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Sheet length flgypsysoul at 7:10pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 15/6952 Hi all...I have a question as to the length of the jib/genoa sheets...How do you figure the length.
Sail replacement karenmccraw at 6:47pm 09.06.11 Big Boats 6/1666 We had a little oops during Hurricane Irene and it appears that we need to replace the headsail on o
contact info for author Jim Moore (Swan) ? cdavis0627 at 6:02pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1351 I've googled and googled and am coming up dry. I am desperate to get my hands on Jim Moore's contac
No sailing in Sarasota yet Kermit at 5:56pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1418 My First Mate and I have been in Sarasota since Friday and so far no sailing. We stayed out of the r
S2 11.0a chainplate deck cover screws?? sailcruiser at 5:44pm 09.06.11 S2 3/1706 Hi all, I'm a new s2 owner and the first thing I always do is rebed chainplates. This boat in parti
Electric Windlass Seized Mr.X-Ray at 4:28pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3253 Hello All, Well for my first post is a question on something I broke!!! lol I think I did anyways
weekend sailing at the Skipjack Races (4) Marc Bergmueller at 3:41pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1637 My family sailed down to the Deal Island Skipjack races for an over nighter. We rafted up with a fr
Help with leak in battery compartment allen-deckard at 3:20pm 09.06.11 Catalina 22 4/1649 Well this last storm assured me I still have a leak somewhere leading to the battery compartment.
Trailer Wanted in Vermont/New Hampshire vtsailguy at 3:01pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/964 I am looking for a trailer suitable for a 29'sail boat OR Steel cradle for same Please email me at
Triangular plates for mast raising (5) Trinkka at 2:36pm 09.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2820 Some of the guys on the forum have inquired about the triangular plates attached to the lower stays
44# Bulwagga Anchor Nodak7 at 2:30pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2534 Does anyone know where I might locate and purchase a 27# or 44# Bulwagga Anchor? If so have them con
Catalina 28 starting/elctrical problems Victoria28 at 1:58pm 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3505 I have a 1992 cat 28 with the m3-20 engine. batteries are new group 31's and all fuel lines, filters
What are the top four sailing vessels I should consider? Capt Karl at 1:24pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 32/5831
Replacing the water pump Impeller sailortaylor at 1:20pm 09.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2215 Is there anything special I should know when replacing the impller on the Westerbeke 42 B. ? Mine is
Gelcoat stain from Seagull poop Kivalo at 1:10pm 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 10/5923 How do I remove the discoloration on my helm seat from seagull poop? :evil: Thanks in advance. Bra
Solar Installation FourPoints at 12:18pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1717 I have talked enough about it, but I finally got around to posting pictures and a writeup from the i
Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1582 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.
Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2128 Took the plunge bought a catalina 22 a couple months ago against everyone's and I am really talkin e
Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1676 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/5824 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp

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Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 07.13.22 Are you suggesting poling the foresail to the same side as the main (basic broad reach), or vice-v
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat bmorr at 10:32am 07.13.22 Bob, Dave has the right idea. I am facing the same thing and in asking around I have a bus Maintenac
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 10:28am 07.13.22 Your experiment is silly. It says nothing about the greenhouse gas theory, since the bottle is the
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:18am 07.13.22 Pleasure craft under 20 feet have to have a max capacity stated on a plate; over 20 feet the calcul
dingy oar length Boomer2it at 10:16am 07.13.22 Look into "drift boat" Oars.
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jviss at 10:14am 07.13.22 I have heard that using a square or hex crimp ferrule then clamping the ferrule into the terminal b
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:03am 07.13.22 Just checking in to say I'm staying the heck out of this thread. ummmm..... too late.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 10:01am 07.13.22 :poke: Oh boy.... I see this getting moved to the sails call lounge Here goes:dancing: Weather yo
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 10:00am 07.13.22
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.13.22 Reach out to PYI - PYI Inc. \| Max-Prop Automatic Feathering Propellers
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 9:50am 07.13.22 If I get the time, which I probably won't. Took 37 years for this "issue" to occur so at age 76 I m
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 9:41am 07.13.22 All - As promised, looping back after some experimentation. Although we did not test this in high wi
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... kappykaplan at 9:33am 07.13.22 Saw this on the news this morning - very sad. The article posted by @Scott T-Bird postulated that i
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 07.13.22
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar (1) Tally Ho at 9:17am 07.13.22 I also have a 2GM20F engine. I purchased one of the on Amazon and it includes several different siz
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race markwbird at 9:17am 07.13.22 Generally, off wind is faster up to a point. That point being when the wind is very strong allowing
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race (1) jon hansen at 9:07am 07.13.22 do you want to win races? it's all about the wind speeds on the course. put you vessel in stronger w
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar LynnM at 9:02am 07.13.22 I have the identical engine. Thanks, I'll try several other places. The smallest tube I could find w
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Brian D at 8:43am 07.13.22 Guys, let's talk about the accident and not the politics. I too have see boat names that reflect som
dingy oar length (1) Hollyberry at 8:40am 07.13.22 Thanks for your answer. But how do you fit 7ft hardwood oars on an inflatable? If the inflatabl

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