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O'Day 272 mast pulley Mikewhittaker at 10:29am 11.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2874 My O'Day 272 halyard jams up when hoising the main, about 6 inches from full up. As I inspect the sy
Characteristics of Fin Vs Shoal Keel Dan D at 9:58am 11.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4935 We're deciding on a new boat after 5 years with a 92 MacGregor 26S. We need a faily shallow displac
stearns seat saver KD3PC at 8:55am 11.08.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1305 New old stock seat saver (seat cover) by stearns, old but still new in the plastic wrap.... yours f
Drunken Sailors Favorite Drink Recipes pkdailey4 at 7:26am 11.08.09 Sails Call Lounge 21/15017 In my younger years I was a bar keep and then an instructor at a bar-tending school in San Francisco
Twist or shorten? Quoddy at 5:15am 11.08.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/5170 I have roller furling and I want to take power off the jib upwind in medium waves and wind with some
SR Mariner Instruments sailfree at 3:26am 11.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3952 Does anyone know where to get manuals for SR Mariner instruments? We bought a boat recently with 5 o
Toilet mystery catguy at 10:36pm 11.07.09 Big Boats 2/1874 I'm working on a late 80's Catalina 34 trying to solve a few issues. One of them is he macerator pum
Venture 25 motoring questions (1) ChrisNC at 8:24pm 11.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3926 Hey, folks! I just bought a 1977 Venture 25. It had no motor, but hey, what do you expect for $250
Cockpit foot rest jbd1924 at 5:51pm 11.07.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/6594 We recently purchased a slightly used 309 but won't have a chance to sail her until next spring. Ou
Inland bridge clearence gatekeeper236 at 5:36pm 11.07.09 Destinations 7/11019 Can anyone tell me if a 53.6 mast will clear bridges along Tenn/Tom and Tenn river as on a H33.5 or
Hatch Gaskets JORGE FIFE at 4:39pm 11.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1579 Does anyone know where I can gt the gaskets for the 2 hatches on a Hunter 33, 1982? When I phoned i
Draining Rasmus fuel tank JFHPJ at 4:00pm 11.07.09 Hallberg-Rassy 8/9334 I need to drain the fuel tank on our Rasmus because of contaminated fuel (diesel bug). According to
gel coat color match Granger at 2:17pm 11.07.09 Day Sailers 5/7805 I need to make some gel coat repairs on my O'day 26 (1984). My first attempts to mix a resin that m
Who say's water & electric don't mix (1) RAD at 1:22pm 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2213 I saw this in a boat yard today and thought how clever to get power into the boat while on the hard.
Depth gauge transducer bad ? The Office at 12:53pm 11.07.09 Big Boats 3/1669 I have a Hunter 33.5 with ST50 instruments and a dept gauge. The gauge is reading crazy numbers both
Oh no no seadaddler at 12:14pm 11.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1991 I just was at my Marina Burnt Store and two power boats came in from Captiva Marina and Coast Guard
Beneteau forum Question DougM at 12:00pm 11.07.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2571 Phil: Why doesn't the Beneteau Owners Forum header under brand specific forums ever show any new or
Caulking windows Charlie henders at 11:10am 11.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1106 I have a 1990 35' Beneteau and need to pull the windows and re-caulk them. Does anyone have any sugg
Rudder parts question.. Fairwind at 10:03am 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3747 Lancer 28 has a shaft-mounted blade rudder. The rudder post (shaft) comes up through a fiberglass tu
How do you light your cockpit at night? dserrell at 9:18am 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/5004 1 1

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Update Jerry Nevins at 1:52pm 04.04.22 Your story is an inspiration!
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Rick486 at 1:50pm 04.04.22 The reality is each sail is an airfoil. So air flowing over the airfoil produces lift and drag force
Starting fluid All U Get at 1:49pm 04.04.22 In a nutshell, we should all spend next winter in Maine with the boats in the water waiting for the
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Kingjim91 at 1:46pm 04.04.22 hi roland are u insinuating that the air flowing over the wing of a boeing 747 is lifting that babe
Spinnaker, hows and whys DArcy at 1:45pm 04.04.22 Best part of flying a sym spin is bellowing "Blow the guy!" when things start to get out of hand.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:43pm 04.04.22 https://shop.hunterowners.com/prod.php?4240 Thanks Dave.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:42pm 04.04.22 Udi, I sail solo a lot and jacklines are essential in my planning. I gave it a lot of thought and w
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Udi at 1:38pm 04.04.22 Many thanks.
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? lewiley at 1:37pm 04.04.22 The easiest way to look at it is using Newton's laws. For every force the is an equal and opposite f
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 04.04.22 What is the horse power of the inboard engine? You may consider matching the HP. Does the outboard h
Oceanis 400 switches SimonNZ at 1:16pm 04.04.22 Did you find a Blue Sea panel that fitted the cutout, or come up with some frame solution, or simply
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 04.04.22
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? Simon Sexton at 1:14pm 04.04.22 @pfwhitworth , Good afternoon! Depending on the thickness of your transom, it shouldn't be
Spinning Prop While Under Sail (1) Inter20sailor at 1:11pm 04.04.22 Here is a Yanmar Tech Bulletin from October 2011. Very informative.
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Roland5048 at 1:06pm 04.04.22 If you want a headache, here is a good read on the subject. Bernoulli is to blame in any event. htt
Spinnaker, hows and whys Sandy Stone at 12:58pm 04.04.22 No problem, I guess just a local dialect thing.
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator Ed Caldwell at 12:55pm 04.04.22 SBO store sent me the SL2-20 which is the exact replacement 20 lb force version (what I had from the
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tater at 12:53pm 04.04.22 It's useful to understand how the sail's behaviour changes depending on how it is presented to the
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted jmce1587 at 12:49pm 04.04.22 Having had to have this repair done by a yard after losing the mast on my H31, the repairs consist
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tater at 12:47pm 04.04.22 The air flowing over the top of the wing has a longer distance to travel in the same amount of time

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