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Moving from JAM to Spin fleet Ben4195 at 8:14am 05.15.19 Racing 25/2953 Hi All, I am crew on a boat that has been racing JAM for the past 5-ish years, going from a complete
New to this forum Stlsailor at 7:35am 05.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/682 Hi, I am looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 260. Does anyone have any advice on what to look for? I hav
Picture of a Spinnaker clnhse at 6:13am 05.15.19 Smaller Boats 19/1463 Does anyone have a picture of a H 22 with the Spinnaker package? I would like to see how the pole is
Looking for a large mesh sheet bag DrJudyB at 9:29pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 20/3038 Hi, I want to hang a mesh sheet bag underneath the traveler beam. The traveler beam spans the cockp
Puget Sound Sailors: What hard bottom paint works good? John Nantz at 9:09pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1976 Been using Pettit Trinidad SR for many years but times (laws) have changed. What bottom paint are yo
Shake Down Cruise MikeHoncho at 8:14pm 05.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1190 After a year of owning my H30 it was time for a multi-day cruise. My dad, brother and myself left Mo
Shake Down Cruise MikeHoncho at 8:11pm 05.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/474 Sorry double post. Stupid phone!
Spoof Store? Rick D at 5:23pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1149 So, I was thinking about a folding Lewmar cockpit wheel. I checked a couple of sources (including th
Hose that has an unusual stains/rust/burnt ? (1) pumpkinpie at 5:21pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/428 I'm heading out of town in about 7 hours to take a look at another 41DS as a back up in the event th
Looking for information about Beneteau 440 Gerri at 4:53pm 05.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2761 I am a writer and I am researching information about the 440. I know nothing about sailing and in m
Help with Coronado 23-2 parts Oksailor at 4:50pm 05.14.19 Other Sailboats 6/2089 Hello, I hoping someone can help me locate some stock parts for a 1974 Coronado 23-2. Specifically
LP gas problem tom.p.brown at 4:40pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/394 My LP gas is not working. I assumed possibly the solenoid so i disconnected it. with the wires that
Mac26x leaky centerboard trunk Tom McCormack at 3:40pm 05.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/7062 So, I read posts that I should fill the water ballast and pull the boat out of the water to check fo
Catalina 27 with flex in port side cabin floor Catalina dreamer at 2:34pm 05.14.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/614 Hi, I am looking at buying a catalina 27. The boat was restored by a yard worker. Fopur years ago t
Parallel Charging Question Mr Fox at 2:02pm 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1334 Hello everyone I am curious to know about charging batteries in parallel in my setup (when the swit
Holding Tank Upgrades wavydog2018 at 1:37pm 05.14.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/713 Hi Ms Hall - Read your latest book ( a Christmas present )- loved it - makes so much sense! In order
Prop For a 1981 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 1GM roadwornpa at 1:14pm 05.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/337 What is the proper size Two bladed prop for this boat?
Heading for the water ! (1) Villvind at 1:12pm 05.14.19 Big Boats 4/484
Spinnaker Pole length - exactly markwbird at 8:37am 05.14.19 Ask All Sailors 27/6156 I recently got a back alley deal on a used spinnaker pole from a guy who's name I did not catch. It
Steering wheel cover Beneteau 43 grevay at 8:22am 05.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/779 Has anyone restored their Beneteau steering wheel cover? Both are worn and I don't want to have to

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Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shemandr at 5:14pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 08.20.24
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel AndyBC at 4:43pm 08.20.24 I have a 98 Catalina 34 with the Universal M35B engine, so different than yours. I engage the glow
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old is
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 4:24pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:10pm 08.20.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jssailem at 4:08pm 08.20.24 Check the transom for a number. Possibly located on either side of back of the transom near the top.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.20.24 There is no connection between dirty cooling water lines (either raw water or AF) and the engine sh
Heavy weather sailing Stu Jackson at 3:41pm 08.20.24 Simply put: go try it out in progressively windier conditions; i.e., practice, practice, practice.
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Stu Jackson at 3:36pm 08.20.24 I agree, no problem. When you do get back in the water, just make sure you have water at the pump b
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 3:23pm 08.20.24 Great question. It depends on how well you can trim the sails to get her to hove-to. Can you stall t
Megayacht Bayesian sank (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 08.20.24 Water spouts. A Devil's Water Tail... In August of 1969, Hurricane Camille swept across Virginia ba
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.20.24
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 08.20.24 Nothing wrong at all. I generally leave my seacocks open for the winter so any residual water runs o
Faucet replacement HELP RitSim at 2:17pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a small
Megayacht Bayesian sank Rick D at 2:15pm 08.20.24 "I've heard of many waterspouts but they seem like a tornado's poor cousin. I'd hard pressed to rem
Megayacht Bayesian sank kappykaplan at 1:57pm 08.20.24 Are waterspouts just a tornado over water? That's my understanding.
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 1:53pm 08.20.24 Many times I've noted that a boat might be better off in really bad stuff if not tied to anything so
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 1:32pm 08.20.24 scratching my head on how such a large yacht could have been sunk at mooring While it is true, siz
Megayacht Bayesian sank Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 08.20.24 would one not also expect there was some catastrophic hull damage? Or possibly downflooding if it

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