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looking rich at 4:10am 08.06.05 Smaller Boats 0/680 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 1/3153 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 9/1435 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 3/1077 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 7/1128 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 0/881 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 6/1050 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 1/986 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 13/2985 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 2/1230 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 6/1211 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 2/1968 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 2/1004 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 0/1683 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 4/1780 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 2/1101 to leave our Mac26X in the water (fresh water lake)for 2 months, is that okay without bottom paint?
Newbie looking at $500 Cal 21 John and Sue at 12:42pm 08.05.05 Cal 6/746 I did a quick search of the archives but did not find what I needed so here's my question. I have
High moisture reading on deck Ken at 11:52am 08.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1467 Looking to buy a 1984 Catalina 30. Survey done and indicates high moisture in deck where standing r
genoa tracks Bob at 11:20am 08.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1540 Don,I want to place inboard genoa tracks for my 155,130 and 100. I know I need two tracks per side.
Docking Under Spinnaker (ALAN) Don Guillette at 9:58am 08.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 66/7617 Alan: It is time for you to outline the proceedure you use to dock the boat under spinnaker only. St

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Imagin my surprise Macboy at 10:50pm 04.27.21 Am I crazy or are the Mac 25's literally just a lazarette shorter than a 26? Do they differ greatly
Loose Prop Strut DianaOfBurlington at 10:22pm 04.27.21 For my situation removing strut bolts to re-seal, I didn't get the strut into the exact same posit
Loose Prop Strut DianaOfBurlington at 10:06pm 04.27.21
Filling Fresh Water tanks splax at 9:40pm 04.27.21 you are better to use the lavatory sink for emptying the tanks. disconnect hot & cold lines at the w
O'Day 272 has a Vetus Water Loc for 2" hose but a 1 7/8" hose and 1 7/8" exhaust thru-hull? Is this right? Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 04.27.21 Did O'Day mismatch the Vetus, exhaust water hose, and exhaust thru-hull? I don't know whether to ch
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? cristoslc at 8:38pm 04.27.21 @jssailem I appreciate the warning, as I'm sure you've encountered others who were not building suff
Refrigeration help buddybear at 8:29pm 04.27.21 My 20-year-old Adler Barbour refrigeration unit is either dead or dying. Still investigating... no
San Juan 26 centreboard hoddy2000 at 7:59pm 04.27.21 Hey all I just became a first sailboat owner. It's a San Juan 26. 1976. Previous owner has taken goo
surveyors sail sfbay at 7:55pm 04.27.21 Where are you located? Survey Rates \| Rio Dulce Marine Surveyors (riodulcesurveyors.com)
Beautiful work! dLj at 7:35pm 04.27.21 @Will Gilmore your work is extraordinary. Knowing what Dave when through to get to this moment in
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Jackdaw at 7:33pm 04.27.21 Hi Jack, These are great notes--thank you! Washburn is our home port, so it's the end point for o
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Michael Davis at 7:31pm 04.27.21 especially if we're anywhere near a shipping channel. AIS and Radar are wonderful things for a cru
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 7:29pm 04.27.21 FOG! lake superior fog! i hate fog! i hate fog horns! yeah, i know how cold lake superior night
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 04.27.21 Knowing how cold it is on Lake Superior in June, I think I would take a whole month to explore Lake
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 7:12pm 04.27.21 I'll write more later, but some initial notes: 1) LAY DAYS. Plan 1 in 4 as a day you don't sail fo
Hunter 216 mast crutch needed... Dave Groshong at 7:03pm 04.27.21 Here's a link to ours, in stock: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=216&c=8&p=55223
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat JohnRichard at 6:46pm 04.27.21 Sorry for the delay, work happened back full swing and its super busy! Forward berth is clean, tea
Refrigeration help Justin_NSA at 6:45pm 04.27.21 Try recharging first. Mine stopped cooling last year. I investigated replacements. I bought a recha
Refrigeration help KZW at 6:35pm 04.27.21 Try recharging first. Mine stopped cooling last year. I investigated replacements. I bought a rechar
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 6:08pm 04.27.21 FOG! lake superior fog! i hate fog! i hate fog horns! yeah, i know how cold lake superior nights

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