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Sail Drive + Prop Walk Observation Ducati at 3:18am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2343 Just docked our new (used 36.7) for the first time. I usually back in however we discovered that whe
Catfish Rudder juliecat10 at 10:46pm 05.02.10 AMF 5/7802 Hey, I have an old Alcort Catfish 13' sail boat that I'd like to get fixed up. After a quick inspect
Kiwi prop grease Pat T at 8:06pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2659 Kiwi recommends using a high quality marine grease eg Shell Nautilus Marine Grease - NLGI No. 2. I u
Please fix my paint job.... Team118 at 7:43pm 05.02.10 Catalina 30 5/2355 I reached my level of incompetence. I know most of my work on the boat...or my house for that matter
37c electric panel ground (1) sail_4_me at 7:22pm 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 32/6318 I'm rebuilding my electric panel, and I found a clipped off wire. I traced it to a keel bolt just be
Whats the best trailer sailor? amyette94 at 6:57pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5220 Im in the market for a new boat and I need some advice on what to get. I need something thats traile
May Issue SAIL MAGAZINE Mainsheet99 at 6:39pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3254 The May issue of SAIL MAGAZINE contains an article entitled "Sound Off" written by author Scott B. W
Installing halyard Davegnvl at 6:15pm 05.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3047 I just bought a Beneteau 423. It has 2 halyards installed - one for the foresail and one for the ma
got a call from the marina thereisabelle at 6:11pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2500 capt. jeff,our good and might add very civic minded slip neighbor called today. " your boat is float
Max outboard size for a Venture 222? RECESS at 5:59pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3990 A friend that I have been trying to get into sailing for a couple of years now had a hell of a deal
Ideal Luff length for symmetrical spinnaker TR6 at 5:56pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2238 Can anyone suggest the ideal luff for a chute for the 86 H31 ? . Speccs say mast height id 47"6, is
Simple terror Tom and Sue at 5:54pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3033 Consider this a therapeutic vent.... I have served in the US Army for 16 years. Multiple deploymen
Help me make a shopping list Propnut30 at 5:38pm 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1542 I have been stuck in a rut here. Im deployed and right before I deployed I decided to upgrade my rig
Where to mount winches on O'day 22? Pictures? (1) damoses1 at 4:26pm 05.02.10 Day Sailers 0/44 I just bought a couple of Lewmar winches for my O'day 22. I was hoping a few O'day owners could tel
Refrigeration kit bigsick at 4:24pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2074 I have a nice ice box in my 2003 326. I would like to upgrade to a real refrigerator, any good plac
Engine whistle or squeek bigsick at 4:23pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/1944 I have a Yanmar 2GM20f in my 2003 326. When I am at low rpm their is a slight whistle or squeek com
Tiller autopilot bcollis at 3:06pm 05.02.10 Smaller Boats 4/1747 So I took the family out for the first time this weekend on the 25.5. It was also the first time I h
Overheating Engine Steph at 3:02pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5701 My Westerbeke 13 Diesel has been overheating. It runs fine but when the temp gets over 205 degrees
battery charger location on a Vision 32 rickgosselin at 3:01pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1431 :eek:Does anyone know where the battery charger is located on the Vision 32. I have a breaker switc
Put that pencil sharpener back onboard your boat! Roger Long at 2:57pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3093 http://blog.geogarage.com/2010/04/waas-geo-satellite-going-down.html The Federal Aviation Administr

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Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:21am 06.13.22 Your question begs well .. questions. Wind speed is not the only consideration when deciding twist
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 9:00am 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit i
Mast bend walmsleyc at 8:56am 06.13.22 What is your boat? And what is your rig? (swept single spreaders? fractional?) 1.5 x (for/aft cro
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 06.13.22 And typing in all caps like shouting and harder to read. It's for the hard of hearing :doh: .
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 8:39am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Commodore T26 IreiSailor at 8:29am 06.13.22 Hi ! I'm a bit late jumping on the thread, I own a Columbia T26 Pretty much same boat as the Commodo
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 8:21am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other s
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 8:20am 06.13.22 Check out the "Owner Resources" pages on this site, jonas.. Lots of great info. Welcome ! Hunter Ow
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) FastOlson at 8:14am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other sk
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Tedd at 8:13am 06.13.22 As if the sharks in Oz aren't bad enough, now they're chasing Ozzies around the world!
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 06.13.22 Kloudie if you want to keep the woodsy look on the cabin top, you could remove the inside ones as th
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 8:10am 06.13.22 Not having a Captain's license, my experience is only several decades of crewing on deliveries. I ha
Hiring a skipper Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 06.13.22 You certainly can do it with your wife. I went from Montreal to Florida and the Bahamas by myself ex
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 8:07am 06.13.22 When I looked up the location of Slidell which is near the eastern bulge of the lake, is became evi
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jrussnogle at 8:06am 06.13.22 I switched to the SmartPlug several years ago and would never go back. So much easier and safer to u
35.5 seems to tick the boxes kloudie1 at 8:02am 06.13.22 Check out the "Owner Resources" pages on this site, jonas.. Lots of great info. Welcome ! Hunter Own
Stray Current Corrosion Problem jssailem at 8:00am 06.13.22 I wonder about the water and the choice of "zinc's" vs a more fresh water biased material. Lake Pon
Scary thought for all solo sailors! kloudie1 at 7:58am 06.13.22 OOOFTA! That is a lucky dude.. I remember a few (many) years back at the skipper indoctrination at C
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 7:47am 06.13.22 @BigEasy and I did share info yesterday. Sound like someone is causing "Stray Current Corrosion" H
Roller furling issue AaronD at 7:45am 06.13.22 Catalina Direct carries pre-made standard rigging kits for your C-25; well made and reasonably price

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