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ACP Cleaning Big Bob at 3:43am 09.10.05 Smaller Boats 5/1056 Hi all,I just purchased a used 2005 model that seems to have mostly sat around in the rain this su
EZ-Jacks johnboat at 3:27am 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1249 I read alot of comments on the Lazy Jack system, what about the EZ-JACK system? I understand it can
Mast Spreaders chutz at 2:43am 09.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1889 Hey All,I'm curious about the mast spreaders on the Venture 21'. Most of the pictures I've seen sh
Sail Trim Chart For in mast furling Grant Cooley at 2:31am 09.10.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/5061 Don, This is probably a very dumb question but here goes anyway. Will your sail trim guide and char
Newbie to your forum--But not to sailing PY charlie at 2:24am 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1200 Hi to all sailboat owners here.Need some help, please.Just retired this last Jan. Have experince
Pivot Bolt Leaking Scott at 2:19am 09.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1031 Trying to replace/remove the pivot bolt. Rubber washers are old and leaking. The Bolt is FROZEN.
requesting bottom paint advice Roger1250 at 1:25am 09.10.05 Day Sailers 2/1107 I have reviewed the products available locally and have come to the conclusion that given my condito
Spinnaker Dimension for Hunter 41 Gypsea18307 at 12:59am 09.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1265 Has anyone installed a cruising spinnaker on their Hunter 41? If so, what are the dimensions for you
Need suggestion on stern rail Mark R. at 12:42am 09.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/959 I'm already gearing up for a big refit on my Oday 23 which will be ready for the water next year. Ne
online blackjack gambling online blackjack gambling at 9:29pm 09.09.05 Other Sailboats 2/980 As shown in odds natural low spikes river
Best motor? Kevin at 4:25pm 09.09.05 Smaller Boats 12/1196 I searched, but I don't really find much discussion on this topic. My question is, what are the bes
racing Jerry Mennis at 1:56pm 09.09.05 Other Sailboats 1/931 I am interested in purchasing a Pearson 28-2. Have not sailed one nor have I boarded one...I have o
prop shaft Journey at 1:09pm 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1338 Could someone explain to me how to remove the prop shaft without removing the cutless strut or is th
Late Season Rhode Island Cruise-in Lil Dan at 1:00pm 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1012 ;D If anyone in the Rhode Island area is interested in a late season get together for O'day owners,
C-270 Dinghy Davits Ken at 11:48am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/883 I'm looking to install Davits on the stern of my C270 for an 11 FT RIB. Has anyone done this to thei
electric trolling motor for 11 FT RIB? Ken at 11:42am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2376 I just ordered a 11 FT RIB and am debating wether an electric saltwater trolling motor will be pract
New Hunter 45 Claudius at 11:14am 09.09.05 Big Boats 2/834 The new Hunter 45 seems to have almost the same hull length that the Hunter 44. Is it possible that
272 extra forestay? Leslie at 11:02am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1004 On my foredeck half way between the bow and the mast there is a kind of inverted U bolt. Then half
You know you're getting old, when... Jim Seamans at 10:52am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1423 When your first mate bitches and complains about not being able to read the GPS text. "Go buy anoth
Race with a cruising spinnaker plus some questions Phil at 10:16am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1075 Just did my first race (whitesail) and came second...just 4 seconds out of first. Our 36' Beneteau h

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What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel skunther at 10:39am 05.04.21 Our 1991 boat came with 5/16" G4 hot dipped galvanized chain connected to a hot dipped galvanized s
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources Tom J at 10:31am 05.04.21 Making one bridle side shorter than the other, so that boat stays to one side, will stop it from sa
Replacement House Batteries skunther at 10:31am 05.04.21 I just spoke with East Penn directly, and they said the Duracell SLIGC125 is the Deka 25 with a diff
Replacement House Batteries skunther at 10:24am 05.04.21 Great, much thanks. Yes, both into the same house bank. They are split into 2 separate cockpit lock
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 10:16am 05.04.21 I going to move the winch support forward and maybe ad 6inches of square tubing that the tongue exte
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? dlochner at 10:13am 05.04.21 This might work for the short run, but it will make any long term fixes more difficult. My advice is
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 10:12am 05.04.21 @sail sfbay...thanks for the reply. i apreciate you. Yea thats pretty much why they needed me to mov
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 10:11am 05.04.21 These are going into the same bank? I'm walking at the edge of my understanding of batteries. My b
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? whudatt at 10:10am 05.04.21 Yes Sir, that makes perfect sense,thanks again !!
Replacement House Batteries skunther at 9:58am 05.04.21 Thanks for that @dlochner. I see that the local NAPA store has in stock the East Penn GC15 (https:
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues kloudie1 at 9:58am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum !! Congratulations on the H-34.. I have owned mine for 30 years now and I belie
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina CaptVR at 9:57am 05.04.21 I live in St.Pete, been a marine surveyor for 20 years, retired now. There are about 650 slips in S
Can anyone recognize this boat? Ron20324 at 9:43am 05.04.21 The way the stern kicks up looks familiar- like something I've seen in recent weeks? ESPECIALLY THE
New condo development? rgranger at 9:36am 05.04.21 You could have taken them sailing... :biggrin:
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 9:35am 05.04.21 Mine has the lever type. And it is a PITA. The lever trips anytime you pull forward (even a little
New condo development? capta at 9:34am 05.04.21 Watch out for the tree huggers. Some species of birds are protected and had that been one of those,
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 9:34am 05.04.21 I currently have two Deka GC25 (relatively new) batteries and need to replace two aged 8AGC2 batter
Insurance for Macgregor 65 Argus at 9:33am 05.04.21 Boat US kicked me out because it's over35' and over 20 yrs. I'm just going to budget $150/mo and mo
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 9:29am 05.04.21 I don't think MacGregor thought about using a pin. Hence my warning. From their MacGregor 26 user ma
New condo development? (2) rgranger at 9:27am 05.04.21 House wren most likely. The male will make numerous nests in the hopes that a female will find one

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