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Lightening struck TerryGufshoz at 6:13am 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1682 Lightening struck my mast 2 days ago and I'm searching for advice on what damage to check for. I'm
What is the weight of the Mast? RonRock at 5:58am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7939 After reading the excellent post by tkanzler I've decided I'd like to figure the loads on a planned
O Day 28 Halyard Wrap on Forestay Rag Doll at 5:07am 05.23.12 Bigger Boats 7/3514 I have an Isomat Mast on my 1986 O Day 28 and have a rigger finishing the installation of a Schaefer
The Pride of Baltimore Roger Long at 4:41am 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2371 I'm bumping this up from out of another thread because I think some people here might be interested
Mantis as an alternative to a bimini egodsey at 11:09pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1440 Anyone have experience installing/using a Mantis from Protecht as an alternative to a conventional B
Light Fixture Question cvj at 9:18pm 05.22.12 Bavaria 9/2769 Our 2000 Ocean 38 CC has some Chromed light fixtures for small fluorecent Tubes. I need to change
Replacing forward bulkhead. Emory M at 6:57pm 05.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1043 I need to replace the bulkhead. I see that the head of the keel has SS brackets coming thru the trun
Starting my Cruise Bad Obsession at 5:56pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2176 I just started my excursion into the bay today. I left the dock late, about 1L-- p.m. There was a
30 Amp Main Panel CaptGregg at 5:40pm 05.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1439 My Catalina 22 has a 30 amp shore power connector mounted on the side. The PO had wired it directly
Moorings 445 air in the water system Sampatecho at 5:11pm 05.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2246 Our water-pump runs continuously and has apparently picked up air. Has anyone else experienced this
Electrical problem H260 kmccauley at 4:48pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1308 When I launched my H260( 2000 yr) and hooked up the battery , fully charged such that it would sta
Lightning protection? audriuskanape at 1:45pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 55/12168 Sailboat lightning protection, does it really helps in fresh water? Anybody has the homemade one? I
About to order some new cloth Witzend at 1:07pm 05.22.12 Catalina 310 10/2626 from National Sail Supply (Dirk Sharland) http://www.nationalsail.com Thank you for your inquiry
Please Help - Need a Rudder for Catalina 250 ASAP Captainmark at 11:57am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1837 Does anyone have a rudder for a Catalina 250 for sale, or know of somewhere I can find one in stock
Kinda newbie question? Bob S at 11:48am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 Heading into my 5th season with Lovely Lady and I have never sanded her bottom. Each year I pressure
Laws of Probability John T1594 at 11:45am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2373 Why is it that in boating the laws that govern the normal randomness of the universe and probability
How much tension on the shrouds? RobertLangdirect at 11:17am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4450 I have a Pearson 31, 1978, fractional rig. Is there a book, guide, website that has the tension spe
Re-provisioning in Narragansett Bay? Roger Long at 11:01am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 13/1946 Where is the best, or at least, good place to get to a supermarket in Narragansett Bay from a cruisi
Please Help - Need a Rudder for Catalina 250 ASAP Captainmark at 10:51am 05.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2136 Does anyone have a rudder for a Catalina 250 for sale, or know of somewhere I can find one in stock?
up front advice on centerboard line Justin_NSA at 10:46am 05.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1089 I've laid out the system for running my centerboard line to the aft of the cockpit and have begun ad

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Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (1) FastOlson at 3:23pm 12.29.22 Very Interesting thread, about a brand of fire suppression system I had not heard of. Our boat came
Sailing Distance Chart dLj at 3:05pm 12.29.22 Ben Franklin and Tim Folger. What do I win? :beer: Very cool! You should definitely press for a p
Sailing Distance Chart kappykaplan at 2:55pm 12.29.22 Ben Franklin and Tim Folger. What do I win? :beer:
Sailing Distance Chart dLj at 2:43pm 12.29.22 James Cook? dj
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 2:32pm 12.29.22 211909
Advice on gel coat to centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 12.29.22 @stickinthemud57 My goof on the designations as you are correct but it is the board I think is stil
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 1:22pm 12.29.22 Can IQ have a negative value ? No. IQ scores are deviation scores, or how far the score is from t
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 12.29.22 hanging around a fuel dock or a boat ramp might show some insight. :banghead: Can IQ have a negat
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 12:18pm 12.29.22 It might have to do with the fact that educated people recognize that there a whole lot of really s
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast LloydB at 12:16pm 12.29.22 IQ is just a number and somewhat accurate depending upon how you're measuring it but there's another
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 12:03pm 12.29.22 Thanks so much for this - I got in touch with John, and he may be able to help with drawings of the
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 11:23am 12.29.22 211902
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:18am 12.29.22 hanging around a fuel dock or a boat ramp might show some insight. :banghead:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:16am 12.29.22 so, across the board what might the IQ of sailors be? :yikes:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Kings Gambit at 10:59am 12.29.22 So how did my teachers respond? Almost to a one they rated themselves as having average IQs and a fe
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 10:59am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous! Thank you! Tomorrow plan to put second coat on the other side and then assemble i
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:52am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous!
H37c Rig tension shemandr at 10:13am 12.29.22 Rig tension is a fraction of the wire safe working load. Somewhere in the vicinity of 15 to 20 perc
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:32am 12.29.22
Total Coolant Volume on H41AC JoeWhite at 9:32am 12.29.22 You can measure the fluid that you drain from engine and water heater. It will only be an estimate.

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