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WM in Riverside, CA & Chicago, IL Ken13559 at 9:42pm 05.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1514 I might have a business trip to Rancho Cucamonga (CA) and Brighton Park, Chicago in next few months.
Who has the best prices on basic genoa roller furlers? damoses1 at 8:20pm 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2909 I don't need all the bells and whistles. I want a functional roller furler for my O'day 22 at a g
any ideas on how to air condition H28 rortega46 at 7:57pm 05.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 10/2661 has anyone put a portable air conditioner on board a H28? If so what and where? if not has anyone p
need plastic molded logos grijoe at 7:54pm 05.18.10 Catalina 22 4/1901 Hi. I'm new to the site. I just purchased a 1984 Catalina 22. I am missing the two molded plastic lo
Line clutch Endurance2010 at 7:19pm 05.18.10 Big Boats 13/2281 Skippers: Are you using your line clutches for the main sheet? I have a 3 port line clutch for the
St. Augustine Florida RECESS at 6:34pm 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2154 It is one of my favorite places to go. We often take our travel trailer and stay at Anastasia State
What not to do! (5) Team118 at 4:56pm 05.18.10 Catalina 30 4/2676 This is a sad tale of what NOT to do when getting your boat ready. I have an older version Harken
remove Adapter from intermediate housing Zephyr Sail drive lukeb at 3:30pm 05.18.10 S2 2/1528 Must inspect water pump. Was able to removed power head with out any trouble. Remove 6 bolts and o
stuffing box teletommy at 2:37pm 05.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1039 my stuffing box drips as it is to be the water runs down beloiw the engine is there a drain hole tha
anchoring permit help vallejo 55 at 1:54pm 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3705 I need both help and advice. The city of West Sacramento has an anchoring permit process
Oday 25 crew positioning Joe5893 at 1:34pm 05.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1486 Hi gang, I bought an Oday 25 and am getting ready to launch soon. I was looking at the position of
steering stifness on 26x,2000 jim morris at 1:13pm 05.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1384 Ha guys,I have a customer with a really stiff wheel on their mac.With the honda 50's pin pulled to a
Boom construction? Canukwi at 1:11pm 05.18.10 Catalina 30 3/1810 While readying the boat for the season this last week I somehow pulled the line used to tension the
Annapolis, MD to Virginia Beach, VA tchodgd at 12:59pm 05.18.10 Destinations 3/15564 Picking up a 22 O'day in Annapolis and plan on sailing her back to Virginia Beach, VA. I'll be day
Engine Size Mar se` at 12:30pm 05.18.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2858 I just recently purchased a 1982 Catalina 22, included in the sale is a 50th Anniversary edition 4hp
My first production boat Roger Long at 12:28pm 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2971 The press announcement has been made about my first production boat design so, now, I can talk about
336 Running Rigging ontheroadgiv at 12:00pm 05.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2157 I have a 1995 336. Looking at the main halyard section...it shows 7/16 line but not the length. An
Considering Purchasing 2000 Hunter 380 Bacchanal at 11:36am 05.18.10 Big Boats 7/5191 I currently own a vintage sailboat that is requiring too much of my time to maintain. I'm looking a
portlights lancerlot at 11:19am 05.18.10 Lancer 1/1706 I have a lancer powersailer built in '85. I need to replace the portlight gaskets. Does anyone know
Troubleshoot the shower drain MVAschenbrener at 11:06am 05.18.10 Big Boats 9/3709 My shower isn't draining and I'm not sure where to start the troubleshooting. Any thoughts or sugge

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Loose-footed Staysail Hollyberry at 8:47am 06.08.22 The staysail on a stopped track could still be self tending.... but with a loose foot you lose the a
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 Hollyberry at 8:43am 06.08.22 Any chance of getting info from the previous owner? If he experienced the same then the prop was nev
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 8:36am 06.08.22 The Simrad / B&G (and many other options) also support multi-channel scanning. I usually set mine t
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 8:35am 06.08.22 Geez... a hand held is basic survival equipment. For $100 or so, c'mon man. I have a couple of
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

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