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50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1740 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/47083 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ
Raymarine S1 autopilot Benny at 7:36pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 40/15183 Been replacing our unit with an S1 model. It comes with a rudder position sensor that we thought we
hurray!!! Cpt. Jon at 6:13pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1713 We are camping out at last! Hard to imagine we had a snow day earlier in the week and are now spend
Mast Base Organizer - Question for Appleman Shoaldrafter at 5:18pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4097 Appleman: What brand organizer did you use under mast. I am thinking of adding one while I have
Anchor fox islander at 4:59pm 03.07.09 Catalina 30 3/1496 Wondering what you guys are using for an anchor (type and weight) on your C30's. Mine came with what
REWIRING - Help Everlong 25 at 3:31pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1575 Okay, spring is just around the corner and I promised myself that I would replace the 34 year old wi
Sailing today - Solomons Island, Chesapeake Bay garylinger at 2:30pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2692 After my wife, grandson and I checked on the boat we drove to Solomons Island, MD (the central Chesa
Hunter 216 Outboard Lock? bloomac at 2:02pm 03.07.09 Smaller Boats 4/1313 Does Anyone have any tips on outboard locks for the Hunter 216? Looking at the $80 Stazo, but not
Electrical wiring Nick and shar at 1:58pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 We just bought our first boat ever--1980 28 Hunter form the original owner--great guy. New motor/ tr
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal SailorBabe at 1:55pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 Can anyone please tell me the correct PSS Shaft Seal Size for a 1989 Hunter 30? The shaft is 1", but
Rudder problem ehelms7477 at 1:32pm 03.07.09 Big Boats 1/1234 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 40 and the rudder was rubbing the bottom of the hull with a hard starbo
Awaiting the marine survey... yugnoir at 11:04am 03.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1637 Well the sale is now conditional on the marine survey, hope all goes well cause I've already made so
Long shaft vs Regular shaft Motors itsagoodthing at 10:01am 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1937 I just purchase a 1975 22 boat, I read that a long shaft is needed over that of a regular shaft, min
Raymarine ST4000+ paulj at 6:27am 03.07.09 Catalina 310 1/1678 Shell My ST 4000+ auto pilot when activated will not hold course. Boat course will drift 30 degress
sailing withdrawals Chuck Creel at 5:24am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1442 anyone wanna go sailing week of mar 14th? cant wait to stretch some sails on mobile bay. looking
AC Reverse Polarity Indicator pvanv at 5:16am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2719 I have a very spartan AC shore power setup, with proper inlet, and double main breaker. This feeds t
Echo Charger Neil McDonald at 11:43pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 64/17527 Before deciding how to upgrade my electrical system, I need a better understanding of the performanc
Steering conversion MLM at 7:57pm 03.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1973 Has anyone had any experience with tiller to wheel conversion on a 25' O'Day ( wife wants a wheel, m
New steering brake pads paulj at 7:28pm 03.06.09 Catalina 310 9/2445 Had problem with steering brake not holding. So I purchased a kit from Defender. Pulled all parts of

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Starwind 19 project boat BigEasy at 9:32pm 02.22.22 Looking great already! Where do you intend to sail it?
Battery options BigEasy at 9:25pm 02.22.22
Starwind 19 project boat Benny17441 at 9:22pm 02.22.22 Great boat, we had a Starwind 223 with the short keel center board combo. We sailed it in the Long
USCG Registry versus State BigEasy at 9:17pm 02.22.22
Gel battery update Benny17441 at 9:04pm 02.22.22 Now it is time to Break Them In. For maximum performance Gel batteries should be cycled 15 to 20 ti
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 8:54pm 02.22.22 Titling of a boat and Registration are two different things. Boats can be titled by the USCG (Feder
Battery options Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 02.22.22
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 Ken13559 at 8:10pm 02.22.22 Just for info: Nearly 3 years later: when I ordered the lift cylinders in 2019, I told myself a spa
USCG Registry versus State Tom J at 7:14pm 02.22.22 As mentioned, you don't register your boat with MA. You will have to pay excise tax to the town you
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 7:06pm 02.22.22
USCG Registry versus State sail sfbay at 6:48pm 02.22.22
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 6:29pm 02.22.22 Any bodies guess. Poor installation. Used the wrong engine mounts?
Mattress Dimensions - 2018 Oceanis 41.1 sail sfbay at 6:17pm 02.22.22 One of the things I love about a boat is to take my tape measure (stowed on the boat) out and measur
Need bimini advice sail sfbay at 6:13pm 02.22.22 ........Can I convert this tubing to work for the bimini, and what is the best source for purchasing
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) mikeracca at 6:08pm 02.22.22 One specific question I have is whether there is a marina or anchorage close enough to Seattle to
Dodger repair (1) sail sfbay at 5:58pm 02.22.22 Welcome to the forum!! My Hunter 386 had a wave stopper hard dodger, I recall. I sold the sailboat
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 5:36pm 02.22.22 Thanks for the PDF of that document. I have the paper copy but it is not in the best condition, and
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hardhead at 5:24pm 02.22.22 Thanks for the informative post - looks great!
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) jssailem at 5:17pm 02.22.22 Mike Look for flat spaces on the engine body. Somewhere on the engine there is likely a stamped numb
Special Thanks for Help From the Dock Tom J at 5:10pm 02.22.22 I decided to go sailing last Wednesday, by myself. I added a few additions to the Wet Dog (Hunter 2

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