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I'm well aware of the 3 mile dump limit and I'm careful to make sure I'm out 3 miles before I dump,
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I just bought a Mac 25 and had it out 3 times. My question is how do you use the winch with the jib?
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We just sailed / motored 160 miles around NJ (Riverside to Barnegat Bay)... used the ODay 322 reefin
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I bought my 1994 Mac 19 and Force 40HP motor separately. I don't think the pitch on the prop is set
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I just pruchased a 1970 15' day sailor and it needs a mast and rudder. I've only sailed smaller boa
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Hey Henk: I thought your tour was up and you'd left. Don't know where I picked up that idea. Anyhow,
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I love my 29.5 dearly, but have always considered the forward cleat location (IN the anchor locker!!
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When I bought my boat last year it came with a symetrical spinnaker and all the fixings, except pole
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At the conclusion of a recent race my 1987 26.5 was bumped in the stern by another boat, so much so

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Cam cleats for jib sheets??
dlochner at 1:15pm 09.17.20
Wound top down rather than bottom up looks that way..............if you install a self tailing winc
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Similar engine, similar problem. Turned out to be air getting in my fuel line at the petcock on the
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cb32863 at 12:59pm 09.17.20
There were three different sized boats built at that plant. The economics of those 3 not selling any
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sail sfbay at 12:56pm 09.17.20
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JamesG161 at 12:55pm 09.17.20
What is now happening to Invest 90L is Dry Desert Winds from Arizona across Mexico desert is stallin
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sail sfbay at 12:54pm 09.17.20
It's not even physically possible. The first wrap would hit the incoming sheet Agree....I did not w
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SFS at 12:53pm 09.17.20
OP, I sent you a private message.
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kappykaplan at 12:50pm 09.17.20
After 4 years probably time to do it again. :plus:
Cam cleats for jib sheets??
Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 09.17.20
HUH? You never ever do that. It's not even physically possible. The first wrap would hit the incom
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JamesG161 at 12:46pm 09.17.20
purchase a replacement anchor This Ketch owner needed that lesson. He anchored in the Bay of St L
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uncledom at 12:45pm 09.17.20
"Moorings" and "Anchors" are not the same thing. And being tied to an approved permanent mooring is
Cam cleats for jib sheets??
Jackdaw at 12:38pm 09.17.20
Sail SFbay, It looks like the winch is wound top down rather than bottom up. Suspect it would work.
Cam cleats for jib sheets??   (1)
sail sfbay at 12:37pm 09.17.20
Wound top down rather than bottom up looks that way..............if you install a self tailing winch
Cam cleats for jib sheets??
Jackdaw at 12:28pm 09.17.20
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at least check its O ring Great suggestion. I replaced all of my dead or missing O rings on the op
Cam cleats for jib sheets??
jssailem at 12:22pm 09.17.20
Sail SFbay, It looks like the winch is wound top down rather than bottom up. Suspect it would work.
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Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 09.17.20
Any recommendations for fuel additive to add for best results of dispersing water in the tank? Wat
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1   (2)
jssailem at 12:19pm 09.17.20
PART 2 With the anchor set, we were tiding up the lines in the cockpit suddenly this white bearded
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All my internet searches have returned nada so far... Bomar is represented by Pomanette in Florida

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