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furling mainsails Kirk Wickersham at 2:25pm 01.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1177 I have a 1999 26X that I singlehand a lot in steady but brisk (15-25) winds. I have trouble reefing/
Replacing outhaul in boom Trevor at 7:52am 01.25.02 Big Boats 6/2945 Hello trusty sailors...I have a loose-footed mainsail that I love, but am not able to take advantag
Pictures wanted of set up of Main Sheet on Arch Pat Ross at 10:20pm 01.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1009 Can someone email me, dpross@prodigy.net, pictures of the traveler, main sheet set-up on their Hunte
test16 Phil Herring at 7:12am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1061 test 16
test14 Phil Herring at 7:08am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1019 test 14
12-volt Extension Cord Ralph Johnstone at 2:10pm 01.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1102 Has anyone been fortunate enough to locate a 12-volt extension cord with cigarette ends that is heav
test13 Phil Herring at 7:05am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1039 test 13
Question for Norm Copp Guest at 11:42am 01.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/945 Norm,I noticed your posting regarding the extention in the aft berth. Can you be more specific?
test11 Phil Herring at 7:02am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1058 test 11
The Perfect Pocket Yacht Craig Youse at 11:32am 01.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/1032 I am trying to build a new website which will hopefully provide useful informatin to anyone wanting
test89 Phil Herring at 6:55am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1096 test 9
test7 Phil Herring at 6:52am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1041 test 7
What are lazy jacks? Re: lines aft on OD 25 David at 10:47am 01.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1016 You will have to excuse my lack of knowledge. What are lazy jacks? How would they help me lower th
Cruisers Club Bob Rutland at 6:47am 01.25.02 Other Sailboats 7/947 Has anyone ever either started or belonged to a cruisers club? What I mean is, a group of sailors th
Hunter 27 bilge pump Tom Hrkach at 10:37am 01.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2029 I'm looking for advice on the best way to mount and position the bilge pump and bilge pump switch in
test4 Phil Herring at 6:37am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1027 test 4
Hunter owner purchasing a Columbia Michael Bell at 9:45am 01.11.02 Other Sailboats 0/704
test2 ph at 6:22am 01.25.02 Catalina 22 0/1088 test2
Internet Access Robert at 5:42am 01.25.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 I know I have seen the question here many times about internet access while at sea. I was just read
Missing Electronic Manuals Tom at 8:38am 01.11.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1445 I am looking for the manual for a tiller pilot Autohelm 1000 and also the manual for a VHF radio Reg

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PSS shaft seal operating temperature JamesG161 at 12:14pm 05.29.20 I purge mine with my sea water pump, since i had no room for the vent. My last point about alignment
Irwin 28 on a trailer SeaRags at 12:11pm 05.29.20 Seems odd that a 28ft boat has only a 8ft beam. I was going to comment that you may need a special
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Meriachee at 12:07pm 05.29.20 Should be fine. I was told no end of doom and gloom and how the boat was going straight to the bott
worthy of its own thread-- Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 05.29.20 Interesting and intriguing thread. In the interest of transparency, I'm an old geezer who bought h
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning pclarksurf at 12:03pm 05.29.20 "Tighten the wires till they're not floppy and go have fun..." Yes sir! perfection-- Step 1: ke
Attaching Radar Reflector (1) Bob S at 12:00pm 05.29.20 Working on the boat today I found this unassembled in the port lazerette. have sharp edges. The back
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Jshock33 at 11:58am 05.29.20 Thanks I took my time, that's one thing on my boat I really don't want to fail. That makes me feel
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:57am 05.29.20 It's supposed to make small craters in the paint. I imagine it'd be flaking away for a little while
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. goldenstate at 11:54am 05.29.20 Ran into the same consideration last year when I was upgrading my VHF and Chart Plotter . Went wit
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? Hydro Therapy at 11:52am 05.29.20
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? Hydro Therapy at 11:48am 05.29.20 I have the same Isomat setup on my 28 Precision. I only have it setup for single reef. My stack pack
PSS shaft seal operating temperature berner73 at 11:47am 05.29.20 Nice bilge and good looking install. I need to burp ours at the beginning of each season after stor
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? rgranger at 11:47am 05.29.20 I've also read about using salt with paint and then washing it away afterwards. Does anyone have an
Steering Linkage iceowood at 11:47am 05.29.20 Thanks folks!!
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Jshock33 at 11:46am 05.29.20 Stone cold is what I was expecting. I hope you are right about it needing to break in. I know ever
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning flipwalker at 11:42am 05.29.20 Okay. So I'm overthinking it. Dumb Soldier explanation "Tighten the wires till they're not floppy an
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:40am 05.29.20 The PO of my last boat used Interlux's grip additive. It worked well and was easy on the feet. I don
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Project_Mayhem at 11:35am 05.29.20 I'm not sure how big this panel is but I've mounted similar panels in pelican cases. Wires feed out
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 05.29.20 The local park district had a sail camp when I was a kid. They had Zumas, Sunfish, Puffer, Barnett 1
worthy of its own thread-- pclarksurf at 11:31am 05.29.20 totally on point and agree with you-- I miss having Don's opinions around and as you mentioned cha

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