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boom vang Lori at 8:11am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/980 I have an '84 Mac 25. I don't know if it ever had a boom vang or not, but I feel the need for one. F
sail track problem Bill Greenberg at 7:54am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/909 I noticed difficulty in hoisting my mainsail while headed into 18 knot winds. It hoisted with diffic
Rigging,launching, retrieving the 260WB Ashley at 7:42am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 28/1914 Hi, my wife and I are looking at H260's. We've done alot of research and crawled around on a few at
Boat selling question Dan at 7:42am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 4/1044 I'll soon be selling my C 22. Here is my dilemma: I currently have a slip, but would like to get o
Rudder 1991 33.5 (Need New one) Norman Wroblewski at 7:00am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/823 Hi,Anyone out know of anyone who makes new rudders for 1991 33.5?The cost to fix versus new is n
Hurricane Isabel and Holiday Hill Marina Marty at 6:45am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1134 Any sailors out there that keep their boat at Holiday Hill Marina and would like to see pictures of
Need a Trailer B. Beck at 6:20am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/872 I have a 1990 Hunter 28, and I am looking for a trailer to fit the boat (prferable used). The boat
Rudder Construction Ken Johnson at 6:07am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1723 Can someone tell me what the rudder on a 1974 Cal 2-29 is made of? I just purchased a boat that had
Ventilation Don K. at 5:55am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 My Chrysler 26 has no ventilation. Where do I start. What is best and water proof. Years ago I us
Jib or Genoa for 26M Paul S at 5:54am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1360 Going over the list of stuff we want installed on our new M. Was wondering which sail we should ge
Wintering in the Keys Frank at 2:03am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 Any info about sailing and staying in the Marathon Key area for the winter would be great.
Class rules for water balast and new rudder Grand Cru at 2:01am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/965 I am looking at a Mac 26 with water balast. Do racing rules for this class make you use a full wate
Rigging and Anchor with Headsail Furling at the bo Steve at 1:53am 09.25.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1719 Need some advice, but I am not sure if this is the right place for the question. We have a C-25 wit
1988 Hunter Legend 40' Ken Silver at 1:51am 09.25.03 Big Boats 5/1072 Under certain conditions when the wind and waves are hitting the stern of the boat while moored, in
Separate Batteries But Neg Connected - Why?? Tony Kriz at 1:45am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 17/5525 I have two (2) separate batteries on my H320 using a 1-2-Both switch. The starting battery is conne
How to fill compass hole in bulkhead? Rick Macdonald at 12:32am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 1/1888 The other day I realized that my compass doesn't turn freely, so it shows neither direction nor heel
Attention beta testers... auto-linking in posts ! Phil Herring at 11:13pm 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 23/2072 I need some brave souls to test some code. Well, maybe brave is too strong a word.The script loo*
Testing the Alternator RS at 11:02pm 09.24.03 Big Boats 8/1678 Wanting to know if the old way of testing the alternator is good or bad. eg. Start the motor (diesel
Boat Improvement Re-Fi Paul at 10:55pm 09.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 I'd like to make some serious improvements to my boat. The biggies are:1. Leisure Furl $6k2. New
35.5 Leaks John Bannister at 8:56pm 09.24.03 Big Boats 11/1215 I have recently been experiencing water ingress and am stumped as to where it could be coming from.

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Almost catastrophe during haul out pa391as at 9:27pm 11.24.20 close call Captain Robbie. Good thing you spoke up. We had a similar issue the first season we haul
Status of the Big Lagoon BigEasy at 8:57pm 11.24.20 All good anchorages in Big Lagoon; Sand Island Cove, Spanish Point, and Redfish Point. Anchored ov
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 8:41pm 11.24.20 I am sailing costal Florida with a Beneteau 343. (so just dropping anchor to enjoy the day).. Can
Storing boat in yard? chuckwayne at 8:35pm 11.24.20 sailme88, Escape is a 356 shoal keel and the arch is not road legal - all of the midsize and up Hunt
Terry Cox at 8:29pm 11.24.20 My latest favorite: QISuv4qoJYM
Almost catastrophe during haul out Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.24.20 Our boat has decals to mark the proper strap location. As with Brian, never an issue, but I'm always
Preventors do I need one Terry Cox at 8:19pm 11.24.20 Always use one when downwind sailing, wing on wing. Snap shackle on each end of a double braid line;
Almost catastrophe during haul out Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 11.24.20 If that had happened to me, I'd be writing this posthumously :yikes: ! I always place four individu
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 8:04pm 11.24.20 It is definitely NMEA 1083. I currently having it working with a connection from the Raspberry Pi wh
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Gary Ryan at 7:50pm 11.24.20 Thanks all. I've got a couple feelers out there. Hope to resolve in a week or two. Keep you poste
Almost catastrophe during haul out Brian D at 7:40pm 11.24.20 Wow, that was a close one. Nothing like that has happened to me, yet (knocks on wood). Only thing on
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba Tally Ho at 7:25pm 11.24.20 I wish it was that easy to find parts for. If you're not familiar with the rumba you can read more
Status of the Big Lagoon SFS at 7:24pm 11.24.20 If you guys are talking about the place I think you are, I stopped there at the end of Day 1 on a de
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 6:57pm 11.24.20 My M25xpb Universal is self bleeding, so no manual bleeding is necessary. I fill the Racor when ins
Status of the Big Lagoon JohnnyMac at 6:41pm 11.24.20
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? (1) jssailem at 6:34pm 11.24.20 I looked up the connection and the radio is not accessing Nmea 0183. It is looking for the GPS signa
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 6:25pm 11.24.20 WEMA, when I purchased mine, offered different sizes and configurations so I was able to match my ta
jon hansen at 6:01pm 11.24.20 Fa9nN3G2CSg as dawn starts , play this
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba btflanag at 5:52pm 11.24.20 parts for a self-controlled vacuum I wish it was that easy to find parts for. If you're not famil
jon hansen at 5:51pm 11.24.20 6cBIVabiuR0

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