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Water Ballast and Freezing Temps Sultan at 10:27am 12.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/873 This is my first year with my MacGregor and I am planning on keeping it in a slip most of the winter
Furling Mainsail Binding Alex21425 at 10:39am 12.04.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4305 How can I reduce the binding of my mainsail when furling and unfurling on my Beneteau 331?
Bow light Sultan at 10:56am 12.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/874 I lost my bow light lens. Any idea where I can buy a new one?Thanks in advance!
Spreader Boots Jeff at 1:03pm 12.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 Can anyone please tell me if spreader boots, tape or anything else required on the spreaders to prot
Dodger $$$ Bob at 8:02pm 12.01.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/973 Had a fire in the garage last week (don't ask), and unfortunately my dodger was in there. I am in
Used Sailboats From Ireland Jamie C at 7:18pm 12.01.06 Ask All Sailors 5/760 I have located a few Beneteau's (used) that are from Ireland. Would possibly consider buying and sa
Quick Removable Bimini's - Who Makes Them Keith at 6:53pm 12.01.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1133 We race our 40.7. However I want to locate a manufacturer that builds a good quality bimini that is
Sliding Gooseneck Rick19336 at 10:17pm 12.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1377 I have restored a 1969 MacGregor Venture 24' sailboat. Unfortunately the sliding gooseneck for the
OUTBOARD SAILORS HAL at 11:44pm 12.01.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1177 How big can the waves get before your prop over revs? What's your boat and is your motor short15-lon
Mirage 24 1980's Chain Plate Question Fred15692 at 11:45pm 12.01.06 Other Sailboats 0/1044 I am looking at a Mirage 24 . It has a doubler plate SS on both bulkheads that the chain plate is bo
Winterizing for snow load JimD at 12:06am 12.02.06 Smaller Boats 0/1045 I own a new Catalina 16.5 (center board model) and I will be storing it outside. I live outside of P
Pedestal Guard Replacement Greg at 12:46am 12.02.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1576 I wish to replace my 12" on center 48" high by 1" in diameter pedestal guard on my 1983 H31. I have
winterizing for snow load JimD at 12:13am 12.02.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 Winterizing for snow load I own a new Catalina 16.5 (center board model) and I will be storing it o
Best place for second hand parts Rich at 2:37am 12.02.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1394 Where does one go to get secondhand parts?I own a First29 and want a new RUDDER STOCK DRIVING SQUA
main sail hoisting. Gary at 9:00am 12.02.06 Newport 0/1642 I have a 1975 Newport 27. I am having difficulty raising the main sail and the problem seems to be
Stuffing box hose Manny at 7:22am 12.02.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2902 Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there special hose specifically made for stuffing boxes,
centerboard removal Dennis23509 at 11:13am 12.02.06 Day Sailers 1/936 I have a 1984 O'day 26 and would like to remove, inspect, clean and paint the centerboard but cannot
which finish (1) Justin_NSA at 1:59pm 12.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1070 Santa delivered my new IdaSailor Mahogany ' Ash Tiller and riser today. The tiller has a marine pene
stern traveler DanW9494 at 3:20pm 12.02.06 Smaller Boats 2/1414 Has anyone switched to a end boom mainsheet with an aft traveler? I am wondering about a traveler,
Replacement Swing Keel H22 / Stern Rails bsavulis at 10:27am 12.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 I have just aquired an '81 H22 the swing keel was lost by by the PO. Does any one have plans or diag

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Shore water feed Don S/V ILLusion at 3:45pm 05.24.21 Should be simple enough to replace an O ring and see what happens
Which Sail to Get dlochner at 3:42pm 05.24.21 I was advised to avoid the sails available on Amazon yet they seem to have nice colors than what I
Which Sail to Get sail sfbay at 3:41pm 05.24.21 75 sq ft appears to be correct BUT to be sure suggest contacting your regional sunfish association I
Any hints or suggestions for rudder replacement (1) finding41 at 3:25pm 05.24.21 Build one. I did. Search whale fin rudder on this site.
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:16pm 05.24.21 In the meantime I'll just clean every connection I can find and cross my fingers I corrected the is
Traveler Don Guillette at 3:15pm 05.24.21 Thanks Don , I loosen the vang and move the traveler to windward. Rgranger: The key word is VANG
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive (2) dleckenby at 3:14pm 05.24.21 I had the boat out last week and checked the internal anode and it looked OK to me. Some loss visibl
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel jon hansen at 3:11pm 05.24.21 the center board needs to weigh enough to go down, not float. it's not ballast like in the keel
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel twistedskipper at 3:08pm 05.24.21 Does the Beneteau 311 really carry ballast in the retractable appendage? In other words, is it a swi
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 05.24.21 That is the weep hole you see the water dripping from. It looks as if the mechanical seal of the p
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? (1) sail sfbay at 3:00pm 05.24.21 You have described your set up very well but a few photos of the reefing lines and hardware might he
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument markwbird at 2:52pm 05.24.21 Do you mean both the apparent and true are 15% different from a known wind speed in your location?
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) Thaniel at 2:45pm 05.24.21 Look what showed up today. An upgrade for the boat! d work. But in initial testing it looks like it
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel jon hansen at 2:38pm 05.24.21 so, a bud had the same issue on his bristol 40. contacted the designer, got the blue prints. resear
Traveler rgranger at 2:22pm 05.24.21 Thanks Don Helpful post. I think I figured out how to use the Traveler by trial -error-&-observat
Deck wash AEarnshaw at 2:01pm 05.24.21 One of the various kits available will meet your needs, but if you'd like so save a few sheckles, C
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument shemandr at 1:55pm 05.24.21 Kinda makes you pine for a pencil with a bit of cassette tape tied to it.
Full size porta potty? (1) tfox2069 at 1:47pm 05.24.21 There are at least two different sizes of "standard" marine head bowls - compact and regular. My gu
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 1:44pm 05.24.21 I mean Lithium polymer battery.
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument sail sfbay at 1:27pm 05.24.21 The calibration process can be found in Chapter 7, section 2, entitled ALIGNIING THE WIND TRANSDUCER

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