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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 10/6752 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 10/2952 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 8/5332 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 0/1588 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 9/2280 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 2/2131 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 7/4478 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
Globe Impeller Update (5) Maine Sail at 1:51pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6745 A few weeks ago someone asked about my Globe impeller I had installed. Well, I finally checked on it
new solar panel and controller install, finally! (3) doehunter at 1:44pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1885 I had 50 watts installed last year and it was good enough until I installed the refrigerator. After
Illinois River to Mississippi robfmcc at 1:24pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 Supposed to be heading to Chicago to meet a friend doing the Great Loop. I've heard rumors that the
New to me Venture 21 Trailer questions Model 70 at 12:46pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/940 I need to switch this boat to another trailer as the current (maybe not original) trailer has some s
Wind Generator on a H34 feltensteingw at 12:44pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 2/1247 I'm trying to ready my '84 H34 for the cruise down to the islands and can't seem to find a way to mo
Electric Toilet For 89 Hunter 37.5 mesadaveb at 12:35pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 1/946 anybody installed an electric or foot pump type toiilet in a 1989 Hunter Legend 37.5? I hate that Ja

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Eliminate topping lift jssailem at 6:57pm 02.25.23 At least you can sail tomorrow.... Lucky you.:) :beer:
Wind generators, yay or nay? dlochner at 6:28pm 02.25.23 For wind generators to be effective there needs to be a good breeze, around 12-15 knots. Check the s
Eliminate topping lift buddybear at 6:16pm 02.25.23 You could use your spin as a topping lift at the dock Thanks for all of the input I will sail with
Eliminate topping lift JRT at 6:02pm 02.25.23 You could use your spin as a topping lift at the dock
A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 5:30pm 02.25.23 Quick observation, if you ran your safety chain around the back of the jack post it would give it a
Wind generators, yay or nay? jssailem at 5:07pm 02.25.23 My thoughts lean toward Solar. On average I would think you get more solar generation than wind gene
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 4:58pm 02.25.23 @skipperclaud, That makes perfect sense to me. It is a nice act you are sharing. Your attached image
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:41pm 02.25.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:39pm 02.25.23 Here is the result!
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 02.25.23 I don't think that should be happening. Just to be clear, the new spots I get always appear to act
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:29pm 02.25.23 :plus: Perhaps a flood victim boat. Raised up on the surge, shifted in place and dropped hard on th
Eliminate topping lift DaveJ at 4:20pm 02.25.23 Agree with both above posts. You can sail without it, many boats do not have one, but there are adva
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? artboas at 4:03pm 02.25.23 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B&R 1st generation Mast - meaning i
Dockside water connection artboas at 3:59pm 02.25.23 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richards
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 02.25.23 If you used this stuff or any product similar to it : . I've seen it in use and it turns rust (fe
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 2:35pm 02.25.23 Scott T-Bird, we went to the North Channel last summer and relief heavily on autoroute feature on n
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 02.25.23 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels
Eliminate topping lift sail sfbay at 2:28pm 02.25.23 No........but I like having a topping lift available as a safety line when climbing the mast plus it
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 2:27pm 02.25.23 Well, here is my 2 cents worth. And I think worth every penny too! 10-12 years ago I put a 400W Air

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