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offshore sailing a Daysailer 17 bluesman at 3:18am 06.18.14 Day Sailers 4/3053 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I just purchased a DS (actually a 2000 Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Preventative Maintenenance (1) dpaquin at 9:27pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 18/1783 In the navy we had this amazing preventative maintenance program that listed everything to service a
Hunter Rendezvous Catalina Island July 25, 26,27 RHUMB RUNNER at 9:05pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/887 For the second year in a row the rendezvous on July 25,26,27 is in jeopardy of not happening. Last y
gooseneck oceansoul at 9:01pm 06.17.14 Smaller Boats 12/1369 Does anyone know it the original gooseneck was adjustable..we are having trouble with the boom hangi
Newport Mk2 Dinette Conversion Issues (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:11pm 06.17.14 Newport 2/2364 Hello, I just purchased a 1979 MKII and when we went to drop the dinette table we found that the are
Mast and Boon finally up...... (4) woodster at 7:34pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1586 Mast and Boom finally up...... :dance: spent most of the day reading the mast to be stepped and a b
Suzuki outboards Rick Templeton at 7:27pm 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2107 I'm looking for a new outboard for our dingy. Found some good prices on Suzuki 4HP 15". Wondering if
St 60 depth sounder Mark Juetten at 7:25pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 11/1609 Our Ray marine st 60 depth sounder quit working this week This was 3 year old replacement for OEM st
Cast iron keel maintenance. rbenyoung at 7:20pm 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4802 I have an accepted offer for a 1996 Oceanis 400, Today was the survey. The haul out revealed a keel
Rub Rail fasteners leaking?? Birchy at 7:16pm 06.17.14 Catalina 310 2/1050 While performing some work to the inside wood panels on the port side of my 2003 Catalina 310 we re
Hunter 310 opinions Tim22 at 6:46pm 06.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/4738 Hi all I am considering buying a 1997 H 310 and would be interested in current owners opinions.
So I went sailing in the small craft advisory weather... Piotr at 6:41pm 06.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 46/8475 ...with my son (who's been sailing with me the last 4 seasons) and his friend (who has never sailed)
Cat netting on a Catalina 22? $? (1) shortstop at 5:50pm 06.17.14 Catalina 22 16/3131 I would really appreciate your thoughts on these points: 1. I'm planning on buying my first boat, a
masthead spinnaker block issue (1) rmwac at 5:34pm 06.17.14 Catalina 30 5/2683 In the photo you see a plate the PO had made to accommodate a swivel block for the spinnaker. The g
Transmission Issue strange noise. Clydo at 4:51pm 06.17.14 Catalina 310 12/2392 While running engine at the dock 2500 rpm in gear (ok at my marina) after warm up and about five mi
Hunter bashing Don Lucas at 3:44pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 33/5161 How many here are members on other forums? Why do you think so many on them think it is some kind of
Kickup rudder that would fit a Holder 20 Holder20 at 3:44pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/665 I would like to replace my stock rudder with a kick-up rudder. I saw one company that will custom p
Blade anyone? garysisson at 3:16pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1451 I had asked for a lead to obtain a folding prop for my OMC saildrive. Found one and put it on my bo
Water flow question capta at 2:48pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1981 Presently I am feeding the high pressure pump on my watermaker with a water puppy (1/2" ports), wit
Oceanis thruster battery charging (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3120 We've recently taken delivery of a new Oceanis 37, and we're just starting to make it our own and un

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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
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

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