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Sail Technology kloudie1 at 3:10pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1665 Check this out..Sailing dead downwind at more than wind speed.. Interesting concept.. http://sailma
Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails Ducati at 2:53pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5904 Beam+Broad Reach - Telltails On The Genoa On a beam / broad reach and was having difficulty getting
Compass Repair Service... Dan Johnson at 2:20pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2866 Has anyone used Viking Optical's compass repair services? If so, what was your opinion of their ser
Replacing 12V 9W wedge base with LED PrincessoftheLake at 2:07pm 06.03.10 Big Boats 5/1557 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a few fixtures left that have the Perko 12v 9w wedge base bulbs that I woul
Electrical Woes John Burns at 2:00pm 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2485 Went down to my 2002 - 356 today and found my A/C power was out My air conditioner, battery charge
Preventing anchor load on windlass Prime Time at 1:54pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2310 What do people use to prevent having the load of the anchor chain from being transmitted to the wind
shore power problem Ed A at 1:24pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1307 Plug in the shore power cord, all ok. turn on ac pannel switch. ok turn on air conditioner all ok.
Recommended cleaning procedures for oil contamination Don S/V ILLusion at 12:17pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2233 Hope nobody needs this but... Excerpted from Good Old Boat magazine: "Paint manufacturers Interlux
Dinghy Repair Tom Hoffman at 11:39am 06.03.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3358 Just a general interest post. My friend of the 26' power boat with the dog has a small dinghy that
Vibration manuevers at 11:38am 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The engine vibrates what seems to be a normal amount.
Swing keel newbe pooh9137 at 11:21am 06.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1422 My swing keel is in the up position and I can't figure out how to lower it. It would appear that th
Handheld GPS GWG at 11:19am 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2012 I am looking for recommendations for a handhled GPS to be used as a back-up for my built in RayMarin
boat name wndwatch46 at 11:16am 06.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1154 I have one more thing to do before launching my O'Day 20--name it. I've already have a name--AGAIN-
Lewmar Windlass Remote not working right Rick Belew at 10:55am 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/4760 Help!!!!! I purchased a Lewmar windlass wireless remote control (Model 68000844) for my Lawrence S
Mounting a Raymarine ST40 Depth Transducer sail2day at 10:03am 06.03.10 Catalina 22 3/3036 I have a 2006 Cataline 22 Sport and just purchased a Raymarine ST40 Depth instrument. Where is the b
no backstay???? gcso210 at 9:41am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1565 I have a 1975 MacGregor Venture that i baught last spring. I have never owned a boat before. I have
Water - continuing discussion CEOmike at 8:36am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2399 There has been a great discussion on water started on another thread on power, so I thought it might
AMF Puffer Parts jdrcole@bellsouth.net at 8:06am 06.03.10 AMF 1/15006 I need a cover, centerboard and a tiller for my AMF Puffer. Where can I find them? Does the Sunfish
Looking Like A Boat Yard Mick at 6:32am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1217 Yesterday I got my 2001 Mac delivered in from Super Sport in Nebraska. The driver raised the mast
O'day 25 outboard mount wnance at 5:52am 06.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1701 Quick question- Last season we felt like the outboard was pulling out of the water too easily if

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Thru-Hull Stats Tally Ho at 5:15pm 05.20.22
Boom end cap cymeyer at 4:47pm 05.20.22 I believe our boom on our beneteau 321 was made by Charleston Spars. we bought a plastic end cap fr
Boom end cap macdoug at 4:03pm 05.20.22 I went with duct tape on my boat. Works well and is easy to remove when you need it.
Vacation from a live aboard sail sfbay at 3:49pm 05.20.22 Are you planning to tie it up in a transient slip in a marina, plan to anchor OR are you asking abou
Solar-powered vent markwbird at 3:34pm 05.20.22 On your boat.
Solar-powered vent patbratton at 3:26pm 05.20.22 This is a link to a litany of issues. They are great until they stop working. The things do run 720
Thru-Hull Stats Davidasailor26 at 3:25pm 05.20.22 I also don't recall having a boat where the bathroom sink drained above the waterline. I've seen th
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 3:12pm 05.20.22 All outlet/exhaust water would be above the waterline. That is, of course, assuming one is using a
Boom end cap arf145 at 2:59pm 05.20.22 I take a piece of folded over closed cell foam and jam it in there...and a little piece up at the ma
silly question on gas detector vetch at 2:42pm 05.20.22 A lot of those sensors work by trying to burn the air if it burns it alarms. So yeah they will be s
Progressive Insurance vetch at 2:38pm 05.20.22 I would never give Progressive any money for anything. Just look into the case with Katie Fisher .
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 05.20.22 I have a Xantrex because it came with the boat. I find it adequate. The first one lasted 6 seasons a
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Davidasailor26 at 1:37pm 05.20.22 Suggest practicing for a few hours away from the marina first This. Pick an arbitrary spot on the
Boom end cap Davidasailor26 at 1:18pm 05.20.22 Duck Tape..... I see what you did there. :beer:
Boom end cap Davidasailor26 at 1:18pm 05.20.22 An old rag works too. Until nesting season ends.
Does anyone recognize this knot? (1) jviss at 1:08pm 05.20.22 I like the halyard hitch knot for this use.
Thru-Hull Stats Davidasailor26 at 1:06pm 05.20.22 No need to bond the Marine Grade Bronze valves inside the boat to reduce Galvanic Corrosion. But if
Thru-Hull Stats capta at 12:59pm 05.20.22 All outlet/exhaust water would be above the waterline. That is, of course, assuming one is using a h
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 12:45pm 05.20.22 With Navy Blue bottom, will the whales get confused and swim into the boat thinking it is just more
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 12:02pm 05.20.22 @capta How does a sea chest handle incoming water and outgoing discharge? I don't see how those two

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