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Mainsail attachment...Loose footed Mark Juetten at 6:28pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 3/1600 Is there any differance in performance of a loose footed mainsail vs. a fully attached one with a bo
What is this material? (1) higgs at 6:15pm 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2393 This block is mounted on some type of plastic material that mounts around the stnchion. What is tha
376 mainsail handling Mark Juetten at 5:26pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 7/1594 Please relate your experiances re: Mack pack, doyle stackpack and uk's simliar contraption. Thanks.
Forestay tension in a breeze. -wb- at 4:42pm 09.06.12 Smaller Boats 8/3459 Last night we were sailing a Hunter 23.5 and the wind went to 20 mph in a small squall/rainstorm. Ha
M25 Interior upgrades (4) voltzwgn at 3:56pm 09.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3361 Picked up a 1980 M25 about a month ago it had the original interior still in it. So we pulled the c
Best place for A/C on 1983 C&C 32? yoleon at 2:30pm 09.06.12 C&C 3/3161 Hello, although I have been "cruising" this forum for a number of years and found it very useful, th
aluminum tow rails Geoff K at 1:56pm 09.06.12 Pearson 8/4173 I saw NYsail's post on new toe rails. I'm interested in changing out my stock teak toerails for alum
Which Yr 35.5 Legend Is The Best? shavdog at 1:46pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 5/2434 I've been looking at for sale ads for a 35.5 legend and see there are differences in the yrs 1987-19
Seidelmann 34 known issues egent at 1:35pm 09.06.12 Seidelmann 5/10660 I am new to the forums. I am going this weekend to look at a Seidelmann 34 I found for sale. I wan
MD11c underheating Geoff K at 1:29pm 09.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/3969 Well, I don't know if there is such a word as "under heating" but my MD11c will not budge the temp n
Large Cracked Fiberglass Rutter Carie Faye at 12:49pm 09.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1653 I Have A Hunter 30 1975 Sailboat. Lake Too Low ' Rutter Hit Hard Clay. Damaged Rutter And No Steerin
Which sail? frank balcer at 12:06pm 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1582 Just purchased a 37 foot sloop. Comes with a symetrical and an asymetrical spinaker. Never flew asym
Lessons we learn... or do we? LuzSD at 9:22am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3709 On Monday afternoon we went down to our boat with hopes that most of the holiday crowd had already p
Trailer Bunker Height Andeleen at 9:09am 09.06.12 Catalina 22 3/1168 Trailer Bunk Height Greetings All! Andeleen is a 1974 swing keel. The trailer appears to be the o
Intermitant Anchor Light Mark Juetten at 8:43am 09.06.12 Big Boats 4/1302 Recently my anchor light does not come on. Last trip iI gave the mast a good slap and wala it worked
Lady J has an Uh oh... (5) CharlieCobra at 7:49am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1974 The K-40, Lady J, came into the yard for a fresher and followup prior to the Port Townsend Wooden Bo
K-50 Blitzrestore day 70 update. (9) CharlieCobra at 7:13am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1831 Well, when it came down to crunch mode, the owner couldn't meet his deadlines for gear being refresh
Rotella t30 vs 15W-40 for Yanmar Turbo Deisel? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:05am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 17/7532 Just trying to figure out if I screwed up...Just changed the oil and filter and I used Rotella T1 30
Oberdorfer Pump Seals kps85 at 10:04pm 09.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1552 Any one know what direction the pump seals need to go in. I thought I read somewhere that the words
Harve de Grace MLampner at 8:05pm 09.05.12 Destinations 2/5226 I'm going out for a few days sailing on the upper Chesapeake. As my wife does not enjoy overnight sa

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PHRF handicap (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 02.17.23 Closest I can find is a Beneteau 28 FR (fractional rig?) the 82 appears to be a masthead rig? Jus
PHRF handicap jon hansen at 6:35pm 02.17.23 174. - from ceader mills
ODay 34 chain locker drain Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 02.17.23
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain DaveJ at 5:59pm 02.17.23
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 5:52pm 02.17.23 Sure I'll always take a look. Though I believe at this point that I would want to look at something
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 02.17.23 Gelcoat is pretty but not able to sustain the weight of a mast. You would need a step (it would hav
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 5:41pm 02.17.23 Look up the specifics Exactly! I've been through the service manual cover to cover and haven't fou
thru-hull size needed for bilge (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 02.17.23
thru-hull size needed for bilge Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 02.17.23 Read the instructions and data sheet carefully. The 3000gph figure is for the pump at ZERO head, th
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 5:05pm 02.17.23 Im assuming gelcoat is too brittle to be used in thick amounts under the mast? Gelcoat is pretty b
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (3) Project_Mayhem at 4:54pm 02.17.23 Mast support has been torn apart and reglassed. I had to do some sanding because some masking tape w
Embrace the freeze. shemandr at 4:53pm 02.17.23
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion dlochner at 4:03pm 02.17.23 Yanmar tends to use a Japanese standard thread which is the same as a British Standard thread. Look
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions Gene Neill at 3:55pm 02.17.23 I went absolutely nuts and built from scratch with 4" -- beautiful stuff but shall we say I spent m
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 3:50pm 02.17.23 I finished typing out something I thought would be helpful and informative, and then realized @Aaron
Hello to the community ggrizzard at 3:44pm 02.17.23 There is a newish (to me) Hunter 32 with dinghy and other upgrades available here in New Smyrna Bea
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions (2) pclarksurf at 3:25pm 02.17.23 I went absolutely nuts and built from scratch with 4" -- beautiful stuff but shall we say I spent mo
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 02.17.23 I have no idea what they are, but I can' imagine how they'd have anything to do with your holding ta
Missing boom PRoberaon at 2:58pm 02.17.23 Got it, thanks.
Missing boom kappykaplan at 2:48pm 02.17.23 This is my hull number: PEA70036M83E. I know she's hull number 36 of 43, so the 36 prior to the M

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