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headsail size vs balance Bob Meyer at 5:27am 03.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1209 Am ready to purchase new sails for Mac26S and am wondering what headsail size will do to boat's bala
Running lights, mast head lights, decklights Curiousgeorge206 at 9:29pm 02.28.15 C&C 2/2903 1981-30' C'C- Mark 1, I have replaced the running lights at the bow of the boat due to 30 years of n
Solar/Sun tracking system DIY? McIntoshUSA at 4:56pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2829 This at first glance looks ingenious. I guess it would work. I wonder how it could be setup on a Sai
Daysailor II foam in the seat and bow tanks falling apart JPM01100 at 3:06pm 02.28.15 Day Sailers 9/2518 After a sail I open the two cockpit inspection/bailing ports, the positive foam flotation is disinte
securing the genoa tack to the furler drum... woodster at 2:55pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2564 ...what are you guys using to attach the genoa tack to the furler drum...are you just lashing it or
Anyone using a camping generator? JHoward at 2:51pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 22/3419 Or... why not use one at anchor, of course. It could be supplemented with solar of wind. Suggestion
Type of Battery smoothsailing at 2:20pm 02.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1489 Reading the forums on batterys, some use 12 volt and some use 6 volt (golf cart) battery banks.
Reserve judgement (try to) (1) Meriachee at 1:40pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2297 This is English Bay, in Vancouver about 1:30pm, Saturday the 28th. Normally, those of us in the fro
"Open fuses in charger" gettinthere at 1:31pm 02.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1175 Seems that one of my zantrax truecharge 40+ chargers has decided to take a break. Manual troublesho
O'Day 32 Ketch Mythical boat. Chorniak1 at 1:04pm 02.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1848 Has anyone actually ever seen one of these? Sailboatdata.com lists the # of hulls as 0. O"Day/Ban
Racing shawanaga at 9:28am 02.28.15 Big Boats 2/705 Hi Just bought a Hunter 1990 35.5 I previously had a 27' Aloha did a lot of racing for the past 20
Spreader pole cap.... DannySonja at 9:15am 02.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1724 I am trying to find the little plastic piece that holds the mast stay to the spreader pole. Anyone
Do jib tracks make sense? bigkat22 at 8:17am 02.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4758 Hello, I am updating a 1975 Hunter 30 (#006), that my father recently gave me. We have been cont
More San Diego fun, went sailing ( charter) - engine died... (1) holdech at 7:45am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1205 Had a great afternoon on a Catalina 40 with SailSanDiego.com (whale watching). Didn't see any whale
Radar mount on Beneteau 47.7 First evgencafuta at 3:01am 02.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1040 Hello, I am about to install radar on a sailboat Beneteau 47.7 First and I am asking you how to
Mooring line chain broke sailboat crashed into rocks Rinconhg at 2:57am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1798 There was a 3 day storm and our mooring chain broke. In the morning we checked out sailboat and she
Profile UV Wax VF84Sluggo at 7:14pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1428 Anyone have experience with this for deck and hull work? http://www.farecla.com/industrial/profil
Ritchie pedestal compass hummingbirdbassist at 5:41pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 0/6 For sale 215-917-5325 Richie sf-500 pedestal mount
Considering buying a 94' H26 Doug J at 3:48pm 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 13/1368 I'm considering buying a 94' H26, and would like general feedback about the boat, the good and the b
Newbie Question of the Week Kper at 3:36pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1366 ...not that I plan on having a question every week, although I easily could. What determines travel

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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
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:23am 08.21.23 Exactly...if, if, and if. But that's exactly my point. I would not not offer this as generic advice
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 8:22am 08.21.23 Oh My Gosh! Hurricane Hilary caused 10 times the rain in 2 days that Los Angles see this time of ye
Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c

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