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Stability explanation progress report Roger Long at 6:23am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1785 I've got the stability part of my web site done as far as the explanation of the basic mechanism.
Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3007 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a horizontally curved traveler? I have a '78 Hunter 27'. I
Atlantic Crossing ginny at 3:48am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3033 We are looking for a capable ocean passage boat ( particular across the atlantic). Ideas would be ap
Yamaha 9'dinghy answer - amazing! tomc938 at 10:35pm 01.27.09 Yamaha 1/1909 I hope nobody minds me starting a new thread on this, but I just had to share it and make sure it wa
Spiinaker Options for Morgan 32 waltdrechsler at 9:15pm 01.27.09 Morgan 3/2869 Does anyone fly a spinnaker and if so what are you flying?
strengthen bulkhead on C36? (1) John at 8:47pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3219 As I've posted before, I'm about to change the bulkhead on my C36 MK II. This is the bulkhead that s
Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2645 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2575 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6709 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5786 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra
Matching teak in reconfigured H34 galley zds at 6:12pm 01.27.09 Big Boats 7/1526 The next big project on my H34 is to reconfigure the galley. Those who are familiar with this boat k
Documentation Plaque Mounting... rpell46 at 4:55pm 01.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1441 Hi again all, I just documented my 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II and am looking for a good place to mou
boat sitting bottle of rhumb at 4:44pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1813 My wife and I have been unsuccessful finding a suitable gemini here in Florida for going cruising to
NPT to NPS through hulls (3) Roger Long at 3:43pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/15938 Note: This post turns out to be based on erroneous information (MaineSail does it again). The origi
155 Genoa Jib Sheets and sail Tips John/Illinois at 2:46pm 01.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1738 Need voice of experience for path of jib sheet ( insude or outside safety lines) for a 155 Genoa on
Painting Catalina 22 pairodoks at 12:22pm 01.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/6005 I live on a freshwater lake in South Carolina and have a 1976 Catalina 22. Although the boat is pri
Prop Pitch Airnsail 2 at 11:54am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1597 I currently have a 13 x 10 3 blade prop on my Catalina 270. A friend of mine has a 14 x 14 Martec 2
Keep it clean comfortzone at 11:53am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1950 I'm sure I'm not the only on who spends more time cleaning the boat then I do sailing the boat. It'
Hunter 35.5 water leaks Don12480 at 11:14am 01.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4316 I have a 1992 H 35.5 and I am trying to locate a water leak that ends up in the starboard rear of th
Upgrades Pro & Con JARHEADMAC at 10:33am 01.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2080 i Am Tempted To Purchase "upgrades" Of Sail, Winch, Furling, Trailers, Cleats And The Many After-mar

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Hunter 34 chain plate inspection (2) Charlie98117 at 5:31pm 02.27.22 Happy to report mine look OK. Some surface rust but appears solid. No significant corrosion at the
Morse or no morse Alan Gomes at 5:28pm 02.27.22 I have always been a proponent for Continuous Wave over radio and Morse by other means. It is not a
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? mikeracca at 5:27pm 02.27.22
V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 5:24pm 02.27.22 Thanks for the input. I have located a Gates 19" belt with the same profile as the M-20. I was wo
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? sail sfbay at 5:20pm 02.27.22 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pri
Down windsails. Diablito at 5:11pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed sail sfbay at 5:08pm 02.27.22 Hull speed for your sailboat (LWL = 24.17 ft SailboatData.com - O'DAY 302 Sailboat) is =1.3424.17^0*
Boat Speed Voyager1 at 5:00pm 02.27.22 6.6 seem more accurate, usually run it at 2900, does go a bit higher but not much. I have an ongoing
Morse or no morse JamesG161 at 4:49pm 02.27.22 Marines and some parts of the Navy still require Morse code. dit dit dit ... dah dah dah .... dit
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Head Sail at 4:46pm 02.27.22 No. 2. The artwork for most boats is in the cabinetry, and to some lesser extent, the fiberglass.
Boat Speed smokey73 at 4:40pm 02.27.22 I believe the calculated "hull speed" for an Oday 302 is about 6.6 kts based on a waterline length o
Boat Speed Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Boat Speed (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 02.27.22
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 4:35pm 02.27.22 You might go on YouTube and look up how to "Ohm a compressor" but if it doesn't start, hums and cli
Morse or no morse Brian D at 4:35pm 02.27.22 I have always been a proponent for Continuous Wave over radio and Morse by other means. It is not a
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 02.27.22 https://oceanplanetenergy.com/advanced-energy-storage-systems/ope-li3-marine-lithium-battery-systems
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc kbgunn at 4:21pm 02.27.22 Your boat has a fiberglass arch versus the stainless arch. Sailrite is the right spot for DIY. See t
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:20pm 02.27.22 We survived WWII on spam. It was still a staple at my house in the sixties. You remember the sixti
V-Belt Replacement garymalmgren at 4:08pm 02.27.22 At $2 for a new belt. I wouldn't bother with filing. Gary https://www.vbeltsupply.com/conventional-w
Morse or no morse Tally Ho at 4:07pm 02.27.22 I changed to an electronic flare a few years ago, just because I was tired of throwing flares away e

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