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Max Luff on a 222 chuckd at 7:09am 09.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/860 Anyone know the Max Luff on an O'Day 222? Thanks in advance.- Chuck
Winter Storage Jennifer Petticord at 7:21am 09.04.06 Seidelmann 2/1484 When we arranged for our winter storage, the manager of the marina suggested that we store with the
WindVanes cassie at 7:17am 09.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/839 I have a Hunter Passage 42, center cockpit with aft swim step. I am doing some research on the best
replacing a cracked acrylic bowmar hatch Ken Boucher at 9:52am 09.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1183 We cracked the acrlic smoked lens on the forward hatch of our C-270. Has anyone trie to relace the l
backstay length for hunter 22 jim at 10:43am 09.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/933 Does anyone have the mast down on a Hunter 22? I need the backstay length. I just purchased a swing
Standing rigging for a Mac 25 Mac at 10:30am 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/807 I need to make 2 of the shrouds on one side and one on the other side. I have access to stainless s
Down East Maine Trip Photographs.. A.C. at 8:58am 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1019 Hi All,We just got back from our annual cruise on our C-310 to Downeast Maine and I finished uploa
swing keel one side bent 15% glin at 8:47am 09.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/807 We raised the boat this year and the keel on one wing was slightly bent. Our boat yard said they co
Best Way to drain fuel tank on Hunter 31 Ed 7025 at 8:24am 09.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1142 Recent tropical storm dumped a lot of rain with driving wind on our marina. We were told by the Mar
Mainsail Tracks Jerry White at 7:37am 09.04.06 Catalina 30 1/1689 Does anyone have experience with Harken's, Schaefer's or any manufacturer's mainsail tracks designed
Keel Crack Oday 27 Joe Dougan at 11:35am 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 4/1347 Has this happened to anyone else. Needed to tension the rig, shrouds were real sloppy. Yes, we did b
Beep Beep Franklin at 10:51am 09.04.06 Other Sailboats 5/1058 While I was finishing up my tasks after picking an anchor spot and setting into it, a powerboat went
MacGregor 26M stern seat hinge Chuck Mills at 11:07am 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1118 Recently hurricane/storm Ernesto caught the stern seat on my MacGregor 26M, swung it and broke the s
stren rail seats, and roller furling jib ptsbug at 11:01am 09.04.06 Smaller Boats 4/1673 Darling wife and I looking at 94' 23.5, we would like to know if roller furling set-up on jib will m
What would you do? (Episode III) ex-admin at 12:34pm 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 37/1887 You and your spouse have planned a weekend cruise with five other boats from your sailing club to a
Cutting Board material Bob F at 11:46am 09.04.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1368 Can anybody point me in the right direction to where I can buy some of the white poly board material
Simpson Lawrece/Horizn 1500 WIndlass Motor Jim at 2:01pm 09.04.06 Big Boats 6/4212 I have a S/L/Horizon 1500 Windlass on my '98 Passage 450. The brushes on the motor are not replacea
How much power on a Mac19 swiwi at 5:49pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1020 Hello all. I have just purchased a Macgregor 19 here in New Zealand. It's a 1992. I want to replace
other side of the pond Mike Wannell at 6:14pm 09.04.06 Bigger Boats 1/1130 We have a 302 shipped from the USA to the UK in March 2005.It is everythong we had hoped for and mo
Can you "ground" a Mac 26S at low tide OK? SeacretSailor at 3:00pm 09.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1031 Got another one for y'all:Buying a 26S in 2 weeks and in Maine we have 8 ft tides. At low tide, I

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Hot water plumbing Justin_NSA at 8:25am 05.06.21 I replaced some PB (poly polybutylene ) on the front end of my water heater with PEX. PB works, but
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... Terriblerabbit at 8:11am 05.06.21
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... Parsons at 8:00am 05.06.21 Definitely a job you want to do before you launch, not on the way back into the trailer after a day'
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 7:58am 05.06.21 Thanks, Gents! All good info. One thing that reassures me is the heater is limited to 140 degrees (e
Do I need outside jib tracks? Parsons at 7:54am 05.06.21 I'm not an expert at the Catalina 22, but had a Hunter 216, a similar boat. When would you use thes
Tapping threads in mast dLj at 7:53am 05.06.21 I'm mounting a 3rd cleat to the side using a two-hole high-strength nylon type cleat which needs a
Do I need outside jib tracks? Justin_NSA at 7:49am 05.06.21 My $.02. Since you don't use them and may never, just rebed them. It might be that trim feature that
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 7:45am 05.06.21 I'm mounting a 3rd cleat to the side using a two-hole high-strength nylon type cleat which needs a 1
Survey day! JRT at 7:43am 05.06.21 Congrats! I can echo ToddL214 close to the wind, we push her very close a lot and watch and adjust
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 7:35am 05.06.21
Tapping threads in mast dLj at 7:25am 05.06.21 I don't know what exactly you are mounting, but I'd prefer something like: https://www.mcmaster.com/
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 7:13am 05.06.21 Good advice above - I'll only add in when you go to tap the hole, kerosene is a good cutting fluid
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 7:00am 05.06.21 If you have been vaccinated why would you care if your neighbor has not been? You are immune to the
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... rgranger at 6:52am 05.06.21 I wonder if you could get at that with a large flat headed scredriver and a mallet. Come at it from
Vinyl Wrap sail sfbay at 6:44am 05.06.21 The foam-backed vinyl headliner option from SailRite's adds a bit of cushion and helps to conceal sm
Covid-19 Vaccination rgranger at 6:44am 05.06.21 If they object well, at least they know I'm blowing smoke in their face. How am I supposed to know i
New upholstery and cushions sail sfbay at 6:30am 05.06.21 ............What thickness are your sit and back cushions? 4.5 inches XL-48 (extra firm) from Buyfo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 6:17am 05.06.21 Mankind is arrogant enough to believe it is the apex species on the planet. This is a sadly mistake
Covid-19 Vaccination kappykaplan at 6:14am 05.06.21 my mask is for you, and your mask is for me. :plus::plus::plus:
In-mast fuller foil (1) RitSim at 6:12am 05.06.21 On my B411 the foil is a single piece. You will need to drop the mast and take out the furling mech

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