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Tiller .vs. Wheel
Hayden Watson at 7:32am 02.12.22
I have never understood all of the anguish I hear over steering either with a wheel or a tiller. I
Raw water intake strainer
jviss at 7:17am 02.12.22
You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dalli
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30
Rich Stidger at 6:28am 02.12.22
I read the link provided by Len above and with all of the comments trying to explain the situation,
Raw water intake strainer
RoyS at 6:15am 02.12.22
You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dallia
Galley Stove Gimbals
jviss at 6:07am 02.12.22
Could also put a little level on the range somewhere, to make adjustments before you crack the egg!
Galley Stove Gimbals
jviss at 6:03am 02.12.22
Exactly! Height adjustment only needs to be on one side. Something that the gimbal attaches to and
Galley Stove Gimbals
RoyS at 5:57am 02.12.22
It would be cool to have a hand screw on one side of the stove to adjust the height of the stove in
Tiller .vs. Wheel
kappykaplan at 5:46am 02.12.22
stand in front of helm to back :plus:
Tiller .vs. Wheel
patbratton at 5:45am 02.12.22
My only issue with a tiller is the space it demands. A wheel takes up a lot of room but it doesn't r
Galley Stove Gimbals
RoyS at 5:42am 02.12.22
Greg, The fore and aft incline on any boat, including mine, is affected by the interior weight distr
To oil or varnish?!
shemandr at 5:35am 02.12.22
The rails in the OP don't look too bad to me. They are restorable without sanding that would compro
H240 Rudder Questions   (1)
patbratton at 5:21am 02.12.22
I have been sick for about ten days with some kind of cold (not Covid 19) and only got up to the lak
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sailme88 at 5:11am 02.12.22
That's a great price. Unstepping alone was quoted at $700 at the only place that I could find out h
Aux fuel tank on H50
artboas at 5:00am 02.12.22
In theory, but if the other tank is full, where is the return line going to go? Maybe I am not unde
Ford 20 information
shemandr at 4:48am 02.12.22
The Flying Scot has an similar mainsheet system except the double blocks are forward instead of aft.
Tiller .vs. Wheel
Will Gilmore at 4:44am 02.12.22
I'm a very visual person. I think I can remember a time I had trouble with the whole steering from
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke
BigEasy at 4:41am 02.12.22
Had a 2GM20F that suddenly produced heavy black smoke on startup. Ran fine with no smoke after it w
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls
Tater at 4:31am 02.12.22
Thanks Benny. I only run E0 premix. This thing had two problems. A dirty fuel filter and an intermit
Tiller .vs. Wheel
BigEasy at 4:28am 02.12.22
Trained on tiller boats and it became a natural thing. When switching to a wheel had no difficulty
Tiller .vs. Wheel
jssailem at 4:25am 02.12.22
Sailing I started with tillers. It was simple instruction in the water. Pull the bow falls off the w

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