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Mack Pack w/ jacks or Neil Pryde Lazy Bag? Kevin Milazzo at 9:03am 07.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1242 Anyone have experience with either the Mack Pack or Neil Pryde Lazy Bag systems? I want a fixed, zi
Yamaha Jet Outboard Randy at 8:31am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1088 Has anybody heard about somebody using a Yamaha jet outboard on a Mac 26X. I'm just curious as to h
Hull Blisters Robert Tuten at 8:23am 07.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1717 I sail a 1992 Beneteau 310. the boat stays in the water year round and is used year round as freezi
Ripped main sail ram yariv at 8:15am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 5/971 Any suggestions who can repair my main(new york city area)? anyone has one for sale?ryariv@yahoo.co
Ice Cube Trays Cap'n D at 8:14am 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1163 Back when I received my Hunter 310, with the fiberglass arch, it came with a set of stainless steel
Navico Tillerpilor 1600 Manual? Ronald M. Green at 8:10am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1833 I am seeking an English-language manual for a Navico Tillerpilot 1600.
Air Conditioning Problems Stan Segal at 7:31am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 12/4939 I have 16,000 Cruisair system on my Beneteau 361that has started to overheat. The system runs for
Catamarans Vs. Monohulls Ozana at 7:00am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2036 Does anybody have an opinion on catamarans vs. monohulls?My wife likes sailing but not the healing,
pedestal Bruce Shierloh at 6:52am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/857 We have a 1994 26s with tiller and would like to install a pedestal with engine controls and binnacl
lifeline cushions for 240 with sternrail seats.... Gary Smith at 6:46am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/851 Does anyone know the size of lifeline cushions required for a 2002 240 with stern rail seats? I am w
D & R Marine Robert Davis at 6:38am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1128 Everybody keeps talking about D'R marine, but I could not get in touch with him. I know somebody is
WATER IN BILDGE RICH MARRONE at 6:16am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/780 My 240 was strust by lightening,blew out masthead and bow lights,fried the fuses and one fuse holder
Not a Head, BUT ..................... Gordon Myers at 5:46am 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1050 The Air Conditioners ' Ref./Freezer on our h450 use a condensing system using sea water. The sea wa
radio and gps for the ocean Daniel Youngblood at 5:10am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 2/982 We will be going to the Gulf and I will be installing GPS and vhs radio. I need some ideas on where
Small leak around keel bolts R. Marble at 4:53am 07.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1113 I just got my boat in after repowering with a vetus 16HP diesel. I also did a whole list of other s
Keel Pivot Slop Benjamin Freds at 4:51am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 13/1185 Is there an acceptable range of slop in the keel pivot bolt? When raised, my keel will slop back an
Boom vang for Oday 20? Ben Legett at 4:31am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1591 When I purchased my 1975 Oday 20, there was no boom vang. Since this would really help performance
Catalina 28 Association neil brand at 3:40am 07.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1245 We still need a few more C-28 sailors who can donate some time to theNational Association. I would
Trailer Options Chis at 3:25am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/938 I currently own a fixed keel Oday Mariner which spends its winters in a wood cradle at a boatyard.
Battery/switch systems upgrade Scott at 2:44am 07.29.03 Big Boats 4/767 I posted this in the general area a couple of days ago. Since some people go directly to the Big Boa

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Sailing with Efficiency HMT2 at 8:27pm 08.31.20
1/4" Halyard comfortable? HMT2 at 8:20pm 08.31.20 I have 3/8" line installed on my Catalina 22. CatalinaDirect is suggesting 1/4" for both my halyar
1/4" Halyard comfortable? Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 08.31.20 Yes, 1/16" of an inch makes a big difference. You beat me to it. What's 1/16" between friends?
Sailing with Efficiency higgs at 8:15pm 08.31.20 You might try reefing, if you have lots of wind it can be faster to have less sail up. A big flogg
Stripper Rings higgs at 8:12pm 08.31.20 Fantastic work, I didn't realize that there was a 3d printing service. That will be very handy. The
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors kloudie1 at 8:08pm 08.31.20 Sounds like you've found it.. If the engine runs, you can bleed it when running by cracking that fi
Forestay breaks for second time in three years justsomeguy at 7:48pm 08.31.20 Yes Can you post a photo of the break, and is there a toggle at both ends of the forestay?
Forestay breaks for second time in three years Spadman007 at 7:45pm 08.31.20 Yes
Forestay breaks for second time in three years justsomeguy at 7:39pm 08.31.20 The stay broke just above the top compression fitting. Do you mean "swage"?
1/4" Halyard comfortable? Ward H at 7:35pm 08.31.20 I find 5/16" is the smallest size line I'm comfortable with handling with any kind of a load and no
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors mnmpizza at 7:31pm 08.31.20
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors mnmpizza at 7:23pm 08.31.20 Looks good Shannon! Was it rebuilt, remanufactured, new? sorry, not my 3gm... should have stayed
Oday 27 Lower Shroud Chainplate dashaw at 7:17pm 08.31.20 What I am looking for is a picture of the ones fore and aft of the upper shroud chain plate. I think
Deck Cleats Ward H at 7:16pm 08.31.20 I would look into powder coating if you cannot find replacements. Back when I worked I was involved
Roller furling line size? BigEasy at 7:02pm 08.31.20 Line size is the easy one, what size retrieval line is one most roller furling? Recently replace
hull speed, what it means. jssailem at 7:00pm 08.31.20 I believe the 1.34 formula is incongruent with fore and aft waterline. It applies to the parabolic
Sailing with Efficiency Mr. Dave at 6:52pm 08.31.20 Maybe you should find somebody with more experience, and more confidence, to go out with you someday
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? Mr Fox at 6:52pm 08.31.20 Let us know if you find a good alternative and good luck!
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors BigEasy at 6:42pm 08.31.20 Looks good Shannon! Was it rebuilt, remanufactured, new?
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer (1) Mike M. at 6:38pm 08.31.20 Thanks for the suggestions. What I found was the latch doesn't have a catch to keep the door shut. T

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