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Boat Shaking At High Speed MORNING LIGHT at 3:50pm 10.10.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4235 i have a capri 26 with an universal m2-12 engine. cruising speed is supposed to be between 2700 to 3
Thanks Christopher Columbus Fly_H23 at 2:41pm 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 23/3155 While out sailing today, I pondered the voyage of Christopher Columbus and his brave crew. Imagine s
Wooden Boat Show sailaway78 at 2:40pm 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1272 Any other New Orleans area sailors going to attend the wooden boat show this weekend. I plan on tak
Cost of Hunter 260/270 Options jimfrankelly at 2:31pm 10.10.11 Smaller Boats 1/1159 Does anyone have the approximate prices that were charged for such options as furling, the wheel, di
Recommended standing rigging specialist in Seattle area? Jared1048 at 1:01pm 10.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3894 I'd like to start a replacement schedule for the standing rigging on my 85 Hunter 31. Rather not jus
Jiffy Reefing Question drumbeater at 12:55pm 10.10.11 Smaller Boats 17/6664 My H22 has this system installed but I've never used it. The hook at the front of the boom is there,
Main down haul? Sea22 at 12:09pm 10.10.11 Catalina 22 8/3714 I finally got the boat out of dry dock and got out sailing last week on one of our local lakes.
V222 Shake Down Trip Rudder Nonsense at 12:05pm 10.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2506 As a new member, but old lurker, I thought I'd say howdy now that I'm a Macgregor/Venture owner. Af
Shore power outlet/Plug smitheng at 8:48am 10.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1142 I have an ODay 272 and would like to add a 120 Volt shore Power connector. I was wondering where ODa
Winter Storage tgrass462 at 8:25am 10.10.11 Smaller Boats 5/1614 For the first time I'm considering storing GH III (H-260) on the trailer with the mast UP. I've been
Draining Fuel GNUCKS at 8:21am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2467 Anyone have a good way to get dirty fuel out of an Islander 30?
Making new bimini, dodger, etc... sailingguy2005 at 7:50am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 12/8301 I am planning on replacing my old dodger and bimini and making new ones myself. I need a good sewin
Better Bilge Pump for Pearson 31-II Bewitched at 7:45am 10.10.11 Pearson 5/3719 I've installed a Rule bilge pump and the water sensor works at stated. However, the sensor doesn't
Broken AC valve or not? Rag Bagger at 6:12am 10.10.11 Catalina 30 1/1192 I was doing some preventative maintenance this weekend and came upon a problem I could use some advi
Help (1) sailnoproblem at 6:11am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1967 :confused:I just retired and purchased a 1970 Tartan 34C. I have little to no experience in sailing.
Jib Size and Pointing Ability jpallen01 at 5:37am 10.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/9769 I sail a Santana 525, with a 155% Genoa. I sail against another 525 with a 145% Genoa. We have very
1987 26.5 cb32863 at 4:55am 10.10.11 Smaller Boats 7/8373 There is a 1987 Hunter 26.5 in my area. Do I want one? By that question I am asking; Do they sail
Water quality issue Benjamin Disralei at 4:39am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1302 Hi Fellow sailors Interesting problem with fresh water tank, I have a plastic like taste in the wat
Mast Storage Question-Cover or No Cover? Ducati at 3:41am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2467 Every fall we completely remove and de-rig our mast and store it on a mast rack. Should we cover it
My Yamaha 17 (4) seouljoe at 2:55am 10.10.11 Yamaha 46/14399 Hello all Yamaha owners,, greetings from Seoul, Korea,, Yesterday ,, I bought a day sail ,, a 17 foo

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The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Tom J at 6:55pm 02.20.22 I'm definitely suffering from winteritise, and running needed projects through my head, but won't be
Defender Sold njlarry at 6:42pm 02.20.22 Venture capital comes to rape and pilage not grow the business. Thus West Marine has gone down the
Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 6:20pm 02.20.22 There is no heat involved in working acrylic, so no internal stresses when everything returns to ro
Water level Halvern at 6:15pm 02.20.22 Mark, Thanks, that helps a lot. Can i designate the smaller tank as the supply tank for the hub. Eli
water tank cleaning (1) sail sfbay at 6:01pm 02.20.22 Welcome to forum!! Popular subject..........that is the first thing I do when I purchase a new boat
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 5:58pm 02.20.22 202798
Defender Sold Hello Below at 5:32pm 02.20.22 Ralph, did you talk with Dave at Marine Outfitters in Kingston? Guess I'll look at Canadian suppl
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Joe at 5:30pm 02.20.22 Adding additional track is no big deal, and if done correctly, leakproof. Even if you use the same
Defender Sold Hayden Watson at 5:25pm 02.20.22 Fisheries with free delivery to my marina 3-times a week is pretty hard to beat.
Spinnaker car. Joe at 5:02pm 02.20.22 The track is an extrusion on the front of the mast. All I really need to accomplish is mounting a b
Refrigeration caps geoffschultz at 4:43pm 02.20.22
Auto-Pilots (1) Stuermer at 4:27pm 02.20.22 No. The quadrant and idler pulleys were 30+ years old and pretty rusty. I'd been out sailing with
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds Dolphin55 at 4:22pm 02.20.22 Yes, it was attached. Wish I knew exactly what happened. I thought that I was being careful - I even
Auto-Pilots kappykaplan at 4:15pm 02.20.22 No. The quadrant and idler pulleys were 30+ years old and pretty rusty. I'd been out sailing with
Installed stern rails and replaced centerboard lift on my Hunter 240 Tom J at 4:11pm 02.20.22 Excellent work. Looks great!
Auto-Pilots Stuermer at 4:09pm 02.20.22 :plus: Been there, done that a few years ago when my quadrant suffered a catastrophic failure of t
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds Tom J at 4:08pm 02.20.22 Can't tell from the picture how this happened. Was the clevis secured to the chainplate while the m
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 4:07pm 02.20.22 Are you one of those that race down to Point Roberts once a week. Nah, we only go to Blaine. A b
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses JimP at 3:53pm 02.20.22 Nice Rick, just ordered similar for my H386
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? Leeward Rail at 3:44pm 02.20.22 The electronics are fantastic, but will still require some delicate mixing of drops of tint. . . .O

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