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outboard quits when in gear after about 30 yards beeryboats at 9:53am 05.07.07 Catalina 22 6/1319 Just launched last weekend and had a near disaster. My fairly new Merc four stroke 6hp outboard quit
How to rig a Ericson 23 Chris at 12:29pm 05.07.07 Other Sailboats 0/1848 Hello, I recently purchased a Ericson 23. Not having ever sailed and new to the whole thing I nee
Rule bilge pump question greg at 12:50pm 05.07.07 Big Boats 6/1808 I was cleaning the bilge for the first time of the season and decided to just run the hose in the bi
Seidelmann 25 Traveler Rob Mackin at 1:34pm 05.07.07 Seidelmann 1/2015 I bought a Seidelmann 25 (1979) 5 years ago that was a "project" boat. The bulk of the work has been
Tiller to Wheel j nigro at 2:32pm 05.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1296 I have recently purchased a Catalina 250 with tiller steering and would like to covert it to wheel.
H240 Centerboard New Hunter Owner at 6:13pm 05.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/1046 Just purchased a 1998 H240. Following launch, I attempted to release the centerboard uphaul line to
Hands free VHF? JohnnyMac at 4:25pm 05.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1262 Does anyone have a source for handsfree VHF or walkie talkie. I've had no luck with the usual marin
water at the bottom of the fuel tank Mauro7800 at 9:09pm 05.05.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2084 I have recently bought my Monsun 31 and I'm going to do some work on her.I have a question. Does an
Need help with Navpod for Radar PrincessoftheLake at 10:06pm 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 I just received the Navpod enclosure I ordered for my Garmin 3210 and it is the wrong one. It is a
Self healing Doug at 9:53pm 05.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/941 Went for a quick daysail yesterday and engine is fine leaving the slip. Sail out, have lunch, fire i
Norcold SCQT-4407 C30T#2035 at 10:27pm 05.05.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2273 After getting my ice box better insulated in my Catalina 30, the plans are to think about refrigerat
H26 PHRF seadog69 at 11:43pm 05.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1052 Does anyone have a PHRF rating for a Hunter 26? We recently acquired our 1995 Hunter 26 Water Bal
Rancor filter location Tom Chastain at 11:22pm 05.05.07 Big Boats 5/1358 We are trading up to a H-38 and checked the boat yesterday. Main question is how to change the ranc
Rigging tuning Erin Esposito at 1:25am 05.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1045 Rigging catalina, need specs on rigging tuning. Any info would be great!
O'Day 22 Model "badge" Grif18135 at 1:41am 05.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1122 So where on this beast is the model and other vin tag sorts of information? I think I've crawled ab
Manual toilet won't draw in fresh water Chris at 12:36am 05.06.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2098 On board toilets seem simple, but always seem to give me a mystery each season. I have a Jabsco man
a bit off the subject..but..... letterman at 12:11am 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 3/954 Picture this...Welcome to the 133 running of the Kentucky Derby. There was a new horse added today
Passagemaking? Wildernesstech at 1:53am 05.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1587 I am considering a Hunter 33,38, or 41 and would like to know if anyone on the forum has done any pa
Need crew berth for Rendezvous Jack Weaver at 3:37am 05.06.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1313 Ahoy, all...I have been unable to put together enough crew to take Valhalla from DC around to the
Dinghys, moorings and sailing Val at 3:41am 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 I just moved my h37c to a mooring ball.What is the best way to tie off a dinghy to the mooring ball

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SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 08.21.21 Once you put them back on and try to wrap the line you might have a bit of muscle memory that makes
Sheer vs steering currents Davidasailor26 at 3:06pm 08.21.21 I think you mean "SHEAR" like break off or cut off. There are winds aloft that will shear the to
Never say never Leeward Rail at 2:59pm 08.21.21
NEW SAILS sail sfbay at 2:51pm 08.21.21 Good choice!! When there is a bolt rope in the sail running in a track on the boom, the loads are
Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Leeward Rail at 2:45pm 08.21.21 If you end up switching to Dyneema I found good pricing at cbknot.com I switched to a UHMWP rope.
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 08.21.21 I understand that now, thanks everyone.
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. Dennis Kitchen at 2:35pm 08.21.21 Yeah those slugs will come down a lot faster than they go up.
Wooden Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.21.21 He eventually started his own company (8 employees) and contracted out to the telephone companies..
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. Leeward Rail at 2:31pm 08.21.21 Low water shots look great. I first discovered that with a disposable waterproof camera.
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. rgranger at 2:28pm 08.21.21 You may have found a new "best practice" in drone photogarphy. ;)
Best of Luck dlochner at 2:27pm 08.21.21 The problem with Solar Panels is they can catch updrafts. Since your boat @dlochner appears to be
Wooden rgranger at 2:26pm 08.21.21 I tend to think that led those students who were legitimately college bound to stigmatize those wh
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. shemandr at 2:24pm 08.21.21 My Mark 25 was set up like that and I never got it. Although it looked sloppy, that boat had a very
Best of Luck JamesG161 at 2:11pm 08.21.21 The problem with Solar Panels is they can catch updrafts. Since your boat @dlochner appears to be o
Oday 272 LE Bulkhead and bilge water sail sfbay at 1:49pm 08.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! 1. Need to find out the source of water entrance into the bilge and stop it.
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? dLj at 1:29pm 08.21.21 Ralph Johnstone...........six to seven years out of an application of bottom paint is remarkable an
Best of Luck kloudie1 at 1:27pm 08.21.21 Man, I knew a woman who kept me out of some trouble, but it cost me more than a new engine/trans! ;)
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? dLj at 1:23pm 08.21.21 You say coast of BC - are you in fresh or sea water?
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? sail sfbay at 1:20pm 08.21.21 Ralph Johnstone...........six to seven years out of an application of bottom paint is remarkable and
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Charles Erwin at 1:19pm 08.21.21 Ralph Is your permanent moorage influenced by any fresh water source? Does your boat go to dry st

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