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boomkicker Justin at 3:03am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/895 Anyone use a boomkicker in place of a topping lift and/or mast pole? There are advantages in sail sh
Reminder: Philadelphia Strictly Sail Phil Herring at 2:47am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 7/916 All you east coasters, don't forget Philadelphia Strictly Sail is coming up. it's the biggest mid-w
Mast Work Larry G at 2:37am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/868 I want to replace the cleats on the mast with larger ones. I would also like to install a 'top of t
Gelcoat Blisters on boat to trailer sail33811 at 1:51am 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 4/883 I recently bought a used Hunter 23.5 and when I started sanding down the old bottom paint I noticed
Phil and others, Sorry to hear about the Snow ;D Jim Seamans at 1:35am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1296 Must have really got you sailors to thinking about how to spell winterization....Poor Seattle... ;
Tall Rig / Std. Rig Greg at 11:53pm 01.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1068 I'm looking to purchase a Catalina 30, but not sure what the difference is between the tall rig and
At what age do you give it up- 100? Sandy Young at 11:30pm 01.10.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2381 The question about switching to power boats at a "certain age" got me wondering. How old are the old
Trailering to Panama City Beach Edwin14252 at 10:59pm 01.10.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1414 I'm going to be taking my H170 to PCB this spring and looking for easily accessible boat ramp. Know
EBAY J.B. Dyer at 9:44pm 01.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/881 Anybody interested, there is an O'34 at auction on ebay. Looks pretty ragged.
Triple post Bill18593 at 8:32pm 01.10.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1063 Phil, I managed to triple post a question on teh guest forum. Any chance you could delete two of t
window Jerry at 7:10pm 01.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1072 We have a 1987 Hunter 31 and need to replace the long tinted side window. Where can I purchase a rep
Setup for single-handed sailing? Bill Brown at 3:16pm 01.10.05 Smaller Boats 2/1093 I have a '97 C-250, wing keel, that I'd like to be able to single-hand. The winches for the jib she
336 rudder bearings Art Schwab at 2:32pm 01.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1264 My Hunter 336 is in the yard for bottom paint. Does anyone know how I can check the rudder bearings
Doyle Sailmakers coming to Guest Expert Forum Phil Herring at 11:54am 01.10.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1093 Bill Colombo, loft owner and sail designer for Doyle Sailmakers (Alameda, CA loft) will be online wi
what kind of mast roy at 10:40am 01.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/869 Can anyone tell me what brand and size mast macgregor used on their venture 23 cutters? It's a 77 m
Chat Scheduled: Technical douglas e lamb at 10:35am 01.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/687 douglas e lamb has scheduled a chat about Technical on 01/12/2005 at 21:00 ET. Please join us at ht
Sailing Lake Ouchita, AR Jonathan Costello at 9:48am 01.10.05 Destinations 4/7169 I am looking for anyone that has sailed on Lake Ouachita, Arkansas. It looks like a great place to
Bilge blower Ray Lewis at 9:11am 01.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2411 Recently purchased a 1981, C-30 with the 25HP Universal Diesel. Have noticed excessive heat buildup
New owner of 1984 Hunter 25.5 Diane and John Gardiner at 9:07am 01.10.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1077 We are the new owners of this boat and are also new to sailing. We have many questions to ask so we
380 and 376 Aft Cabin Odor Mike D at 8:59am 01.10.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1334 Peggy,I saw a post about odor in the aft cabin of a 380 yesterday. Our 1998 376 seems to suffer th

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Navigation Lights Jacktar at 4:52pm 02.05.21 Yep 30 feet, and they do not notice the anchor lite up there so I put a cheap solar yard light in th
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 (1) PaulK at 4:15pm 02.05.21 Just found this in the photo contest. Do you want to go camping or cruising?
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 4:13pm 02.05.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? (2) Rob Benson at 4:07pm 02.05.21 Here are the images I promised as we investigate the mysterious fixtures that reside behind my jib w
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:06pm 02.05.21 In process update. Holy crap this is a PITA. I got all but three bolts out and one bolt head sheare
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.21 Justin has hit the bullseye. Do you like orange juice or apple juice? The two boats are quite diff
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor (2) sf34dtw at 3:40pm 02.05.21
Just cruising along... JRacer at 3:28pm 02.05.21 Always enjoyed the TX Circuit Stop there at LCYC with the J24. But, that ramp is brutal!
Cargo Ship snaps in half PaulK at 3:05pm 02.05.21 It was a 40 year old ship. It would be great if they could examine the wreakage and see if the kee
Sea Shanties Will Gilmore at 2:45pm 02.05.21
Connecting old NAVMAN instrument to modern chartplotter (2) take.yvr at 2:42pm 02.05.21 I talked with engineers at Yacht Devices. They confirmed that their multiplexer has no problem handl
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 2:14pm 02.05.21 Those strips are not how they did it. I said "better" -- (not that RV plugs won't work or weren't
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 2:13pm 02.05.21 On this I actually disagree with Ken, one of the few times, that trailer plugs are not suitable for
HI sailingsoon at 1:44pm 02.05.21 The basic traveller consists of a track, a car, turning blocks and a couple of cam cleats. There ar
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds kappykaplan at 1:30pm 02.05.21 Welcome aboard! :beer:
Xantrex Echo with Lithium questions Tim22 at 1:07pm 02.05.21 After my initial post I contacted Xantrex. They seemed to think that the echo charger would continue
Just cruising along... Benny17441 at 1:01pm 02.05.21 You must mean, work has now become play!
Xantrex Echo with Lithium questions Captain Larry-DH at 12:45pm 02.05.21 You may want to consider moving your alternator to charge the start bank, and use a Sterling Battery
Cargo Ship snaps in half Don S/V ILLusion at 12:44pm 02.05.21 Where do I view that? https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/disasters-at-sea
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Whatfiero1 at 12:42pm 02.05.21 I'd take each for a test sail in spring and let boat talk to you

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