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Tall rig, shoal draft skipper737 at 6:04am 09.24.05 Catalina 30 2/1465 I am interested in buying this boat and would like comments on how it sails as well as any other com
Catalina 30, tall rig, shoal draft John Reuther at 5:56am 09.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/6070 I am interested in buying this boat. I would like some comments from owners on how well the rig sail
Adjustable Genoa Cars Alan at 4:39am 09.24.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/4262 I know, I know plenty of guys say "I don't need those things", but, "Yes" they really do! If you hav
I'm selling the boat John Richard at 1:56am 09.24.05 Other Sailboats 3/817 I signed a listing agreement today to sell Jack's Place. It was both difficult and somewhat excitin
Ventilation on a R28 David20629 at 1:43am 09.24.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1607 Greetings! I am considering adding a couple of cowl ventilators to increase air flow into the salon
Rita JonBill at 1:35am 09.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/883 Got a call earlier in the week from the Palacios port authority telling me to come and get my boat.
Controversy about keel cable breakage Bill21281 at 1:23am 09.24.05 Smaller Boats 8/1716 I have a 1987 Cat-22. Catalina Direct tells me usual location for breakage is under swage where cabl
Got the drip in Catalina Robert at 1:16am 09.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/881 I'm currently sitting in a cove out at Catalina. The bilge kept runing on and off durning the night.
ericson 25 TI doug at 1:05am 09.24.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1471 Hi, I'm considering an ericson 1984 25+. I plan on doing daysailing, some weekending maybe. Shallo
Adding Midship Cleat on Toerail.... BrianW at 11:20pm 09.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3095 I'm considering adding midship cleats to the toerail of my H26. I plan on backing them with stainles
Schaefer Snap Furl Mike at 10:36pm 09.23.05 Smaller Boats 2/1985 Does anyone use a Schaefer Snap Furler model 500 on their boat ? What is your opinion of it, would t
Moldy peeling paint. chutz at 3:56pm 09.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/951 Being that I don't have time or money for any major projects. I wanted to start out cleaning the cab
Gel coat cleaner Donald6441 at 3:31pm 09.23.05 Ask All Sailors 52/5962 I have a '73 Morgan 35 that is in pretty good shape except for the faded, oxidized gel coat with som
Any word on Elissa? Mac Bentley at 3:02pm 09.23.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1298 I hope this doesn't sound too crass, considering everything the folks on the Gulf Coast are going th
25 vs 26 jhxyz at 2:08pm 09.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/983 I am considering buying a used 25. What is the major difference btwn 25 vs 26? I read 25 has iron
cradle????what size and weight duality at 11:39am 09.23.05 Big Boats 1/3126 help, my cradle is in michigan and i am in chicago, i need to transport it back for the WINTER (just
Iron Beam RAD at 10:43am 09.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1047 Does any body know the measurments of the iron beam in the bilge? How hard is it to replace? Is ther
1977 c 22 hull id # remnant333 at 10:27am 09.23.05 Columbia 0/1456 hello, I recently bought a 1977 c 22 columbia and have been busy repairing and repainting the boa
OI 41 canards behemoth at 9:47am 09.23.05 Morgan 2/1854 Does anyone have ANY experience in improving the windward abilities of the Morgan OI 41? I was under
Mac on the street Redux Mel Elliott at 8:58am 09.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/826 My boat is back on the trailer. I did as Ramblin Rod suggested and built cradles for the bow and st

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Imagin my surprise stickinthemud57 at 5:51pm 05.04.21 No intention of putting you on the defensive. Wish you the best in all your sailing endeavors!
Imagin my surprise Cmackg at 5:42pm 05.04.21 Not gonna get in to pluses and minuses for defending boat choices.... I like leaving my boat in a sl
Can anyone recognize this boat? JohnShannon at 5:41pm 05.04.21 yes at about 4 min he is fooling with the thruster.
Roller furling Tally Ho at 5:31pm 05.04.21
Imagin my surprise stickinthemud57 at 5:27pm 05.04.21 Agree with your glorified campers comment. I have been really impressed with how space is maximized
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 tkwhalen at 5:26pm 05.04.21 Somebody makes a clam on vertical bar that you clam to the rail below and if sticks up into the moto
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Hayden Watson at 5:13pm 05.04.21 I really like my S2. I used to have problems with the anchor coming up onto the roller inverted but
Window Caulking Pat cool skip at 4:56pm 05.04.21 Sorry, no experience there. May just be the same as DC 795. Only way to tell is to go with the 3M
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 4:51pm 05.04.21
Replacement House Batteries Davidasailor26 at 4:46pm 05.04.21
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? bob_pattison at 4:37pm 05.04.21 Harken system of that vintage use the #6 luff tape. And that is to say that the finished diameter o
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 05.04.21 But when it is less than 15 cm above or even below the waterline, the cooling system can siphon wat
Roller furling (2) Southern Crux at 4:33pm 05.04.21 Mine is wire rope....but maybe the smaller sized ones use rope or cord. Greg Well I ran into a s
Dripless propeller shaft Mechone at 4:25pm 05.04.21 Looks like a home made dripless using static seals . Nothing wrong with that and it looks like he in
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. JamesG161 at 4:11pm 05.04.21 Vented loop is between the heatex and the exhaust ell injection :plus: That is how you do it in hi
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 4:10pm 05.04.21 That was ideal spot, but your HE is more accessible than a few engines. The siphon break is needed
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 4:06pm 05.04.21 If the entire exhaust system and cooling water system is above the waterline, a vented loop is not
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance PaulK at 4:03pm 05.04.21 Sail geometry depends very much on boat geometry. Where the shrouds are placed and where the jib le
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. JamesG161 at 4:02pm 05.04.21 Just to show how confusing all the commentary can be, @JamesG161 seemed to indicate that the anti-s
Can anyone recognize this boat? Tally Ho at 3:57pm 05.04.21 Was that a bow thruster on that boat?

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