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stern rails (pulpit) wanted/modified oro at 8:58am 03.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/939 I have a '77 Mac 25 with stern rail (pulpit). However, the rail does not extend far enough aft (to
use a shorter forestay on a Hunter 23 Richard/ geerichard@aol.com at 8:08am 03.18.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1142 Discovering broken strands in the forestay at haul-out last fall gave me the opportunity to shed one
What motor size? Cheryl Phillips at 7:57am 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1224 Hello. I have a 20-foot twin keel Russell. Not a well-known boat. Has a small cabin, room for four t
356 Vang Paul at 5:39am 03.18.04 Big Boats 4/955 Has anyone come up with a workable solution for a vang on the full main (i.e., non-reefing) on the 3
SR Mariner Sounder Siggi Brocks at 5:31am 03.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/994 I have a Hunter 31 / 1986 with a SR MARINER sounder at the Helm. Does anybody know how to calibrate
Oily Odor Curt at 4:24am 03.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1013 I recently purchased a '87 Catalina 30 that has been on the hard for over a year. I removed the cush
Corroded Anchor Chain Mike Busher at 4:15am 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1959 I have 250 feet of galvanized anchor chain on board. After only 3 years use, this chain is badly co
CNG tank refills ?? Don Wilbert at 4:15am 03.18.04 Big Boats 3/1096 Any body out there have a good place to get CNG tanks refilled in the Mid-west ?? I really don't wan
Maxwell Winches and "The Wincher" Warren M. at 3:47am 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1181 Anyone just happen to know the drum diameter size of the Maxwell 18 winch? I'm thinking of trying t
Rudder/Tiller Issues J.T.Ellis at 3:28am 03.18.04 Smaller Boats 3/888 Back in the fall, on a beautiful sailing day, we were in the middle of a tack when our novice helmsm
Beneteau 24 cisom at 1:47am 03.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1407 I have located what is listed as a Beneteau 24 (possibly a First 24?) here in Illinois. I find very
Main Sheet rigging for oday 23 clif at 1:00am 03.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2290 I have a 1973 oday 23 and have a question concerning the main sheet rigging.Is there a new way to
Deck Bright Work, Oday 28 Dean Gustafson at 12:35am 03.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1207 I need to replace all the teak on the deck. This includes the companionway, hand rails, etc. Do I
1994 H26 holding tank Terry at 12:33am 03.18.04 Smaller Boats 14/1061 My H26 waterballast boat came equipped with a 2.5 gallon holding tank on a portapottie. I replaced t
Boat Insurance Mark Crociati at 12:28am 03.18.04 Smaller Boats 20/1676 Can anyone recommend a good place to insure my boat, in Massachusetts? Any advice appreciated.Mar
No slips/moorings to be found in N.E. Mark Crociati at 12:27am 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 29/2187 Anyone know of available slips or moorings in New England? I live in Plymouth which has a 7 year wa
Outboard motor for a Capri 14.2? underDAWG at 11:53pm 03.17.04 Smaller Boats 2/2160 Hey Saliors.... Noobie here.I am thinking to get a outboard motor for my 14.2. What size of motor
Need some help with a math problem... Jeff M21319 at 11:53pm 03.17.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1129 I'm trying to figure out how much bouancy a 4' diameter hollow sphere creates. If I've got it right,
Boat Calling Cards Carol Schroeder s/v Third Bird at 11:45pm 03.17.04 Ask All Sailors 6/3972 While crusing, several owners have "calling" cards for their boats. The idea is to exchange them as
Darn mouse Benny at 11:33pm 03.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/899 We recently had a mouse intrusion on the boat and although the little critter is gone he left behind

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Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 12:31pm 12.16.20 I watched a few of the videos of the peleton meet up, was very cool. Good to see Sam heading out ag
Got a new sailing dinghy shemandr at 12:30pm 12.16.20 If the dhow is that flexible you may want to run some temporary cleats across the boat while doing t
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (1) mermike at 12:16pm 12.16.20 This is the mast base halyard organizer on my Yamaha 33. It's made of cast aluminum, clamped and riv
An intro and a question jssailem at 12:09pm 12.16.20 The triactic stay is interesting, sort of like the forestay for the mizzenmast :plus:
An intro and a question Hunter216 at 12:06pm 12.16.20 Standing rigging on a Ketch. The image appears to have dual back stays for the Main mast. Perhap
Stanchion Talk twodzusfittings at 12:02pm 12.16.20 Continuing on this subject but with another question. The stanchion base has four hex head bolts. Ca
picking a new sail - help (1) Roland5048 at 11:51am 12.16.20 A couple of years ago, I had a new full batten main built for my '77 h30 by Doyle Sails out of St.
An intro and a question jon hansen at 11:37am 12.16.20 oh, i'm all about the wishful thinking. always have been.
An intro and a question (1) jssailem at 11:32am 12.16.20 Standing rigging on a Ketch. The image appears to have dual back stays for the Main mast. Perhap
An intro and a question jssailem at 11:30am 12.16.20 is the girl in the photo topless? Jon I suspect you are looking with "soft eyes" and wishful think
An intro and a question jon hansen at 11:19am 12.16.20 vitamin D will keep you healthy and happy
An intro and a question jon hansen at 11:16am 12.16.20 it's all about the ride ;)
An intro and a question jon hansen at 11:15am 12.16.20 is the girl in the photo topless? it's fair to assume that boat gives a relaxing ride :cool:
An intro and a question jon hansen at 11:12am 12.16.20 please share lots and lots of photos in the future. we love oogaling pretty vessels
Check Your GFI's Maine Sail at 11:07am 12.16.20 Those photo DO NOT show show the reason why. Those photos show lousy workmanship. Heat is caused by
An intro and a question Hunter216 at 11:06am 12.16.20 s I have a goal to try to learn something each day I saw this as an opportunity :) In the photo th
Check Your GFI's Maine Sail at 11:04am 12.16.20 the wire melted at the crimp point. Can you post a better photo of the terminal? It did not look c
An intro and a question jssailem at 10:44am 12.16.20 By the way our masts are 30 I am suspecting that the 30' reports the main mast height. That would
B323 roller main Time Off at 10:42am 12.16.20 Actually I did the cost was $380 for the whole car. When I got the new car I saw what was wrong with
An intro and a question dsmoll at 10:19am 12.16.20

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