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M.O.B. SF Bay Napa Ed at 5:02pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 45/5595 I caught a merman this past weekend in the central bay. I've read about the methods and thought abou
M25 fuel efficiency? CAT30TR at 4:40pm 03.30.09 Catalina 30 2/2430 out of curiosity and planning for future travels, what is the typical gph used for the M25 universal
sea clear 2 question Hermit Scott at 4:35pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2441 I have downloaded seaclear and some noaa charts. I have to load them into seaclear somehow. The manu
Upwind in a 356 Paul356 at 4:17pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1273 First, let me say how much we have enjoyed our 356. I agree with Jim, above, that it has been an id
Rudder Post length? Drop and repair rudder. cygnus x1 at 4:05pm 03.30.09 Catalina 30 3/3258 Does anyone know the rudder post length on a 1980 C30? I have 38 inches of clearance from bottom of
Fixing Leaks from H35L Genoa Lead Track Neil McDonald at 3:47pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1381 At least two of the bolts securing the genoa lead track (correct name?) to the deck are dripping wat
WOW! Welcome Glenn! dogsurf5522 at 3:09pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1317 Your experience and expertise is welcomed and well needed. I have followed your career for over two
Info on your latest H27 (1) Les at 2:44pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1171 Mr. Henderson. I've had a number of Hunters and just this past year my wife and I decided to down
Isolating my starter battery robfmcc at 2:10pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 10/6928 Boat: 1998 Beneteau 352 Goal- I want to isolate my starter battery from the house bank. Problem
Glenn, Welcome Kurt Diessner at 2:04pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1498 We have the 44 AC, my wife and I enjoy it a lot and love saling it! It really comes alive in the oce
Hunter 460 improved tracking Secondwatch at 1:42pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1247 Good Day, I realize the 460 was not your design, but a question on the tenderness of the stearing/ru
Tie Down Straps RECESS at 1:40pm 03.30.09 Trailer Sailors 7/3162 What is the best way to incorporate tie down straps without the straps being on the side of the boat
stern rail joedy at 1:21pm 03.30.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1172 I have 78 catalina 25 , I need to replace the mounts on the rail are these mounts at a 90 degree
Current Design Thinking on Spade Rudders? Rick D at 12:22pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/2533 Thanks for participating in this forum. It is really a pleasure to have you share your thoughts. It
Raymarine S1 versus X-5 Tim R. at 12:15pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2309 I currently own a Autohelm ST4000 AP. It is an older model with limited functionality. It has the
Oday 25 mast raising gary c at 12:10pm 03.30.09 Day Sailers 6/9120 Need to find a system to raise/lower mast when my Oday 25 is in the water. Plan to keep the boat in
Shoal Draft Design Jason1271 at 12:02pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1234 First off, as a proud owner of Hull #50 of your H33 Design, let me say thank you for the over 4 year
H 376 Mainsail Reefing Donalex at 11:58am 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2011 Hi Glenn, I have an H 376 and am in process of ordering a new mainsail. The current sail is fully b
Welcome Glen - Hunter 466 Searider at 11:21am 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/182
Bow Roller for O'DAY 39/40 Sunbird22358 at 11:20am 03.30.09 Bigger Boats 0/1427 If there are any owners of O'DAY 39s or 40s that would be interested in a brand-new stainless-steel

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DWL. Mast height RoyS at 5:30am 06.26.21 Best to close your eyes as you pass under the bridge.
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Scott B at 5:29am 06.26.21 I have the exact same problem. Replaced with Fireboy couple years ago and kept going off. Only thi
Pedestal Guard & NavPod on '85 H31 RoyS at 5:27am 06.26.21 I have the Navpod guard and instrument enclosures on a Merriman pedestal. In addition to the new gua
What are these bolts and wire for? Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 06.26.21 The wire is some kind of bonding wire to connect whatever is on the other side of the bolts to groun
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed HarryvdMeer at 5:17am 06.26.21 Next haul out adjust your maxprop pitch up one notch. Trial and error works for this setting. When
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed HarryvdMeer at 5:14am 06.26.21 Thank you! The pdf is a great find!
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed RoyS at 5:02am 06.26.21 Next haul out adjust your maxprop pitch up one notch. Trial and error works for this setting. When y
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 4:59am 06.26.21 Was your battery charger on at the time of the false alarms? Battery off-gassing has been a reporte
Mast Corrosion Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 06.26.21
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 06.26.21 Was your battery charger on at the time of the false alarms? Battery off-gassing has been a reported
EV-100 auto helm issues RoyS at 4:36am 06.26.21 Probably the clutch needs adjustment would be my guess. You might want to have a new belt handy in c
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 I realize that my wording is sounding like a newb, and also rambling about choices. I've read numero
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 Thanks for your replies so far. Great review on the 272. Tender, healing, yet 6 knots close-hauled
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:16am 06.26.21 I've always been pleased with USPS personnel, the leadership and politics about the USPS is a diffe
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 4:11am 06.26.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the snif
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:03am 06.26.21
Mainsail slug replacement Fleet at 3:49am 06.26.21 Thanks for all the suggestions. New sails are not in the plans for this year. I'll look into getti
Coolant type used on 2009 43 DougM at 3:42am 06.26.21 Welcome to the forum, The refrigerant type used should be indicated on the compressor label, if ther
Never say never justsomeguy at 12:46am 06.26.21 Yow! What's the humidity? I think I feel cooler here in the Sonoran desert...
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement jssailem at 10:56pm 06.25.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the sniff

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