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lazarrette wells TI doug at 7:46am 08.06.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1512 I'm looking around to buy a facer/cruiser 22-28 foot range, I'm running across models which have a w
Irwin 37 cc Rig Tuning jannet at 7:26am 08.06.05 Other Sailboats 2/1333 I have a 1980 irwin 37cc markIV. When we purchased the boat the standing rigging was loose. we have
Catalina 28 Owners Manual Jason Alexander at 7:20am 08.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/8838 Hello all,Having just sold my H26 I'm looking at moving up to a Catalina 28 thats for sale on this
Two Questions about the 26M Sam10429 at 6:08am 08.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/885 How does the 26M sail with just the jib up? (The MacGregor site touts sailing with just the main).
looking rich at 4:10am 08.06.05 Smaller Boats 0/652 A while ago I got a email from a member leading me to a 22 swing keel i contacted the person and the
rotted bulkhead repair sean at 3:45am 08.06.05 Other Sailboats 1/3034 Can anyone suggest how to repair rotted bulkheads without hauling out dropping mast and completely r
Keel gets stuck when lowering Jon76 at 3:32am 08.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1341 Ive recently bought a MacGregor 25 and have been spending the last few weeks cleaning it up and fixi
water in the watertight bulkhead Jon at 3:21am 08.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1038 I geting water in the watertight part of the hull of my 1975 daysailer '17. I'm sure it's not the dr
Pedestal Troubles avalonduet at 2:13am 08.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1050 Hi Y'all..On my Merriman/Yacht Specialties pedestal, there is a plastic housing under the compass
Asymetrical spinnaker size James Goodson at 1:36am 08.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/854 I'm in the process of buying a new asymetrical spinnaker and need advice about size. I'm considering
Water leakage from transom hull to deck seam John Richard at 1:32am 08.06.05 Big Boats 6/954 I have reported on the amount of bilge water in Jack's Place. After inspecting, I found my water he
Water Heater follow up John Richard at 1:24am 08.06.05 Big Boats 1/944 A few days ago I did a post on water heaters. Since, I have swapped out my old heater and replaced
Which Minn kota for Hunter 146? Odin at 11:55pm 08.05.05 Day Sailers 13/2688 I bought this amazing boat two weeks ago :-) However, since in my area wind sometimes diasappear unp
36-2 tri-cabin RAD at 11:22pm 08.05.05 Other Sailboats 2/1172 I'm a 32 ODay owner and I'm Looking at a 1986 Pearson 36-2 model for trade up. Any one have input on
Profurl Over Jeff Dunham at 11:14pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1159 Recently installed new Profurl system on my 30' Hunter but am having trouble properly adjusting the
RE: Sail Trim/Block Placement for Broad Reaching Rick9649 at 10:44pm 08.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1922 My '88 Hunter 28.5 has masthead rig and a 150% genoa. I go well with Close- and Beam Reaching, but m
Fuel filter Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:18pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/954 I wanted to replace my factory installed Racor Filter (the kind that you can't see what's inside) wi
Ahoy Larry Dill - Q about fuel tank mounts dduelin at 9:44pm 08.05.05 Morgan 0/1572 Sometime ago Larry posted about how his M34's fuel tank was hung using turnbuckles from the saddles
In Need of Water Holding Tank Karl at 1:12pm 08.05.05 Morgan 4/1635 I have a crack in my large plastic water holding tank.Please advise of best place to order a new o
I have a chance mbechelb at 12:53pm 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 to leave our Mac26X in the water (fresh water lake)for 2 months, is that okay without bottom paint?

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lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 ggrizzard at 6:27am 02.15.21 A Youtuber called "Sailing Lady K" put out a video a few weeks ago on your topic and specifically on
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? Kings Gambit at 6:12am 02.15.21 I've found using binoculars on a small boat is a fruitless endeavor. There is too much movement to
H 30 cockpit portlights. (1) H30sailor at 6:04am 02.15.21 190382 The threads are exposed when the port is open (far right picture). When you close the port,
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short uncledom at 6:03am 02.15.21 That is some scary stuff. Glad you found the problem, good luck finding the leak.
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short (3) Parsons at 5:59am 02.15.21 Worked on this problem over the weekend - Why do we call them "sailboats" when they should be called
Improving NoveKool fridge and freezer performance to reduce amps usage PJL at 5:58am 02.15.21 On my H Passage 42 I did two things to reduce refrigeration power consumption. 1) Replace the 2 uni
Boats not winterized Justin_NSA at 5:57am 02.15.21 Forewarned is forearmed In the winter, portable heaters are the wrong way to keep your boat from fr
Prada Cup Finals glaufman at 5:56am 02.15.21 At this point it's been less about boat speed and more about UK botching all 4 starts one way or the
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? Kings Gambit at 5:35am 02.15.21 Does this really matter? The 50mm objective lens gathers enough additional light to make the image
Boats not winterized 31seahorse at 5:28am 02.15.21 Thanks to all for your replies. I heard back from broker. Good news is that a heater is now running
H 30 cockpit portlights. Justin_NSA at 4:43am 02.15.21 I think @MikeHoncho is referring to the second picture where the cams are not flipped down. With the
Spring was so clise Justin_NSA at 4:18am 02.15.21 I was thinking the same thing about a week ago. And then we got this stationary arctic blast. It''s
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? Captain Larry-DH at 4:01am 02.15.21 Also, if you are older your pupils don't dilate enough to get an advantage either, Does this reall
Covid-19 Vaccination daviddp at 3:47am 02.15.21 Well, overall it seems screwed up enough. The big issue in NY State is the demand far outstrips th
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Will Gilmore at 3:44am 02.15.21 Welcome lovelytsquared, I applaud your dream and your plans for your family and you. You clearly ha
Sealing pedistal grab bar base StanleyJ at 3:08am 02.15.21 I sealed mine with MaineSails butyl tape and it has not leaked since. I loosened the pedestal guard
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 3:02am 02.15.21 Sandy Frank, try a company called Fasten All they have all those bolts you need.
bilge pump capacity Ken13559 at 1:07am 02.15.21 I was told nothing beats a man with a bucket on a sinking boat. Is it true? ;)
PCR TEST Ken13559 at 1:05am 02.15.21 In Singapore we get our PCR test results within 24hrs. Ken Y
H 30 cockpit portlights. Moodymike at 1:00am 02.15.21 Man, my gaskets are really old and pretty flat and I have a bunch of thread remaining . Not to be i

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