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Interested in a Hans Christian 33 Matt Crunk at 2:12pm 09.12.06 Other Sailboats 0/1182 I'm interested in (someday)purchasing a Hans Christian 33.At 40 years of age I've been sailing now
Where does this line go? (JIffy Reefing) mrscott at 4:49pm 09.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/869 Another newbie to sailing here, but having fun learning!!!I bought a 76 O'day a month ago and have
Help for a friend in need (1) Angela20177 at 6:49pm 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 0/702 Hello sailors,I have a very special request to anyone who can help me. I'm looking for someone to
1977 Sun 27 Mark Casteel at 3:09am 09.10.06 Ask All Sailors 1/2547 information about manufacturer and specs?
bow sprit Chaos at 3:58am 09.10.06 Racing 12/4790 Hi everyone. How about some discussion on bow sprits? Pros and cons and benefits. I run an asymetric
Stern rail seats for a Mac 26M stndcommt at 4:44am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Looking for stern rails seats to fit a 26M. Does anyone know a good place to purchase them? I've d
Ok Alex's question reversed---LOOSE RIGGING ? Chuck R at 6:19am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/915 CAN THE RIGGING BE TOO LOOSE ? Is it possible to hurt anything? My 222 is 7/8ths fractional and alt
Mainsail Tracks/StackPack Jerry White at 12:52am 09.10.06 Catalina 30 5/2821 I'm thinking of adding a mainsail track along with a Doyle StackPack to my Catalina 30 MkIII in orde
How do you tie down a tiller for a storm Steve A5532 at 11:10pm 09.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/1693 Hello,I had been tieing down my tiller with line (rope) off the side cleats. During Ernesto the te
170 heading into the wind feejer at 10:27pm 09.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1324 I've looking to purchase a 170. I had the chance to rent one while on vacation. Is their a trick to
What is the weight of Catalina 400 mast? Mark at 9:25am 09.10.06 Catalina 310 1/1628 I just purchased a 1996 Catalina and I am going to take the mast down for the winter. I need to kno
Wiring diagram Buck 100 at 11:39am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1331 I just bought a Oday 25 and need to do some wiring. Does anybody have a wiring diagram for a 1975 Od
Venture 21 swing keel rebuild aschowin at 11:45am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1426 I have removed my keel but all that remains is a steel plate with additional steel plates welded on
Venture 24 keel removal Radioop at 10:57am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2105 I have an older (1968-1971) Venture, hull number 813. The keel is in pretty bad shape and needs som
Mac 25 interior headroom Mike Sharp at 12:20pm 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/7885 Hi All,I was wondering what the interior headroom was on this boat, with the pop-top down. I like
Macerator Rick D at 12:46pm 09.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1283 Hey, Peggy, I noticed my macerator pump isn't exactly sealed off as to holding tank odors. When I wa
What would you do? ex-admin at 1:09pm 09.10.06 Ask All Sailors 28/1513 Friday afternoon, you get away from work later than planned for a weekend cruise with your family.
Can anyone ID this 1997 40.5 Masthead/Deck light? Rich Stidger at 1:52pm 09.10.06 Big Boats 3/1443 My masthead (steaming) light is intermittent. Before I climb up to T/S and replace, I'd like to hav
H34 Sheet Winch Jared at 1:35am 09.11.06 Big Boats 10/1141 It looks like I may need to get some new sheet winches on our 87 H34. My Maxwell 25's are getting a
A small head problem Steve at 2:03am 09.11.06 Big Boats 2/704 My H356 is 55 miles from home and one of my partners just told me that the inside handle on the door

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Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 6:34am 06.14.21 ...........Are there any huge red flags here? Is there anything I can/should check without a full i
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 Joe at 6:34am 06.14.21 Pay a diver to give the bottom an inspection. He can tell you of any severe blisters, signs of elec
Anchoring systems Jollyroger at 6:34am 06.14.21
Got a new sailing dinghy (3) Davidasailor26 at 6:33am 06.14.21
H170 versus H18 experience Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 06.14.21 Excellent write up by @mark2. Thank you very much sir
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 6:30am 06.14.21
U-bolt Chainplates (1) RoyS at 6:25am 06.14.21 Timely story for me. Last Friday while sailing to Marblehead, MA one side of my split backstay snapp
Steering Cable Fell Off RobChichester at 6:16am 06.14.21 When I bought my boat, the emergency tiller was one of the first things for which I checked. I made
I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. stickinthemud57 at 6:12am 06.14.21 You may want to check with Todd McChesney at Blue Water Yachts. I have found them to be the best sou
Venture 222 interior painting Davidasailor26 at 6:12am 06.14.21
U-bolt Chainplates sail sfbay at 6:10am 06.14.21 Same question came up on this thread in 2001: Need Info RE: Chainplate Failures Might check with th
Waste System - How does it actually work? dLj at 6:10am 06.14.21 Yes, get Peggy's book. It's worth it, for sure! +1 dj
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? Pagan Baby at 6:09am 06.14.21 Fittings for beaching legs maybe?
Mac 19 stickinthemud57 at 6:08am 06.14.21 I was not familiar with the Mac 19, so I looked it up. It's amazing how Roger MacGregor was able to
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. leo310 at 6:04am 06.14.21 First, what type of sailing are you doing? If your just a weekend day sailing the a hand held unit l
Morse MV-2 Parts for hunter (1) RoyS at 6:02am 06.14.21 I purchased the Seastar MT-3 Single Lever Dual Function Controller Model Number CH5310P. I have a fu
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 jssailem at 5:47am 06.14.21 Is it worth paying someone to dive clean the boat prior to purchase to check for keel separation?
Venture 222 interior painting JustinP at 5:38am 06.14.21 Will do! Another question I have is, is it ok to sand fiberglass? Obviously not a lot but just enoug
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 5:32am 06.14.21 The water in the bilge is coming from a dripping hose. I need to verify which one, The soft spot is
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? Jollyroger at 5:10am 06.14.21 Portajon, you should write it up, and submit it to one of the boating DIY magazines, like Good Old B

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