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Schooner sailing (1) cephius (Dave) at 11:56am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1174 In recent posts I've seen the statement "If you can sail a catamaran, you can sail anything!"Prior
Toe rail and hull/deck joint integrity ddt at 4:08pm 11.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1740 Does anyone out there know if the toe rails on a 1981 Hunter 22 serve to hold the deck to hull joint
shaft alignment ted at 9:04pm 11.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2132 If anyone can give me some information on how to move the shaft a little to the port side of the boa
An answer to bridge clearance higgs at 8:52pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1609 I wonder how these guys move the water bags outboard and then back in again.http://ssca.org/DiscBoa
Sailing to weather T/F HAL at 8:21pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1201 True or false? To sail to weather well, a centerboard boat (due to its underwater foil being long an
Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2691 I just pulled my '68 Pearson, and the wooden rudder is cracking from drying. I've read that the woo
PS37 Dingy Options David Unger at 11:30pm 11.27.07 Other Sailboats 5/997 I recently purchased a PS37 and am looking for some recommendations regarding a dingy. The canoe st
Distance to Horizon Mergatroid at 1:00am 11.28.07 Smaller Boats 4/952 I remember someone talking about your hight above the waterline/sealevel and the effect on the dista
Bow Propeller Hunter 410 from 1999 Dear Hunter at 12:46am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1493 Hi,Is it possible to get some help, maybe you have already done it, we would like to get a bow prop
Transmission Leak KC13291 at 1:36am 11.28.07 Catalina 30 1/1285 My 1981 Catalina is equipped with a fresh water cooled Universal 5411.My problem is a transmission
What do we do now? SEADANCE at 2:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1931 With sailboats all snuggled up in their cradles for the winter what are you guys and gals occupying
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Warren Milberg at 2:54am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1273 I'm not a flak for BoatUS, but having just received the below note, I thought it important to pass i
Bottom Paint (1) Jim Seamans at 3:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1326 What a difference a year makes. For the last two years we have had to repaint the bottom due to the
sailboat for 10 to 16 year olds walt at 4:14am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/4332 Id like to get something fun to sail that my boys age 10 and 13 will enjoy for a few years sailing o
Sails on in New England Winter? Al - s/v Persephone at 6:12am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2320 Once again, I'm faced with unbending my sails for Winter storage, flaking and scrunching them into p
Hand Carved Nameboard for Transom (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 7:00am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1203 An article in Good Old Boat magazine motivated me to make a new ribbon board for the transom of my 1
North coast weather T37 Phil at 7:15am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1340 I am considering buying a boat half way up Lake Michigan and bringing it back to Erie by going aroun
Bequeathed a Catalina 27... How do I sell it? bc bach at 7:37am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2052 Hello Catalina Experts! Thank you for reading my post. Do to unfortunate circumstances, I will soon
Great tips for cruising Captain E at 10:07am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/926 Ok since sailing season is over for most of us, I guess I should start a tip topic for everyone to p
Entry-Level Sailing Careers? Michael Sindelar at 10:01am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3000 I have been in the hotel management business for all of my working life (about 30 years). I am tota

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Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.07.21 It was not designed to be pressurized but not sure about low pressure mattress pumps
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 3:58pm 11.07.21
Jib halyard question. kappykaplan at 3:56pm 11.07.21 @SailingLoto , you are welcome. :beer:
Jib halyard question. SailingLoto at 3:55pm 11.07.21 Do a search on "jib downhaul" on this site. I was just reading up on that. Thank you.
331 Oceanis wiring diagram ChrisMro at 3:53pm 11.07.21 Thanks SoSound. When I cruise, I keep all my batteries ON and on anchor, in the morning, my house b
Jib halyard question. kappykaplan at 3:45pm 11.07.21 Do a search on "jib downhaul" on this site.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:37pm 11.07.21 Your Drop Zinc must be electrically connected to your Shaft Zinc. Using an engine block clamp for t
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Tally Ho at 3:35pm 11.07.21
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:16pm 11.07.21 My daughter is a big dog and cat lover and I, of course, love science and philosophy. So, when I h
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Tally Ho at 3:12pm 11.07.21 The last time I changed the oil in my Yanmar 3QM30 I got interrupted after I had pumped the oil out
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 3:08pm 11.07.21 Crusty, In the article I linked to earlier it explains that even though the charger has connections
H260 Furling Main Sail Crazy Dave Condon at 3:05pm 11.07.21 The 260 is a water ballast and it cannot accommodate an onboard diesel. If you are talking about an
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to r
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:58pm 11.07.21 Dave How much pressure is to much pressure? Or is any pressure in the tank to much because it i
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:51pm 11.07.21 Buy the electrode from that company. It comes with a fantastic manual that explains the physics and
Alternator wiring DArcy at 2:25pm 11.07.21 Thanks @leo310 the diagram is pretty much what I have planned except I'm using an ACR so the alterna
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 11.07.21 High pressure pumps will break the seal of the water ballast lid. Top dealer for the 26 and involve
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 2:00pm 11.07.21 You should have two red battery on/off switches for the positive side of each battery, you can turn
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 11.07.21 I would not reuse the drained fuel.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 1:56pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to re

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