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05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2114 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 1/1472 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 1/1502 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 6/2662 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 5/2556 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 14/2555 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 5/1994 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 0/1402 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 23/10236 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 7/2108 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 8/2584 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 3/1979 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 9/8638 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 33/12991 After spending my first season convinced my knotmeter display or transducer had failed, I discovered

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Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Wing_Mechanic at 3:47pm 02.21.22 Thanks for the insight! The Mariner sold and the Triton owner and I couldn't quite agree on a price.
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 3:31pm 02.21.22 It has been a strange day... so I thought I would add a smile...
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 3:18pm 02.21.22 It has been a strange day... so I thought I would add a smile...
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons (1) sail sfbay at 3:10pm 02.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! That is brilliant!! Don't forget to install this placard:
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Tally Ho at 3:09pm 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP (1) Johann at 3:08pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sail sfbay at 3:07pm 02.21.22 ...........could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or cause other probl
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 02.21.22 Have had a Volvo shaft seal on my boat for 15 problem free years; has never leaked. Just lubricat
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sailboatracer at 3:00pm 02.21.22 Just out of curiosity, could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or caus
Salon Lights wiring H49 Sailor_Al at 2:47pm 02.21.22 I had the same arrangement on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. One wire was +12, -12, and a third varied with a
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:43pm 02.21.22 i just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Anxious to se
BATTERY BANK SETUP Hello Below at 2:38pm 02.21.22 Victron also has good controllers, reasonably priced but you need a smart phone app to adjust the p
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:36pm 02.21.22 Shaft diameter is 1". After reading While the boat is 17 years old, it has not had much use with 5
Catalina 27 keel shemandr at 2:32pm 02.21.22 I don't think the crack is that bad. It is between the keel stub and keel. You will see cracks li
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Crusty Ol Salt at 1:43pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 1:32pm 02.21.22 The result for the spinnaker halyard was 138' compared to the table entry of 118'. This confusion
O'Day 39 owners manual Tally Ho at 1:26pm 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 1:17pm 02.21.22 You might get a 1 1/2 hours out of the bank before you hit 50% long as you pay attention to the am
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Diablito at 1:15pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging dkinzer at 12:58pm 02.21.22 Agree with the above posts on verifying the line length you require yourself for the reasons noted

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