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Jammed Winch The Commodore at 8:59am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2159 I was sailing in thirty five knot winds the other day and as if i was not having enough problems, on
Wind gusts - Part 2 kathy at 8:46am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2255 I've discovered that if I get hit by a gust and am heeling too hard for my comfort, I can let go of
Need Help! Do you know? Kyventure 222 at 9:48am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1228 What is the difference between a Venture 22 and a Venture 222?Can a used rudder and tiller for a Ve
Heavy weather sailing! richard at 10:27am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/775 !
Yet another "formula" for external bright work rsn48 at 6:48am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 9/4248 What you are about to see, I liberally stole from another forum. The combo struck me as interesting
side slip bill van at 12:46pm 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1324 Ok so I am still learning. I have a Mac 19' and ususally use the main and a 150% genoa. I seem t
What kind of battery lstyles at 1:04pm 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1320 Hi,I just bought a mac 26s and I am fixing it up. The battery it has is dead. What do you recommend
Aluminum Spreader Paint or Matang1976 at 1:01pm 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1218 Should I prime and paint my aluminum spreaders or leave it to the salt water elements? If I should p
Regulating charging system on 9.9HP outboard. Jack Hart at 1:28pm 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3102 Hi folks, just bought an old (1985) 9.9HP Evinrude outboard to put on the Oday 22.It has as I under
Dodger catsailor13190 at 9:09pm 10.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1444 I would like to make a simple removeable dodger. If anyone has any suggestion, I sure would like to
Trailer hitch for a Catalina 22 Mr. Bill at 12:07am 10.24.06 Trailer Sailors 6/2273 Can a Catalina 22 be pulled safely by a class I hitch (200 lb. tongue weight, 2000 gross trailer wei
Owning two boats-Good idea? Bad idea? PrincessoftheLake at 1:05am 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 20/4997 For the past 3 years my husband and I have owned a 1985 Hunter 34 on Lake Superior in the Apostle Is
Shielding Radar from Sunlight Peter at 1:18am 10.24.06 Big Boats 2/1126 I have a Furuno 1610 Radar mounted in an instrument pod on the rail above the helm. In bright light
irwin 34? jerrys at 2:19am 10.24.06 Other Sailboats 6/1524 I have run across a 34 foot irwin that needs to brought back from the dead. I looked at the layout
Need Gps with plotter and Autopilot Heather at 1:27am 10.24.06 Big Boats 3/903 Hi there. Any recomandations on having autopilot and a gps with plotter installed on 1197 Hunter 34
2006 Hunter 25 OB steering rod TCA at 3:37am 10.24.06 Smaller Boats 19/1755 Hello again! All have been very helpful. I really enjoy this post and find it a great resource so
Thru Hull Allan Nichols at 3:31am 10.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/972 What do you use to clean the green grunge off of thru hull fittings?
Texas Water Levels Don Chesley at 3:20am 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1004 I would like to spend some late winter free time in the state of Texas in 2007, however I am hearing
Ohio River Tom at 3:18am 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1423 Thinking about sailing the Ohio River next summer (around the Ashland, Ky. area); nice marina there;
Any one opened the 'seat' on port side of V birth MichaelStacy at 2:56am 10.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1078 Has anyone cut an access 'hole' into the little 'seat' on the port side of the V birth? I have been

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Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? jssailem at 12:31pm 07.13.21
LED Anchor Light KZW at 12:22pm 07.13.21 In mast furled. I will need to research notes on the ascenders. Any good climbing gear store will h
LED Anchor Light jssailem at 12:22pm 07.13.21 Very nice write up @KZW
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 Captain Ron 18 at 12:16pm 07.13.21 I installed gas struts on my Mac 25..20 inch/90LB. Works great. Do you still use the support pol
LED Anchor Light AwwShucks at 12:02pm 07.13.21 BC Bernie - do you have an in mast furling or traditional main sail? Additionally, do you have a li
Casting Benny17441 at 11:48am 07.13.21 It came to me that today we have computer 3D printing. In my college years many moons ago I worke
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Parsons at 11:40am 07.13.21 Not a 310 owner, but some general questions that may help: If you have any slugs between the second
Gauges that do not fog Benny17441 at 11:38am 07.13.21 Production boats do not usually come with EOM temperature gauges so I would think you may have an af
Bilge Drainage? SirMichael at 11:34am 07.13.21 Benny, Many thanks for the reply. That does answer my question. I'll probably follow up
Bilge Drainage? Benny17441 at 11:22am 07.13.21 To answer your question, yes there are areas in the hull that will not drain into the bilge. The p
GFCI trouble shooting Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 07.13.21 The other part of the problem is that from time to time boats seem to get unplugged for one reason
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Marmalade at 11:00am 07.13.21
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 10:46am 07.13.21 Take an extension cord and run it to a different pedestal and see if you have the same problem.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 10:26am 07.13.21 Fantastic! Feels good to be home with the boat, I'm sure!
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (4) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 And a couple more from the latter portion.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (9) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 Some pics from the second half
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (10) duck21 at 10:21am 07.13.21 Here are some pics from the first half of our trip.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (3) jssailem at 10:09am 07.13.21 You have a : Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70 Nice information, but it does not tell us wh
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 9:47am 07.13.21 thanks for sharing
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? Philly2DC2LBI at 9:35am 07.13.21 thanks, sail sfbay. That's the same manual I downloaded. Oddly enough it shows the boom vang connect

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