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Volvo Belt Dust Ducati at 1:47pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4442 Just noticed belt dust has been collecting on and around the Volvo MD2030. May have stared at end of
Steaming/Anchor Light thomassundquist at 1:40pm 03.19.12 Catalina 30 1/1245 Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum....I was wondering if anyone could help with regards to repla
Boat Speed... (6) betzhunter at 12:59pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 14/2259 We just finished the bottom on our h34 and we took her out for a sea trial this past Sunday and boy
Saving "Kicker Dollars" paddler79 at 12:58pm 03.19.12 Trailer Sailors 7/2582 When an outboard dribbles water instead of a strong stream one of the first things we do is to inser
Suggestions for moving boat up coast Bonzai at 11:49am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3504 to St Simon's Island, GA from Merritt Island, Fl. ICW?......The Gulfstream? Suggestions appreciated.
Decisions, Decisions, Confusion Roger Long at 11:42am 03.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2407 I looked in my email inbox this morning and there were three emails from knowledgeable people saying
I had to share (1) r.oril at 11:26am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1723 This is the captain of the good ship "Andiamo"! My youngest grandson at age two.
Lazarette Lids - Need Help GorillaToast at 11:11am 03.19.12 Catalina 22 8/3243 I need some help from you old-style C22 owners. This winter, I removed my cockpit lazarette lids
Yanmar YSE12 johnstreatfeild at 11:01am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1013 Does anyone have any experience with the fuel injection pump on the Yanmar YSE12 engine? I need to
White exhaust smoke? Spcharby at 10:49am 03.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 22/10273 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacYbGfv_80'feature=youtube_gdata_player Should I be concerned about
Transmission Problems? bobtigar at 10:05am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1060 Has anyone ever had a velvetdrive transmission fail on them? If so, was there any warning before i
Catalina 250 wb for sale never registered until 2011 mspiers at 9:39am 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 0/12 Ive got a nice little write up for the boat on my website with photos. http://spiers-saddlery.stor
Rub rails? D Hardman at 8:20am 03.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3147 Good morning, I'm new to the site and see that there is a lot of information shared and I'm hopin
selling your boat Ginger80 at 7:52am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3531 the time has come that every sailor dreads. I have to sell my boat. Any advise would be apprechiated
What kind of Fiber glass cloth should I use? (1) Gary_H at 6:58am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1677 OK, I'm repairing a hatch cover and so far I have cut out the bad section and dug out all the rotten
The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2599 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.
Hunter 376 Running Rigging Fareleeds Dave Sullivan at 6:34am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1451 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to accomplish maintenance on the runnig riggine fairlead
tachometer recommendations (1) bugbitten at 6:04am 03.19.12 S2 11/2683 Folks, I'm big on engine instrumentation. My 9.2A came with zilch. I've added a temp gauge and now
Peukert Exponenet for Deka DC27 kielboatsa at 5:53am 03.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4451 Does anyone know the peukert exponent for a deka marine master DC27 (flooded group 27 deep cycle). I
Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1617 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24

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Tell-tail windows in genoa (1) dlochner at 7:08am 12.11.22 Thanks for the replies. I know the theory and why the tell tales should be streaming evenly and brea
Tell-tail windows in genoa Sandy Stone at 7:03am 12.11.22 It is certainly possible for the outside, leeward telltale to not stream properly while the inside o
Boat documentation Crusty Ol Salt at 6:51am 12.11.22 I think that's the big thing people forget. You will one day sell the boat, so why not help yourse
Tell-tail windows in genoa jssailem at 6:43am 12.11.22
Go Army... kappykaplan at 6:37am 12.11.22
Go Army... Brian D at 6:34am 12.11.22 One thing for sure about the meets of Army vs Navy, through the 2022 meeting, Navy leads the series
House battery recommendations jssailem at 6:26am 12.11.22 @Marmalade An interesting suggestion. I had not heard about this little miracle device. Looking in
Tell-tail windows in genoa dlochner at 6:19am 12.11.22 I wonder if it is possible to have the inner tell tale streaming perfectly and the outer telltale no
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 6:15am 12.11.22 @jssailem I agree that on a day like that photo was taken they are completely uneeded but when it is
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 6:08am 12.11.22 no need but nice to hear ifthe comments you receive are helpful Yes I totally agree.....feedback is
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 6:01am 12.11.22 Put the cushion into a garbage bag and suck down with a wet-vac. The cushions are now dewatered e
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:39am 12.11.22 Thanks, Sailors! I used a small sump pump in the bucket to push the antifreeze into the system. Wo
House battery recommendations (1) Marmalade at 5:31am 12.11.22 26ft boat... weekends, flexible to power extras... what about a portable power station? They have a
Tell-tail windows in genoa (1) jssailem at 5:24am 12.11.22 Agree with @dlochner that the sail cloth is translucent and telltales made from red/green nylon are
Will Webasto/Diesel Heater exhaust condensate damage gelcoat? Exhaust port installation on C34mkii- freeboard or transom (1) jssailem at 5:13am 12.11.22 When I installed my Wallas heater the ScanMarine tech was helpful in locating the exhaust thru-hull.
Tell-tail windows in genoa dlochner at 5:12am 12.11.22 I have never had telltale windows and never felt the need. Generally sail cloth is translucent enoug
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 vandiver at 4:05am 12.11.22 You could have something like this and not know it : n opening of about 3/8" through the deposited
Tell-tail windows in genoa Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 12.11.22 We have 3 sets of tails, with a window for the lowest set. In our case the lowest set is the only on
Tell-tail windows in genoa shemandr at 3:29am 12.11.22 I would say middle only. That I would consider that the average of twist. Top ones I can rarely se
Tell-tail windows in genoa garymalmgren at 12:35am 12.11.22 I had a window on my old furling Genoa. It was about 5 feet up from the deck and easy to see. The sa

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