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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 10/3150 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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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
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 9:54am 08.31.21 Our 1989 Hunter 30G with an Edison pedestal has down for reverse and up for forward. You get used t

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