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Wireless Wind systems dehler25 at 5:44am 03.02.15 Big Boats 7/1570 I have been reading about less than stellar performance from specific brands of wireless wind system
Perkins 4.108 not starting svbreakingwind at 5:20am 03.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/2157 I was in the midst of selling my boat and on the sea trial the surveyor had me run full throttle on
216 keel jack yoty2126 at 3:23am 03.02.15 Smaller Boats 11/1894 Hi folks, I am in the UK and have a defective keel jack (integral) on my 216. Has anyone changed the
Finding a trailer soggysocks at 12:04am 03.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1653 I just inherited a 1987 Classic MacGregor 26' with no trailer. I am in the San Francisco Bay Area
Marine Head Update Time hunter healer at 10:45pm 03.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/5448 I am updating my 34 hunter head and I have some trouble making the best decision on raw water or fre
Key Biscayne To Marathon: Can I Go The Inside Route? Joe Mullee at 7:13pm 03.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1980 My boat is currently in Key Biscayne and later this week I'll be moving it to Marathon by myself. I'
The Dogs of SBO: Joe (4) Phil Herring at 6:25pm 03.01.15 Sails Call Lounge 8/2878 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 8/2392 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 3/3929 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 1/634 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 0/526 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 5/1012 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 0/1839 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 17/13365 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 5/2006 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 37/7845 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 13/4288 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 1/973 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 7/1719 I just purchased a Hunter 31 in northern MI. I have a deposit on a slip on Western Michigan. I am

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Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 1:57pm 10.18.23 220825 Don, I was down at the boat and decided to take some poor and hard to see photos of my shut-o
Diesel shut off pull (2) Michael Davis at 1:42pm 10.18.23 At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches hotos of my shut-off solenoid. Very hard to see b
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Timm R Oday25 at 1:39pm 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she decla
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 10.18.23 You have inner tracks and tracks on the toe rail - no? My neighbor's C-34 does and I wish I had tha
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23 Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (1) jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 11:42am 10.18.23 :plus: SPOT ON @Stu Jackson. I have had the pleasure of observing your docking mastery in a variety
Kevlar skid plates? capta at 11:26am 10.18.23 A lot simpler and way cheaper solution would be to stop hitting rocks! Is your problem you do not kn
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 11:26am 10.18.23 Nice Scott! Flying an asym is one of the top thrills of sailing. This is me flying one single-handed
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3

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