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26X speed when loaded azsailing at 4:54pm 01.02.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2059 Hi Folks, I am wondering if any 26X or 26M owners can speak to the effect on speed (and getting on
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 Big Breezy at 4:30pm 01.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1525 Can mast climbing steps be installed on a Hunter Vision 32 mast?
Singing Prop DannyS at 12:00pm 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 43/5845 Last year, we moved up to a Beneteau 393 and it seems that we have a singing prop. It is quite loud
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy sail sfbay at 8:59am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 13/4430 I am in the process of removing the dinghy name, registration numbers and state sticker from both si
1994 Hunter H26 trailer bracket Jimmy at 8:27am 01.02.21 Smaller Boats 16/1519 Anyone have photos / measurements of the brackets that attach to the bunk board? Mine were made by P
Companionway ladder refinished Cat36Amoore at 7:22am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 2/658 I currently sanded down my companionway ladder and applied teak oil. Two applications. Can and shoul
Vacu flush loss of vacum discovery at 7:08am 01.02.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/632 Encountering a new issue with one of my vacu flush heads...these are 18 yr old units that I've maint
End of the year sail garymalmgren at 3:14am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 1/301 I am in Japan and near Matsushima, which is the number one tourist spot in north Honshu (main island
Which Transducer Hole? StanleyJ at 3:09am 01.02.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1297 My old ST30 depth transducer did not work. I have purchased a ST60 depth instrument and ordered a n
3700 (or similar) cabin top handrails forbin at 9:44pm 01.01.21 Tartan 5/1252 One of the cabin top teak handrails has a little bit of movement at one of the attachment points...y
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 7:31pm 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 66/9511 I am starting the process of learning (I hope) how to complete some splices. I have watched YT's
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Rickeypilot at 6:47pm 01.01.21 Trailer Sailors 12/2276 New guy here. What is best for an eclipse (21 ft). A tiller or wheel for steering?
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye (4) Gott654 at 3:23pm 01.01.21 Catalina 22 26/2349
Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. Pados at 11:19am 01.01.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/639 Hi there trying to decide on a windlass for my 34, have decided on a manual and am familiar with the
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? David Walsh at 9:38am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1984 Hi All, I'm looking at getting to running rigging and I was looking at the manual and I see a refer
Battery Switches asalotto at 6:43am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1824 My boat has two house batteries wired in parallel, plus a starter battery. For the house needs, I ca
Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 01.01.21 Smaller Boats 3/712 Does anyone know the specific anti fouling paint to safely use on the ACP or plastic hulls?
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 jsheek at 9:56pm 12.31.20 Trailer Sailors 19/1592 I need to have my Catalina 25 moved from one lake to another. I need to hire a moving company becaus
2021 Rich Stidger at 8:59pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/900 HNY to all. May 2021 bring us all peaceful beam reaches. We deserve them.
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover Grace Note at 7:17pm 12.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1899 My "new" Mac 1994 swing keel boat came with the cover for the pop-top. It has a line around the b

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:08pm 08.26.24
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 norwoodmatt at 3:41pm 08.26.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 08.26.24 I've spent the last 6 weeks in Eastern Canada and one of the remarkable, of many remarkable, things
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From dlochner at 3:24pm 08.26.24 "When will they ever learn?" "Where have all the flowers gone?" I've spent the last 6 weeks in E
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Foswick at 3:12pm 08.26.24 I can't speak to where "roger that" comes from. I was in the military from the late-80s to the mid-
Cell Phone Boosters Foswick at 3:05pm 08.26.24 OK, at the risk of hijacking the thread, this seems like a good place to make a confession. A few w
Pelican Hook specs for 1999 Hunter 280 Miken at 3:02pm 08.26.24
Don Casey's Books Foswick at 2:50pm 08.26.24 Everything Don Casey has written is gold. You do need to put it within the context of when it was w
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Foswick at 2:41pm 08.26.24 Maybe that goes without saying, but sometimes I get the feeling that the "flatter is faster" argumen
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Foswick at 2:27pm 08.26.24 As others have said, already, sailing upwind feels much faster than it is. Or, sailing off the wind
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 1:49pm 08.26.24 Never had cream done in a broiler. Is it any good ? You've never had fried ice cream?
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 1:15pm 08.26.24 I was not aware of that function. My radio is DSC equipped. Will give that a try when I get to
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:54pm 08.26.24
Repair leading edge keel Clydo at 12:45pm 08.26.24 Hi Clyde, This method is generally considered appropriate, but there's a lot of detail left out. W
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Tally Ho at 12:32pm 08.26.24
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 jdrutten at 12:02pm 08.26.24 I had to check my 306 manual. The factory location for batteries is next to the nav station. The fac
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 11:56am 08.26.24 That corner/aft/starboard lazerette has my manual bilge pump in it. So, seems there are some sig
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 norwoodmatt at 11:41am 08.26.24 This shows the battery location in the cockpit lazerette for my 1999 H-310 and agrees with how I re
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine KCofKC at 11:04am 08.26.24 A couple of things I might add to the above. Some engines are very size sensitive and can't use a m
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 11:03am 08.26.24 I'm pretty sure you're referring to the Towboat US automated radio check system, which was disconti

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