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Why sail twist matters: (1) Brian S at 5:56am 06.24.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4577 Here is an image of a display at the Exploratorium in San Francisco showing how the wind direction v
St. Augustine, FL Chasemixon at 5:01am 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/763 Hey Guys, it's been a while since I've been on here, as I do not have a sailboat anymore, but I want
Bottom Job hvbaker at 4:54am 06.24.15 Catalina 30 8/2503 Who has gotten a bottom job on their Catalina 30? Where and how much? Did you do work yourself or
Mounting a new VHF sailcapt340 at 4:16am 06.24.15 Big Boats 1/574 On my 2000 340...I would like to replace my existing Ray 52 VHF, located at the pedestal with a new
O'Day 32CC rudderpost location during emergency seabeau at 2:51am 06.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/1188 I am looking to buy either a late 70's or early 80's model O'day 30 or 32CC because I need their sh
A few questions (2) De_gevleugelde_cat at 12:34am 06.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1248 Hi, We've bought our 1990 Catalina 30 "De gevleugelde Cat" (The Winged Cat) in march 2014. Last win
First Retirement Sail. (2) caguy at 12:06am 06.24.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1803 Had a great first sail on Chantilly Lady since my retirement last week. https://lh3.googleusercont
Bent shaft drsluess at 10:51pm 06.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/784 I have an Oceanis41 Beneteau with Perkins engine. Before moving it on the water checked an engine an
Threading furling line into Furlex drum chambao at 8:58pm 06.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/1103 I am attempting to push my 5/16" furling line back into the circular porthole on a Furlex 100S drum.
Coos bay Stratus3 at 7:45pm 06.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1830 Has anyone sailed on coos bay Oregon, and possibly anchored out overnight. Mac 26s
What a great little boat (3) TerryAnne at 7:43pm 06.23.15 Sirius 21/22 3/2207 After many months of work, my granddaughter and I sailed my Sirius 21, serial #3, today. And what a
Thinning Brightside krantala at 6:12pm 06.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/10094 So, I am getting ready to paint the hull with Interlux Brightside. What has anyone's experience bee
Swing Keel Cable atrometer at 5:12pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 2/791 I had a Montgomery 15 with a swing keel (not heavy like the Catalina), and the mechanism to raise/lo
Standing rigging.... C22BC at 4:56pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 7/924 Installed new rigging today (catalina direct) , went to put the mast up and near pulled my spreaders
another ventless fuelk tank post piedpiperIII at 4:51pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 2/550 As I stated on another post I bought a new atwood fuel tank which has no vent but the cap allows for
Burnt Wiring On Airconditioning Board (5) Doug4bass at 4:19pm 06.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2251 Hi guys.... After smelling a burning smell through the airconditioning vents, I found this ugly sce
One tack faster than the other Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 06.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1331 I've noticed that our Oceanis 37 seems to sail faster on starboard tack than port but I can't figure
Heavy duty tarps/covers JohnCTV21 at 1:42pm 06.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1369 FYI for anyone looking for cheap heavy duty tarps. Contact your local billboard company, the use
What type of O'day is this? (4) meg2323 at 12:48pm 06.23.15 Trailer Sailors 18/4609 I am supposed to check out this sailboat. The owner claims it is an O'day. What model is this? I am
Ladder Treads, Teak (6) Blackacre at 12:16pm 06.23.15 Big Boats 3/2020 I wanted to install some treads on my swim ladder to both make it more comfortable and safer to use.

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Prop size for my 28.5 Ken13559 at 8:25pm 07.12.23 By Prop size I suppose you meant the diameter and pitch of blade. It depends on the engine you have.
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? rgranger at 8:24pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:22pm 07.12.23 Wow. You could not pay me to take that boat and I love working on boats:banghead:
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:19pm 07.12.23 I have seen a couple nice H26 examples and they obviously have much greater interior volume than th
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 8:10pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy somethin
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:08pm 07.12.23 IMHO, the two most dangerous pieces of equipment on a boat, besides the captain, are the winches
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy something
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 7:20pm 07.12.23 Please keep us informed! Sovol had a primeday special on PLA so I plan to learn with that, then add
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Johann at 7:19pm 07.12.23
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon Have fun
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 6:53pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon
Potential new Hunter owner jaysweet at 5:59pm 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only wan
Your experience with propane outboards? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32pm 07.12.23 @MikeHoncho not familiar with propane
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:55pm 07.12.23 John and I have been helping on the next leg of Dave Jones route From Nova Scotia to the Azores.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:53pm 07.12.23 I should clarify - when I was typing I was thinking about the pawls failing to pop out due to sprin
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) dLj at 4:43pm 07.12.23 Sunset happening right now as I sit here....
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:42pm 07.12.23 Lunenbueg is a delight! What a beautiful port! Very sailor friendly, you don't have to pay for dingh
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.12.23
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? Stu Jackson at 4:32pm 07.12.23 and the Catalina 25s It wasn't the C25s, it was the Catalina 250 that had water ballast. You coul
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:31pm 07.12.23 There are several take-aways from this thread, but I feel the most important is safety. IMHO, the t

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