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Sailing a 25 swing keel Ed at 9:33pm 11.21.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1174 I recently bought a 1976 O'Day 25 swing keel. I keep the boat in Groton, CT and want to use it to s
Standing rigging adjustment????? Steve at 2:47pm 11.21.01 Big Boats 2/1485 After a very lengthy down wind sail (3 weeks) my backstay seems a little loose and the lower shrouds
Happy Thanksgiving! LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners at 5:35am 11.21.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/769 I'm headed out for familial obligations. Don't eat too much stuffing!LaDonna
What's normally here on an L-37 ? Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 3:27am 11.21.01 Big Boats 6/966 OK, still trying to figure out what's stock and what has been altered on our '88 Legend 37. The p.o
Boom Kicker for Oday 25 Henry at 1:47am 11.21.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1278 I need to replace the Boom-Vang on my Oday 25. I thought about getting a Boom-Kicker but I don't kn
Engine question Bill O'Donovan at 12:42am 11.21.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/907 Is there in fact an oil drain plug on the bottom of the 18 HP Yanmar 2GMF diesel, to preclude pumpin
Try before buy? Armando at 9:55pm 11.20.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/858 I've sailed various boats up to 30ft - but never a Macgregor. I really like the Macgregor concept a
Buying a Cat 38'? Pat Reynolds at 11:28am 11.20.01 Big Boats 13/1358 I am looking at a Cat 38 that my girl and I will live on at times. It is the Yankee design from 1982
Air Conditioner installation Michael Carpenter at 10:27am 11.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/994 Hello! HAs anyone ever installed an aftermarket air conditioner unit in a 33.5 Hunter? Am looking
Ok, just finished my galley microwave cabinet David Undewood at 7:38am 11.20.01 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1236 I would like to thank all those who responded to my article on the best place for a small microwave
alternater belt wear Richard at 6:09am 11.20.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/977 Alternator belt has abnormal wear and vibrates.Engine is a yanmar qm15
Kenyon Stove Joe Gooch at 12:47am 11.20.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1129 Nelson, I just have been working on my Kenyon stove on also a 1980 Hunter 33. The Kenyon com
new sails and roller reef Thomas Wanderer at 10:33pm 11.19.01 Smaller Boats 4/805 I am buying new sails and roller furling for my hunter 25. My question is which roller furling bran
correct propeller size Alberto Buonocore at 3:39pm 11.19.01 Smaller Boats 1/1124 I have been using my Yamaha 8 HP long outbord for 8 years, and now it's time to change the propeller
Shower drain alternative Jeff Bacon at 12:01pm 11.19.01 Big Boats 12/1467 Hi All:My 376 shower drains into a sump, which is pumped out by manually turning on the pump. I ha
Why is my C-27 galley drain not....? Patrick at 9:36am 11.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1202 ....draining, that is.I'm in the process of winterizing and got all the way to running the pink an
Winter Storage Phillip Givens at 6:43am 11.19.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1035 HiI am looking for some kind of cover for my Calina 27. Does anyone know where I might a cover made
Stove-Propane Conversion on 34 Jim Caine at 4:22am 11.19.01 Big Boats 4/997 I am having my Kenyon Kerosene stove converted to Propane. Now I am wondering where to put Propane
Shaft Alignment II Howard at 11:57am 11.25.01 Other Sailboats 3/901 I just did a clitch job on my 1978 Yanmar 8hp and replace some engine mounts at the same time. Now
Need advice on a best spinnaker set up. Ron Adair at 6:03am 11.25.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1103 I have a furlex roller furler, with a Genoa. I would like to buy a spinnaker this year.1.) Is it

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Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 (1) CapitalistSailor at 8:29pm 05.20.20 I use an asymmetrical spinnaker on Footloose, a B311, as can be seen in the picture to the left (I w
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 8:28pm 05.20.20 Also read this post. Should you buy the boat, if you review the posts of the regular O'Day322 con
Eventually... Sledge62 at 8:21pm 05.20.20 There are a bunch of us sailing C-22s up here in Lafayette. We were all going to sail Lake Monroe l
CoViD-isms (1) rgranger at 8:15pm 05.20.20 How to have fun with your customers during a COVID meat shortage...
Polishes/Waxes rgranger at 8:09pm 05.20.20 In addition to what BigEasy said....WAX is essentially artificial animal fat that is highly saturate
Sailing into a marina rgranger at 8:05pm 05.20.20 H8TnBiFobVo it's all about crew Damn that was hot.... why does it only let me hit the like button
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:58pm 05.20.20 Another race last Sunday with a little different twist to this video. Besides the cameras on my boat
CoViD-isms (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 05.20.20 179418
Salvage Yards Tri-state? rgranger at 7:53pm 05.20.20 Have you called the guys here. They run a sub-site called Macgregorowners.com.
Installing the Transducer for an Axiom 9 Artey1 at 7:51pm 05.20.20 Mike is this one you could put in a silicone or epoxy "bath" and have it work? Can you put water in
Polishes/Waxes BigEasy at 7:47pm 05.20.20 Compounds have large abrasive particles within, that aggressively remove heavy surface oxidation an
gel coat on Bondo? rgranger at 7:47pm 05.20.20 Both of the above posts are correct-ish. Bondo above the water line is okay on a boat that is mean
Annette Inlet Terry Cox at 7:46pm 05.20.20 From what I hear and read, Tommy was the show on the Hummingbird Espress. Yup. Several DVD clips of
Sailing into a marina jon hansen at 7:41pm 05.20.20 H8TnBiFobVo it's all about crew
Sailing into a marina shemandr at 7:37pm 05.20.20 An example of controlling the boat with an anchor, or other means for docking: In this case we had
Catalina 27 crack at rear of keel. Not a "smile" issue... Kopite at 7:36pm 05.20.20 Quick update : I drilled through the hull where the crack is. It is only about 5/8 thick. What surp
Sailing into a marina jon hansen at 7:35pm 05.20.20 kva4UndarE8
Oceanis 331 Keel crack CapitalistSailor at 7:34pm 05.20.20 A couple responders have mentioned welding onto the cast iron keel to effect some sort of a repair.
Sailing into a marina jon hansen at 7:31pm 05.20.20 really, there are no rules !!! bvFLKyAGzzI
Storage aft of the transom MarkSails21 at 7:26pm 05.20.20 Fenders Starboard, Stern anchor Port.

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