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Economic pain hits home T37 Phil at 3:34am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2553 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 23/10216 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 15/2394 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
retorque the keel callejo at 1:23pm 04.01.09 Big Boats 7/1774 My 1997 passage 450 has never had the keel tightened. Is this a big deal? Can I just retorque the
Single Line Reefing Diagram Mike H. at 1:04pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/8631 Glenn: We just bought a 94 Hunter Vision 36 with the stayless rig. The previous owner had done
knotmeter paddlewheel Banooma at 1:03pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 33/12981 After spending my first season convinced my knotmeter display or transducer had failed, I discovered
Deckhand Chokes To Death On Baitfish Soundbounder at 1:00pm 04.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/3432 Boy,.....talk about a freak accident.....:confused: This is really bizarre. http://www3.signonsand
Auto pilot or Tiller pilot Esat Hadimli at 12:15pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1762 Can anyone give me an idea about an auto or tiller pilot to be used on my 1998 26X?:)
Newbie wanting some experience Slim pickins at 12:05pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2178 I am a total newbie so forgive if I am posting this wrong. I have been reading ALOT on this forum (u
need advice for loading Mac 26x+Trailer on flatbed... phyrefighterjay at 11:55am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1804 Yep, I'm going to do it this way...Travel to galveston tx load it on a flatbed trailer and tow it ho
1985 Hunter 40 - Keel NYSail at 11:00am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1915 Hello Glen! A friend of mine has a 1985 Hunter 40 and says that his keel wobbles slightly. He als
Mast Gooseneck compressed into mast lhodge at 10:56am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 22/6361 Glenn I have a 2006 H36 that my wife and I have been sailing since 2006 along the east coast and t

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Stove Dimensions jssailem at 10:50am 02.19.22 Interesting. I would enjoy seeing the design. I have been using a butane burner, while I finish the
Balmar battery monitor and ACR jssailem at 10:47am 02.19.22 Mark. Dave (@dlochner ) nailed the details of the 2 banks and the SG200. I am installing an SG200 in
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 rgranger at 10:37am 02.19.22 Love your boat and she will love you back. Try to go on a short sail on both and see which one spe
Stove Dimensions ontherocks83 at 10:36am 02.19.22 I was going to put a catch tray on the top with a lip so the cook top would be recessed in. Also I a
Defender Sold JamesG161 at 10:35am 02.19.22 Please share your "better than Defender" site. Anchor Express \| Marine Electronics Online from Top
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 10:32am 02.19.22 make a wooden box to put a small cook top on with drawers underneath That sounds interesting. As I
Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? rgranger at 10:31am 02.19.22 I'd throw the Compac 16 (or any of the com pac boats) and the Rhodes 22 into your mix of contenders.
Need larger hole in hatch jssailem at 10:29am 02.19.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) to
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dmdiehl64 at 10:28am 02.19.22 I didn't say experienced dinghy racer (lightnings). :) Been at it a little over 3 years now and have
Greatest knot tying in the world Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 02.19.22 Looks like he is all set to do his bottom job. Certainly looks a lot easier than putting the boat
Defender Sold jssailem at 10:25am 02.19.22 Despite the grumbling I heard from a Canadian Banker a few years ago in Sidney Marina, while sharing
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 02.19.22 Defender has been sold. Oh yeah. NOW you tell me :mad: . Engaged in a back and forth where De
learning to sail... The big step... jon hansen at 10:21am 02.19.22 buy frank bethwaite's book. read it over and over this winter. underline, take notes, move to the
learning to sail... The big step... Serenity on Hudson at 10:11am 02.19.22 The Colgate School is what started it for me. From basics to sail trim they covered it all easily un
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jon hansen at 10:10am 02.19.22 ..... and it will teach one how to drive a sailing vessel over the surface of the water while teachi
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 02.19.22 Use a wood backing, use an acrylic hole drill, let the drill do the work. Acrylic hole drill does
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 9:49am 02.19.22 WOW... is that book just getting to Michigan? published in 2011. A great book. Will teach you skil
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 9:46am 02.19.22 A quick way to deal with the water coming in from the deck above is to go to Fisheries and get one o
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure keepsmilin at 9:43am 02.19.22 DayDreamer41, Thank you for your excellent suggestion. I will check it out on Monday and let you kn
learning to sail... The big step... Capt Robbie at 9:41am 02.19.22

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