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ST60+ Knotmeter Issue>>>Thoughts? Rick D at 11:13am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4865 My Raymarine ST60+ not-meter is making me nuts. The display would not read knots when I was moving a
Oil paulj at 10:51am 08.20.15 Catalina 310 4/858 Which brand of oil and weight do you use on your Universal M 25 engine? paulj
Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/1058 We currently sail a C25 but are thinking about switching to a C30. Is their performance about the sa
Moving mainsail sheet forward on a Mac 25 suvh8er at 10:24am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2183 Hello everyone, hope you all are getting some good sailing in this summer. I have been contemplatin
The skinny on a 1989 Oday 280 27 lookingtobuy at 10:18am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5882 Hello my name is Jay. I am considering a 1989 280 27 . Any info would be greatly appreciated, parti
good reading... for the extremely wealthy only!! centerline at 9:37am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1413 as much of a fan as I am of Nigel Calder and what he has to share with the world thru his books, I d
Where to advertise my boat for sail ? Oliver at 9:25am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/587 Where you guys look for boats for sale?
2006 MacGregor 26M Pinched Mast Channel Repair DavidEBIDLOCAL at 9:16am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/977 I've recently purchased a 2006 MacGregor 26M (with the rotating mast), and I just discovered on tryi
11983 Watkins 32 questions Roland20228 at 9:05am 08.20.15 Other Sailboats 0/1766 Looking for input about how this boat would sail on Lake Champlain, VT, where the prevailing winds r
Oday 322 Owners manual fireman416 at 8:35am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1586 Good Day All I was hoping that somone out there may has a digital copy of an Oday 322 Owner manual
Loose footed main flynhi4u at 8:24am 08.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/730 In the process of ordering new sails and they default to a loose footed main. Will I see much of a d
Changing the cabin layout in the bow. Tac1300 at 7:01am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/818 i have recently obtain a 2002 hunter 466 from my Dad but I am wanting to change the layout of the fo
hydraulic gangway for hunter 456 passage CC nmenkes at 7:00am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/647 I want to install a hydraulic gangway on my Hunter 456 456 passage CC 2004. I need a length of 2.5
Sirius 21-Thinking of Selling Baysailor6 at 6:14am 08.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/16 I got this boat last fall and never owned anything over 17' in the past. It sails great but is not e
Albemarle Sound- Near Edenton pdwireSML at 6:10am 08.20.15 Destinations 7/2681 Hello all, First time posting and enjoyed all the information gained from others adventures. My
C-22 Fleet-130, Metro Detoit Award CaptDon01 at 5:54am 08.20.15 Catalina 22 1/655 C-22 Fleet-130 is our "Fleet of the Year" for 2015. We are going to get together next Thursday, 8-27
Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1940 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2183 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/713 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3127 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?

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60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:12am 01.06.24 The amount of twist you want varies according to the weather and there are several factors to consid
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:02am 01.06.24 Thanks Kappy, I do not know what the problem is. I just deleted and reloaded. Should be there. It's
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 6:58am 01.06.24
60 best Boats 30' and under (2) JBP-PA at 6:56am 01.06.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend kappykaplan at 6:55am 01.06.24 Attached is my solution to it. No attachment . . . :(
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 01.06.24 Don't know about the 37.5, but it's a problem that is recurrent on many of the 34s and 31. Attached
Polycarbonate Bimini Window thinwater at 6:44am 01.06.24 Chemists can't help having a pet peeve over "poly." Polycarbonate (Makralon is a brand name) Polyv
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s jssailem at 6:43am 01.06.24 Is it that we cannot see this on our own boats due to the shape at the head or am I not using enoug
60 best Boats 30' and under JBP-PA at 6:43am 01.06.24 Tartan made a lot of boats in the 30 foot range in addition to the T3000. You'll find lots of them
iPad/tablet mounting jssailem at 6:27am 01.06.24 Check with Ram Mounts :plus: I use the Ram mount on my Binnacle guard. I find the iPad is limited
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:14am 01.06.24 It's funny you mention that. When I look at the ads for every used Catalina sailboat in sizes up t
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 01.06.24 Whoever thought the standard 12" marine toilet bowl was a good size must have been a sadist or a p
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) dlochner at 5:12am 01.06.24 Not to take this too far but I don't think there is anything in the regulations about it being at "
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 4:57am 01.06.24 Heads can be too big or too small. As folks have noticed too small makes life more challenging. Too
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:55am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure sid
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:53am 01.06.24 We had Makrolon dodger windows and were very pleased with them. They eventually got hazy and couldn
Polycarbonate Bimini Window NYSail at 4:50am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure side
what make engine? (2) twodzusfittings at 3:59am 01.06.24 Previously posted: One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches t
2GM20F engine issue twodzusfittings at 3:48am 01.06.24 Two things come to mind. First in regards to low compression is, make sure your compression lever is

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