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Updated Review of my 310 (1) SceptreSailor at 11:00am 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1021 Updated January 1st 2007What I like Best about my 310: (Hull #282) Delivered June 2004Design: Ex
Bottom pox ex-admin at 11:01am 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 22/5144 So, your boat has just been hauled. Inspecting the bottom, you are pleased to find no hard growth an
26S Factory Winches SeacretSailor at 11:58am 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1065 Almost done refurbishing my 1991 26S and I've noticed that both factory winches freely spin, i.e. th
standing rigging tension Mike at 1:31pm 01.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/841 I have just replaced all of my standing rigging on my 37 foot O'day, from eyes to turnbuckles. Does
Batteries Mark at 1:15pm 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/863 Ok you guys have been so helpfull I figured to fire another question at you. My Mac does not have a
Anchor for Legend 37 David at 3:28pm 01.01.07 Big Boats 20/2025 We are about to replace the anchor on our Legend 37.We sail predominantly in Sydney Harbour which
winch location Pat Myers at 10:22pm 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1334 I am taking my boat (Venture 21) to Sandusky Bay next year. I was previously at Atwood Lake. My que
Suitable Hatch Cover Material? Marcia at 10:26pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1177 I want to replace the plexiglass, (which are cracked and terribly scratched) in our two overhead hat
Bahamas Insurance Questions Skip Gundlach at 11:34pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1223 Hi, group,A couple of questions, and since I'm not a regular here, please also copy me at skipgund
Need Main Sail Cover for 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 11:38pm 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1086 The sail cover on my Hunter 320 is probably beyond repair. Does anyone have a suggestion where to ge
deck restoration Herb Langland at 12:12am 01.02.07 Catalina 30 3/1658 Good Old Boat Magazine had an article about Penetrol... does wonderful things to an old deck... can
Fairing the Keel Seekswind at 11:49pm 01.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1062 I am new to sailing. This last season was my first on the water and this winter is my first on the
New Years Day Race SweetTrade at 12:37am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 3/974 Well yesterday was the "None but the bravest" race at our local club. I was raining pretty hard at t
Packing the stuffing box and transducer adhesive Tim Opt Holt at 12:22am 01.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1727 1. I've not repacked the stuffing box on my H31 before. Does anyone know the correct packing width?
Beneteau First Class Eight Honeymonster at 1:04am 01.02.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1841 Hi all. This is my first post here. My wife and I are looking for a second hand trailer sailer tha
Robin Lee Graham, the Musical?! Bob at 2:22am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Taking note of the 14-year old sailing across the Atlantic, I decided to see whats up with Robin Lee
Embarrassing moments of 2006 Brian D at 2:19am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 26/1605 Well, time to lighten up and if you are brave, list the moments of 2006 in which you, well, went "op
Blueprints or plans Rich2347 at 2:26am 01.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1110 I am in the process of buying a 1988,34' Catalina, wing keel, and it is going to need a lot of work
Where are the nuts for the keel bolts? Mark Garbett at 2:55am 01.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/907 There used to be 2 bolts securing the saddle at the forward end of the lift keel. The bolts screw u
H46 Inner Forestay wire size Velero at 3:24am 01.02.07 Big Boats 6/971 I am building my own forestay wire and need to find the size of the wire. Also if you have a pictur

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Rudder woes, don't trust it! rpludwig at 4:58am 08.05.21 Yes. I drilled the lower and use a SS hairpin cotter while sailing. I pull the rudder while in th
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 Scallywagger at 4:51am 08.05.21 okay great..I did send my drone up there to take a look..I have it figured out, its just the length
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:54am 08.05.21 Really like the setup saikors hauling sailors has. Unfortubately they are unavailable the time I ne
Shroud on deck caverun at 3:15am 08.05.21 The old style rubber retaining plugs are now made by Hayn- sized for the wire diameter: Departments
H41 inner forestay? leemarkadams at 3:15am 08.05.21 Hi all and resurrecting this thread to see if anyone else has any ideas? Seriously thinking of addi
How many tacks? Stu Jackson at 10:57pm 08.04.21 unfavorable wind shift Those things only come from the local knowledge Stu is talking about Agai
Removing Paint from Deck jrussnogle at 9:50pm 08.04.21 Maybe call Krylon tech support?
H 240 table JamesG161 at 9:36pm 08.04.21 Check here... Hunter Parts Jim...
Is this drawing amps?? JamesG161 at 9:13pm 08.04.21 so is this drawing power? Wild guess... it is your VHF radio, GPS antennae. Jim... PS: Chart plo
Is this drawing amps?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 08.04.21 Interesting Interesting and a little scary. Maybe you're being targeted by aliens :yikes: or ev
Submitting Coast Guard Documentation Applications Rabe at 7:54pm 08.04.21 How does one send payment for faxed application? Just mailed mine in today. There's a form for th
Rudder woes, don't trust it! mtarcher1 at 7:28pm 08.04.21 So.....absent buying a new Ruddercraft rudder (for now), anyone drilled thru the pintles for ringdi
entry hatch slider BigEasy at 7:18pm 08.04.21 I recently replaced a deck mounted fixed skylight on my boat. Ordered 1/4" cast acrylic from TAP pl
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:13pm 08.04.21 Maybe it has a battery operated indicator light to tell you it isn't getting power. -Will Interes
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 jssailem at 7:12pm 08.04.21 I installed a spinnaker crane on the top of my mast facing the bow and run the spinnaker and snuffe
Is this drawing amps?? Will Gilmore at 7:12pm 08.04.21 Maybe it has a battery operated indicator light to tell you it isn't getting power. -Will
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:11pm 08.04.21 Sorry, a small green indicator type light.
How many tacks? Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 08.04.21 Stu makes a very good point - There is always a balance between looking for strong wind, a favorable
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:10pm 08.04.21 It flashes at about 5 sec intervals
Is this drawing amps?? Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.04.21 Gonna take a really wild shot in the dark and guess it's a GPS antennae. What is flashing ...... an

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