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Keep It Simple Don Guillette at 4:59am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2099 Today a new lister called me about a sail trim problem, which we handled. He then told me some of my
Wheelsteering Michel at 5:52am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/935 Hi folk'sI am from Belgium, mostly sailing in the Netherlands and looking for an automatic wheel st
Shut off valves for scupper thru hulls? Roger 20226 at 6:04am 02.12.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2074 On a recent survey on my 1969 Mistal 33, the marine surveyor insist that shut off valves be installe
Speaking of warmer weather... Phil Herring at 6:55am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 28/1688 We were having a discussion here (read: argument) about when "commissioning" takes place in various
Downwind 360 penalty turn procedure Grizz at 5:27am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3258 Don, this question/situation surfaced as a group of the crew coped w/ 7 degrees ambient in the froze
Main Sheeting Car TomR11803 at 6:46am 02.12.07 Sabre Sailboats 3/1799 My 1980 main sheeting car on my Sabre 28 was furnished by an English company, EYE, and the plastic r
Mystery Leak Don at 7:13am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/992 I have owned my 1997 H-26 for six years, and until last year had no leaks. Now I am dealing with a
Questions on Beneteau 265 Jason at 7:37am 02.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2685 There is a 1993 Beneteau 265 for sale locally, and I cannot seem to find any information about these
Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? SeacretSailor at 8:59am 02.12.07 Destinations 2/2185 Does anybody sail and overnight at Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? I'll put in at the southern part and s
Removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer Chuck711 at 9:07am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/9118 What are some suggestions on removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer? Its been in for 20 years
New Sailor (1) Joltnjoe at 10:47am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1340 I just purchased a 76 22' Seafearer She seems to be in good condition. I have a break in the lower r
Roller Reefer for H212 and similar PalmVilla at 11:34am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/819 Winds here tend often to be too high for the full sails on this over-power boat, and the original ji
Checking in with this forum... r.w.landau at 11:17am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 57/3322 There is alot of good advice here. One of the things that makes your advice real and believable is w
Is Your Boat Wintering on the Hard? (1) You Yours at 11:46am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1071
Need Specs & Info on a 1999 Hunter 38 Bro Paul at 11:53am 02.12.07 Big Boats 3/1503 Just thinking about a change from a 31 to a 38. I found one that I like, but I need to get the full
Autohelm ST1000+ install picture (1) AZExpedition at 1:20pm 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/1011 I epoxied a block of varnished wood to the cockpit floor for the pin end and mounted the angle brack
Mainsail Traveller for 1994 h26 (1) AZExpedition at 12:59pm 02.12.07 Racing 1/1728 I don't know who else races thease dogs, but here is a picture of the traveller I installed trying t
Anyone need a Edson GPS Mount (1) Jim Seamans at 10:06pm 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1256 I have one for sale over in the classified section.JimS/V Java
Sail slug advice needed... Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S at 10:54pm 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1974 Hi everyone. It feels really strange to be doing anything boat related - as I stare out the window
Steering bearing on B 35S5 Conrad8334 at 11:16pm 02.10.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1082 The bearing on my 35S5 for wheel steering is worn out. Where can I find the bearing that is inside

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Tongue weight question. sail sfbay at 4:19pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer toun
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 4:11pm 08.31.21 I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my son
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant jeepbluetj at 3:57pm 08.31.21 <snip> The reason people should not mess with miniature refrigeration is the the critical refrigera
Tongue weight question. rgranger at 3:53pm 08.31.21 On my H26 it does not take much to go from steady to squirrelly. If I load most of my crap in the
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 3:32pm 08.31.21 Semp, would you know what size the units are and how many GPH the pump is? Thank you
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 3:26pm 08.31.21 :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely 33 as an average hig
puck lights that fit (3) Mechone at 3:24pm 08.31.21 These fit perfectly and they have a soft light perfect for Beneteau's recessed lights. (No quest
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 3:19pm 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. d hatch covers are good.
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues SailorFrank at 3:18pm 08.31.21 Thanks, but that's not it. The water flows fine into to the sump box. It's the ejection process when
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 3:07pm 08.31.21 My boat has 3 a/c units attached to one pump, but the a/c water feed is from a separate, dedicated s
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Gil at 3:01pm 08.31.21 Thanks for replying. Of everything I already tried doing, never thought about taking the prop off an
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 2:10pm 08.31.21 My guess is you need a much larger pump but two separate pumps seem to make a lot more sense and may
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:05pm 08.31.21 I ordered the SeaFlow from Amazon, it should come tomorrow. For now I have a portable AC, but it doe
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 2:04pm 08.31.21 You didn't actually say you had the hoses off in your opening post... Anywho... you can run it on th
Single Handed Docking RoyS at 2:03pm 08.31.21 Giro, The snagger I made from an old boat hook. Removed hook and replaced with a T hose fitting. Spl
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:03pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 yea
propeller selection, and shifting ggrizzard at 2:01pm 08.31.21 On 1979 my H30C with the Edson binnacle, the gear selector points to port and a "down" movement shi
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 1:59pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really ne
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? HEINZIR at 1:36pm 08.31.21 I hang this from my split backstay. Unlike other portable units, this one does not have to be pointe
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power JohnShannon at 1:33pm 08.31.21 A dip in the water can cool you down. With me swimming somehow lowers my core temp a little bit and

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