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Rudder Repair Question (6) RonRock at 10:40am 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1122 I am repairing my rudder as you may have guessed. I have cut and shaped new aluminum side plates for
MOB equipment Jwhy at 9:52am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1075 I'm looking at equipment to aid accidental swimmers. What combination of poles, throwable line and
Buying a Boat - Water in Bottom? Oceania at 9:50am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1164 Hello All, I'm a beginner sailor looking for my first boat this summer, and recently looked at a
Exhaust manifold question (1) c130king at 9:05am 06.23.13 Catalina 310 3/973 Hello again, I have a leaky exhaust manifold (possibly using wrong term). It is the inverted u-sha
Jib Car Adjustment Kit YVRguy at 8:06am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2525 My H34 doesn't have any lines to adjust the jib cars - just a pull-pin to lock them in place. As a
Explain me furling jbinbi at 7:53am 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1678 OK. I am not dumb. I have been sailing for 45 years. Just got a 1 yr old e33, but no instructions
Instrument Circuit Problem De Lourde at 7:51am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1052 Our Hunter is a 2005 33', we are the second owners, approx. 4 years. The problem we are having is,
Non skid paint solution Sailgunner at 7:50am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 I wanted to paint the gray non skid on my 410. I checked on this site and some manufacturers and nev
Beam reach, fastest point of sail? kito at 7:40am 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/21843 What am I doing wrong? Friday we took our C22 out on a local lake, beautiful day with winds 10-15 mp
Big boat (1) sfgary at 7:14am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1297 Saw this huge sail sail boat behind Angel island yesterday.
Big Tides! Roger Long at 6:53am 06.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/6078 Wow. Look at the tide upcoming for where I am now. There is going to be bottom that hasn't seen
Vire 7 gas engine carb problem? stx203 at 6:52am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2911 I have the old Finnish Vire 7 inboard gas engine in my 77 Oday 25. Has always run well however this
373 Anchor Windlass HELP Newport Bob at 6:41am 06.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3397 Just purchased a 2004 Beneteau 373. Can not get the windlass to operate. Also tried to turn with the
A.C. temperature controllers. Chris Patterson at 6:05am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4101 In the house, it's referred to as the thermostat, which in reality I suppose is simply a controller.
Harrison Lake B.C. Troy Goreski at 5:56am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 Hello again every-one, it has been awhile. So I bought a 1980 Hunter Cherubini 27 a few months back
Where did all the love go? AdventureTime at 10:50pm 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5389 After 7 years flirting with the trailerable market (out of situational necessity), fired off an offe
compression post repair failure (2) splax at 8:02pm 06.22.13 Big Boats 20/9173 Well, due to doors not closing and VHF transmission problems, I thought I might have a compression p
gauges not working fkudrna at 6:57pm 06.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/888 I just purchased a 2002, 290. The waste and fuel gauges were not working and tac recently stopped. A
Purchase HARMONY? losey at 4:41pm 06.22.13 Catalina 310 0/1239 I am considering purchase of a Catalina 310 fin keel, HARMONY, built in 2000, once chartered out of
Keel & pivot pin out, some concerns / questions (2) jmczzz at 3:05pm 06.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2269 I would really appreciate all interested to review my notes/pictures and offer any comments and sugg

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Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 11:45am 01.25.23 A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormous amount of room . :plus: If you have a bim
Boat ID (1) SailingLoto at 11:41am 01.25.23 31 irwin yawl?
Solar panel question/Recommendations Timm R Oday25 at 11:40am 01.25.23 A couple of thoughts . We also have 25 Oday . A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormous
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 11:31am 01.25.23 Ever since I started to research the Scampi 30 (one of which I now very proudly own), I knew of the
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 11:24am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that m
Solar panel question/Recommendations Orbweaver at 11:21am 01.25.23 ... (especially with a controller) ... To echo dlochner and emphasize: YOU MUST USE A CONTROLLER w
Rust around rudder Pintles Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 01.25.23 The prep work is open to discussion but to avoid a repeat of the corrosion problem again after it g
Solar panel question/Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 01.25.23 The site wont let me post it :/ We'll have to settle for a screen shot.
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 11:07am 01.25.23 I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but f
Solar panel question/Recommendations dlochner at 11:07am 01.25.23 This is some really good information, from the sounds of it I should be able to use the 200W solar
Boat ID SailingLoto at 11:05am 01.25.23 Irwin ketch comes to mind do you know how long it is? Mid 30s I would guess
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:58am 01.25.23 You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Artey1 at 10:54am 01.25.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. I wish I were closer to come get some of the items off of
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:53am 01.25.23 You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can
Rust around rudder Pintles dlochner at 10:53am 01.25.23 That crack looked like a pencil mark to me too. If sand or use an abrasive polish on the SS, it wil
Rust around rudder Pintles rgranger at 10:51am 01.25.23 The photo may look worse then it is, after cleaning up the rust stains it looks fine, no cracks. Th
Boat ID LloydB at 10:46am 01.25.23 Irwin ketch comes to mind do you know how long it is?
Rust around rudder Pintles Sail22Capri22 at 10:43am 01.25.23 The photo may look worse then it is, after cleaning up the rust stains it looks fine, no cracks. The
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 10:41am 01.25.23 Interesting! I didn't realize there was another Y30, but your manual certainly suggests otherwise.
Solar panel question/Recommendations dlochner at 10:39am 01.25.23

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