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roller furler, genoa shape Jeff Johnston at 12:04am 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1062 My 1984 25.5 has a Hood double line roller furler. I know that most current technology favors a sin
Mainers - Flotilla? Justin - O'day Owners' Web at 11:58pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/974 Anyone from Maine or up this way cruising - we're going to be sailing up to snow island next weekend
sail condition, Sail Care Jeff Johnston at 11:55pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1177 I just bought a 1984 25.5. My J measurement is 10' and the geona has a LP of about 14'5" so I guess
Lake Michigan Crossing Michael Stephens at 11:53pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/784 Has anyone crossed Lake Michigan in their 260. Waves can be 5-6 ft. on a good day(or night)out in th
Single Handing Dave Mauney at 11:50pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1762 I have got an O'Day 35 and am thinking about working my way into single handing in the protected wat
Low Refrigerant? Dan Staples at 11:21pm 08.11.02 Columbia 1/1429 Good Morning,I have a Cold Machine that I love and it works great on my 1977 Columbia 8.3 sailboat
Genoa blocks Warren at 10:19pm 08.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1716 I have a 23 O'Day with CDI Roller Reefing and a 130 genoa. When I decide that the full sail is too m
Rain water inside the hull Jim Baggs at 10:13pm 08.11.02 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2753 I recently bought a 1980 Ranger 20 trailered sail boat. The previous owner said it sat in his yard
Vision 32 Bulkhead Experience Rob Sherrill at 9:49pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1588 Has any one of you Vision owners ever had the rear bulkhead removed from your boat? It seems to be
Trying to match interior wood. Robert Wenhold at 9:48pm 08.11.02 Big Boats 3/894 I want to replace the radio in the entertainment console with an upgraded radio/cd player. In so do
Halyard configuration Rick Rose at 9:37pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 7/1121 I'm a novice sailor with a 1977 C22, and I have a question about the rig.As found, the jib halyard
Oil pump Bill O'Donovan at 9:34pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1055 Here's a foolproof way to suck the most oil out of a Yanmar 2GM. Buy a 10-inch piece of brass tubing
hatch adjuster and fan john withrow at 9:33pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 1/990 Gut a new v berth hatch on my 94 h26. Got it from hunter. It has holes predrilled for a hatch adju
Worst day on the water SailboatOwners.com at 3:35pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 40/3077 There's an old saying that a bad day on the water is better than a good day in the office. Is that r
steering the 26x robert at 2:47pm 08.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1199 I am new to sailing and the 26x is my first boat. I find that the steering requires a great deal of
compression post Domenic Trella at 1:38pm 08.11.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/964 I have a 1979 30 ft Hunter. The I-beam in the bilge is looking pretty bad. It is very rusted and sta
Mast Painting George Brown at 1:02pm 08.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1133 When I purchased my 30 new I brought her to fresh water. Due to the fact she was not going to be ex
Passage 42 interior modification Bruce Hill at 12:52pm 08.11.02 Big Boats 3/832 This weekend I decided to do some overdue cleaning below the cabin sole on our Passage 42. To do th
Boom Connection Joseph at 12:28pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 4/1538 We just bought a Catalina 22 after sailing a MacGregor for years. While preparing to trailer the bo
Transom Ladder Perry Martin at 12:24pm 08.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1318 Our 14 yr old ladder with its wooden treads has finally had it. Any ideas on types of transom ladder

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Boat porn or just ????? jssailem at 1:14pm 08.12.20 Ken, Joshua has been there for a couple of years to my knowledge. Same slip along the walkway. Have
Boat porn or just ????? dlochner at 1:01pm 08.12.20 Definitely boat porn and probably by someone who admires Joshua Slocum and likes to work on wooden b
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 12:57pm 08.12.20 Wow,thanks for the pics.,looks like you got your hands full ! would you send me a pic of it when you
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 12:52pm 08.12.20 @Don Guillette Thanks for starting this thread, interesting topic. :) As I read the various posts
Considering a Purchase - Advice? shemandr at 12:45pm 08.12.20 The price may be a bit high. A comparable Pearson 26 would probably be about $4,000 and less if it
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 12:42pm 08.12.20 Thanks so much, Mike! We'll be digging in and asking. Some of this pre-dates the current owner, but
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) George_NJ at 12:32pm 08.12.20 I have a mac22 that I'm redoing, someone already started wire brushing the ceiling inside, I did it
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 12:26pm 08.12.20 Dave, I will take this under advisement. I've texted Jon to say that I'm going to see what feed bac
343 - boom vang and topping lift Dave Groshong at 12:16pm 08.12.20 Sometime there might be an occasion to peak the boom up to get it out of the way; engine replacemen
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof (1) rgranger at 12:14pm 08.12.20 I would use something like this to get the old glue off of the ceiling
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:08pm 08.12.20 There is a lift of, say, 2' that he just can't clear with the manual pump. The answer to that probl
LITTLE TO NO WIND Rick486 at 12:01pm 08.12.20 Rick: Thank you for bringing up the apparent wind issue, which brings me to the caveat. In the ear
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 12:00pm 08.12.20 Make sure it comes with winch handles for those winches. I believe they might be hard to find. Wh
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:46am 08.12.20 Given some of the points and open questions - these are photos of the areas I was concerned about: 7
Considering a Purchase - Advice? MikeHoncho at 11:43am 08.12.20 Thanks, Don! Much appreciated. With respect to the stanchions, I asked about them directly, and th
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 11:42am 08.12.20 Absolutely. She's a Texas girl - I don't think I could keep her away if I wanted to! I've been leani
Considering a Purchase - Advice? shemandr at 11:33am 08.12.20
Mast wiring Klaussic at 11:26am 08.12.20 Maybe I missed between the lines, but did anybody have to mess with a missing wire that came loose a
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 11:26am 08.12.20 It is better to have separate discharges for each pump, although it can be done with one discharge.
Harness tether came unclipped srimes at 11:25am 08.12.20 The spinlock cutter is designed for the application: FYlwd8AqY6M I carry this knife: https://www.a

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