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What are your favorite conditions? Sine Nomine at 7:35am 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1149 My favorite conditions are winds from the east or west at 15kts and seas 1-3 feet, sunny and dry (li
hatch cover jimma419 at 7:06am 08.28.05 Other Sailboats 1/815 I have cracked (broken) the curved Lexan sliding hatch cover on my P33-2. Does anyone have a source
1981 26ft McGregor Freedom ll Terri22566 at 6:51am 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1177 Does anyone have any information on this model? Is it a 26S?thanks,tb
APU Auxiliary Power Unit's Patrik at 6:45am 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1585 Good evening to everybody,I just got myself a Hunter 25,5. As my wife and I are planning to to a
Kenyon Depthsounder Charles Bowers at 5:55am 08.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1149 I have a Kenyon Knotmeter and Depthsounder on my O'day 26. The Knotmeter works but the Depthsounder
Good wind John Andre at 5:37am 08.28.05 Day Sailers 1/1153 Today was a great day around here for sailing. I nearly went swimming but was able to save it, takin
Good Luck To Our Neighbors In The Path Of Katrina Joe Mullee at 4:49am 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1261 I just got back from the Florida Keys and witnessed first hand Katrina. It was only a catagory one o
catalina 350- swim ladder keevers at 4:20am 08.28.05 Big Boats 4/1195 some how when we were on the lake yesterday our cushion tips were lost off of our swim ladder. does
What at PITA! Prepping to repaint the deck deeman7777 at 4:07am 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 4/975 I am startig to get the deck ready to repaint. The best I can tell is that on top of the original ge
valve clearance adjustment for 2GMF20 Rafi at 3:41am 08.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 For valve clearance adjustment on Yanmar 2GMF20: 1. which is cylinder 1 and which is 2?2. what is
26 S, D, C?? which to buy?? bagwingca at 3:35am 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/888 I just joined our local dry sailors club ' am trying to decide which one to buy. What are the pros '
trailer jack steve at 2:02am 08.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1082 Can you fix a trailer jack on a 26x factory trailer or do i neeed to cut it off and replace it.
O'Day 19 deck-core at thru-deck fittings? HankR at 1:00am 08.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/977 I am shopping for a trailer sailer (my first boat) in the 19-21 foot range. I have found an early 80
Need Info... O'Day 19... Pillar in Cabin? HankR at 12:48am 08.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/983 I have found an ODay 19 I may buy (not a Mariner, an ODay 19 from early 80s). The mast is stepped on
Engine hoses replacement Jim at 9:31pm 08.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1041 I could not find anything in the archive on engine hose replacement. I have a 1988 H28.5. Some of th
head lining in the cabin james scott/FANTASEA at 9:31pm 08.27.05 Seidelmann 4/2407 I recently bought a 1986 30 T and love it. What a great vessel! However, in my search for the rig
Seafarer 34 Quality Bob Rowe at 8:56pm 08.27.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2549 I have been searching for a boat for about 2 years now and have narrowed my list to just a couple of
Columbia 45 keel Gusto at 2:45pm 08.27.05 Columbia 4/2739 I would like to know how the keel of the Columbit ia attached. Is it inserted into the hull somehow
Where are the "wooden keel supports" on a G30? Chip G at 2:37pm 08.27.05 Grampian 0/1622 http://www.sailquest.com/market/models/gramp30.htmI found the above web site and noticed their com
Dirty ballast water Jim21875 at 2:08pm 08.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1014 Hi Group,I'm not presently a Hunter owner but am very interested in a 260. I live and will sail o

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Ignition switch Ken13559 at 7:39pm 05.06.21 https://marinehowto.com/automatic-charging-relays Somewhere in there it says turning the key switch
Charging house batteries JamesG161 at 7:24pm 05.06.21 An isolator is a diode based electrical check valve. An ACR is a relay. And the Grey thing is the
The Dinghy Diaries ppro at 7:05pm 05.06.21 SFS That helps....so there are some peripheral bolts and nuts besides on the sides where the seats
I cheated today Captain Larry-DH at 6:43pm 05.06.21 @Tom J I find the rolling, pitching and heeling of monohulls more unsettling. To each his own. Been
I cheated today jssailem at 6:32pm 05.06.21 Those cats are like a condo on the water. My one experience wa a 9 day sail off the coast of Belize
Hull Damage Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 05.06.21 Really sorry to hear about this. Me, I couldn't imagine anything worse at the beginning of sailing
I cheated today JRT at 5:48pm 05.06.21 I have zero cat experience and have always loved mono hull, but wife really loves the space these bi
New Main Sail for H26 Doug J at 5:39pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Calif. Ted at 5:32pm 05.06.21 Caught the GP race from Bermuda the other day, 8 foiling AC50 Cats on the course at the same time, m
Dynemma Chafe Guards jmce1587 at 5:31pm 05.06.21 Practical sailor just released an article on heating in dock lines https://www.practical-sailor.com
Solar wiring question leo310 at 5:28pm 05.06.21 What I have done is used a Victron Argo FET Battery Isolators that connects both house and starter b
I cheated today Tom J at 5:06pm 05.06.21 Looks like a nice boat. Cats do have their uses. We had stayed overnight at a marina where the own
The Sailboat Owners Blues rgranger at 4:40pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 05.06.21 My father was an Air Crewman on a Navy Carrier in the 50s. He told me about a friend who worked in t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:32pm 05.06.21 193793
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues Mike Oldak at 4:31pm 05.06.21 Hello everyone:) m trying to tackle the electrical and i was hoping that maybe you guys can help me
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:30pm 05.06.21 193791
Tapping threads in mast thinwater at 4:24pm 05.06.21 This is only my opinion, but I quit using tapped fasteners in the mast because the wall is too thin
New Main Sail for H26 sail sfbay at 4:22pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote a
Do I need outside jib tracks? (1) pclarksurf at 4:15pm 05.06.21 @AaronD -- serious question, you really don't use your outside track? I think my go to headsail is

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