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New here with a big project. Quatoria23 at 1:28am 08.14.12 Yamaha 6/3013 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a new owner of a Yamaha 36. Got her from a fellow submariner leaving the
Strapped up again peptobysmol at 11:02pm 08.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1942 Anyone else have the remainder of the season/year cut short related to low water levels? Obviously
Catalina 38 issues jessicaward80 at 10:19pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4745 I recently purchased a 1982 catalina 38. Love the boat!!! Being new to boating there are a few issue
Holding Tank capacity on a 34 two sailors at 9:38pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 2/1294 Has anyone increased the holding tank size on a 34 Oday?
Docking solo tasdevil at 9:27pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/7533 I lake sail solo with an Oday 22 docking at a neighbors dock. The dock is 24 feet long with an appr
Hunter warranty and bankruptcy GreggL at 9:03pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1696 According to the news the other day Hunter was bought out of chapter 11 bankruptcy by Marlow group t
Cradle dimensions for C&C 30 Redwing Bobalu at 6:51pm 08.13.12 C&C 1/2265 After storing my beloved Redwing on stands for many years, my boat yard has informed me that beginn
Aluminum keel bolt backing plates kirlos at 6:48pm 08.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/10078 Hi all, My 1985 Pearson 34 has aluminum keel bolt backing plates that are in rough shape and qui
Towing, Mexico to USA (1) Delezynski at 5:52pm 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3492 Hi all, Not to long ago, Jill and I bought a new trailer for Guenevere. She was in Guaymas Mexico
Victron anomoly gettinthere at 5:26pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1895 I have a 900 amp house bank. The Victron monitor was reading 74% state of charge and consumed energy
1978 25ft O'Day Merus at 4:59pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 10/8965 Hey people, I'm in the process of buying a 78 25ft o'day, it will be my first boat. Any advices Woul
2012 Ensign Nationals justsomeguy at 4:22pm 08.13.12 Racing 0/4010 2012 Ensign (Inter)Nationals Hey, I got to sail with Take (Tah-kay) yesterday! He'll be crewing on
Redoing the interior of 1976 Catalina 27 DianaAndBob at 3:07pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/22767 Hi! We have just acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 in pretty rough condition, and I need a little guidance
Inside repair of fiberglass & plywood deck John Connolly at 2:39pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1561 Inside the cabin, I have some areas in the "ceiling" of a sailboat where moisture has caused some co
Fresh water pressure problems fambarstow at 2:30pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 The Galley faucet has little pressure while the Head faucet works fine. Both run off the same pump?
Really Good Mast Tuning Guide JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:28pm 08.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1261 I was doing a little internet surfing at work and found a good video and guide from Selden Masts on
Dripless Shaft Seal vs Dripless packing billt1 at 1:16pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7437 My engine is supposed to be left in neutral when I sail (Perkings with Borg-Warner trans.) that rul
crew to florida or ICW (1) Dragon Fly at 1:09pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 0/1077 IN OCTOBER, looking for help sailing an Oday 28' from Maine down to florida, eventually, or at least
All is right with one little corner of the world. Roger Long at 1:02pm 08.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/8505 I'm now sure that the engine is running properly and my faith in it is restored. This afternoon, Mi
O'day 20 with hobby cat equipment Sastevenson at 12:56pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 0/964 Hey all, I recently purchased my first boat. It's a 20' and it's current mast and sails are from

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bottom paint FastOlson at 6:59pm 02.26.23 I used VC17 for a decade on our prior boat, and added a new coat every other year. Fresh water use.
bottom paint jon hansen at 6:58pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe
Dieless Crimpers? jsailnow at 6:55pm 02.26.23
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 02.26.23 At first blush more than a week of labor sounds like a lot to me too. But how much disassembly is ne
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel PaulK at 6:48pm 02.26.23 Or you can leave the spare where it is and use something like this: 1000 lb. Swing-Away Trailer Jack
Boat Speed and Pointing jon hansen at 6:45pm 02.26.23 bimini? dodger? solid prop? 10 year old sails? perfectly clean bottom? crew on the high side rail? c
Boat Speed and Pointing Davidasailor26 at 6:42pm 02.26.23 In the absence of published polars experience will probably be the best way to find this data for yo
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:20pm 02.26.23 Dave. Your are looking at tacking angle as if that is the metric. You best metric is VMG, Velocity M
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limit
Boat Speed and Pointing JoeWhite at 6:11pm 02.26.23 Typically shoal keels do not point to wind as high as fin keels. Your tack angle may be 90 degrees w
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 02.26.23 Ask them how many will be working on the boat at the same time. Sometimes it requires 2 persons to m
advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite

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