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LAZY JACKS INSTALLATION Bruce21401 at 12:19pm 09.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1116 Can anyone out there provide information with respect to proper installation of lazy jacks? Lazy
outboard flush Ron20444 at 12:18pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1624 I have a 1985 Mercury 9.9 outboard . Can i reverse flush my cooling lines by feeding hose pressure
Mac's ability to rest on the bottom at Low Tide! SeacretSailor at 1:06pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1175 Wanted to share these photos of my Mac 26S at Low Tide here in Maine! I live/work in Kennebunkport
VC 17 in the Fall Bill Leathen at 1:01pm 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/937 Does anyone know if it is OK to put a fresh coat VC-17 on the boat before we put it away for the win
Hunter 260 vs Hunter 26 Dan Robisch at 2:56pm 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1782 Hello,I'm researching my first sailboat. Besides being newer, what's the difference between a Hun
Anchor set up Trev at 2:27pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1152 I am looking for ideas on how to set up/store my anchor and rode. I have about 15 feet of chain wit
H41 Graysailor at 2:03pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 8/1062 Just took delivery of a new H41. Nice little rocket. Seems to move quite well. Updates and questions
H410 Compass for the Autohelm. AndrewB at 7:00pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 7/1121 I have a H410 Year 2000 and I am trying to find the "Compass" for the Autohelm. I have the Raymarine
Cockpit Cushions Rob19574 at 11:12pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1416
Phil --are the archives not working???? Bill Murray at 11:30pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1148 They were accesible last night - but this morning I cannot get the archive forum to open????????????
PHRF for the Chesapeake Bay Velero49 at 12:40am 09.11.07 Big Boats 2/2216 Just completed a couple of "charity races", the Leukemia and Hospice Cups and the RCs game me differ
Mainsail Trim - Top Telltail VT Fitz at 1:34am 09.11.07 Smaller Boats 17/2095 I have read several sailing books, so I think I have a good theoretical knowledge of the issues invo
CharlieCobra's EXCELLENT adwenture!!! CharlieCobra at 2:13am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1287 The weather in the PNW was gorgeous for a change with temps in the mid 70's and winds from the North
Sailbpat explodes and sinks.... Rick A19476 at 2:29am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1208 Too early to say what happened...http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=75bccb9c-5
Wood in transom is soaked Dean at 2:36am 09.11.07 Bigger Boats 9/2105 I've noticed that the wood under the deckplate giving me access to the top of the rudder post for an
selden rodkicker gas cylinder John Higbie at 3:05am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 1/3588 I'm thinking of adding a gas cylinder to my existing Selden rodkicker type 10 boom vang in order to
Any Tricks for Installing Zincs?? MoonSailer at 3:09am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1272 I am planning to dive this weekend and replace my prop shaft zinc. Any tricks as to a way to do this
BoatUS on EPA Discharge Permits Warren Milberg at 3:17am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 4/997 "EPA Discharge Permit Requirement for Recreational BoatsFor 34 years the federal Environmental Pro
CDI Roller Furl Bob Fox at 3:19am 09.11.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1378 After doing some research and talking to a few people I opted for a CDI roller furlfor my 1975 Pear
1972 Catalina sailboat Don Corbett at 3:42am 09.11.07 Smaller Boats 4/1935 I would like to know what specific worn ares to look for in this boat.

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What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same
Sticky, no sticky. (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Sticky, no sticky. sail sfbay at 8:41am 10.30.21
New Hunter 41DS Owner sail sfbay at 8:22am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.30.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this ar
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 7:57am 10.30.21 I think it was up until 1988 Catalina used plywood in the keel stubs which could turn into mush from
New Hunter 41DS Owner dkinzer at 7:40am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bil
H50 chart table seat sail sfbay at 7:34am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! May I suggest a custom furniture manufacturer in or around Naples, Italy? T
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 7:17am 10.30.21 I had one of those with the same problem. Catalina supplied a procedure for sistering up the keel bo
Engine Issue RoyS at 7:11am 10.30.21 Yes, I had nearly the same experience after leaving my engine idling for a few minutes at about 800
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:10am 10.30.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We a
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank loneshark64 at 7:06am 10.30.21 On my 343 it is a 1 gal 5 lb tank. When I took it in to get it filled it took 1 gal. There is space
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:05am 10.30.21
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 6:54am 10.30.21 Ours came with giant alligator clips. I only get around 5 amps, so I cut them off and installed one
Fuse in small solar setup dmax at 6:53am 10.30.21 Instead of the Renogy fuse, you want an in-line fuse with just plain wire pigtails like this: https:
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Ken Cross at 6:45am 10.30.21 On many RVs there is a hose fitting that goes to the black tank. The idea is to connect water to was
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 6:42am 10.30.21 Seems we are paying a very high price in modern boats to increase the waterline length. Not only are
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 6:37am 10.30.21 199648
Fuse in small solar setup chriscampbell at 6:28am 10.30.21 I wired a fuse between my 30 Amp solar controller and the battery. I would hard wire between the co

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