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BVI Bareboat Charter Roy Udwin at 9:08pm 03.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2040 We are planning our first BVI bareboat charter for Dec 2007.Since we are first timers we thought it
Protection for Electrical Connections. AndrewB at 11:15pm 03.08.07 Big Boats 5/802
curved mast kyle at 11:08pm 03.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2162 Last summer i bent/ curved my mast, the cheapist I can find a new mast for is 680.00 Is it possible
AL Mast Step for Gear Mounting? carina at 10:55pm 03.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1280 On '84 h27, is the AL Mast Step top plate OK to use for gear mounting. Considering a boomkicker and
Gooseneck & Slide for 1976 O'Day 25 (1) Corey16781 at 10:38pm 03.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1956 I lost the boom Gooseneck
Electrical Connection Dale at 1:22am 03.09.07 Big Boats 1/816 It was recently discovered that a splice connecting the refrigeration compressor to the cooling pump
windspeed vs hullspeed? WindDancer at 1:14am 03.09.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2720 This may be a dumb questionIs it possible to leverage the wind to attain a hullspeed(over water) g
leaks wrenchs wench at 2:12am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2119 after a good rain i get water in cabin which requires me to pump bilge, moisture on starboard sette
exhaust thru hull Matt at 2:00am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1406 Both the bilge and exhaust thru hulls tend to submerge when under sail at any speed on our 40' sailb
Advice on mounting a bowsprit (into cored section) Hank at 1:58am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2183 It seems I cannot bolt throgh my deck or hull on my boat. I have to drill trough the gelcoat/glass
9.9 johnson wrenchs wench at 2:17am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1213 i have the 9.9 johnson 2 stroke long shaft on my oday 22 and it gets me back in no problem when the
on vacation wrenchs wench at 2:21am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1042 ill be in cape canaveral for the month of april at villages of seaport and would love to crew for so
on vacation wrenchs wench at 2:20am 03.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1059 ill be in cape canaveral for the month of april at villages of seaport would love to crew for anyone
Converting an Icebox John J. Frank at 2:27am 03.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 17/2254 I am about to embark on converting my Icebox to a refrigerator and curious as to how you may have go
reefing on 321 Tom Chitwood at 3:26am 03.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1483 I have removed my main sail and didn't make notes on the reefing as it was removed. I thought I woul
NMMA says proposed emissions rule could hurt some Alan at 3:45am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 0/864 The National Marine Manufacturers Association is encouraging its boatbuilder members to submit comme
Schaeffer 750 & Hood 705/810/915LD Warren Milberg at 3:49am 03.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1125 Furler manuals available to anyone who wants to pay postage for them. If you have a need for one, o
Rudder nuts and bolts??? Sanman at 1:42am 03.09.07 Smaller Boats 3/980 Was in the back of the aft-berth in my 23.5 hooking up my solar panel...and noticed that the bolts w
Engine Key Switch on Catalina 310 Ray2325 at 3:38am 03.09.07 Catalina 310 3/2155 3 quick questions. On the engine control for my Catalina 310 is the that doesn't do too much except
Pulling a prop Chris at 7:03am 03.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/994 I have a new max prop to install on my 2000 model 321. I have figured out the new max prop, but won

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Rig tuning physics jssailem at 5:43am 08.11.21 Great ask. Buzz Ballenger at Ballenger Spars in Watsonville CA has made Spars his career. He has sev
Rig tuning physics shemandr at 5:37am 08.11.21 There is a book "The Physics of Sailing" which touches on some of these issues. I don't remember th
Rig tuning physics danstanford at 5:22am 08.11.21 Having followed the settings outlined in guides for my various boats, my understanding is a synthesi
Raymarine Ray 55 Transmits but Won't Receive Sun Catcher at 5:19am 08.11.21 Hi.. I wondered about the same thing and so walked a fair distance away to check with the handheld,
Chain snubbers (1) thinwater at 5:10am 08.11.21 Originally the columns were labeled 15 knots, 30 knots, and 42 knots, but that designation was chang
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 John Dibb at 5:01am 08.11.21 Our 361 port rail was damaged in hurricane Isaias last year. Local fabrication was not easy to get s
Chain snubbers dLj at 4:11am 08.11.21 This raises a point that has always been unclear to me. How does one know what forces are placed on
Sailing or not SailingLoto at 3:43am 08.11.21 As a new sailor, only on my second season, but 40 years old. I am working towards retirement in a d
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. wmikewhite at 3:08am 08.11.21 I appreciate the reply. Note that there is water entering the keel bolt pockets through the small h
H23.5 sliding hatch DJN51 at 2:03am 08.11.21 On my 95 i ran a piece of the fuzzy side of self stick 3/4 in velco on both sides of boat under plex
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling DJN51 at 1:56am 08.11.21 One trick make a cloth bag to incase furler head while raising mast or it will scatch up front of b
NOT buying H34 splax at 11:34pm 08.10.21 i had a similar issue and it was water leaking from a raw water connection for the engine
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III Skipper John at 11:27pm 08.10.21 This one is in Southern California available in November: 1995 Catalina Mark III Tall Rig, Newport
Fuel Tank Gauges on Hunter 410 smokey73 at 8:28pm 08.10.21 :thumbup: Mine is about a 5 gal reserve to allow for sloshing around.
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26pm 08.10.21 How can one method be OK, but one method be not OK? It's not a matter of which way is ok. The head
Chain snubbers thinwater at 8:19pm 08.10.21 Snubber hooks/soft shackles etc. need to match the snubber, not the rode. If you use a fat snubber t
Chain snubbers thinwater at 8:17pm 08.10.21 This raises a point that has always been unclear to me. How does one know what forces are placed on
Chain snubbers NotCook at 8:07pm 08.10.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) The hooks I use are more reliable than the D-s
Open valve BigEasy at 8:06pm 08.10.21 On my 1988 hunter 33.5, there was an overboard discharge thru Hull fitting for the holding tank (1
Fireworks in the sky Ward H at 7:27pm 08.10.21 Last weekend we enjoyed watching Venus set and Saturn rising, followed shortly by Jupiter. Looking f

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