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Topping Lift - is there an easier way? KimSalt at 6:35am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 16/7564 This is our second season with our 1972 Catalina 22. We love her and she's a great boat, but the top
Chart updates Leviosa at 6:20am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1160 On our recent Memorial day trip my wife and I had the joy of sailing back from Annapolis MD to our h
Below deck ventilation Jonathan Costello at 6:18am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 8/1234 Has anyone had any experience with installing a cowl vent(placement and type?)on a 23.5 to improve v
Looking For a Stern Rail - O'day 22 Matt7760 at 5:34am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1286 Does anyone have a Stern Rail for sail for my '70 O'day 22?
external Fuel Tank problem Tom Roberts at 5:30am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/807 I have a metal 3 gallon external tank that works fine, and a plastic 6 gallon tank that has issues.
bimini top judith ann at 5:27am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/989 One of the supporting tubes was chrushed over the winter. Can I find a replacement or is 1/2" alumin
Mast geometry Geoff in Ann Arbor at 5:22am 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1017 My boat is a '92 33.5. I'm looking for advice on mast setup. I haven't changed the length of the r
h170 Looker Roger5024 at 5:20am 06.14.04 Day Sailers 12/1759 Dear h170 sailors,I am downsizing from a C27 so tht we can daysail in different waters by traileri
Inside the mast Fleur deau at 5:15am 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1003 I purchased a hunter 27 1979 in october 2003, when i put the boat in the water 3 weeks ago, i notice
Turn or not to turn? While out on a sail Chip7183 at 5:12am 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1281 this Saturday I noticed that the shaft was spinning that goes to the prop and motor. The motor was o
go check another boat!-a story with an odd twist. SRCruver at 4:47am 06.14.04 Other Sailboats 5/753 my father and i were out getting our boat ready,the only problem is,we had never rigged our own boat
Removing the rudder from a Catalina 27 rand18446 at 4:27am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1957 I have just bent my rudder shaft and would like to know if there are any tricks to removing the rudd
First sail kcraft at 4:22am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/947 Ok, Sunday was my first chance at taking the boat out this weekend. We sailed out of Cadle Creek in
Sail size for a 27 ft Oday nfaz4 at 3:54am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/881 I am a new oday owner (my last sailboat was a Hobie 18) and I picked up a 27 ft Oday (1973). I do n
Stinki yvonne6138 at 3:52am 06.14.04 Big Boats 3/768 Can anyone help when the toilet is pumped into the holding tank the vent of the holding tank stinks
Replacing Windows Karakahl at 3:50am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1771 To O'day Sailors:I am the owner of a 1979 O'Day 22. My view ports in the cabin are becoming cloud
Chicago/Milwaukee Surveyor Recommendation T J Furstenau at 3:23am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1467 Does anyone have a surveyor that works the Chicago/Milwaukee area that they can recommend? I've got
Any thoughts on Macgregor Trailer? Kevin C 26S at 2:48am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1002 Hi,I am wondering what the consensus is on the MacGregor trailer that came with the 26S (I assume
Full Pop-Top Interlude23 at 2:38am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 0/926 Are there any other owners of a full pop-top. I have not seen pictures of this particular model othe
Water Filter SunCat at 2:29am 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/895 Yesterday I installed a water filter on my 1995 Hunter Legend between the water tank and the sedimen

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I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:33pm 11.02.20 I saw something on craigslist that sounds alot like that but I can't find it now
I have a rigging question Jim26m at 7:21pm 11.02.20 I have a Macgregor 26m power sailer. It's water ballasted, lightly rigged, has a PHRF around 270
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:16pm 11.02.20 Why do they dispise your boat...what kind ofboat do you have
I have a rigging question Jim26m at 7:01pm 11.02.20 Take a look and get a feel for it. Figure out if it's got a clean title and if there are other expe
Hello! I'm new here. OffCourse at 6:59pm 11.02.20 Hi Wayne! Never thought about raising the boom at the mast for partying clearance! Novel idea! Reall
Masthead flotation? Project_Mayhem at 6:56pm 11.02.20 The best lesson I ever had was two straight weeks of capsizing drills. By the end of those two weeks
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:56pm 11.02.20 A 52 foot boat for $5,000 is a tempting thing for the bargain hunter. I hope I've got the spunk it
Mast raising/gin pole twalker H260 at 6:34pm 11.02.20 The drawings for the mast raising pole and crutch for the 23.5 are available here: https://www.marl
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Roy the retired PM at 6:31pm 11.02.20 I had mildew problems when I bought the boat 5 years ago. I simply cut a ventilation opening in one
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:30pm 11.02.20 Last dry dock 2000. 20 years in the water... I don't know the waters out there. Down here, you'd
Another what is this boat? dlochner at 6:24pm 11.02.20 I thought it was smaller than 44 ft at first as well but after comparing to the sailboatdata line d
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:21pm 11.02.20 No I have a couple if friends that would go along...one of them even has experience sailing a 55 foo
Mast raising/gin pole Project_Mayhem at 6:15pm 11.02.20 On many boats you can. Can you show us a few pics?
Another what is this boat? (1) SailingLoto at 6:15pm 11.02.20 No ports in the hull.
Acrylic slider over companionway Project_Mayhem at 6:14pm 11.02.20 Talk to local sign and plastic fabrication shops. I would recommend Piedmont Plastics (nationwide) i
Yet another holding tank vent question... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:13pm 11.02.20 removed the hose from the thru-hull, inspected it with a flashlight, and poked a zip tie through in
PHRF adjustments Jackdaw at 6:13pm 11.02.20 This should only happen in cruising class. PHRF actually has NO way to do this fairly. Wanna truly r
Another what is this boat? SailingLoto at 6:10pm 11.02.20 No ports in the hull. They didn't all have ports in the hull.
Another what is this boat? capta at 6:07pm 11.02.20 This one doesn't have a mitzen mast. I've paced it sailing in my little boat several times. It's
Another what is this boat? DArcy at 6:05pm 11.02.20 I thought it was smaller than 44 ft at first as well but after comparing to the sailboatdata line dr

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