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Folding prop gtrigger at 7:23pm 04.02.18 Catalina 30 2/767 Where are the best places to buy a used 14 RH 12 folding prop?
Stability Index of 110 per ISO 12217-2A Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 04.02.18 Catalina 30 1/1059 Does anyone know or know where to find the Stability Index for a C30 per ISO 12217-2A. It is the an
Beneteau 361 green boot stripe tnathan at 5:15pm 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2276 hello, I have beneteau 361 with the forest green boot stripe. I have a little hairline crack at the
Samson line question Whatsit at 2:44pm 04.02.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1433
Chatter underway with engine Lake310 at 2:40pm 04.02.18 Catalina 310 27/2835 Our 2002 310 (#175) makes a noticeable "chattering" sound when underway via engine. It has somethin
First 50 fridge drain Julian Bell at 2:38pm 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/407 We have recently purchased a Beneteau First 50 and can't locate the drain valve for the lower fridge
Sail care and handling for trailerables Grotto at 2:07pm 04.02.18 Catalina 22 49/3690 Ok so going to buy a new suit of sails as the roller furling Genoa I got with the boat is toast. So
Jack Lines Far Away at 1:40pm 04.02.18 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3104 Hello all, new to this forum, very interesting so far. I've been trying to figure out how to rig jac
Boat stand alternatives? (3) Bartman99 at 12:12pm 04.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/4188 I have a Sirus 21 (21 ft ~2000lbs) that I want to get off the trailer to work on the bottom and the
Beneteau 49 Bow Thruster Battery Shelf (1) CaptainSV-SecondStar at 11:54am 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1245 Greetings all, I had noticed this before and on checking it out again recently I've decided to remov
install air conditioner Reproffitt at 9:29am 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1009 Has anyone ever installed and air conditioner on a Beneteau 345 ,1985 '
Recommendations Needed-Bow Roller Mods rgranger at 6:36am 04.02.18 Smaller Boats 24/2658 Hello fellow hunter owners. I have an H26 and would like to add an anchor roller. If any of you ha
Stink Pot Humor (1) rgranger at 6:28am 04.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/2062 Was at the boat this weekend, pulled the headsail off and plan to send it in to have a new one built
Adding Second Bow Anchor on Hunter 44DS Rambunctious1 at 6:27am 04.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/526 Has anyone added a second anchor on the bow so both anchors are readily deployable? If so, please d
Faux Wooden Transom Plymouth Sailor at 5:39am 04.02.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1549 Dear Fellow Sailors: I have a Lloyds of London certified eighth of a inch teak plywood I want to pl
Cabin Access Security Loophole (1) dkerphunter at 5:31am 04.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1205 On two cabin versions of certain recent Beneteau cruisers (e.g. 41.1), the larger under-seat cockpit
Snow (1) seadaddler at 5:00am 04.02.18 Ask All Sailors 191/11911
Binoculars of 2018 Canonshooternb at 8:21pm 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1611 Looking for reviews and recommendation of binoculars for sailing and cruising. I have reviewed the
LED anchor bulb find (2) Skipper at 7:18pm 04.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/993 LED's are not new, but I can still find specialty items to geek out on. This is a bay15 double cont
Video, Flipping a C22 hull CloudDiver at 6:57pm 04.01.18 Catalina 22 13/2351 Sorry guys, I've been holding out on you. I finally dug this video from the deep dark depths of iPh

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:24pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:13pm 04.12.24 I have handled all kinds of boats from sailboards to square rigged, full keel ships as well as smal
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer David in Sandusky at 6:00pm 04.12.24 Wow, The boat is funny on the trailer! It also appears that the boat is at an angle to the trailer.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 6:00pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dLj at 5:07pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 - several times I've listened to folks ask you why are you asking us things and then telli
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 4:40pm 04.12.24 Ted, I've said it before - none of us learned our small boat handling skills overnight. As others h
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? LloydB at 4:39pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonable
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 4:38pm 04.12.24 The people at Harken, some of who I know and have sailed with, designed and tested this stuff and w
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:34pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 4:17pm 04.12.24 Get a bow thruster, as DArcy recommended. Personally, I would practice, practice, practice. Learn
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08pm 04.12.24 If your boat had an externally hung rudder and tiller steering then it could work quite nicely IF yo
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 04.12.24 Perhaps if we could get a few pictures of the exterior of @Ted10028 's Yanmar 2GM20F (I'm guessing)
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JBP-PA at 3:48pm 04.12.24 I love the "How to dock solo" threads, I always pick up a couple tips from the way other people do t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:37pm 04.12.24 That sounds eerily familiar. I think in my case the engine is tight and needs some hours of run time
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 04.12.24 I have a question - why ask questions and then either ignore or argue with those who take the time t
Hull color Project_Mayhem at 3:04pm 04.12.24 The local polymer shop that I use is able to type in an RAL color and have their machine mix it. The
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 This was discussed a few weeks ago and started by you. Why are we discussing it again in a
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:21pm 04.12.24 A vacuum leak in the fuel system would draw in air to the fuel lines. This would be a power problem
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 1:42pm 04.12.24 I would be using it in the marina mostly for maneuvering in very tight spaces so I could turn the p
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:38pm 04.12.24 The manuever is a back and fill. Go take some lessons from a good sailing instructor, you'll learn h

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