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Vincent at 2:56am 01.22.04
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I am looking for any web sights of persons in this or other 40-50 foot recently built (within the la
Steve at 2:07am 01.22.04
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Does anybody know the diameters of the standard rigging on a 1990 C30 TRBS ? There appears to be two
Paul Aubrecht at 2:06am 01.22.04
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I want to put a 2nd Water Tank in my 2003 356 to double the capacity.Has anyone with a 356 done this
Paul Marx at 12:56am 01.22.04
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I recently purchased a used sail and it has what I believe is called a leach cut, ie the seams are p
John Harrington at 12:09am 01.22.04
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I am looking very seriously at a 1980 O'Day 30 with a two blade propeller. I have seen a number of o
Ali tavanaee at 11:47pm 01.21.04
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What type of wood is used for the trim and rudder of the Hunters. It seems like an oak but which typ
Paul at 10:44pm 01.21.04
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I am considering the purchase of a new Hunter 36. However, I am concerned about what I saw on a Hunt
Steve Zweigart at 9:20pm 01.21.04
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I bought my '84 Mac25 already rigged last year. The boom was located just below the sial insertion
Dave Shore at 8:45pm 01.21.04
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There are three shows coming up, Seattle, Chicago, ' Miami. Since i live in New England, I cannot at
Steve Shenkel at 8:06pm 01.21.04
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I live in a community with strict CCR's regarding RVs. Although we have an RV gate, we are not allo
Bill at 6:28pm 01.21.04
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Will this furler fit and work properly on a 25.5?
Greg at 3:01pm 01.21.04
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My Groco head is filling with sea water with the valve open or closed. I've read through the archive
Ed Schaefer at 11:15am 01.21.04
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By this time I had hopes of having my new Mac M. However: not all pirates are on the ocean. I had or
Mark at 10:34am 01.21.04
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Any wisdom on how to restore/refinish an old boat's glass? Powdering, spidering some small chipping?
Jerry Holloway at 10:28am 01.21.04
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I have a 40 footer with a 120% genoa on an autofurl. Shortly after putting her up for the winter the
sylvio leblanc at 8:25am 01.21.04
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I am thinking of purchasing new sails for a hunter 27'.The boat came from the factory with a 110% ge
Ted at 8:10am 01.21.04
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Just purchased two 75 watt solar panels to add to my 1979 33 footer. Does anyone have suggestions fo
Matt Borders at 8:06am 01.21.04
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The 1982 Hunter 22 that I bought has a broken corner on the sliding Companion way hatch. Does anyon
Matt Borders at 7:50am 01.21.04
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I am wondering if anyone has an easy solution for stepping the mast of the Hunter 22. I just bought
Doug at 7:31am 01.21.04
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Does anyone out there have a good recommendation for SAFELY jacking my C22 up off the trailer? This

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Rigging turning while raising the mast
stickinthemud57 at 3:22pm 12.03.20
I had this happen to me the first time I stepped the mast on my 26S. Had to bring it down to fix it.
Electronics Ugrades - best approach?
Tally Ho at 3:16pm 12.03.20
I have been replacing things as needed...but trying to upgrade when they do need to be replaced...fi
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s
stickinthemud57 at 3:13pm 12.03.20
I have no experience with the Venture 21, but we purchased a Mac 26S at the end of August of this ye
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work?
Hunter216 at 3:08pm 12.03.20
Good article on how they came to be. https://www.sail-world.com/news/214640/Americas-Cup-AC75-rig-
H 41 roller furling mást spy hilyard replacement
Tally Ho at 3:05pm 12.03.20
I lost my hilyard and i need to run a new one inside the selden mast, if i try to run a line tru th
Electronics Ugrades - best approach?
CarlN at 2:58pm 12.03.20
When I was outfitting a new boat ten years ago - I thought first about ease of use. The electronics
What size Genoa sails will fit MacGregor 26C? Will a 110% work?
stickinthemud57 at 2:54pm 12.03.20
I, also, do not have a roller furler. I have a deck bag for my jib that is almost as easy as roller
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work?
DArcy at 2:46pm 12.03.20
So the double luff sail ends up looking like a wing really looks? I'm not clear on whether they d
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jon hansen at 2:46pm 12.03.20
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jon hansen at 2:42pm 12.03.20
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P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar   (2)
HandsOnTech at 2:41pm 12.03.20
Holey cow that's a lot of power :yikes: I am happy with my tiny little 250W of solar panels :) Looks
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jon hansen at 2:41pm 12.03.20
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jon hansen at 2:40pm 12.03.20
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Best boat to purchase to live on
CarlN at 2:39pm 12.03.20
There are lots of boats you can buy for $15k. But then you have to fix it up. It's extremely difficu
So what are you?
SailingLoto at 2:39pm 12.03.20
Norwegian
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jon hansen at 2:36pm 12.03.20
https://www.stuartknockaboutllc.com the coolest name for any sailboat model ever i think
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jon hansen at 2:33pm 12.03.20
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jon hansen at 2:30pm 12.03.20
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