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My cheap tiller tamer (1) ken at 7:07am 08.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/5067 Here is a pic of a tiller tamer that I designed myself for about $6 and it works great!! I tried the
drawbar height for H23? Brian Scott at 8:27am 08.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1018 I got bit by the sailing bug, took a sailing course at the local college on a Shark, got my PCOC (Pl
Center Board Rick at 10:18am 08.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/983 I have noticed some 30' to 34' sailboats that have center boards. Draft was 5'3" to 9'5". I like the
Sailing with Cats Jutta Coutts at 10:34am 08.18.06 Other Sailboats 4/786
fleet number jeff bobbio at 10:28am 08.18.06 Day Sailers 1/1160 I am interested in getting a fleet number for our clubs H170's. Any information for getting this num
Tiller vs. Wheel Steering? Joe at 11:22am 08.18.06 Ask All Sailors 31/4471 Need advice-wheel steering or tiller My wife and I are about to purchase our first sailboat and are
New Main!!!! Chaos at 12:34pm 08.18.06 Racing 11/2055 Thanks for everyones input on pushing me over the edge to go for a new main. Question: I have not sa
Genoa Sheets! N5760W at 1:36pm 08.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1085 I am purchasing a new 155 Genoa but I have no idea how long the new sheets need to be. I own a '80 C
Swing Keel Problems Take 5 at 4:33pm 08.18.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1232 Has anyone else had problems lifting their swing keel using the fitted pulley and winch?Mine just
Cruising in a H26 Take 5 at 4:40pm 08.18.06 Smaller Boats 8/994 Does anyone know of anyone attepting long distance cruising in a H26 or similar boat.I'd like ideas
CROSSING THE ATLANTIC cockneyboy at 4:02pm 08.18.06 Bavaria 4/2736 AS a new Macgregor m26 owner. I am curious to know if anyone ever tried to cross the Atlantic ocean
Photo archives Mark Burrows at 10:56pm 08.16.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/860 Hi Phil:I was trying to review some of the old articles on compression post repairs and find some o
HELP! Looking at a Hunter 23.5? feejer at 10:47pm 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 4/852 I'm going to look at a 1995 23.5 water ballest this weekend. Is their anything unusal with this boat
Problem with Kedging GKuffner at 10:45pm 08.16.06 Smaller Boats 4/1310 I was out yesterday on a friends 22" sailboat when we grounded on rocks. We were healed at about 5-
Deck Repair John12637 at 11:47pm 08.16.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1066 I recall a kit that could pump in a product to repair a delaminated deck, but can't find it in the a
Jib Furler Randy at 11:35pm 08.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1218 I am wanting to put a furler on for the jib on my 1980 Macgregor 25. Any suggestions on where to go
216 LADDER NORMAN STROMINGER at 12:20am 08.17.06 Smaller Boats 5/1333 THE 216 HAS ONE MAJOR SHORTCOMING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO PRODUCTS OR INFORMATION ABOUT SWIM LADDER
HUNTER REACLL WALDO EMERSON at 12:08am 08.17.06 Big Boats 27/2080 Unable to download form. Have any recallowners been successful ?
Sails Ron10127 at 12:01am 08.17.06 Ask All Sailors 2/939 Has anyone had any experience with Lee Sails?
Florida O'day owners get-together Ross in Tampa at 12:40am 08.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1202 Hello all, I am throwing this out to all the Florida Oday owners, and anyone else that might be inte

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O'Day 34 cabin top going soft Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 05.03.21
Insurance for Macgregor 65 JohnShannon at 5:47pm 05.03.21 Can you ask the present owner what he is paying? Spectacular boat
Polaris Compass / no fluid Kevin&Karen at 5:47pm 05.03.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat mspeters at 5:46pm 05.03.21 I used a 22 lb thrust Minnkota on a Taser to motor out of the dead air in an inlet ramp and get back
New Owner / Hull 355 / Top Top Mast Slug ? / Keel Hole / Cockpit cubby Kevin&Karen at 5:44pm 05.03.21
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? whudatt at 5:30pm 05.03.21 Thanks but no i don't have one of those,just a stock one.
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior ggrizzard at 5:15pm 05.03.21 The "project" went well. I put two strips of the 3M tape on the cabin top inner liner of my H30C.
Squeaky/sticky wheel turning to starboard - causing autopilot problem? LukeAvanti at 5:14pm 05.03.21 Very helpful, thanks!
Spring lines ggrizzard at 5:07pm 05.03.21 I found this online: https://www.overtons.com/whitecap-4.5-stainless-steel-folding-cleat-320930.html
Window Caulking Brian D at 4:59pm 05.03.21 Do they open? Or are they fixed in the hull?
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? (1) sail sfbay at 4:44pm 05.03.21 Please post a photo. Do you have a high performance kick up rudder assembly like below? Is so, sug
Stern vents - screen options? Mikes 87 at 4:42pm 05.03.21 No rats, but I did have a small bird make a nest in the exhaust vent (engine exhaust vent, thankfull
Diagnosing a problem with the shower pump mdibella at 4:36pm 05.03.21 I had a similar problem. After confirming the lines and strainers were clear, the diaphragm pump wo
H310 port side ropr clutch rjadelsohn at 4:36pm 05.03.21 We replaced the clutch last year - we were pleasantly surprised to find an aluminum plate. It was
Squeaky/sticky wheel turning to starboard - causing autopilot problem? sail sfbay at 4:36pm 05.03.21 Congratulations on your new Catalina 30MK. This thread might shed some light on your steering issue
Diagnosing a problem with the shower pump DaveFromOregon1 at 4:24pm 05.03.21 I ended up snaking out the hose between the pump and the through hull. I was extremely careful abou
2nd anchor/Double bow roller? sail sfbay at 4:22pm 05.03.21 Wow .............my first sailboat was a 1987 Hunter 31. I will not likely install a second anchor
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Ralph Johnstone at 4:08pm 05.03.21 This from the link that @sail sfbay included in Post #2: Maybe I'm missing something here, but af
2nd anchor/Double bow roller? ScottySailor at 4:08pm 05.03.21
2nd anchor/Double bow roller? sail sfbay at 4:03pm 05.03.21 .............The anchor is a Rocna 33 so seems adequate for this boat. The questions are why would I

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