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Sydney Hobart Race TimFromLI at 2:24pm 12.25.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1714 Does anyone know of a way to watch the race start?
Unknown Part and function (2) Jimc91 at 1:20pm 12.25.21 Ask All Sailors 26/3245 Merry. Christmas to all. I recently acquired a Hake Slipper 17. Well preserved and rigged as fract
A new 466 Blacksheep at 11:31am 12.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2181 Merry Christmas everyone. I have just had the opportunity to acquire a lightly used 466. I have neve
Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? (2) Monheganlover at 9:48am 12.25.21 Catalina 310 11/1437 Happy Holidays. I could have posted this at the end of the recent thread on bilge blower hoses. Howe
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:16am 12.25.21 Big Boats 6/1332 Hey all, I'm away from the boat again so I had a question on trying to use the hydronic system to he
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Unknown Electric Panel Brand (2) arg116 at 6:11pm 12.24.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1117
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue FLAPILOT at 1:30pm 12.24.21 Catalina 30 13/3030 So I just purchased a Catalina 30 with a Universal 25MXP. Right off the bat I messed up. My first d
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:50pm 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 22/3756 So last night I was down on the boat tinkering, cleaning and, who I am kidding, I was basically doin
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Claude L.-Auger at 12:39pm 12.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/843 To all of you old and new participants on this forum. Very best of the Season. May 2022 see us out o
Self tailing winches grangehill at 11:02am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 31/3731 Has anyone added self tailing winches to their H 260 and if so is it worth it ? Also has anyone adde
Merry Christmas Alansails at 10:43am 12.24.21 Catalina 310 2/515 Eileen and I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Great New Year, Hoping for Fair Winds and Fo
Doing bottom work on a trailer grangehill at 10:31am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 11/1358 Hello all , we just purchased a 1999 H 260 , the previous owner has taken excellent care and attenti
Sailor skills. - KNOTS jssailem at 9:23am 12.24.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/1120 McDonald Brummel Splice McDonald's quick Brummel splice for hollow braid rope. Putting a quick but s
First Time in Gusts patbratton at 7:49am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 22/2224 My son and I went out on our H240 Tuesday. The winds were 15 mph, gusting to 20. I reefed the main a
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 4:40am 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1316 Am looking for a gently used 125 genoa for my 27 Tall. Anyone have one that they are willing to par
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) ricksoth at 10:40pm 12.23.21 Cal 2/1204 Are there any 2-27 owners in this group that can share a photo or describe their boat's dish storage
Companion way slide (1) Ingram at 6:57pm 12.23.21 Smaller Boats 2/900 Question is their a use for these holes covering the track

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 12:00pm 07.14.24 The "jumping" might be damped by the lower roller, but any thing below the roller, could form a big
What are these tracks used for? (4) Will Gilmore at 11:50am 07.14.24 ... and the thing sitting behind the wheel of the truck is a teamster.:biggrin: The teamster turns
Tiller mount damages fiberglass dlochner at 11:45am 07.14.24 This is when the tiller is in the stowed position? To answer your question, probably not. However y
Tiller mount damages fiberglass shemandr at 11:45am 07.14.24 I've seen stainless chafe guards used in areas where sheets have worn through the gel coat - not som
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:43am 07.14.24 Would get the jock's attention for sure. Back when I was teaching as a fill in for a number of year
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:18am 07.14.24 The best teachers are those who can take complex ideas and present them in understandable ways using
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 10:56am 07.14.24 Did anyone else notice the OP has not been back since the original post? I think we scared them off
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:51am 07.14.24 How precise do you want the answer? Direction is irrelevant because it changes all the time. For s
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:39am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 07.14.24 How do we estimate the direction and magnitude of the resultant vector? But ve must include zee c
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:31am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:07am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:06am 07.14.24 Yes, that is the definition we all use. This is very simple math; basically 8th grade algebra/geome
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Stu Jackson at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's p
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. Thank you sir.
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 10:01am 07.14.24 The Pronautic Chargers always start at the programed max voltage and 0 amps. Once it senses a batter
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" LloydB at 9:50am 07.14.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion be
What are these tracks used for? stickinthemud57 at 9:43am 07.14.24 Okay, now that that's settled, consider yourselves saltier than you were a few days ago.... heh, he
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 9:23am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. The only time a triangle is formed is

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