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Rigging Empress at 6:21am 07.31.12 Big Boats 2/968 I am a new Hunter 45 Legend (1988) owner. I am having trouble with the sail rigging. Particularly re
Stern Wake over Exhaust Port Rag Doll at 6:13am 07.31.12 Bigger Boats 6/1623 Just a question on a 1986 O Day 28. When I am sailing or motoring and get over 4 knots the stern
H310 stock holding tank sending unit canyon at 6:02am 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1783 My H310 has a stock 50 gal. holding tank, with the needle stuck on 3/4 full. The level sensor is ori
The good, bad and ugly on a 1974 T23? joes new addiction at 5:56am 07.31.12 Columbia 0/2225 Fact finding mission for a friend. We had sailed Sun fishes when we were kids, but Jim had gone over
thoughts on a Columbia 23'?? joes new addiction at 5:36am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2569 Took a friend out on my boat last weekend and now he is HOOKED! He'd been on the fence for a while,
Holding Tank Idylle 11.5m djm297 at 4:31am 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1634 Hi All, I,m a first time forum user so please forgive awkwardness. I was wondering if anyone had i
Broken Yacht Specialties Helm Control Head (4) Allan12210 at 10:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4406 Well this part has raised its ugly head once again. Mine finally has completely broken. First the ta
H260: how much mast "wiggle" Sublime at 9:00pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1538 I had my forestay replaced. I went sailing and had a lot of mast pumping with the jib luffing so I
H27 jib sheet tracks jcalluaud at 8:40pm 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1146 I have a 2006 H27 (current model) that I purchased 2nd hand. It came with 2 sets of jib tracks one s
Ice Cube Trays Lee Hadjiosif at 8:23pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/775 I have a separate freezer and fridge units, so the freezer has a big round plate and did't come with
Max winds with 155 genoa on Mac 25? Piotr at 8:20pm 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4803 Gentlemen, I've just purchased (shhh... the Admiral doesn't know yet...) an equivalent of a 155% Gen
Genoa size gruizperez1 at 8:12pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1068 I own a Hunter 326, that has the standard genoa . With light Wind she is too slow..is it possible
Dazed and Confused RainyDaySailor at 8:02pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 12/2788 Hello All My girlfriend and I chartered a 34' Catalina on the Puget Sound a couple of years back and
Anchorages Lake Huron Fly4hire at 7:57pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7654 Planning our first big trip from Lake St Clair up to Mackinaw next month. Plan to use public marinas
adler barber water cooled fridge or freezer (3) Navicula at 7:40pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 11/3658 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the fridge freezer unit ( I just started this unit for the first time
Companionway Plexiglass Stowage on B381 Lee Hadjiosif at 7:28pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1224 I'm a new owner of a 2001 B381 and I have a stupid (maybe) question. Where are the plexiglass compan
sony cd player Peter M at 7:25pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1023 I can't get the Sony cdx-ca705m cd player working on my Beneteau 373. I saw on another site that a
Sound insulation Ted at 7:00pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1165 Does anyone know if Glacier Bay, the manufacturer of Ultra db sound insulation is still in business.
Barlow winches jtallen2489 at 5:04pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1339 I am looking for the key that fits into the two holes to unscrew the top of my Barlow winches on my
Two interesting visitors (2) ifmdalvey at 3:27pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2518 A couple of photos taken recently in Maine, one was donated by Germany at the end of WW2, the other

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Sailing the Heel cb32863 at 8:35am 05.07.22 Flat is fast, ease and trim for conditions. 20 plus degrees of heel is just "bragging rights". Sound
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Hayden Watson at 8:19am 05.07.22 The changing revs with no change in throttle position is indicative of air in the fuel line. I woul
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 8:13am 05.07.22 It was a delivery with a need to git-r-done, so we motored all the way except for a bit done admiral
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box Calif. Ted at 8:11am 05.07.22 Beneteau makes a pretty big deal about every piece coming from their wood workshop, with generationa
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 05.07.22 the first guess/explanation would be a clogged tank pick-up screen. Next guess - assuming fuel is ge
Sailing the Heel Apex at 8:00am 05.07.22 15deg is a good starting point, the comments on leeway are spot on, as the boat heels more it natura
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box Davidasailor26 at 7:48am 05.07.22 The manufacturer and whether you can get the laminate from Beneteau seems like something Ward Richar
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? NYSail at 7:46am 05.07.22
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 05.07.22 Catalina boats have a wonderful value for a solid boat. Aside from that, what do you want to know?
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Davidasailor26 at 7:42am 05.07.22 I don't know of any great wave prediction tools for the Chesapeake other than the National Weather S
Sailing the Heel JBP-PA at 7:13am 05.07.22 Stress on the rig is not a big concern in normal conditions (assuming the rig is in good condition).
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 7:01am 05.07.22 @Davidasailor26 Thanks you for responding. I still don't have a strong understanding of the weather
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? Mechone at 6:46am 05.07.22 5 years ago I replaced mine not a drop of water , PSS too much money and I can tell you working in t
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine kloudie1 at 6:24am 05.07.22 The problem with channel locks and vise grips is that there is a large amount of bending applied to
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing sailing gal at 6:08am 05.07.22 Well it took a hydraulic press for the yard to press out the old cutlass bearing (was less expensive
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 6:07am 05.07.22 Which brings up my conversation with Homeland Security when we were doing a check in after crossing
Pedestal Compass, True North? All U Get at 6:03am 05.07.22 Another GPS anomaly: You can see the boat icon is several hundred feet west of the bayou.. and a pr
H410 distance prop shaft to rubber sailing gal at 6:02am 05.07.22 The only reason for the question was so I could calculate whether if the cutlass bearing was removed
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater (1) baycloud at 5:58am 05.07.22 Here's an image I found that looks (as per the manual above) to be setup correctly.
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation kappykaplan at 5:52am 05.07.22 A wheel pilot on a 36' boat will only work well in the most benign conditions, when the going gets

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