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Elecreic winch PROs and CONs Alex at 11:14am 02.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/923 Hey, All.Did enyone ever consider an elecreic winch for a swing keel?Seems like you can pick up a
ericson 38 - sailing windsmaker at 11:27am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 1/919 I'm thinking about buying a ericson 38 . Anyone familiar with the sailing characteristics of this m
Restoring a Ranger 26 tom Gardner at 4:38pm 02.26.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/3747 I have found a 1974 Ranger 26. I raced against one years ago up in SF bay. It seemd to race will t
S37 bottom rudder bearing Robert at 8:43pm 02.24.07 Seidelmann 5/1933 I have some play on the rudder of my S37. The bottom rudder bearing needs to be replaced. I was wond
Wire schematics for Catalina 27 Jim gaw at 9:19pm 02.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/6760 I purchased a 1974 catalina 27 that has been neglected for several years. I am trying to upgrade and
Rigging the Fuel line Pete at 9:13pm 02.24.07 Catalina 22 9/1740 Fellow C22 skippers,Until now, I have been running an integral tank outboard. Now I have my sights
JRC 1500 MKII radar install George H260 at 11:53pm 02.24.07 Big Boats 3/1302 Greetings and salivations to all!here in Vermont today the sun is shining brightly and it has warm
changing the Forestay Gregg at 11:23pm 02.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2134 I have a 1979 Mac 25 (Venture), and it is in really good shape, I have a few things to add and chang
Photos John24107 at 12:28am 02.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1113 Am I the only one that can't see photos that are posted. I get a "click image for full size view" b
Winter isn't letting go yet Ross at 12:11am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/964 11:04 EST. N3932 W7617 It has just started snowing here. The forecast was for a 0400 start. Oh w
36 vs 30U Robert Sexmith at 12:50am 02.25.07 Other Sailboats 3/3546 I am returning to sailing as all my soccer players are out of the nest.I used to own a Catalina 36
Mary I'm moving up paulj17784 at 2:30am 02.25.07 Catalina 310 0/1294 In response to your e-mail Mary I will post a reply here.I will still look at the C250 web page.Ye
old ads mike england at 1:40am 02.25.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1802 have just trawled thru the for sale ads only to see that many of them date from 2003! could these n
Waste Holding tank Stan21606 at 1:26am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1119 My waste holding tank uses a gravity feed to empty the tankwhen I'm offshore. The waste hose comin
losing my sole Captain Chigger at 4:33am 02.25.07 Other Sailboats 0/913 I sail a '79 16 footer. I've had her about a year. The fiberglass sole above the keel is seperated
Pop-Top Maximized You Yours at 5:18am 02.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1092
owners manual tom duncan at 3:25am 02.25.07 Morgan 0/1554 I'm looking to get a copy of an owners manual for a 1968 ( or so ) m34. Thanks,Tom Duncan
Does everybody know about this web site? Ross at 4:04am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1110 The second covers the entire US coast.http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/AtlanticCoastViewer
Emergency Tiller John F at 5:24am 02.25.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1073 I just purchased a Newport 30-3 (1987) with wheel steering. I've looked everywhere and don't believ
H340 lazy jacks KenHartfield at 5:44am 02.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/917 I recently purchased a 1998 H340,it has the Hunter factory lazy jack system on it.When the boat was

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Communicate with 27 Hunter 1983 owners KElwell86 at 11:58pm 06.08.21 Helping my father get his Hunter 27 get ready for the summer after 18 months of being untouched in t
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts ricksoth at 10:43pm 06.08.21 Thanks to all that posted comments. The boat is a CAL 2-27 so the rig stays up full time. I using
Summer in the Salish Sea mermike at 8:54pm 06.08.21 Parks Bay is a good spot. No shore access unfortunately.
Summer in the Salish Sea MikeHoncho at 8:26pm 06.08.21 Recommendations for moorage/ anchoring in Friday harbor area?
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual kloudie1 at 8:20pm 06.08.21 The little two page manual says 10 psi. Probably good with 6-10. it is like the old white gasoline
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 Ralph Johnstone at 7:59pm 06.08.21 lubricant. not the thick goopy crap that sets up like cement. You're confusing Victaulic fittings
Found a 2003 C310 (5) JRT at 7:35pm 06.08.21 We finally hosted nonfamily on RoseLeigh over the holiday weekend. As usual I took no photos so got
Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks and such (1) Lisp Lisp at 7:31pm 06.08.21 Thanks; Not sure if I used 3M hooks before but the damage-free hooks I used all came down even the
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Hayden Watson at 6:55pm 06.08.21 My question is how many of us have pulled the chainplates out of the boat for the complete inspectio
How would you patch this? (1) withintheruins14 at 6:52pm 06.08.21 Here's the first layer, not a total home run but it should work as a starting point Very first time
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? shemandr at 6:08pm 06.08.21 I've been on two boats on which the mast came down. In each incident I was surprised in how gentle
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Jaxn at 5:47pm 06.08.21 Wow. That is an impressive amount of help! I have a much better handle on what is going on now. I h
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Jollyroger at 5:21pm 06.08.21
Standing rigging tension? shemandr at 5:10pm 06.08.21 We had a guy in our Club level fleet with a Pearson - maybe a 33. He loved to crank up his backstay
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville jmce1587 at 5:08pm 06.08.21 Just spent a few nights there last week. They did a great job on refinishing the bulkheads. As f
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jmce1587 at 4:57pm 06.08.21
AC Condensate Drain Oprion (2) Closing Time at 4:43pm 06.08.21 Congratulations on your new boat. Ours sat at Texoma and had a wet bilge due to some leaks. Using t
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? capta at 4:27pm 06.08.21 Our mast is essentially two masts of very thick alloy. The rigger from Newport who I asked to survey
Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 06.08.21 My only reason for checking mine is that my leeward shrouds get pretty loose when sailing in a brisk
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 4:00pm 06.08.21 Could running the charger cause that kind of a load dump, or does it take physically (or via a swit

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