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favorite sailing related movies Kootenay pirate.. at 5:07pm 01.20.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/2903 Looking for new favorite sailing movies also pirate and documetary films got any titles and or link
Swing keel winch bc1256 at 2:20pm 01.20.12 Balboa 4/5066 We bought a used Balboa 20 and are in the process of restoring it. We now realize that there is no K
Overheating Problem Becka Anne at 2:06pm 01.20.12 Catalina 30 4/2362 Greetings, just replaced my water heater and hoses to the heat exchanger, now my M25 is seriously
New Main Sail Oceanis 352 CTL Cape Cod at 1:24pm 01.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1892 I'm replacing the main on my Oceanis 352 and need to find out what the proper sail weight should be
SOPA & PIPA Stopped (for now) Steve Dion at 12:55pm 01.20.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/2558 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46072484/ns/technology_and_science-security
New Hunter 37-C Owner FredV at 10:57am 01.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 27/5595 Hi, I've been lurking in these forums for quite a while and, based on years of research and so
Swallowing the anchor Peter Brennan at 10:14am 01.20.12 Ask All Sailors 32/6124 When is it appropriate to swallow the anchor or march inland with an oar over your shoulder? What fa
H30 Portlight R&R malyea at 6:19am 01.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2014 Just finished installing 8 new Gray portlights in the cabin, head and V-berth :D and have only the l
Hunter 310. Windlass instalation roberto at 6:03am 01.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2505 Does someone have experience install the windlass in a hunter 310, "1999"? My first choice is Lewmar
How small is too small for ocean sailing ridesroadking1 at 5:15am 01.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 31/24682 I have an 1983 O'Day 25 and have been sailing the Great Lakes for 20 years. I am set to retire next
Battery readings Tally Ho at 7:56pm 01.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3845 So, I posted earlier about the value of a voltage meter (analog) and the feedback I got led me to pu
sizing 3 blade prop for my hunter 33.5 BlueTequila at 7:27pm 01.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1806 does anyone know the proper sizing of a 3 blade prop for my hunter 33.5?
20 yrs sanded off hull & keel (5) rspeers at 7:02pm 01.19.12 Sirius 21/22 4/4400 Hello all I am new, but have visited the forum previously. There is lots of great information he
Update on the San Diego Capsizing last year LuzSD at 6:54pm 01.19.12 Ask All Sailors 37/7005 After receiving this letter and thinking about it for a long time, I believe that it would be approp
Source for Inexpensive Round Portlights? (1) GorillaToast at 2:44pm 01.19.12 Catalina 22 17/3885 IVe been scouring the web for a week trying to find a source of inexpensive portlights to install i
St. Augustine Sail Charter/ride? Bungalow Bill at 2:38pm 01.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1391 So my wife and I are planning a trip in March to St. Augustine from the northern frozen hard-warter
A Kenneth Grahame Day Roger Long at 2:35pm 01.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/3302 I slept late and then retrieved my stern anchor and stowed all the gear. Main anchor up next and I
Epoxy paint jphud at 2:29pm 01.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1375 Has anyone used epoxy paint on the deck or superstructure Thanks
computer stuff NSR juslookin at 12:49pm 01.19.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1714 Most of you probably realize that I am just about computer illiterate, and do well to turn the darn
Sequitur Blog Update Sequitur at 12:09pm 01.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2137 I have added a couple of new posts to our blog: South From Puerto Eden and because I again wrote too

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Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:50pm 11.22.22 Just shopping for wood in case I need to make a rudder. Cannot find anything suitable that is 1 inch
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 11.22.22 I've repaired cracked frames with fiberglass and paint. They looked decent at 5ft away. I can elabor
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:16pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Winterizing the A/C artboas at 4:05pm 11.22.22 I have used a 5 gal bucket with a drain installed to winterize both my engine and my AC. I place th
Oday 25 portlights terry_buda at 3:47pm 11.22.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 11.22.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 11.22.22 In the first sketch, how is boat A to windward? Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact,
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 2:21pm 11.22.22 Thanks John This is just what I needed. unfortunately, the 2.62 transmission is different than w
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Mechone at 1:55pm 11.22.22 I'd go out on limb that the rigging has been over tightened , which can cause stress cracking and
40 ft hunter electrical Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Warped Rudder rgranger at 1:16pm 11.22.22 Check out what Jamestown Distributors recommends, they have a lot of products intended for wood. :pl
40 ft hunter electrical Rick.johnson at 1:10pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 11.22.22 and offer any commentary or advice you feel is appropriate. In the first sketch, how is boat A to
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 11.22.22 Looks like in the photo, that only one of the extrusions is bent and so you should be able to buy on
33.5 fuel tank leak dmax at 12:02pm 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 11.22.22 Dutch can be really tricky, language-wise, so it is quite possible your Magic Carpet friends were c
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 11:48am 11.22.22 That's great thanks. I think it'll work. The nomenclature I'm good with but there have been severa
Clever Boat Names (1) senang at 11:41am 11.22.22 This one is "Plan B".
Starboard & Port tack confusion! PaulK at 11:28am 11.22.22 No, they actually made a point of describing the difference. I'll have to find the episode again.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric GregL564 at 11:04am 11.22.22 I think Sunbrella makes a marine upholstery that is pretty close, if not spot-on: https://www.sun

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