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Foam Flotation?? Popeye18296 at 5:38am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1628 Are the foam blocks(flotation?) actually useful? Have a 1976 V25.When I aquired her there were only
Acetone affect on fiberglass? Charlie at 9:48pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/26858 Between the paper mills and the marina sanding bottom paint my boat gets a dark coating of I can onl
Shrink wrap help. chinny at 10:43pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 9/1981 I'm trying to put together some semblance of a budget for our Hunter 34, and wondered what most owne
HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1320 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1944 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3032 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1667 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check
hood? joefusa at 12:33am 04.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1260 looking into getting a new furler for a C-30. anyone with experience with the hood seafurl 5 series?
Boat Naming David Hall22685 at 12:43am 04.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1398 My boat has a new resting place at the lake. However, to make application, they wanted to know the
Considering installing a watermaker Larry Jackel at 11:11pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 5/1207 We are considering installing a watermaker in our 2005 H44 and are soliciting recommendations and co
Air Head sailordel at 11:04pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1543 Does any one have experience or knowledge of this product? Practical Sailor gave it a good rating b
Fitting a Fishing Downrigger to An Inflatable Tsehum Pete at 11:01pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1874 I have fished for salmon from my sailboat for several years. I now wish to try fishing from my Walke
Pedestal R. Shay at 3:18am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1186 I have a 1985 Hunter 34, with I believe a Edson Pedestal. My chain must have lost or broke a link, a
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 3:02am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 I am looking at a 22' catalina wing keel. I believe the draft is 2'8". I might do some racing on a s
Head pump out piping wchevron at 2:54am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1451 installing my new holding tank on the port side of the v-berth against the back side of the bathroom
Painting the hull in a cradle Scott B at 2:34am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 28/6546 One of this years spring projects is to paint the hull with Micron. Since the boat is sitting in a
Change to mainsheet arrangement on 310? Chris Connor at 2:29am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1864 I was talking to a company about a dodger for the 310. He fabricated a dodger four years ago based
Special bit to remove screws in companionway fittings? Chris Connor at 3:58am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1515 I have noticed that the screws holding the stainless steel hatch board battens (stiles?) in place ha
tell tales and a furling main Lovin it at 4:17am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3562 I have a Selden furling main on my Hunter 31. The head sail came with tell tales installed. The main
Rail Seats John Hosty at 2:21am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/871 Just a heads up. As a winter project I stripped down the rail seats and re-varnished them. The under

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Tipping angles All U Get at 11:22am 11.26.21 The calculations assume that the hull is a cylinder and that the center does not rise as it leans o
Touchless Sailing DayDreamer41 at 11:11am 11.26.21 Three of us went out one blustery day this past summer, my son on the helm and a buddy of mine sitti
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:04am 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk, e
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:02am 11.26.21 I did fabbed one out of sheet aluiminum ,not a good picture boom is hanging on wall in my garage dr
PacificNW weather update. (1) jssailem at 10:48am 11.26.21 My friend Rufus has posted his "Black Friday" weather report for the Pacific NW. Perhaps it should
Single handing Stu Jackson at 10:39am 11.26.21 Stu How long is your boat hook? Longer than your telescoping one? Ric Probably about six feet. Ye
Tipping angles Hello Below at 10:37am 11.26.21 It's time like this when I ask myself the question: "If things go bad should I really expect my insu
C-36 salon table Stu Jackson at 10:26am 11.26.21 @sail sfbay Nice "find." I hadn't heard about these guys before with that name (Catalina Only) b
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... jssailem at 10:24am 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It is
Tipping angles jssailem at 10:20am 11.26.21 Tom, your experience sounds a lot like the one demonstrated in this youtube video. kiv0fxFcV3I
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 10:14am 11.26.21 Thank you Rob. You are right about the detail they put in their blog. I installed my spinnaker pole
Tipping angles Tom J at 10:12am 11.26.21 When we transited the Okeechobee Waterway, we needed to heel to clear the railroad bridge at Port My
C-36 salon table sail sfbay at 9:28am 11.26.21
Touchless Sailing sail sfbay at 9:25am 11.26.21 Nice post!! Sailing with a neutal helm by adjusting sail trim and area is my goal. This article aug
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 9:08am 11.26.21 I think there is more awareness nowadays about the inferior quality of Chinese made hardware, and it
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... markwbird at 8:58am 11.26.21 A lot has changed since 1990.
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild DougM at 8:16am 11.26.21 They should have put an end-cap on the boom. Mine is completely open at the back end! Perfect sol
Single handing smokey73 at 8:00am 11.26.21 At the beginning of an underway I log date/time, engine hours, generator hours, who is on board, des
Single handing kappykaplan at 7:46am 11.26.21 Is there a specific log book for this or do you just use a plain note book? I use a plain notebook
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:35am 11.26.21 Is there a specific log book for this or do you just use a plain note book?

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