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sail cleaning Bob Trail at 10:11am 08.10.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1054 I have lots of dirty sails to get white, somehow. I read that if soaked in a mix of Tide and Oxyclea
lifting an outboard on a stern bracket Peter at 5:50am 08.10.02 Bigger Boats 0/1299 I now use a Merc 6 hp (2 stroke) long shaft on my O'Day 25 shoal draft centerboard boat. At times i
Pop tops and dodgers Herb Tripp at 3:35am 08.10.02 Smaller Boats 1/1764 Does anyone have experience with fitting a dodger to a pop top Catalina 25? I have some ideas, but w
Goiot parts s/v Pahinga at 2:22am 08.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1794 Our 40 is in need of a replacement for the mainsheet traveller. I'd rather keep the current track t
So I am cleaning out the aft port hold... Robbin at 2:06am 08.10.02 Smaller Boats 4/1036 and I find a really nasty crack at the joint of the aft dinette seat and the inside floor of the hol
Motors for a Hunter 170 Jeremiah D. Canty at 12:20am 08.10.02 Smaller Boats 9/1826 I'm the new owner of a Hunter 170. I've sailed her several times up in in New England but I've now
Bow roller for H27 Barry at 12:18am 08.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/933 Has anyone mounted a roller on the bow for a Hunter 27?
Engine/Prop Vibration Steve at 3:12pm 08.09.02 Big Boats 10/1518 We have a new 36 Mark II purchased last year. This year it had developed a severe vibration at 1400
To prop or not to prop, that is the question... David Underwood at 11:57am 08.09.02 Other Sailboats 6/877 I recently discovered that my old 2 blade prop is prob. bent and out of balance. I got on the web a
Back Stay Tension (Adjuster?) Charlie at 11:52am 08.09.02 Racing 4/1368 My Hunter 34 is not competative upwind with the other boats (Catalina, Hunter, Irwin etc.) I think
diff between a 272 and a 272LE TomJ at 10:00am 08.09.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/912 What is the diff between a 272 and a 272LE. I have a chance to by one or the other for 6500.00. It s
Up the Mast Richard at 9:42am 08.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/955 In the recent Cock Island Race in Portsmouth, Virginia, all boats finished but one - mine. Approach
Best Source for 40.5 (not 60.5) Mast roger at 9:31am 08.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/741 Whoops, message title should have been 40.5, not 60.5.We just lost the mast on my 93 40.5. Boat is
Best Source for 60.5 Mast roger at 9:29am 08.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 We just lost the mast on my 93 40.5. Boat is in Costa Rica. I am overseas, so no real details yet,
H-426 Pilothouse photos (1) Phil Herring at 8:51am 08.09.02 Big Boats 8/1216 This just in - photos of the new H-426 pilothouse. We were amazed how the coach top is relatively l
Sailing a Catalina 25 solo Michael Allen at 8:46am 08.09.02 Smaller Boats 11/4761 I have a 1979 Catalina 25'. I am new to sailing but learning with the help of friends. My question
H=260 Mast Raising Sam Morgan at 7:14am 08.09.02 Smaller Boats 11/1198 I bought a used H-260 and today was my first attempt at raising the mast. Things did not go well.
Link 2000 installaion John Richard at 6:13am 08.09.02 Big Boats 7/923 I would like to hear from those who (personally) installed this device. The advertising says it's e
First attempt at the Florida Keys John Averell at 5:28am 08.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1672 We are planning to trailer our Mac25 from New York to the Florida Keys next summer, sailing for abou
Mac25 Trailer problems John Averell at 5:25am 08.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1011 On the trailer, our Mac25 seems extremely large for the single axle (original) trailer we got with t

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10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. HobieDog at 5:36pm 08.26.20 North Haven is more rustic than some other places. They have water and diesel at Brown's, but the s
OD34 M25 engine exhaust (2) Sefuller at 4:42pm 08.26.20 Here are a couple of photos of our old exhaust and the new one made with black iron pipe purchased f
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity heritage at 4:36pm 08.26.20 This is the one I bought. I was attracted to the radial fins, they reminded me of a WWII fighter a
Rat tail swimming kloudie1 at 4:18pm 08.26.20 Mung is kinda like gradou, only stinkier
Mailsail furling dlochner at 3:19pm 08.26.20 Despite what happened on the Hunter 38, I think in mast furling is an awesome idea. Sure takes the
Invest 98L shemandr at 3:16pm 08.26.20 And the "Dammit Jim" was a tag done with tongue in cheek. I use it to point out seriousness of the
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling sail sfbay at 3:04pm 08.26.20 Mechone.................you just confirmed my recent decision to replace both of my cross cut dacron
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) Joe at 3:04pm 08.26.20 Our plastic luff extrusions are not compatible with the older Reefer systems which used the aluminu
What is the best non skid deck paint? PaulK at 3:03pm 08.26.20 3M makes nonskid tape in wide, long lengths that the Coast Guard uses on their steel decks. Seems t
Sliding gunter PaulK at 2:52pm 08.26.20 Moving the mast forward may create forces that the structure is not set up for. It's already not cen
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:52pm 08.26.20 They will Block I-10 to prevent entry into that area. The State Police stopped all Traffic for 2 da
Invest 98L shemandr at 2:42pm 08.26.20 We kid around with the Dammit Jim thing. But this looks ominous. My sister is in Houston. She'll
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling Mechone at 2:35pm 08.26.20
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. HobieDog at 2:35pm 08.26.20 Thanks for the feedback, everyone! It sounds like Carvers is not our scene, and so we're going to t
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. PaulK at 2:34pm 08.26.20 North Haven is more rustic than some other places. They have water and diesel at Brown's, but the sh
Mailsail furling jon hansen at 2:33pm 08.26.20 it don't get easier than that. nice job Doc
Rat tail swimming rgranger at 2:30pm 08.26.20 what is mung?
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor sf34dtw at 2:28pm 08.26.20
o'day 20 rgranger at 2:28pm 08.26.20 Ask for a test sail. Make sure the main is not "blown". If you find that it is hard to keep the b
Invest 98L jon hansen at 2:26pm 08.26.20 so scary, so sad for all the locals there.

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