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Let there be light! (1) r.oril at 6:18am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2996 I want to pull my boat through LA traffic and not get hit. The wife is not happy with the current li
Sprint Atlantic "A" /Siimp/Law Windless lilypad at 4:55am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2512 2003 Hunter 356, windless needs the plastic fleming which goes around the chain / rope gypsy. The wi
Itinerary: Puget Sound to Desolation Sound TN at 8:27pm 08.06.12 Destinations 2/4647 We've been cruising the PNW the last 7 years and have managed to get as far north as Pender Harbour
Bedding Teak rails w/ Butyl Tape and Screws? Ward H at 8:12pm 08.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/3047 Removed some teak grab rails and toe rails and planning on the reinstall. Read MaineSails thread on
SailBoats and bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:57pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 11/5009 So in the first picture (where we spent the night), the reason we spent the night is while trolling
Electrical Panel # of circuits? Model 70 at 7:52pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1184 The Venture 21 that I recently acquired was owned by the last PO for 28 years and used only as a day
Sailboats do not make good boats for bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:28pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3684 Went out last Wed ' Thurs to test out some new installations on the boat. About a mile from the hou
Question about 38s5 headroom robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1286 Are there any 38s5 owners out there that can tell me what the headroom is belowdecks? We're startin
Wonky impeller on knot meter Carole at 6:37pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1603 Does anybody know why the impeller on my knot meter is attracting metal particles which stop it from
30'O'Day top speed?? Captainron1 at 6:32pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 10/6755 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what sort of speed I should get out of my 30' O'day?? I have new
110 or 135 genoa jasrclark at 6:18pm 08.06.12 Catalina 30 10/2953 Does anyone know where I can find a used 110 or 135 furling genoa #6 foil? Thanks in advance.
Satin Cetol or Gloss? e714753 at 5:54pm 08.06.12 Catalina 22 8/5337 Do I use the satin finish cetol or the gloss finish? It seems from the directions that the gloss is
Pearson flyer owners manual fitzy at 5:23pm 08.06.12 Pearson 0/1589 Well my father and I are now the proud owners of a 1981 Pearson Flyer. can anyone help us find an or
bought a OD 28" Dragon Fly at 5:10pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 9/2281 shake down cruise yesterday in the fog off castine me,. she handled well, pointed well, and i
What is this device on my fresh water system? (1) Dempsey00 at 5:07pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2830 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. The PO installed a pressurized freshwater system
cleaning walker bay tubes dutchy at 4:11pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2132 The floatation tubes on my 8' Walker Bay dinghy has pitch, tar and a golden glaze on the tops of the
Mariner centerboard won't drop 1brhoads at 3:59pm 08.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4480 I have a Mariner CB on a bay in Down East Maine. Sailing has been great this year--very little fog.
Overboard! Roger Long at 3:34pm 08.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 26/8203 Barring something completely unexpected, Strider will go back in the water tomorrow afternoon. Afte
solar exaust fan performance proof? doehunter at 2:21pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1782 I have one of those Nicro, Day/Night solar powered vent fans. I can't hear or even feel it running
Oceanis 41 zoya at 2:00pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1579 I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 mid-october, shoal keel, 3-cab/2-head version which will be

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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
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke

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