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Repowering Orens at 6:14am 12.08.07 Bigger Boats 6/1505 I recently (last Thursday) was taking the boar from the mooring to the marina (Less than 200 yards)
OutBoard repowering JoeGoodrow at 7:49am 12.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1451 I need to fix the inboard (saildrive) or put an outboard on the boat...I have an Oday 25, with a fix
opening ports sonny bloxom at 7:45am 12.08.07 Bristol 1/2273 my 1977 Bristol 30 has fixed ports... I would like to replace them with opening ports. Does anyone k
Main sail draft in video Jim Seamans at 8:07am 12.08.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2819 Hey Don,I would like you to see this video that was shot for Latts ' Atts on one of their TV shows
Day sail up the Pascagoula river. (1) allen13458 at 9:38am 12.08.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1498 I launche at the mouth of the Pascagoula river today. The plan was to sail to one of the islands aft
C-22 VIN Numbers Fredrik at 5:02pm 12.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4344 I want to buy a used C-22 and looked at VIN numbers on transom and they looked like they were scratc
Hi I am back Seadaddler at 8:34pm 12.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/967 Hi everyone I finally got hooked up to the internet and had achance to get on the laptop and say he
2000 340 original brochure Tony at 10:28pm 12.06.07 Big Boats 2/943 Anyone have one of these they might post?t
Hull/deck painting Stevep at 11:38pm 12.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1240 Hi all -- I would like to paint my hull and deck this spring and have been investigating possible ma
Luff Tape Gordon Huwa at 10:57pm 12.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1462 I bought a Hook Roller Furling system and am new to sailing. The system has two slots for luff tape
Battery Problem Carl and Jule at 1:48am 12.07.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2886 Hi, all. Is there anyone out there that has not had problems with batteries? Well, here is our late
Some entertainment for a dreary winters day Manny at 1:42am 12.07.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1112 I came across this on youtube.Manny
Cabin Cushons Bob C at 10:03pm 12.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/866 I am looking for a piece of cushon fabric that is the old Blue and Brown plaid pattern used by Catal
ShipStore.com vwjon-M25 at 4:08am 12.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1119 Is anyone else waiting to hear from these guys? Here is my story.Nov. 6 I placed an on line order.
Has anyone Mac at 4:57am 12.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1097 tried to hang a hammock on a Mac 25? I tought maybe from the mast to either the forstay or backstay
difference in years? surfabilly at 5:22am 12.07.07 Catalina 22 1/1084 i am looking for a c22 to use with my family, but also to race in OD. i would think that for cruisi
Oil Change tim at 2:36am 12.07.07 Big Boats 7/985 Is there a difference between autmotive oil and oil in a deisel engine?
No navigation but an educational what if Ross at 2:30am 12.07.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1524 http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/caribbean/caribbean.htmlImagine your self somewhere in the Ca
boat color jimm at 7:34am 12.07.07 Day Sailers 1/957 i have a 1973 oday daysailer i am restoring. after stripping 30 years of various hand painted paints
ships, shoes, sealing wax, 37 C's sandpiper10471 at 7:32am 12.07.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/993 A few questions for you experienced 37 Cutters:Does anyone have an old head for a 3QM30?Has anyo

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Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 12:44pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 12:29pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. They provide interes
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? twalker H260 at 12:23pm 09.17.21 All this information is still available on the Marlow-Hunter site here: https://www.marlow-hunter.co
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 09.17.21 Depends on what you want. An electric pump is made for dealing with small leaks at the dock. Small
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? ice breaker at 11:52am 09.17.21 I nabbed that from the hunter site before they were sold. It was an additional manual beyond the no
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 11:52am 09.17.21 Yeah you could. But worse than the size of the top itself is the size of the wooden box supporting
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 09.17.21 Well I don't have any first hand experience with dying a dodger but I have dyed a navy blue sail co
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Stu Jackson at 11:30am 09.17.21 On a masthead rig the most important telltales on the jib are the middle ones - not sure on a fract
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Stu Jackson at 11:26am 09.17.21 Unless you're using the lazy jacks to hold up your boom, you can loosen them up to the point where
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 11:20am 09.17.21 5/16 was my thinking too. I keep trying to research anchor windlass installs on the H34 but find v
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 09.17.21 On a masthead rig the most important telltales on the jib are the middle ones - not sure on a fracti
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (1) BobH57 at 11:07am 09.17.21 Sorry for the late response. The forestay chainplate on my '99 H410 has crescent-shaped "ears" welde
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? jeepbluetj at 11:03am 09.17.21 Can't move to the mast with a stack pack. dmax is right, adjust em to where you can sail just fine w
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? jssailem at 10:52am 09.17.21 Ease the lazy jacks and snug them along the boom and mast while sailing. Release the lazy jacks and
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 10:44am 09.17.21 Ultimately I want the trimmers to make their own judgements using the various cues available to the
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Bluenose at 10:38am 09.17.21 Good ol' Beneteau designers. I'll bet you boat designers have never used their boats nor have they d
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 10:27am 09.17.21 Will start to look at the telltales in the body of the main Don, it has not been something we have r
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? dmax at 10:26am 09.17.21 Unless you're using the lazy jacks to hold up your boom, you can loosen them up to the point where t
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Davidasailor26 at 10:25am 09.17.21 OMG! It's enormous!! You could land a helicopter on it! Yeah you could. But worse than the size of
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? DeniseO30 at 10:24am 09.17.21 They should be somewhat slack just like your topping lift. I've read but not seen , people use bunge

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