm 06.20.21 Somebody needs a Snickers. :biggrin:
H260 Model Year Differences? (2) caverun at 6:02pm 06.20.21 One other thing I noticed when I was looking- they changed the stern rail attachment on the 2 forwar
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Ward H at 5:44pm 06.20.21 I wish you would have posted sooner! I like that spot a lot. Being you have a 310 and I a 30 w/ di
H260 Model Year Differences? (1) caverun at 5:38pm 06.20.21 Here's a picture of the newer stanchion- my '98 does not have the bracket that wraps around the base
Boomkicker on a trailer boat? cb32863 at 5:28pm 06.20.21 All you would need to do is slide the top out of the track on the boom when you take it off and put
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 5:26pm 06.20.21 Thanks, @caverun , that's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. I'd been told about the change

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