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I never witnessed this before the other day Bad Obsession at 7:42am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1985 I was out on a cruise. I ended up knocking it down to a three day cruise for various reasons. I wa
O'Day 222 rudder won't stay down bobporta at 7:09am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3158 The rudder on my 222 keeps drifting up as I sail. It gradually becomes difficult to steer and I hav
H240 Under Seat Hatch Fix? Happy Camper at 5:02am 09.26.16 Smaller Boats 7/868 Hello everyone, I am the new to the forum, and also the new owner of a 1998 H240. I have been work
Note RE: Southern California Boat Show this Weekend Kings Gambit at 11:31pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/530 The "Southern California Boat Show", as it called, was held in San Pedro this past weekend. Of the
WT?, Over? SoSound at 10:38pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/567 OK, maybe this is just so I can vent a little, but... When traveling south between the north and so
Rebedding Toe rail finefurn at 7:15pm 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5664 I just purchased a Cherubini H27, I'm planning on re-bedding all on the deck hardware. Does the de
Cooking aboard (3) flynhi4u at 7:04pm 09.25.16 Trailer Sailors 25/2966 Nothing better than a nice meal aboard. With only a 20 foot boat we don't have all the luxuries of t
mainsail aft boom support. CapnGL at 6:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/956 is there such a thing other than the sail to hold up the rear of the boom? I attached my boom to the
Extending stock h280 Bimini Ken13559 at 6:40pm 09.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1057 I'm helping a friend to find an easy solution to extending his bikinis from just above helms pedesta
1970s Hunter Logo? (1) Heelamonster at 6:28pm 09.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/824 Our 1974 Hunter 25, HUN25049M741-G, needs repainted. The original logos are severely degraded. My
New rule NO soles on my sole jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 68/7900 I feel so bad for my mom now. So im cleaning the new to me Ranger 33 and im half way through the boa
Average cruising speed? Cincy020 at 5:55pm 09.25.16 Catalina 22 12/6612 So I recently started tracking all my sails via the Navionics app on my iPhone. I'm just in a lake s
Starboard deck (?) leak drdanj at 4:19pm 09.25.16 Big Boats 2/1018 The second starboard portlight (from front) on my Catalina 36 has a long-standing habit of collectin
Needed some covers (4) Ward H at 3:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 13/998 A thread a few months ago reminded me I could use a cover to protect my tiller auto pilot from spray
Newport 28 anchor locker Ned Ludd at 3:17pm 09.25.16 Newport 3/1162 Hi All, New Newport 28 owner here, kind of ironic since my boat for the last 9 years has been a Nept
Forestay attachment point..... (3) My Mistress at 2:43pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2160 Mistress has a double forestay, which was added sometime in the past. I like the additional safety f
recommendation for new sails for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 1:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2247 Shopping for new sails for a 2004 323 with in-mast furling. I have two questions: (1) can I put a m
Hello! Buying a 22... (1) Love and Luck at 1:16pm 09.25.16 Day Sailers 11/2823 Hello, everybody. New here, thought I'd say hi. I'm acquiring an O'Day 22 on a trailer, for very
Bow U-Bolt Wooden Block Replacment (2) MSN-Oday at 11:34am 09.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1803 128474 128473 While inspecting my new 84' O'day 26' I found the wooden block in the very forward in
Beneteau 38s5 Keel Ropeburn at 8:01am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1187 We are looking at a Beneteau 38s5, with a short shoal draft keel. Want to do club racing, but the ru

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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
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 1:35pm 04.12.24 In any kind of a seaway the outboard will alternate between having the prop out of the water and be
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 1:30pm 04.12.24 You most likely have an outboard on your dinghy. Why not rig up a temporary mount for the OB engine
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Calif. Ted at 1:22pm 04.12.24 for one I am finding backing my boat up in a marina in a very tight space is next to impossible whi
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:17pm 04.12.24 can you tell us the reasons it is a poor idea? Thanks They are well documented in the archives. N

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