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What to look for when considering a C-30 Bungalow Bill at 10:30am 04.02.09 Catalina 30 4/6275 Hi All, I am considering purchasing a Catalina 30 (late 80's or early 90's). I am wondering if the
beneteau pricing virgovirtus at 8:38am 04.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1521 hello all - any advice on new beneteau pricing during these time? I'm looking at new beneteau 49's a
Cutta Hole in my Boat! emergpa1 at 7:44am 04.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9816 As many of you know I am in the process of rebuilding my Oday 26. It began with redcognition of an o
05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2112 Glenn - When ordering Persephone, the salesman was unable to tell me the sinkage rate and AVS.
Fantastic 356 Bill Glass at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1469 Glenn, we have an '03 356 and absolutely love everything about her! After the past six years of loc
Centerboard Quoddy at 7:12am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1499 Glenn. For maximum performance, are there any special considerations to keep in mind when sailing a
Solvent for use on dacron Merry Prankster at 6:45am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2010 The PO of my boat used sail repair tape to strengthen some area of weak stitching on one of my jibs.
Spring cleaning Roger Long at 6:27am 04.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2661 Peggie, I'm looking for your book that I've misplaced but it's a timely question and maybe you hav
Traveler Quoddy at 4:48am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2552 Glenn. Some of your designs have travelers and some do not. Can the non-traveler designs be sailed a
Economic pain hits home T37 Phil at 3:34am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2554 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01boats.html?_r=1'partner=rss'emc=rss I suppose the prac
H33 Headsail mods nickc at 7:58pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1993 Hi Glenn, Great to be able to access your knowlwdge. I race my 2004 H33 in club events and more o
Rub rail track zedwin at 7:38pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 2/2595 I'm trying to restore a 1984 Catalina 30 and have done some extensive deck/ hull repair. All I need
Bottom Paint WellerH at 6:47pm 04.01.09 Catalina 310 0/1401 Does anybody have experience with "Interlux Micron Extra with Biolux" as a multi-season bottom paint
Fractional Rig Tuning oreana1234 at 5:26pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/10222 In the interest of better performance, I offer the following guidelines. I freely admit that the fol
Wing keel higgs at 4:39pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2485 I chartered a Hunter 38.5 - it may not be your design - but was very puzzled by its design. It had
Rigging a spinnaker James19955 at 4:36pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2107 I need some advice about spinnakers and small boats. I have a 1982 Oday 23 and am now comfortable
Hunter 49 Sequitur at 4:14pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2578 Hello Glenn, Thank you for taking the time to respond to our questions. I am the very proud owne
BVI Trip Photos (1) Tim R. at 3:26pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2395 I just finished sorting, editing and uploading my BVI Photos. See the first photo for a map and iti
1985 Catalina 30 shaft length jaydog5000 at 2:11pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 3/1972 Does anyone know the prop shaft length for a 1985 Catalina 30. I have the original M25 universal di
boatersworld sale changing tomorrow. luvitt at 1:32pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1480 im workin now. they just told me iit goes to 20% ' up tomorrow. everything shifts up by 10% elect

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Down windsails. shemandr at 6:29am 02.20.22 You can use a whisker pole with the 110 jib to help its performance on a reach - kinda like a Hoyt b
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation dlochner at 6:27am 02.20.22 The manufacturer of my steering mechanism is Whitlock but I have not been able to find a contact to
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:06am 02.20.22 Yes, it is the type1.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:05am 02.20.22
fore stay tension and new furler Shaw_2112 at 6:03am 02.20.22 You set the length of the forestay in acord with the design of the manufacture. Should be the same
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 6:03am 02.20.22 Maybe you should replace that bleeder valve! They are cheap.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:02am 02.20.22 Thanks, Len, I read that, too. Unfortunarely there is no room or exposed rudderstock. However, ther
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:51am 02.20.22 Thinking some more, there are LiFePo4 batteries designed for cars and motorcycles. I found one for
Galley Stove Gimbals jssailem at 5:50am 02.20.22 Very Clever and functional Gary.
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 5:41am 02.20.22 That sounds like a good idea. Just remember to release the trim tension when you begin to furl the m
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:24am 02.20.22 Yes, thinking this over, you guys are right. The BMS will shut it down.
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? jnorten at 4:55am 02.20.22 I've used Spectrum to match my early 80's Catalina white. It's pretty good (nearly perfect, but not
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 4:10am 02.20.22 While the swept back fractional rig design on your 306 could accommodate a larger roach on your sai
Galley Stove Gimbals garymalmgren at 3:08am 02.20.22 Here is my gimbaled stove. A fun little winter project Gary 2aINE-67S5E
Down windsails. danstanford at 2:52am 02.20.22 As jssailem notes above, the apparent wind is roughly 90 degrees for wind speeds up to 12 or so. Thi
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 02.19.22 The article above looks like exactly what I need. Here's another resource: https://c34.org/wiki/i
Paceship PY26 Icebox (1) Tally Ho at 8:26pm 02.19.22
Down windsails. Tally Ho at 8:07pm 02.19.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 7:44pm 02.19.22 You may have trouble getting the discharge current you need for starting from a Lithium bank that s
fore stay tension and new furler Will Gilmore at 7:36pm 02.19.22 As JS pointed out. You don't tension the forestay, you set its length for the rake you want, then t

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