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Forestay vs Jib Halyard Tension hejumper at 11:56am 10.25.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11096 Can someone help me understand the relationship of forestay vs halyard tension on the draft of the j
spreader boots on wood spreaders haaf at 10:39am 10.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 and am rebuilding the wood spreaders. I'm considering attaching spreader b
Northwest Indiana? Bob135711 at 9:02am 10.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1210 Any Macgregor 26 owners here Northwest Indiana? I just purchased a 2007M a few weekends ago from Atl
fresh water -air lock? HELP !!! Rick J B at 7:55am 10.25.14 Big Boats 2/2883 Hi ! Could someone please help me. I have recently filled up my fresh water tanks on my Catalina 42M
Cleaning Caframo Fans? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:01am 10.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3352 Does anyone have any tricks for cleaning Caframo Bora fans? I have four of these units which I reall
Outboard motor with alternator azsailing at 11:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3590 Hi all, I am researching to buy my first sailboat. One boat I am looking at currently has no outboa
Yanmar 3QM30 crankshaft py26129 at 8:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1663 We meet these great folks this summer on vacation. Their engine died on them just west of Montreal a
Battery Winterization Doug4bass at 7:33pm 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1345 Hi Guys. In the past , up here in the Great White North , I have always fully charged the batts on
Google exec breaks Baumgartner's altitude record (1) justsomeguy at 5:00pm 10.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 0/2701 Without all the hype. :D But PCWorld couldn't decide on an opening altitude. http://www.pcworld.
Mast diagram RMelis at 4:21pm 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/634 How might I get a diagram (paper or electronic) of my 35.5 mast?
End of season Claude L.-Auger at 2:45pm 10.24.14 Big Boats 4/1048 Boat launched May 31st, I can't believe the season is already over. I can't complained however, grea
Conundrum back in the water. (4) tcwaltz at 2:44pm 10.24.14 Bigger Boats 15/2518 So they put my boat back in the water today. I had to rush to put the graphics on but pulled it off
My First Sailboat. IrishRifles at 1:51pm 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 20/3420 -------- ------
Replace the muffler bob Krouse at 11:57am 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/710 I have to replace the muffler on my 1988 Hunter 40 Legend. Hunter technical support wasn't able to
Filling the cabin liner gap on Window cut-outs? CloudDiver at 11:22am 10.24.14 Catalina 22 17/4076 Hi Everyone, I'm sure most of you have seen my Winter Restoration thread for hull #10580. I'm post
Marlowe Hunter 40 Jim Beck at 10:41am 10.24.14 Big Boats 12/3572 My wife and I are considering buying a Marlowe Hunter 40. Anyone have any experience with this model
V berth bulkheads 25/26 John Stevens at 10:13am 10.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2260 How much stability do the V berth bulkheads provide? Can they be removed? Are they just for keeping
Cracked galley countertops chicagodave at 8:27am 10.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2021 Buying a 2004 Beneteau 423 (2) What type of material is recommended to replace the chronic cracks t
YachtWeather vs. PocketGrib Apps - different forecasts? down_shift at 7:57am 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1473 Planning a leisurely sail from Herring Bay to Knapps Narrows or Oxford this weekend. At 2p on Sat
Strange Electrical Issue (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:20am 10.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/14879

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Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) jssailem at 8:59am 08.20.23
Roller Furler quirky ? jssailem at 8:53am 08.20.23 Examine the drum for a name or other markings. You can then get a manual for the furler. Manuals are
Roller Furler quirky ? jssailem at 8:52am 08.20.23 I would add tension and try the furler. The description 2 warps in half wrap back, would suggest hal
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 08.20.23 219073 From your picture, I would say there is no way in hell this would work as there is almost "0
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? SycloneDriver at 8:00am 08.20.23 West by North was still in business as of a month ago, although they didn't respond to my last email
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? dlochner at 7:55am 08.20.23 Regardless of all the factors affecting boat speed, the single biggest factor is waterline length. T
Atlantic Storm Activity (3) jssailem at 7:27am 08.20.23 Yes David, Wind Shear is one of the issues monitored. Jim showed the Graphic of the 200 mb level. Th
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 6:59am 08.20.23 The answer to why it is not a good idea to split a battery bank lies in basic HS physics, which in m
2018 PNW Summer Cruise Terry Cox at 6:54am 08.20.23 Thank you, dj.
Atlantic Storm Activity Davidasailor26 at 6:33am 08.20.23 All lot of tropical waves showing on NOAA maps today. tober. 219051 The Blue graph is actual Vor
Atlantic Storm Activity (1) JamesG161 at 6:13am 08.20.23 LOW is Invest 90L Jim...
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 6:02am 08.20.23
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 5:47am 08.20.23 Excellent ideas. Thank you very much.
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? jssailem at 5:03am 08.20.23 I may get a cruising spinnaker to try to close the gap between my boat and the rest of the pack. I
2018 PNW Summer Cruise dLj at 3:49am 08.20.23 Another lovely video by @Terry Cox ! dj
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) jssailem at 3:35am 08.20.23 Prepare Southern Cal. Hilary is marching onwards. 11 AM today 60 knot winds forecast in the Ensenada
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix jssailem at 3:24am 08.20.23 Chain size can be a factor. Worth considering.
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 9:18pm 08.19.23 But no one else's chain jumps on the stock 40.5 eh? I was wondering if maybe the chain was a tad bi
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 9:16pm 08.19.23 It's stock - the axle is horizontal, so the camera taking the picture is facing starboard and up is
CL14 Dinghy (4) jssailem at 8:53pm 08.19.23 I am not saying that the boats are the same, but there are a lot of similarities in their designs.

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