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26S Centre Board Mike8187 at 2:31pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/996 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 4/786 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 6/1487 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 4/3318 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 7/1123 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 18/2055 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 10/1536 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 9/1089 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 2/801 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 3/955 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 1/776 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 6/951 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 1/809 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 2/3847 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 0/898 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 6/986 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 10/2273 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 15/3030 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 1/1153 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?
RUSTPROOF a MAC-X Trailer...anyone tried this YET Louis Holub at 7:10am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1574 I installed "spray in" bedliner in my NEW Ford PU. Friends have done the same with awesome success a

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Bimini frame parts Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 03.04.21 Some of the bases used a 1/4 by 20 bolt head bolt. Sometimes depending on the location of the boat,
Cover pic? Really? MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 03.04.21
Cover pic? Really? AlastairLC at 12:23pm 03.04.21 Winch Envy ? I see at least 6 I see 8.
B411 Shaft Pitting (1) dLj at 12:21pm 03.04.21 So I was perusing the literature on the magnetic properties of 304 and 316 due to cold working. Here
Boat Babe on Strike! cb32863 at 11:59am 03.04.21 cb32863, we understand. And there are probably many who would agree with you. Personally, I did not
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? Rich Stidger at 11:52am 03.04.21 Wayne Hamilton, of the Hamilton Marine Stores Hamiltons, produced this video a few years back. If y
V Berth Mattress JRT at 11:48am 03.04.21 @JK_Boston_Catalina310 Your excellent feedback and experience is requested in line 1:)
Boat Babe on Strike! Justin_NSA at 11:23am 03.04.21 I saw several in the last few pages. Sounded like a bunch of dirty old men. :huh:
Boat Babe on Strike! Rich Stidger at 11:21am 03.04.21 Good answer Phil. And it is properly in the Sails Call Lounge. I don't recall any of the posts in
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 11:19am 03.04.21 Have you noticed that covid infections are dropping fast? Not only are some being vaccinated and so
Boat Babe on Strike! (1) Justin_NSA at 11:09am 03.04.21 191111
Modern Design Anchors Alansails at 11:08am 03.04.21 For our anniversery I bought my wife an Manson Supreme Anchor and UPS delivered it to her office! No
Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? Ward H at 11:03am 03.04.21 I have a depth only transducer now. I would like to get the fancy side/3D vision if I can without
Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass Ward H at 11:00am 03.04.21 That crack does look scary. Glad you found it now and not on launch day or worse, once in the wa
Boat Babe on Strike! Phil Herring at 10:56am 03.04.21 cb32863, we understand. And there are probably many who would agree with you. Personally, I did not
V Berth Mattress Alansails at 10:55am 03.04.21 Wonder how jesses mattress is from 2019 holding up especially in the BVI He is an innovative guy!
Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass dmax at 10:53am 03.04.21 newrudders.com is Foss Foam if you didn't realize.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:50am 03.04.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alternat
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 10:40am 03.04.21 @Ward H Could be Scott has a tach driven mechanically, not thru his alternator. Maybe that's why.
Rudder Question: Crack in Fiberglass snoopy_ at 10:39am 03.04.21 Thank you. I bought the boat before last summer and didn't notice any issues... but I just had it

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