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Going to Florida :) Claude L.-Auger at 3:27pm 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/650 Boat on the hard since last Friday. Another great season with 1330nm of sailing. Winterizing of all
26S Centre Board Mike8187 at 2:31pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/928 Has any one else suffered problems with their centreboard swinging aft because of the flow of water
CDI roller furler Denise at 12:52pm 10.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/770 If anyone has installed one. I'd like to know the job went. The chandlery is selling them for a gre
H146 turtles too, enquiring minds wanted to know! Tereza at 12:47pm 10.19.05 Day Sailers 6/1311 Sorry to admit, I have finally put to rest the age-old question - is the 146 less prone to turtling
Islander 32 engine conversion Steve Cartwright at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Islander 4/3094 I'm delighted to be sailing my uncle's 1964 Islander 32, but the original Atomic 4 gas engine is a d
1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1095 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1702 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1397 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1047 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/772 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/940 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/760 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/931 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/790 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3705 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:52am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/864 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Keel reluctant to swing under weigh Jim parrott at 9:17am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/938 The keel on my 26X seems to function properly (up and down)while not in motion ie: at the slip etc.
170 upper deck and cock pit cracks Gerald Syster at 8:33am 10.19.05 Day Sailers 10/2088 Can someone give me advise about the multiple surface cracks that have appeared when I removed the b
Who doesn't want to go fast? Don Guillette at 8:05am 10.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/2733 Every cruising sailor I know wants to go fast. Fast is a relative term in sailing. In other words, 6
6 Cylinder VW Diesels Pathfinder, Pirhana Chuck483 at 7:20am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1141 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?

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Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? Sailavie1 at 8:46am 11.10.20 My Code 0 rolls up well on the continuous furler and obviously all controls lead back to the cockpit
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Gene Neill at 8:40am 11.10.20 "...Walk the mast aft and drop the mast foot into the mast step located on the top of the deck...
Stepping the mast with just muscle? Jacktar at 8:25am 11.10.20 Well its like anything on a sail boat, do it slow and easy , never in a hurry.
Small surveillance cameras wdonovan at 8:24am 11.10.20 A colleague of mine frequently had his apple juice stolen in the lunch room fridge. So he prepared
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! Brian D at 8:21am 11.10.20 When the British burned Washington during the War of 1812, they also captured the Marine barracks. I
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! Brian D at 8:19am 11.10.20 On June 3, 1918, a division of Marines was sent to support the French army at the Battle of Belleau
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall leo310 at 8:17am 11.10.20 If the PO had this problem you will need to do the same to fix it. I would add an isolation valve at
Ceiling Replacement Project capta at 8:17am 11.10.20 Just for your info, ceiling on a boat is the inside hull covering and the dirt dweller's term for ce
Ceiling Replacement Project berner73 at 8:14am 11.10.20 Looks good! What type of beadboard did you use (vinyl, MDF, wood)? Did the old liner get torn up d
Whisker Pole Hello Below at 8:14am 11.10.20 :plus:
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 7:57am 11.10.20 Yup waves are pretty much just bumps on the lake most of the time. This wasn't as dramatic as real w
Stepping the mast with just muscle? ambler at 7:54am 11.10.20 As Tedd and Judy say lateral sway is the danger. If the boat is in the water it will heel to that si
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Mike Curtin at 7:30am 11.10.20
Replacement winch line FastOlson at 7:14am 11.10.20 Wow! It's impressive how long it's lasted under such heavy usage! I have no way to know what the u
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 7:10am 11.10.20 I just wrote a follow up for the Genoa thread I started so I figured I'd follow up on this one too.
When should standing rigging be replaced? ontherocks83 at 7:03am 11.10.20 :plus: For Rigging Only. If you don't live nearby, call them and then send them the old rigging, th
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (1) JamesG161 at 6:58am 11.10.20 It keeps going back there. Like a fighter jet goes to a tanker to refuel. Good comparison.:thumbup
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 6:56am 11.10.20 Follow up..... So I brought the sail to my loft Thurston Sails in Bristol RI. for them to check out
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.10.20 I remember watching the Marines running and marching after we Navy folks were dismissed and polishi
When should standing rigging be replaced? dlochner at 6:45am 11.10.20 I ended up just replacing all of the standing rigging through rigginonly.com in Fairhaven Ma :plu

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