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traveler Justin at 5:45am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/815 I've been tossing around the idea of mounting a traveler across the cockpit seating closer to the he
306 Aft Cabin Leak MKing at 4:50am 06.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/937 Spent Sat. morning looking for a small but pesky leak in the aft cabin of my 2004/306. Hard rain or
Hunter 27' 1980 owners manual dan terlizzi at 4:28am 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2206 Hello all--I recently purchased a 27' 1980 Hunter at a great price and in great shape. One thing i
Profurl Roller Furling P-31 System steve rainey at 4:00am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1908 I have an older P-31 Profurl system and am in need of one of the Alum pole sections. Anyone have one
Best Line Heard on the Radio Paul McGhee at 3:57am 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/843 I hope I don't get into trouble for a little mild profanity, I'll let Phil decide.On the way out t
Running In Mast Halyards grrlpirate at 3:37am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1262 The spinnaker halyard on my 56 ft mast broke. My problem is that the mast has internal halyards. Doe
new owner Joe Meno at 3:35am 06.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/898 Hello, New owner. 1999 411. transom shower, shutoff location. Freshwater system ok, can't seem
Jib Halyard tension with roller furling Bill at 3:10am 06.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/7423 As it is a pain in the a## to change the halyard tension on my roller furling jib, I am wondering if
VHF radio problem Glen at 3:00am 06.06.05 Big Boats 3/784 We have just got through the launch, mast step and re-assembly process and this week-end finally got
Fixing my keel pocket ells at 2:50am 06.06.05 Day Sailers 0/902 In the 1980 Oday 19 you cannot access the keel or the keel pocket from the cabin. In order to acces
Anchoring to close - Please move Jim Seamans at 2:35am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1591 Interesting thing happened Saturday evening. Joan and I had pulled into a little bay name Canoe Nec
Battery/grounding issue picklefreek at 2:08am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/799 Hi all. Chris again that just purchased the 1973 23 converible. Just got the swing center board al
Questions following maiden voyage csobalvarro at 2:03am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/917 Well Saturday was the maiden voyage for "Pili Lani," my "new" 1988 Mac26D! Rigging took a while, as
losing radio presets Tony5898 at 1:59am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1533 I installed a car radio below deck. The receiver works and the wires are conntected to the main fus
Auto Pitol works great, now the roller furling texastom at 1:56am 06.06.05 Big Boats 2/813 I think I got the auto pilot working fine. Franklin was right, good sail set and the ST4000 works fi
Slapping Halyard Roy at 1:23am 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1098 I have A 1988 Catalina 30 Standard Rig with a halyard ( I'm not sure which one ) that slaps the insi
Air conditioning Thermostat Ozana at 1:16am 06.06.05 Big Boats 3/839 I want to install a thermostat on my 16500btu central air condioner. The air condioner now has a cop
Trailer mfg's for Cat 22 Micklejester at 12:41am 06.06.05 Trailer Sailors 3/1336 Cat 22 Trail mfgs Hi,I recently saw a manufacturer of Catalina 22 trailers on this forum that was
Trailer mfg's for Cat 22 Micklejester at 12:40am 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 2/927 Cat 22 Trail mfgs Hi,I recently saw a manufacturer of Catalina 22 trailers on this forum that was
First outing with my new old O'Day 23 svey at 12:39am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/896 I was out Saturday for the first outing in my O'Day 23 (ZigZag not my choice but to much badluck inv

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Does my H26 main sheet need this much rope? Ajp at 8:06am 10.07.20 Yes you do! I purchased a 2001 270 last year, and had to drop the mast. last time was 2003 with a
Whisker pole (4) Allan12210 at 8:01am 10.07.20 My whisker pole is stowed on the front of the mast with a track. I have a 2:1 purchase line to the p
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? twistedskipper at 7:57am 10.07.20 If air does not get into the tank, the pump creates a vacuum above the water as the level goes down.
Whisker pole (1) sail sfbay at 7:57am 10.07.20 If you do not want to store it on the mast you might consider storing the pole on brackets attached
Splicing BigEasy at 7:45am 10.07.20
Splicing (2) jssailem at 7:42am 10.07.20 Soft shackles are a gift I give to fellow sailors. It is a knot that connects us. I used the Brian T
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? rgranger at 7:27am 10.07.20 #Peggie, I will check clearance on top of tank. Uniseal defintely an option. #Sailme88, not sure I
cooling water/exhaust hose leak SteveO77 at 7:25am 10.07.20 Many thanks to all of you. With 40 gallons of water in buckets and tubs on the port bow, I have go
Bye Bye Birdie dlochner at 7:21am 10.07.20 Hmmm, I guess every mooring field should have a sacrificial boat, sort of take one for the team appr
Lightning Protection walt at 7:20am 10.07.20 Actaully... You have to consider electric and magnetic fields with lighting. How do you get electr
Bye Bye Birdie shemandr at 7:09am 10.07.20 Comorants cleaned out a mooring field off New Suffolk faster than the town could. The town wanted t
Lightning Protection JohnShannon at 7:07am 10.07.20 A St. Someone or other statue? Patron saint of sailors, or patron saint of expensive electronics.
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 6:48am 10.07.20 No one has mentioned bonding yet Awww gee I still like you a lot! :cowbell: _______ Bonding ele
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 5:51am 10.07.20 I have a 1980 S2 6.7 hull 17 whic I sail on Petenwell Lake in Wisconsin. I assume your winch set up
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 5:41am 10.07.20 #team - tank on order. Fittings and hoses not yet ordered. During prep work last weekend, I noticed
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Fredct at 5:36am 10.07.20 #Peggie, I will check clearance on top of tank. Uniseal defintely an option. #Sailme88, not sure I f
Lightning Protection rgranger at 5:27am 10.07.20 No one has mentioned bonding yet....:hook2:
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 sailermaned at 5:08am 10.07.20 I replaced the shaft on my 31 hunter disconnect shaft and some wires motor mounts got a come along s
TS Delta shemandr at 5:07am 10.07.20 A data point: Looking at sea temps for Oranjestad Aruba the current temp is 84.1 F. Statistical pa
Pulls to port under power Justin_NSA at 5:04am 10.07.20 Really isn't pulling, it's being pushed. By any chance have you or the PO replaced the prop.. The

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