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Wanted: H19 81-83 boom highflyer885 at 11:55am 08.30.10 Smaller Boats 2/999 Hello, First time posting here, so I don't know if I'm in the right area for the topic, but...I'm
Broken Sheeves At The End Of The Boom (2) Joe Mullee at 11:55am 08.30.10 Big Boats 5/1633 Hello everyone, One of the sheeves at the end of my boom has broken inside the housing that holds
Inadvertant USCG Disruption of AIS Al - s/v Persephone at 11:34am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1457 Alert from Waterway Guides: CAUTION TO AIS USERS NAVIGATING T
Desparately seeking teak. caguy at 11:12am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4653 Desperately seeking teak. Does anyone have a source for teak wood? I need to remake all of the wood
Caution To Mid Atlantic AIS Users Chuckbear at 11:01am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1386 NAVIGATING THE JAMES RIVER, YORK RIVER, UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE BAY, NEW JERSEY SHORE, AND,
Beneteau 381 Bonding/Ground System sailortaylor at 10:26am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1449 Does anyone know if the boats bonding/lighting protection system should be grounded to the diesel mo
Installing a Holding Tank ERJ_Pilot at 10:04am 08.30.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3528 I was looking at a 33' Morgan Out Island for a first liveaboard, but they head does not have a holdi
venture cat 15 beckerdpj at 9:44am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 4/4424 i recently purchased a venture cat 15 that needs the "coupling" (is this called a gooseneck?) that a
Eastern NC Ramps mr14yak at 9:25am 08.30.10 Trailer Sailors 4/2585 Hi all, I touched on this in the Ask All Sailors forum, but I thought this would probably be the bes
cockpit cushions Hunter 326 Hunter326Inis at 8:43am 08.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1650 Hi, Does anybody have the sizes of the cockpit cushions for the Hunter 326. I would like to have the
webasto diesel heating Hunter326Inis at 8:38am 08.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2087 Hi, I am planning to have a diesel webasto heating installed. The 3900 EVO. Who has the layout of th
Cowl and base replacement jackzimmerman at 6:55am 08.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2691 We have a 1999 Hunter 380 which has one cowl missing and the other a mess. I bought repalcements fr
Sea Dragon Sea Dragon at 6:25am 08.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1732 I am having a hard time to get the cover off the cabin lights (to change the bulb). Is there a trick
Refinish interior wood shemandr at 6:07am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3165 I am trying to refinish the wood around the companion way where the sun has damaged the finish. Dri
Trailer help Rusty Nail at 6:05am 08.30.10 Trailer Sailors 4/2858 Hi all. Iam new to the site and iam looking for some advice on what I should do to my trailer for ma
Water temp guage Deadline at 4:16am 08.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2566 Does anyone know where I can buy a water temperature guage that mounts on the engine block, 2GM20? T
No Power to Panel gpd955 at 3:29am 08.30.10 Catalina 310 4/2716 I am starting to feel like a leech since all I have been doing is asking advice but the diesel is ne
Standing rigging size sharps4590 at 2:52am 08.30.10 Catalina 22 6/4006 What size is the original standing rigging stainless cable? 1/4, 5/32? I want to order a loos gaug
First Sailing Lesson (1) nemosuit at 12:28am 08.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3089 Group, This new owner / restorer of a 1978 MacV-22, who has never sailed anything more complex th
?? O'DAY 23 Hull Speed? bella bu at 10:45pm 08.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/6262 What is the hull speed of the o'day 23. and does that mean that is the fastest the boat will go?

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DOWNWIND Davidasailor26 at 9:28am 06.30.22
DOWNWIND jssailem at 9:23am 06.30.22 Pratical Sailor has an article about polars and various software they tested. https://www.practical-
DOWNWIND jssailem at 9:19am 06.30.22 you can likely get more detail from whoever created it. Tedd, there are software systems that let
Mystery beneath my prop strut jssailem at 8:58am 06.30.22 If you want to be able to remove and replace the strut in the future then: No to 3m's 5200 - more an
Fridge/freezer use Tedd at 8:57am 06.30.22 This could then be solved with noting more complex than a trap - a "U" shaped bend in the fridge dra
Loose Strut Repair Question mikeracca at 8:51am 06.30.22 Loose means tighten the bolts and call it good. cracked fiberglass means it has been loose for a wh
Hello Tedd at 8:50am 06.30.22 Welcome to the forum! It looks like you have a great boat to get you started. You'll want to check
Wouldn't it be cool... SBO Police Bot at 8:43am 06.30.22 Reminder; If you don't have anything nice to say please keep your fingers off the keyboard.
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven mikeracca at 8:43am 06.30.22 Hmmm If I have to hook it all up myself, how do I 'vent' it? see my post above for a quick descr
DOWNWIND Tedd at 8:40am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Since polars are geared toward racing it'
DOWNWIND jssailem at 8:36am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Yes. Polars can be based on the hull, r
Wouldn't it be cool... Maine Sail at 8:32am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 8:25am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilg
Fridge/freezer use John T1594 at 8:20am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilge
Mystery beneath my prop strut vwjim70 at 8:11am 06.30.22 Yes, not 5200.. What should I use? Cabosil?
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 7:39am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Boston day trips/motor boat dmax at 7:33am 06.30.22 There are numerous islands in Boston Harbor. Outside if you head north, Marblehead, Salem, Glouceste
DOWNWIND shemandr at 7:20am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? For example in lighter wind you may depl
Wouldn't it be cool... (1) Maine Sail at 7:11am 06.30.22 That's a great idea! What inspired you to do that? How did you mount the external rectifiers? In
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 6:53am 06.30.22 Well, that's what is essentially happening anyway, as the diesel sucks enormous amounts of air, and

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