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The Dogs of SBO: Joe (4) Phil Herring at 6:25pm 03.01.15 Sails Call Lounge 8/2800 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Spinnaker Identification help shanker at 6:19pm 03.01.15 Smaller Boats 8/2311 As part of my preparing for flying my Asymmetrical Spinnaker for the first time this sailing season,
Virginity Roger Long at 5:35pm 03.01.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/3888 I guess running (seriously) aground is sort of like that. After the first time, the next is apt to
Wind Display add on sailermaned at 5:02pm 03.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/616 I would like to add a i60 Wind display as well as the transducer for it In my H31, but can't seem to
March/April MainBrace is out (1) CaptDon01 at 4:52pm 03.01.15 Catalina 22 0/517 The March/April C-22 MainBrace is out http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/lbs/buttons/top.g
H30 Engine Comp Insulation malyea at 4:19pm 03.01.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/961 Couldn't help noticing while working on the raw water pump that the engine compartment insulation wa
New Irwin to me rcnight at 4:16pm 03.01.15 Irwin 0/1779 I just bought a 79 Mini-Ton to refurb and teach my daughter to sail. I liked the trailer ability and
Very distressed - transmission and damper plate failure DFish at 2:20pm 03.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/13019 Hello Everyone, hope you are enjoying the water. My husband and I started cruising in May last y
very distressed - gearbox and damper plate failure DFish at 2:16pm 03.01.15 Catalina 310 0/7 Hello Everyone, Hope you are enjoying the water. My husband and I started cruising in May last year.
Motor mount slowdog at 1:35pm 03.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1940 What is the average weight of a 15hp two stroke motor ? I have a mount rated for 15hp it's a older O
26S galley mods Bfranchini at 12:55pm 03.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/7417 I am planning to buy a 26S as soon as I can get it inspected when this miserable snow finally melts
What is the maximum buffer speed I would ever need to use Loose Ends at 12:50pm 03.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4167 When selecting a buffer what is the maximum speed I would realistically need? I have my eye on a use
Hunter 280 Instrument gauges pegging Tata duende at 12:23pm 03.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/937 I have a '98 Hunter 280 and for the last couple weeks my water tank and holding tank gauges have bee
Freeboard for an '87 Hunter 31 Bubba4137 at 11:58am 03.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1654 I just purchased a Hunter 31 in northern MI. I have a deposit on a slip on Western Michigan. I am
C309 Owners in Oklahoma? rk6johnson at 11:42am 03.01.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1153 Ny Catalina 309 Owners in Oklahoma? I recently sold mine and would like to find the new owner a loca
M-25xp (a & B) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:36am 03.01.15 Catalina 310 21/3442 I know this has been going around in circles to the point of getting really dizzy. How much diffe
Top lid refridgerator seal Rick J B at 9:29am 03.01.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1049 Dear Friends. I have a year 2000 Catalina 42Mk2 and seeking advise on US suppliers for the high dens
ASymetrical Spinnaker Attachment shanker at 8:39am 03.01.15 Smaller Boats 11/1557 I'm doing some learning on flying my Asym Spinnaker this summer and I'd like to get some real world
Leak source? (2) Richandhelen at 8:02am 03.01.15 Big Boats 22/2610 We have a leak that is at the headboard in our aft cabin. This occurs after a heavy rain. Our pillow
O'Day 23 -- Single-Line Reefing System? Earendil at 6:31am 03.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2944 Hi Folks. This will be my second season in my O'Day 23, which I sail (mostly single-handing) on Buzz

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CL14 Dinghy (3) Fuzzy_logic at 9:17am 08.21.23 Brilliant, I was thinking exactly the same! Another question: it seems that I don't have any plug in
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.21.23 Thanks for the response. I'll have to give that a try just to see if I can heave-to on just the he
Stowing Winch Handles odaydokay at 9:14am 08.21.23 Vinyl pockets
Stiff Throttle curtdo at 9:08am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:06am 08.21.23 Hello:) I sailed a LaserII (and still sail occasionnaly a Laser I) 30 years ago and broke my mast 2
Sails up at the dock ? Calif. Ted at 9:03am 08.21.23 Head to wind yes, downwind not so much for main and jib because of binding, spinnaker downwind of co
Sails up at the dock ? Sailfanatic at 9:01am 08.21.23 Yes. At least twice a year I must deploy the jib at the dock, once to install the sail onto the fur
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:58am 08.21.23 Please explain to me how you heave to with only the headsail up? Seems the wind on the bankwinded
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:56am 08.21.23 And based on some extensive tests done in the UK, this is the better option anyway. Here's the art
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:56am 08.21.23 Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot for this test, then sure, going hove-to to reef
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck VT Fitz at 8:55am 08.21.23 @Ralph Johnson, not only did I not know I had a plug, but also I had no idea I could access those in
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:53am 08.21.23 Thanks for the response. I'll have to give that a try just to see if I can heave-to on just the he
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:48am 08.21.23 In actual conditions most skippers would strike the sails and engage the diesel, etc. And based on
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:44am 08.21.23 Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot for this test, then sure, going hove-to to reef
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:40am 08.21.23 At least on the three boats that I have owned and a dozen or so that I have gone out on for the pur
Wema tank level sender JamesG161 at 8:29am 08.21.23 So I'm wondering if some enterprising individual has had the black magnet thing that slides up and
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:29am 08.21.23 Please explain to me how you heave to with only the headsail up? Seems the wind on the bankwinded h
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:29am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:27am 08.21.23 See edited version #102, further explanation. Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:24am 08.21.23 I'm also pondering cross beams. As it is, I can close up the front as shown, or I can open up the

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