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Keels on competition Irwins szymk at 8:37am 03.05.13 Irwin 2/5525 Hi to all Irwin owners! A year or two ago I become an owner of a 41' citation series Irwin (sloop).
Getting a Larger holding tank for my 40 wdowychyn at 8:02am 03.05.13 Bigger Boats 6/1973 Getting ready to work on my 88 40. Have to upgrade the 15 gal holding tank to at least a 25 gal. Has
Where does this go...? (2) Squidd at 7:20am 03.05.13 Ask All Sailors 27/3119 Found it in the bowels of the boat... I do remember taking it off the aft end of the boom, when I
battery charge level- whats appropriate jtmccue at 6:26am 03.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1793 I've got a 24M 12v standard battery that is about 3 yrs old. In season, I keep it maintained via 5W
Espar heating ken336 at 5:31am 03.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1936 Bought a boat with espar heating and I have two questions. There is three controls on the thermostat
Priming the keel McZube at 2:23am 03.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1027 My H31 has an external iron keel. After blasting it down to bare metal, should it be primed before
Yanmar 3QM30 Variant Greg Olausen at 10:33pm 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1535 Hi, I've got a 1982 37c with a Yanmar 3QM30 which has been overheating. I've been systematically goi
How to rotate Yanmar 4JH for valve adjustment CaptainFred at 9:50pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/6969 I have a 4JH3 diesel that I would like to do a valve adjustment on. Prior small diesels I have rota
Water in the People Tank! (1) kemewag at 8:31pm 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1208 The water ballast on our Hunter 26 appears to be leaking in-board. I'm in the process of replacing
Engine control panel light Slipstream at 7:31pm 03.04.13 Big Boats 2/1718 1986 Catalina 34. I have two lights on my control panel. one is a red light that says alarm under i
Cantered prop shaft BayMan at 7:10pm 03.04.13 C&C 2/1917 Looked at a '78 C'C 36 that had the prop shaft cantered to port. This was a new one. This was how i
Battery selection Chuck T at 5:59pm 03.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/1687 Need advice on what battery and solar charger I should purchase for a 1986 Catalina 25 I recently bo
looking for a line drawing surfing at 5:51pm 03.04.13 Bristol 2/11691 howdy, Im looking for a simple line drawing for a bristol 32' sloop. I have seen drawings with alo
Stability Larry33 at 5:17pm 03.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3497 I have heard that some owners have put lead pellets in the keel for better stability, is this true?
Roller furling jib cleaning info beeryboats at 4:44pm 03.04.13 Trailer Sailors 12/5193 Hi all, It's almost that time of year. Clean and launch. My roller furled jib is looking the wors
Bilge pump switches Bill1565 at 4:25pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1877 Anyone have a switch that turns on in shallow water? I have used Rule floats for many years, but th
Fooling Around Roger Long at 4:10pm 03.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3257
3GM30F exhaust elbow tip (1) Bob 04 H260 at 3:16pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/7856 Our engine is 10 years old and has 400 hrs on it. As far as I know the mixing elbow is original. I
Volvo Shaft Seal peoples1234 at 2:45pm 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1253 We bought a 321 last year and have been doing some deferred maintenance this winter. The PO has rece
Opinions on MasterVolt MICC Battery Monitor? Solstice at 2:05pm 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2712 A friend of mine is outfitting a brand new boat with a MV Inverter/Charger and they are suggesting t

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Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 5:38am 12.13.22 Interesting. Do you find that they stall sooner than the leeward luff tales? Slightly after. The b
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 4:24am 12.13.22
Leach Telltales on the Jib Marmalade at 4:15am 12.13.22 From Quantum "Telltales can be used on the leech to indicate flow on a non-overlapping jib. As usual
Leach Telltales on the Jib (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 12.13.22 I thought this was a know thing. I've used them for some time. (not my boat) https://s30384.pcdn.co
Leach Telltales on the Jib danstanford at 2:46am 12.13.22 My jibs have one leech telltale in the top 25% of the leech and the tuning guide says always keep th
Leach Telltales on the Jib (1) thinwater at 9:08pm 12.12.22 I thought this was a know thing. I've used them for some time. (not my boat) https://s30384.pcdn.co/
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Hayden Watson at 9:01pm 12.12.22 One drawback to using the ball bearing sheaves is it will necessary and an OSHA requirement that cr
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 (1) skunther at 8:41pm 12.12.22 UPDATE: I purchased a mesh and felt replacement on Ebay for $15 instead of throwing down $2k for a r
Leach Telltales on the Jib DArcy at 7:15pm 12.12.22 Luff tell tales on a main are a good idea too. Ever sail a Laser? There is some disruption from the
Leach Telltales on the Jib stickinthemud57 at 6:47pm 12.12.22
Leach Telltales on the Jib Davidasailor26 at 6:33pm 12.12.22
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:20pm 12.12.22 This from our lead guitarist's wife...
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard RussellBeckner at 6:09pm 12.12.22 Thank you for your input. We will look up the locations you mentioned. We are booked to vist for 2 w
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Rick D at 5:57pm 12.12.22 This does not sound like your issue, but for what it's worth in the future... we had a leak I chased
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves lemoiney at 5:15pm 12.12.22 Your mast is definitely Z-Spars. Give their service department a call with your hull / serial number
Its funny Friday! (1) BlowMeAway at 5:09pm 12.12.22 211622
373 Shallow Draft Depth (2) Tally Ho at 5:01pm 12.12.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 4:59pm 12.12.22 You have a developed sense of humor @leo310 I think I am going to enjoy visiting Campbell River BC
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 4:45pm 12.12.22 211619
37C Deck flexing from stanchions kappykaplan at 3:44pm 12.12.22 I don't recall the name of the product. It was the same thickness as the core it replaced.

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