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provisions (1) Ross at 6:20pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2257 Canned chicken soup. Three parts chicken One part each celery, onion and carrots Mushrooms optiona
reattaching jib St.Croixsailor at 5:48pm 08.05.10 Catalina 22 1/1370 I've sailed my Catalina 22 the last two summers. The first winter, I left the jib furled but decided
Hall number Mikepelland at 3:46pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1680 Hello all, I am a proud owner of a 1970 Pearson 26. I am moving her into a marina, and the only pro
Generator for C320 JBerger at 2:30pm 08.05.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2427 I have seen some discussion about placing a generator in the Catalina 309, behind the aft bulkhead.
Snapped mast Steve Musica at 1:57pm 08.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3393 I broke the mast of my early 1960's 16 ft. Osprey. I either need a used replacement (can't find) or
Advice on a bearing where shaft and prop meet Jim meehan at 1:44pm 08.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1292 I started to feel vibration in the wheel and a strange sound coming from the back of my boat while u
Looking for parts searching 4 paradise at 12:49pm 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 24/4823 Could anyone advise me on where to search for door latches for a built in refrigerator? The company
Where is all the water going on my H/40 bornin59ca at 11:54am 08.05.10 Big Boats 12/2090 I have been working on replaceing the hoses on the V berth head. As you all know this isn't one of t
depth guages redhead78 at 11:26am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1571 Hi all, I have a depth guage question. I have an old boat 77 jeanneau 38' Sloop, hull is like an inc
Name this boat Phil Herring at 11:06am 08.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1581 Hi folks, I have serial number here: XDYA5211G485 I know it's an Oday, that it was built or certi
New mast for 1991 Hunter 30 hankstone at 10:33am 08.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1299 Does anyone have an idea where to get a mast for a 1991 Hunter 30.
Am I missing something here? (hull liners) Oldhokie64 at 10:13am 08.05.10 Bigger Boats 4/2149 Recently I stripped all the shag rug and foam pad off the cabin ceiling of The Hippy Glider as well
Angle of Whisker Pole Aldo at 10:03am 08.05.10 Catalina 22 11/3724 I have to add a new padeye to my mast because I had a new 150% Genoa made for my boat. (The clew of
Bottom (1) Ken at 9:37am 08.05.10 Catalina 22 11/1930 Have you ever worried about how thin the bottom of your boat is? :D While doing the bottom it cam
BBQ grills and vibration Banooma at 8:44am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 33/5548 My Kuuma/Force 10 Sea Chef BBQ grill arrived and can't wait to expand my sailing experience in BBQin
A new wrinkle sailaway78 at 7:41am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2635 When the boat was out and getting things repaired, replaced and redone, I wanted to do something wit
Looking for BlueChart US002R Southern Maine CD dscribner at 6:09am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3975 Title says it all. I just purchased a used Garmin GPSMAP 76C and it doesn't take data cards so I'm
MacGregor 26X where to mount Garmin transducer John Chivers at 5:16am 08.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3208 Finally got our 26X ! Have just got my Garmin 421s Chartplotter. Question ? Where is the best locati
Java, where are you? Steve Kamp at 5:08am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1445 Jim Seamans, Java, where are you today? I was monitoring VHF 16 from Smith Creek, Md. and heard some
Wooden boats T37 Phil at 3:54am 08.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2637 One of the bigger power boats in our marina has a beautifully crafted wooden dinghy. I've contempla

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Davidasailor26 at 8:34am 06.08.22 The Simrad / B&G (and many other options) also support multi-channel scanning. I usually set mine to
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Joe at 8:32am 06.08.22 Twist depowers the sail. It will make it flatter.. in very light air, you often need a flatter sail
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Joe at 8:29am 06.08.22 Geez... a hand held is basic survival equipment. For $100 or so, c'mon man. I have a couple of '
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Davidasailor26 at 8:28am 06.08.22 In light air you sometimes need more twist to handle the more aft apparent wind up high, where the t
Water leak from my keel joint (1) dmax at 8:25am 06.08.22 The problem with the keel joint leaking is that the keel bolts are then exposed to water which may b
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) BarryL at 8:12am 06.08.22 Hello, Over the years I have had fixed mount VHF down below with No handset at the wheel (bad) Cor
Buff buff buff Project_Mayhem at 7:57am 06.08.22 Be sure to wax it afterwards. I've lost about 50% of the wetsanding shine because I skipped that par
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 FastOlson at 7:56am 06.08.22 The prop is two-blade and folding Perhaps you mean "feathering" ? (different animal entirely)
Cracking around inside fixed portlight Walsh0575 at 7:55am 06.08.22 Thank you!
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 7:54am 06.08.22 You got it! :beer:
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 FastOlson at 7:54am 06.08.22 With a static LWL of 26 feet, and moderate beam, once you get the prop properly pitched, you should
Friction on CDI Furler isaksp00 at 7:53am 06.08.22 Seems like you should be able to straighten the foil enough to mostly eliminate that source of frict
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:49am 06.08.22 :plus: Yeah, I was going to do that as well, just as a backup instead of primary. Also, side benef
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Scott T-Bird at 7:48am 06.08.22 May well end up rewiring. If not now, in the future. Out of curiosity, there is no way to install a
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 7:48am 06.08.22 but I also have a good handheld VHF that I keep handy :plus:
Loose-footed Staysail Johnb at 7:44am 06.08.22 That said I have long been thinking about rerouting that sheet along the cabin top rather than all t
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? dmax at 7:42am 06.08.22 They are are hard to source because of their length, look locally. I removed mine on my Catalina 30
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:40am 06.08.22 We have been quite happy with a Simrad VHF inside, with their remote handheld remote at the helm.
Loose-footed Staysail Johnb at 7:39am 06.08.22 The track is too far forward for the sheet to provide the aftward force needed to give the sail the
Isomat outhaul 1980 model (1) dmax at 7:38am 06.08.22 I have an Isomat mast/boom, here are the different set-ups Isomat used for the outhaul, depending on

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