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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 6/9116 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 7/1070
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
CNG stove conversion question John at 11:51pm 02.10.07 Morgan 2/1840 I have a late model Morgan 41 Classic. The galley has a Gas Systems, Inc. CNG stove. However, findin
Adjusting a compass muised at 11:27pm 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 10/3151 When I put my new bulkhead mount compass on my boat last year, I did the man thing and screwed with
Evinrude e-tec 90 installation on 26M Capt Jim367 at 12:38am 02.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1005 Having recently installed a Honda 75 on a 26M (top speed 26mph compared with 21 mph with a Honda 50)
Trailering Without Motor Pierre at 12:20am 02.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/897 I intend buying a 26X this year. Caguy (Burbank) said on Feb. 9th that he takes off the motor in or

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Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 11:45am 08.31.21 At dock, box fans rule. One in the fore hatch works if you are in the cabin (also very useful on exa
pint blotches on radar screen dlochner at 11:43am 08.31.21 Can you get a screenshot of the blotches? Radar images are never sharp, they are just blotches. On m
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 11:42am 08.31.21 plan to go up mast and try everything . The Boom angle is the key... Jim...
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock tfox2069 at 11:41am 08.31.21 I also ran across a post from Jackdaw from a few years ago which answered the same question deep int
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Captain Larry-DH at 11:39am 08.31.21 Search the web for "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc. with the right
Single Handed Docking sesmith at 11:37am 08.31.21 Interesting devise. Would a typical boat hook work as well? Or was a boat hook modified to produce
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? JamesG161 at 11:36am 08.31.21 RD418D 4kW 18" digital radome That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plott
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:25am 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. Hmmm I can see how that is better than curtains in
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 11:16am 08.31.21 You'll have less than 20 minutes to clean the bottom before all the growth dries up. Most yards use
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kappykaplan at 11:10am 08.31.21 @blaser1234 , have you a photo you can share?
Alternator shutoff switch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:56am 08.31.21 DayDreamer 41, on my 2007 41DS the alternator was wired exactly as you describe. The big change Hunt
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 08.31.21 3) Replaced cutlass bearings few times. What is the distance between the aft end of the cutlass a
RF ground Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 08.31.21 Most instructions are written by engineers who couldn't explain how to tie a shoe. I had this probl
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:26am 08.31.21 ...does the trailer hitch height, (straight, 2" drop, 3" drop etc) affect the tongue weight. Stric
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? jeepbluetj at 10:21am 08.31.21 One thing to consider is despite being wireless you'll want to remove the mast head unit when trail
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. ch are more difficult but more important.
The 260 is home! Tedd at 10:12am 08.31.21 @Ottdreamer , The Vancouver boat has come down since I looked at it, but it's still too high, for m
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 10:10am 08.31.21 You must have Digital Radar now. Thus my conversion to the new Radar, I mentioned above. Jim...
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 10:05am 08.31.21 fans, airflow in general. Fortunately our C&C has 1 opening port on each side, a solar vent, and
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 9:56am 08.31.21 No frames, the 4 black plastic overlay on the outside, I'm not too worried about all the gray mfg p

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