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Tacking is a pain in the a$$! weinie at 3:21pm 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 64/4253 I've decided that from now on, I'm just going to sail on starboard tack. Now the only way I'm gonna
2009 B37 steering wheel (2) Vegas at 1:48pm 07.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3188 Can anyone tell me if I can loosen the nut and rotate my wheel a few degrees, then retighten the nut
Trouble finding travelers End Caps.. or whatever they're called.... (1) PGIJon at 12:50pm 07.25.16 Big Boats 5/610 Any idea where I can purchase a pair of end caps (not sure of the technical name for it) for the tra
O'Day 222, 1984 - Rigging/Tension settings help Donnie222 at 12:14pm 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1671 I just picked up a OD 222 and can't find any tension settings for my stays and/or riggings. There
Racer not giving way odaydokay at 12:05pm 07.25.16 Racing 231/23072 Fairly close call on LI Sound yesterday. I was pleasure sailing. My tack (starboard) took me through
Catalina 25 racing tips gdickerson1949 at 11:06am 07.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3548 What has been your best tip or change for that little bit of extra speed on your Catalina 25? We are
Senility and Safety on the Water MattObjects at 10:52am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2385 If you haven't been through this yourself, you probably know someone who has had a difficult convers
Some Big Company on the River (3) plenny7 at 10:09am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/458 Sailing on Lake Pepin yesterday (on the Mississippi River) we had some BIG company. First we saw th
Newbie needs help Captainkarate at 9:45am 07.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 41/3144 Hello, Looking at two O'Day boats. One is a 20' with a good trailer but a lock of cracking around th
Polycarbonate Hunters hull cracking SFKjeld at 9:01am 07.25.16 Smaller Boats 29/5794 I realize these boats are smaller than boats on this forum, but the other forum had little participa
H290 mast wireing Captian Al at 8:28am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/449 There is an electric cable hanging out of the sail track on the mast. It appears to be the mast head
290 mast wiring Captian Al at 8:00am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/380 On my H290, I have a grey electrical cable hanging out of the sail track. This ispreventing the main
Have you been sailing? Ken Cross at 6:57am 07.25.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2298 Just because I like reading about special times I thought I'd post this with the hope others would p
Port rain shields (Beckson) Windtherapy at 6:03am 07.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2494 Just curious if anybody has found a nice fitting rain shield to go over their Beckson ports?
Hunter 320, 2001 holding tank replacement Mity at 5:26am 07.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1871 HI everyone, after many trial to get rid of bad odor I finally got to the last source, the holding t
rebedding Genoa tracks Alice A. at 3:16am 07.25.16 Big Boats 5/1156 It looks like we will have to rebed the Genoa tracks on our 1992 Hunter 37.5. Has anyone done this a
O'day 20 Batteryand outboard fuel tank location ddavenport at 8:56pm 07.24.16 Bigger Boats 1/971 I just purchased an O'day 20 and need some help with the location of the battery and outboard fuel t
Bowsprit Jacomo Sailor at 6:11pm 07.24.16 Catalina 22 7/1325 Anybody add a bowsprit to their C22? I anchor out a lot and I'm tired of lugging my anchor and rode
Loong Sails--UK Limited jimshipsky at 6:11pm 07.24.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4188 Anyone have experience with this company? I just got a quote of $327 + $75 shipping for a new mainsa
Legend 43 windlass Art Butler at 3:52pm 07.24.16 Big Boats 4/1563 I have a 1992 Legend 43 and want to install a windlass. Does anyone know which to get and how to in

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How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Stu Jackson at 7:56am 04.27.24 www.latitude38.com has covered this very well over the years. I'd also go ask on www.cruisersforu
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 7:55am 04.27.24 What about the PLB's from ACR or other brands? I like the feature that after activation by the MOB,
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 7:36am 04.27.24
The Great Lakes.... Tally Ho at 7:22am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping hi
Hand held Radio ? Kings Gambit at 7:09am 04.27.24 Are you talking in a lake or in the sea? In a lake with little fetch and low wind you might be able
The Great Lakes.... Timm R Oday25 at 6:45am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping his
Access to windlass Shagdance at 6:43am 04.27.24 Looks like a PO added the access port. My 2003 C310 did not have it. Definitely a source of concer
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:37am 04.27.24 Have you looked into the Great Loop Association? yes. not much interaction there where you can get
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:36am 04.27.24 Let me know when you are going down the canal as it passes within a few miles of where I live. I ma
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:35am 04.27.24 To get to Lake Erie there are 2 options, ... from NYC right?
Self tacking jib (1) thinwater at 6:26am 04.27.24 The track is used to tension the inner stay, depending on the location. If it is for a stay sail, th
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 6:14am 04.27.24 I use 3 1/2" computer fans. thx!!
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 6:13am 04.27.24 Are you concerned about heat or about off gassing from the batteries? heat
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 5:52am 04.27.24 nice! How long did it take you from NYC to Lake Michigan? Sorry, can't answer that question. I've
Self tacking jib Will Gilmore at 5:34am 04.27.24 The fore-and-aft track is odd. The two turning blocks on the port-side stantions may work with it t
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 5:28am 04.27.24 The route is pretty straight forward once you get to the Lake Erie. To get to Lake Erie there are
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? dlochner at 4:47am 04.27.24 The mast is an important part of the boats stability. Taking the mast down reduces the lever arm tha
Self tacking jib dlochner at 4:37am 04.27.24 The athwartship track with the car is most likely for a self-tending jib. It does appear to be cente
Self tacking jib jssailem at 4:14am 04.27.24 The self tacking jib is an idea, except that the picture makes the transverse track in front of the
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:09am 04.27.24 Just ordered the new strut from miller's yesterday. Thank you for the link to your post!

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