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Shape of Main Don Guillette at 7:47am 02.23.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1533 Steve: I've tried to post an answer to you twice but I don't know where they go when I hit submit so
Steel Keel Pin Quinn at 8:21am 02.23.06 Smaller Boats 1/1128 Hello fellow sailors,I brought my 1973 Catalina 22ft to the boatyard for Keel Repair. The keel was
212 rigging eabondy at 8:37am 02.23.06 Smaller Boats 0/739 Has anyone successfully rigged thier 212/216 to haul the main halyard from the tiller or cockpit are
Haul out / Cutlass Issues/prop change? Bob F at 8:33am 02.23.06 Big Boats 5/826 I'm having a cutlass bearing starting to go and I'll need to pull the boat to have it done. While it
Rudders Steve Leon at 8:24am 02.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/921 As the proud owner of a 1996 26x, I am always looking for improvements for "Panacea." I'm wondering
Steering - Tiller vs. Pedestal & Wheel - Mac 26S (1) Sean at 9:04am 02.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3500 Hello out there, I'm trying to decide whether I should install a pedestal steering column on my Mac
Grampian burgee (1) George Stuteville at 9:04am 02.23.06 Grampian 2/1894 The Grampian burgee I recently ordered is in. I have posted apicture. It is really nice; top qualit
Finished that storage project under the sink!! (1) quickdraw66 at 10:06am 02.23.06 Smaller Boats 1/876 Ill post the other pic on the photo forum.
hull repair or manfacturing mold bumps hightower at 9:44am 02.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/948 I am looking to buy a Hunter 34 1983 model. It looks loke a large repair had been done on the port s
Convert quarter berth orientation Brett B at 1:24pm 02.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1827 Has anyone considered converting the quarter berth to a beamwise orientation? It looks like one cou
all the stuff working together (1) Rob H26 Monterey Bay at 1:27pm 02.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/831 Well you folks were a great inspiration to me, the many great ideas in the photo forum spurred me on
Leak under cockpit pedestal on '97 Mac 26X Gazmn at 12:43pm 02.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2067 Hi All,New used boat owner here. Among the bugs I must address preseason is a leak that stems fro
SEA Trial.... What should I look for? FOB at 9:53pm 02.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1467 I have my Sea Trial coming up this spring... This is my first Sea Trial with an inboard... It is a C
Jabsco 29120 - stuck wet/dry valve TimGreg at 10:12pm 02.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3037 When winterizing, I noticed that the marine toilet (Jabsco 29120) operated as if on the dry setting
New Hatch on H28 (1) Steve at 10:44pm 02.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/771 I have a 1992 H28. Has anyone with an H28 replaced the "sky light" in the main cabin with an openin
Hood Line drive system sailor5017 at 9:58pm 02.21.06 Big Boats 5/984 I am considering installing the single line Hood Furler upgrade to my 91 37.5. Has anyone had expe
barrier Coat fox at 11:20pm 02.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1287 I will be applying interlux interprotect 2000/2001 to my 22 foot sailboat. How much of the 2000/20
Impressed by Boston Sailers Tom at 11:44pm 02.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1085 This past weekend I was freezing while walking around Boston harbor. Very cold gusty winds. But the
Yamaha 28 John Vye at 1:11am 02.22.06 Yamaha 1/2206 Hi, I am new to this forum and to yamahasailboats.org. I have owned this boat for six years and
Drill Motor Engine Start Garry @ S/V TASHTEGO at 1:00am 02.22.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1222 I knew I'd find it eventually. If you want to see a device for starting your rope start motor with

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1997 Hunter 430 "Highlands" Texas japan sailing at 9:07pm 03.28.21 I do not know if it was vandalised or whether the person working on it just "gave up". The interior
fog scares me! All U Get at 9:03pm 03.28.21 Jon it's like driving in Boston, the light turns and everyone continues going through the intersecti
Ever Given All U Get at 8:46pm 03.28.21 I suppose using a teaspoon will work, that bow is really buried.
Issues removing cutless bearing. snoopy_ at 8:39pm 03.28.21 Bearing is replaced by professional. He did not indicate what he thought went wrong, but he had to
Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19pm 03.28.21 If it's a standard 1.5" deck fill (which actually refers to the size of the hose that goes onto it.
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY rgranger at 7:54pm 03.28.21
Ever Given shemandr at 7:49pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Ever Given shemandr at 7:45pm 03.28.21 It's going to take a while with a bucket. But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope the
Mystery Mastic (6) jdrutten at 7:45pm 03.28.21 I was able to get to the boat today to try to get a better look. Unfortunately, the v-berth is well
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:34pm 03.28.21 Chuck, Can you send me a link to the combiner and hose you are using. I have been unable to find
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 7:29pm 03.28.21 When challenged with an exact length you need to understand the features of the back stay and how yo
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? chuckwayne at 7:25pm 03.28.21 Most, if not all, low HP Mercs are rebranded Tohatsus. That's what I thought, too, Dave. I asked a
Cabin Windows mtarcher1 at 7:07pm 03.28.21 I've got a badly scratched cabin window on my Catalina 320 that I want to replace. There's no fram
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 6:42pm 03.28.21 I have the ridiculously large tables on the console. The large console created some clearance issue
Ever Given dlochner at 6:15pm 03.28.21 A short video of the salvage effort. jMTsGWQ2voY
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 6:12pm 03.28.21 Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. New system is up and running and we love it. 3 x Firef
Hunter 34 cabin interior wood finish Capt Robbie at 6:06pm 03.28.21 all h34 except for the oak cabin model were all natural teak finish. Ive used deks olhje #1 for 38 y
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 5:49pm 03.28.21 my h34 1983 original owner inspected every season, never had any issues. I replaced everything in 2
O'Day 26 Backstay length Apex at 5:16pm 03.28.21 get something CLOSE, but long enough (split OR single), and trim to length in place, putting in a No
fog scares me! Will Gilmore at 5:11pm 03.28.21 I've sailed in Maine when we couldn't see the bow of our center cockpit, 56' schooner and when it se

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