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Climbing the mast of C-22 Rappsailor at 9:23pm 06.11.05 Smaller Boats 9/3912 I keep my C-22 in the water 100% of the time. I need to do some repairs at the top of the mast. Will
Dumb Luck Mac Bentley at 2:56pm 06.11.05 Smaller Boats 1/903 I did a dumb thing the other day. Tried to climb up the stern ladder without any jackstands under th
How low can I go? Before the Bell at 11:43am 06.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/973 Has anyone used a 6 H.P. on a 25' boat? My Cherub. 25 has an inboard diesel that won't be repaired
Ballast or none? Night Sailor at 11:04am 06.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1030 I'm thinking of putting my 98 M26x in the water and leave it there for at least 10 months straight.
Yanmar Diesel Problems Tony23628 at 10:31am 06.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/864 I have a Yanmar 3JH-2E with 374 Hours on the engine. The engine ran fine up until last weekend when
intercoastal waterway stevo1 at 9:59am 06.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1077 what size Mac would you do parts of the ICW in?? there are 2 of us and we would stop and restock e
Shrouds Kevin Flanagan at 8:45am 06.11.05 Smaller Boats 10/1008 Does the upper shroud attach to the forward hardpoint or the aft hardpoint...can't recall. I do howe
engine vibration John Davis at 8:11am 06.11.05 Big Boats 2/1108 Has anyone determined a fix for low RPM vibration? Have a 1980 Hunter Cutter Legend with a Yanmar 3Q
Cracked Quadrant Franklin at 7:57am 06.11.05 Big Boats 4/951 Anybody have a problem with the Quadrant cracking right here it attaches to the rudder post? Any id
thru Hulls Franklin at 7:50am 06.11.05 Big Boats 1/849 Just noticed that my thru hulls and prop don't have groundings. Is this bad? Seems quite odd that
M25 galley John Barrett at 6:42am 06.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/942 I need some help with an M25 galley. Mine came w/out the stove and only a hose from the sink to the
Irwin 37 shaft log jJoseph Shirley at 6:20am 06.11.05 Ask All Sailors 0/993 I am the owner of a Barefoot 37 which was built by Ted Irwin in 1980 to custom specs from an Irwin 3
WE ARE BUYING A BOAT!!!!!! Jason R at 6:00am 06.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/784 We are about to purchase a 1992 Mac 26S but are unsure if we are getting a fair price.... The boat
Spare parts for portlights Sanders LaMont at 5:44am 06.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/873 I have, free to deserving old boat owners, some small spare parts (used) from my project to replace
473 Mast Pumping Bob Peterson at 5:07am 06.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1192 Is anyone having mast pumping with your 473 or is your toe rails spliting by the cleats?
keel bolt repair tom 85 macgregor 25 at 4:17am 06.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1268 My macgregor 25 is leaking at the bolt that passes through the stucture to the left of the access ho
Leak in galley area sailorgirl at 3:28am 06.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 I have a 1980 H27 that is totally dry except for a leak somewhere on the starboard side that ends up
Engine pull/stop in cockpit sailorgirl at 3:25am 06.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1220 Hello...I have a recently purchased H27 with a very tight, impossible to budge engine pull in the co
Insulation on the inside of the fridge FlyBri737 at 3:12am 06.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1421 Thinking about adding some insulation to the inside of my fridge in an attempt to reduce power consu
Old diesel fuel sailorgirl at 2:47am 06.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3712 I have a new(to me) H27. The gas tank is about 3/4 full with fuel that may have been added 3-4 year

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MOB System Heads Up dlochner at 12:00pm 01.28.21 We have many Practical people, plus some Jokers, that could write many Articles too.;) And some d
MOB System Heads Up JamesG161 at 11:47am 01.28.21 I had a subscriptionTo Practical Sailers when I used to own a Mac but I dropped it. It had a lot of
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 JuanMarcos at 11:46am 01.28.21 I wish I had an answer to your problem. Unfortunately, I am here looking for a solution to the same
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Justin_NSA at 11:39am 01.28.21 (Paul is well past his bikini days!) well, what's the point then :biggrin:
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Parsons at 11:38am 01.28.21 No one mentioned the granddaddy (and grand mommy) of them all - Distant Shores. The Shards pioneere
MOB System Heads Up Justin_NSA at 11:32am 01.28.21 Great tip. Very good PS article, and right on. I enjoy their articles. I had a subscription when I
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 11:30am 01.28.21 A couple of years ago I replaced the cheap poly line with ?" floating dinghy tow line. A much more
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 11:29am 01.28.21 PS offers some LifeSling maintenance tips https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/lifesling-inspectio
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit BrianJ at 11:27am 01.28.21 This might help. H260 Throttle
MOB System Heads Up Parsons at 11:25am 01.28.21 When we bought our latest boat several years ago, the Admiral and I spent an overcast afternoon expl
Solar Panel Mounting dlochner at 11:20am 01.28.21 I think you are correct to be concerned about the saltwater dunking. On deck or on an arch the panel
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? kloudie1 at 11:14am 01.28.21 I watch: Delos.. excellent camera, sound and story work.. , Sailing Uma.. and Sailing Zatara.. We en
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Justin_NSA at 10:59am 01.28.21 I'm becoming more & more disenchanted with YouTube and their advertising is increasingly aggressiv
Deck paint Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.28.21 Is this the one part polyurethane topside paint? That paint is easy to apply but it's not very tough
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats jon hansen at 10:54am 01.28.21 perfect, that's tough ...... aeolus is a spectacular great lakes scout, camper style Ascow is a mid
MOB System Heads Up Justin_NSA at 10:49am 01.28.21 PS offers some LifeSling maintenance tips https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/lifesling-inspection
MOB System Heads Up jon hansen at 10:47am 01.28.21 i use a M.O.M. gets serviced and certified every two years. have not had to ever used. thankfully.
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 10:29am 01.28.21 There's no perfect boat. It's only a matter of choosing which trade-offs are best, among your availa
MOB System Heads Up JamesG161 at 10:25am 01.28.21 Great info!!! There are many Safety Devices on our boats. PFD, Flares, Toss Lines, radios, even Ra
Deck paint Justin_NSA at 10:22am 01.28.21 It is tough deck paint. Once the paint dried it adhered to the tape. A little late now, in the futu

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