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Changing halyard material Rappsailor at 7:11am 06.27.05 Smaller Boats 8/1023 This is a followup to my previous post regarding changing from wire to rope genoa halyard. I have a
Rapping propeller shaft Don6265 at 6:46am 06.27.05 Catalina 30 2/1303 My propeller shaft makes a rapping noise when I motor over 4.5 knots. It sounds like the shaft is hi
Roller Furler questions picklefreek at 6:14am 06.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/939 One last step to go to fully operational. Had a great time on my first sail, even though I used jus
Another Yanmar panel question/help rfrye1 at 5:34am 06.27.05 Big Boats 9/1719 Has anybody installed a water/engine temp gauge instead or in addition to the idiot light?
wall upholstery Tim Opt Holt at 5:25am 06.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/962 Other than by using the Sailrite fabric, has anyone replaced the original fuzzy cloth on the interio
Info on Keel operation Ron Allen at 5:25am 06.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/942 Could anyone tell me how the keel is lowered and raised in the 22ft model?The handle seems to only g
Ranger Rendezvouz August 9-12 in San Juan Islands JP6540 at 5:14am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/908 A Ranger Rendezvous is scheduled for August 9-12 in the San Juan Islands. All Rangers (California an
1972 GRAMPIAN smurf at 4:54am 06.27.05 Grampian 0/1565 I am looking at buying a 1972 Grampion. Is there anything in particular that I should be looking fo
Heaving To Don Guillette at 4:43am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1036 Mates; There is an interesting discussion going on over on the SAIL TRIM FORUM. Most sailors think t
depth gauge recommendations Justin_NSA at 4:19am 06.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/1432 The fish finder that came with my boat died. I can't even locate the company anymore. I have power t
Hull Paint Tai Chi Sailor at 4:12am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1064 What kind of paint is recommened for hull paint in a salt water application?
navigation and charts - the best place to start? Heather at 3:46am 06.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/925 where do I begin to learn about navigation and charts and currents, Oh my!any jumping off point wi
water size Chris3720 at 3:19am 06.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/806 This if for all of you who, like me, keep their boat in the back yard. What kind of water do you li
A visit to Fire Island NY Cindy at 3:16am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2202 We would like to sail out to Fire Island this summer form our homeport in Raritan Bay. Can anyone g
Towing weight Kona at 2:41am 06.27.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1389 We have a Capri 18 and trailer. A friend of ours needs a trailer to tow his Cal 24 up from So. Cali
mechanical autopilot Franklin at 2:31am 06.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/712 I really like the idea of a mechanical autopilot as either a backup or a main. I've been told thoug
Great link for anchor rode info rsn48 at 2:23am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/941 I found this link on another forum. Since we had a thread here about anchor rode and whether it sho
Towing the Dink -- how far back? Paul McGhee at 2:19am 06.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/938 When we tow our dinghy, I suppose we do like most people do. We pull it up short when we're manuever
Manta Rays in the Gulf of Mexico p323ms at 2:19am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1759 As we were entering St Joseph Bay just east of Panama city on Saturday we saw a huge Manta ray on th
backing plates sumnerfun at 2:10am 06.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/812 Query about where to find stainless steel or equivalent backing plate for stern rail of Oday 25. I t

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Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 4:29pm 10.12.20 Well ya don't need to go that far downeast to see both a bird sanctuary and light house(s) in the sa
H26 Center Board Line rgranger at 4:27pm 10.12.20 Yep the one bolt But you have to wiggle the board back and forth to walk the bracket out of the tru
H240 steering rgranger at 4:25pm 10.12.20 @rgranger @caverun or anyone else , can you either advise home unit or a manufacturer of motor to r
"Stuffing Box"? Tally Ho at 4:22pm 10.12.20
Who owns Machias Seal Island? jssailem at 4:17pm 10.12.20 over a nothing rock... But a glorious Bird Sanctuary and site of a Light House. And it appears to
Looking for Simba jssailem at 4:16pm 10.12.20 The boat identified in the above link would be about 45ft. Listed as 14 meters by 6 meters. Good L
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 4:14pm 10.12.20 I believe the decision to NOT have the world court decide was so that both countries could maintain
Battery Brands sailme88 at 4:11pm 10.12.20 I needed batteries. The only place open at the time was Sam's Club. They had Duracell Group 27 AGM
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. Tally Ho at 4:11pm 10.12.20 Well, if this is purely an academic exercise, I would go with the 35-footer... I sail a 32-footer no
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:11pm 10.12.20 Looking at a boat by the numbers only ignores hull form. This is far more important then any of the
Overpowered prop? jssailem at 4:09pm 10.12.20 I believe, no more than a 12" radius propeller. What interests me is you might be able to get rema
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head (1) RitSim at 4:05pm 10.12.20 Don't know the Z-spar site for you but the US site is USspars.com See the link below for the catalog
Who owns Machias Seal Island? jssailem at 4:04pm 10.12.20 There anomalies all over the world. You would think by now that we and the Canadians might have res
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 3:55pm 10.12.20 You know the saying, " We'll have to agree to disagree"... Cuz that about sums it up... ICE and USB
Who owns Machias Seal Island? shemandr at 3:48pm 10.12.20 Must be more than sea birds involved. I was looking at history. Maybe tomorrow.
Who owns Machias Seal Island? Rick486 at 3:42pm 10.12.20 Been there back in the early 90's. Didn't see any machine gun nests on the rock :) But who knows now
Kuuma 160 grill Rich Stidger at 3:30pm 10.12.20 I never leave the bottle attached. As soon as the cooking is done the bottle comes off. I have the
Battery Brands berner73 at 3:28pm 10.12.20 I have 3 Durcell 31s, and they are outstanding for my B323, 3ym20. I won't bother buying any other
Kuuma 160 grill shemandr at 3:20pm 10.12.20 We never left the bottle on our Magma. The propane bottle lived in a sewn bag attached to the rail.
Block and tackle mast climb shemandr at 2:58pm 10.12.20 ... Importantly, he never used the boat's halyard to secure himself or his equipment for climbing.

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