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Heeling porsche at 8:56am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1365 What is the Ideal heel that you take your boat ? I have been told around 10 to 12 deg. I have saile
water ballast or swing keel ? porsche at 9:42am 01.21.08 Trailer Sailors 25/13418 Just wondering if the water ballast boats perform like the swing keel boats ? I have to have my boat
Jabsco head problem agaliha at 10:27am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1880 I have a problem with a Jabsco "29 Series" manual head on a 2002 Beneteau. I bought a rebuild kit h
Signal flag ID assignments JC2 at 2:44pm 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1101 Chichester had a flag code, consisting of a letter (possibly C; I forget) and the numerals 67 (basic
outboard alternators walt at 5:05pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1031 Im guessing someone here knows how these work.. Here is how I believe they work but could be wrong.
Keel Before (1) KevinMc at 8:41pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1099 This is the keel before.Error: Error: expected , but found instead
CABLE What do I need to do here? (1) KevinMc at 8:45pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1083 This area is worn. What should I do, if anything?Error: Error: expected , but found instead
Removal of rear Air Conditioning unit. AndrewB at 9:26pm 01.21.08 Big Boats 3/952 Does anyone know how to remove the rear Air Conditioning unit. I think the fan needs replaceing. I h
Mast supports when un-stepped on deck George H260 at 9:38pm 01.21.08 Big Boats 4/1669 Hi AllWill be having my mast un-stepped and placed on the deck while coming up the Hudson to Lake
Spinnakers on cargo ships Alan at 11:03pm 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1443 The first cargo ship departed the UK today headed for South America and has deployed a HUGE spinnake
Signs of Spring sailaway78 at 12:29am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1252 It may be just the latter part of January, but I was sitting out on the deck this morning with a cup
Adding second house battery Ross in Tampa at 12:43am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1133 Greetings all,I am planning on adding an additional house battery to my 1979 25 Oday. I already ha
Running Backstays Burleigh at 1:40am 01.22.08 Big Boats 5/1307 Hi all,Has anybody experience of fitting running backstays to a B ' R rig on a Hunter 376 ?. The m
Stepping the mast and tuning the B&R rig: any advice? RJ9757 at 1:52am 01.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/5624 Hello all. This week I'm unstepping the mast on my 1987 H31 to replace the lower spreaders and the
MacGregor 25 1983 HIN ? Sean deFuentes at 3:22am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1311 Help, anyone,I recently purchased and moved aboard my 1983 25 MacGregor.I need to apply for an anch
Local Notice to Mariners Warren Milberg at 3:37am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1070 In chatting about cruising with a few sailing pals of mine recently (what else is there to do, it's
VD-160 Powerplate vs VD-152 Horizontal Evaporator skip lucas at 4:14am 01.22.08 Other Sailboats 2/1740 I own a 1991 Hunter 433 Mooring sailboat. I replaced the frigibot freezer/refrigerator compressor a
Question about 22 mkII wing keel mykcoon at 4:20am 01.22.08 Catalina 22 0/1148 Does anyone have a photo of the slide-out galley for a 22 mkII?Can't find any on Catalina's web pag
88 Oceanis 390 Terry at 6:07am 01.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1119 I would like to talk to anyone who has replaced the keel bolts on thier 390 wing keel. I requested a
Inside shot (1) KevinMc at 6:08am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1083 Here is the shot from the inside. Does this help? Still don't see a bolt.Error: Error: expected , bu

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Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent All U Get at 1:45am 08.15.21 If the tank is half full, how would anything come out the vent hose? Hmmmmm.
Overhead wiring question (1) JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 11:45pm 08.14.21 And here is a photo of the Jerry rigged lighting wires before I took down the light. Since these pi
Overhead wiring question (1) JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 11:37pm 08.14.21 Thank you Ward and Stu, I down loaded the wire diagram and Will take a look tomorrow. I attached a p
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 (2) karellen at 10:37pm 08.14.21 I had the mast off my 356 this year and took some pictures before disconnecting. Looks like you have
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:34pm 08.14.21 Made some progress today. Decided to use the conduit at the back of the electrical panel to the cock
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 Rich Stidger at 9:15pm 08.14.21 Lol. How do I described it... Hang the batteries from under the board, under the mattress. OH, I
Project: Cabinets in the aft sleeping area Steverhnm at 9:09pm 08.14.21 Thanks Tally Ho, it was just such wasted space. Now I can put enough supplies in the pantry to go o
TS Grace jssailem at 7:35pm 08.14.21 Not for a week or so.
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW JoeWhite at 7:06pm 08.14.21 I measured my Mast by connecting a 100 foot tape measure to the main halyard and pulled the end of t
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent (1) LVGS at 7:05pm 08.14.21 Brainstorming a bit... Unless the tank was full-to-overflowing out the vent before you turned on th
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent JoeWhite at 6:57pm 08.14.21 Peggy, If you mean placing the hoses in wrong connectors, it will not be possible since the input i
Which odor control product for holding tank urine Alan Gomes at 6:38pm 08.14.21 I know you, but not everyone who reads what we write does. I learned years ago that for every part
Overhead wiring question Ward H at 6:25pm 08.14.21 On my 93 C30 wires run along the cabin top hull joint both fore and aft, around to the other side an
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:20pm 08.14.21 In that case you should be famliar with the parts of the CFR that apply to recreational vessels. -
Which odor control product for holding tank urine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:05pm 08.14.21 I know you, but not everyone who reads what we write does. I learned years ago that for every parti
WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240 sail sfbay at 5:49pm 08.14.21 Talk to RigRite.
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:47pm 08.14.21 In that case you should be famliar with the parts of the CFR that apply to recreational vessels. --
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:37pm 08.14.21 I don't know where you got that idea... I worked at EPA in regulatory enforcement and, prior to th
Overhead wiring question Stu Jackson at 5:16pm 08.14.21 You should be able to find a C30 manual here at this link. Catalina manuals actually showed wire ro
Surveyor in Idaho? DougM at 4:40pm 08.14.21 If at all possible, find a surveyor who specializes in or at least knows sailboats. Some so called m

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