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need info: First42 spar and rigging david21373 at 12:33pm 09.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1008 Recently purchased 1987 First 42. Mast/boom and rigging swept away. I need info about OEM model #
first asymetrical sail today doug miller at 12:33pm 09.02.05 Smaller Boats 11/906 today was first time to use the a-sail in "real" wind. wind was about 8-12, barely whitecapping on i
Universal Mechanic chief14326 at 12:10pm 09.02.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1900 I am desperate to find a marine mechanic who is familiar with Universal Engines on the south shore (
Trailer for ODay 272 LE with wing keel John Summers at 10:19am 09.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1554 What type of trailer is needed for an O'Day 272 LE?
I NEED HELP! (WITH EQUIPMENT) BIGWIND at 10:04am 09.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/898 HELP ANYONE?I was recently given a mac 25 and trailer which i must say is in good shape. i have cl
Sailnet website R.A. Lueck at 9:47am 08.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1022 Has anyone purchased anything from the "Sailnet" website recently? Are they still in business?
Masthead Spinnaker John S at 8:33am 09.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/952 I am planning to fly a masthead spinnaker this weekend. I acquired a huge spinnaker that I cut down
Pop top for 240 Roger F at 7:31am 09.02.05 Smaller Boats 6/923 Thinking about the pop top canvas with screens for my new 240. The one in the Chandlery lists for a
In Mast Furling 26X Ed at 7:30am 09.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/788 has anybody installed an in mast or in boom furling system on amac 26x?
Leaking companionway hatch Kim Wallace at 6:40am 09.02.05 Big Boats 2/980 I have a leak in my companionway hatch. Not sure if the leak is coming from water sitting on the mai
Forward water tank vent Glenn Benson at 5:20am 09.02.05 Morgan 3/1730 After over filling the forward water tank I had alot of water trapped in comparments under the forwa
foaming test Rick S. at 5:13am 09.02.05 Day Sailers 3/1307 This week I experimented to determine how well one-part polyurethane foam flows and expands to fill
Motor sailing Joe Wienecke at 3:36am 09.02.05 Big Boats 8/933 I find myself wanting to motor sail a lot but worry about healing and running the engine. Can anyon
Rudder Dimensions Nathan Hellinga at 3:18am 09.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/907 I need help. We recently acquired a Mac25, but it doesn't have a factory (or for that matter functi
hands free sailing Tony Litvak at 2:00am 09.02.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1594 When I go below deck or let the boat sail on her own, I tie my tiller from both sides or attach a fo
Chartering To Catalina Island Ken at 1:33am 09.02.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1096 Interested in chartering 2 boats in the 36' range to sail to Catalina for a week. Do any of you in t
Inner Forestay addition to CD33 Leo MacDonald at 1:22am 09.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1056
Inner Forestay addition CD33 Leo CD33 at 1:14am 09.02.05 Other Sailboats 0/829 Posted: Thu 9/1/05 10:19 am Post subject: Double Headsail Sloop -----------------------------
Madisonville, LA Charles at 12:49am 09.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1081 Finally made it into Marina Del Ray in Madisonville, LA yesterday. Tried monday when the winds died
Dead Battery Pete M. at 11:42pm 09.01.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1084 I have two Group 24 maintenance-free batteries on my boat. Both are in their second season and have

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SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION BEGINS MONDAY - FAQ Rjm st.petersburg at 4:41pm 04.19.21 So I tried to register, but it wouldn't let me in. It just said "Get Ready..."
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:36pm 04.19.21 Why wait 100 years? I'm sure one of your advisees could use a good thesis idea right now. -Will (
Locating leak Tally Ho at 4:32pm 04.19.21 Start with fresh water or salt water (assuming you are in an ocean)... That would tell you a lot...
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 4:27pm 04.19.21 Check this out: ORC sailboat data.
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer (1) spadaforaj at 4:27pm 04.19.21 Hi - Thanks for the inputs - gave it a shot this weekend - and seems ok. Pics attached and thanks f
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Tally Ho at 4:26pm 04.19.21 The life of a canvas cover is probably about 10 years or so, if well maintained. Probably going to
VARNISH OR LACQUER Don S/V ILLusion at 4:20pm 04.19.21 Our son had the same boat once - it was polyurethane
Any advice re: a swim ladder for a 2011 26M? There's no way I'm getting up that itty bitty ladder by the transom Tally Ho at 4:18pm 04.19.21
New Owner of an H34 Mike Oldak at 4:02pm 04.19.21 Update...... Throttle control - As mentioned previously, throttle vibrates off. I removed the compa
Leaky Keel? Tally Ho at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Does the bilge look like this one? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/1980-o-day-30-hull-pro
New Owner of an H34 kappykaplan at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Auto Pilot: It seems the compass is a little off (10-15 degrees) and continuously over corrects bac
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin skunther at 3:52pm 04.19.21 Yes Wes. The PO had tried to stop the leak from inside the boat using lots of Silicon II smeared al
Replacing standing rigging with mast up dlochner at 3:47pm 04.19.21 Pull the mast, take the old rigging to the rigger, have the rigger replicate it, install it yourself
Frozen seacocks,how to cure? DAVA390 at 3:44pm 04.19.21 Update, finally cleaned off,got a better look,appear to be bronze. Got 1 working, still spraying the
1978 Yamaha 33 spinnaker car toggle sail sfbay at 3:36pm 04.19.21 Try Rig Rite: Spinnaker Cars for T-Track (rigrite.com)
Bimini Bow sail sfbay at 2:27pm 04.19.21 Sounds like you need to have your local canvas shop provide/install it for you. Please let us know
Bose cockpit control cover Rick486 at 2:18pm 04.19.21 Hi, On the 44 and I think other models, the Bose control head on the companionway coaming has a pl
what's that under the keel? ggrizzard at 2:14pm 04.19.21 The video "won't play on your(my) browser". :huh: I running up-to-date windows 10/Chrome.
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Jerry Nevins at 2:02pm 04.19.21 Ship Shape in Duluth made me a nice cover this winter for my 2002 356. I looked around for somethin
Mast Support srimes at 1:47pm 04.19.21 How do you figure pine or Douglas Fir would be better than Black Locust? Do you know about black l

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