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Seaward instrument light Jon W. at 9:30am 01.31.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1346 I need a replacement lamp for the volt meter in my Seaward engine instrument panel. Does anyone kno
Icebox drainage agaliha at 8:49am 01.31.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3396 My 361 has an icebox with a 12vold cold plate. There is a thermostatically controlled "hole" which
Carbon vs Aluminum william24424 at 10:25am 01.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1860 Aluminum masts still seem the standard for production sailboats, they probably cost half as much as
Kiwi Prop Vinny at 10:42am 01.31.07 Big Boats 7/1196 Well just a quick note. If the Kiwi Feathering prop works as well as the service from the company i
Hatch Cover leaking Jim at 11:00am 01.31.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1108 I am new to sailing and a new owner of a 1983 Catalina 30 so be gentle if I use the wrong terms. :-)
Is it just me or ??????? Nice N Easy at 11:47am 01.31.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1137 It seems way to common to read on here of boats sunk, missing or in trouble. Also noticed that on my
Pets on board (1) Manny at 12:31pm 01.31.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1288 Hi All,I was wondering if many of you take your pets on board. I have two dogs that I sometimes br
Swim Latter Repair on Hunter 25.5 (1) Robert Reid at 12:38pm 01.31.07 Smaller Boats 3/1083 We have a 1985 Hunter 25.5. One of the swim ladder's mounting blocks is broken. It appears that th
Palmer engines Daryl at 1:25pm 01.31.07 Other Sailboats 0/826 My 1972 P 30 has a palmer motor. I noticed that all Pearsons seem to have Atomic 4s. Was the Palmer
Sailing the Great White North tom at 11:16pm 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1682 Is pleasure boating pleasurable in the great white north?? Specifically the St Lawerence Seaway??? I
loose shrouds anyone? (1) kunundrum at 2:39am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1124 This is the kind of fun you too can have if your shrouds are nice and loose.
GPS JoeB at 2:00am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1059 Just picked up a Garmin GPSMap 76What are my options for downloading maps? and who, or which ones w
What's your worst disaster? Kunundrum at 2:49am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/980 Thought it might be fun to open up this subject as we can probably all learn from others disasters,
Bimini Tops B737 at 3:17am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2185 Anyone have any info to get a cheap Bimini for my H34, New or Used???
MacGregor 26 Atlantic Crossings? swk1029 at 4:33am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/21414 Hi, I am new to sailing but looking for a boat to learn on and eventually to port out of Horta in th
How to buy Radar? PrincessoftheLake at 5:11am 01.30.07 Big Boats 23/1593 I would like to add Radar to my 1995 Hunter 40.5. We sail and cruise on Lake Superior in the Apostl
The New kid on the block takes a beating! James R. Machin at 4:49am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 53/2887 Dear Benny, Tom, ' some of the rest,Hello! I'm obviously the new kid on this block and am perfec
Holding tank suds22334 at 8:25am 01.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/835 This question is for owners of 30 ' 1990 catalinas only I think . I need to buy a holding tank from
Proper Response to "Starboard" Call Ranger Paul18580 at 8:54am 01.30.07 Smaller Boats 3/1012 During our last club race, I was crossing courses with a boat on the starboard tack and I knew I was
Trailor Help Rich4700 at 8:58am 01.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/796 I have just bought a 1982 oday 192 without a trailor, and I am having trouble finding a trailor that

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Hunter 216 Loose Forestay sail sfbay at 9:31am 08.11.21 It is possible the forestay is too long resulting forestay sag, which this article can shed some lig
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:20am 08.11.21 @Ralph Johnstone his tweet isn't aging well... 3rd heatwave this summer. I'm dying on my boat wit
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:19am 08.11.21 DO TOO :mad: ! Saw something last week which might have been the sun, maybe :confused:. Ralph,
wing on wing sailing YVRguy at 9:12am 08.11.21 A preventer is an obvious precaution so I won't belabour that point but here's another thought: In m
wing on wing sailing sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.11.21 .......I guess the best solution is the preventer........... Good plan, espeacially in swells or ro
Shore Inlet Water Connection sail sfbay at 9:05am 08.11.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! The shore water supply should be tied into the water pump di
wing on wing sailing RoyS at 9:02am 08.11.21 I leave a preventer rigged all season long. It consists of two lines connected about mid boom going
Shore Inlet Water Connection Stu Jackson at 9:00am 08.11.21 Maybe the PO had a leak in the cockpit shower line from the higher pressure from the shore water con
1984 Hunter 34 Standing Rigging david21837 at 8:59am 08.11.21 All, Thanks for all of the information, very helpful as always.
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III jeepbluetj at 8:55am 08.11.21 A '78 would definitely not be a MK III. And the asking price is pretty high. The one SkipperJohn li
wing on wing sailing Udi at 8:50am 08.11.21 Thank you all very much! I guess the best solution is the preventer, because as far as I know till n
looking to upsize!? sail sfbay at 8:38am 08.11.21 O'Day 240 for sale in New Jersey 1989 O'DAY 240 sailboat for sale in New Jersey (sailboatlistings.co
Open valve shemandr at 8:37am 08.11.21 At least on my H356 most of the intakes were in one compartment at the base of the companionway step
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III sail sfbay at 8:31am 08.11.21 Washington State or British Columbia.Has to be MK III. Here you go: 1978 CATALINA 30 MARK III TALL
Rig tuning physics sail sfbay at 8:14am 08.11.21 Anyone have a link explaining the physics behind rig tuning? I get the basics, what does what, but
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... Leeward Rail at 8:09am 08.11.21 Further to the Atomic 4 Stevedore difference, here is the exact quote from Moyer Marine: The Steved
Open valve sail sfbay at 8:01am 08.11.21 Is there a valve on a Hunter 33.5 that will sink the boat of left open? No more than any other boat
wing on wing sailing JamesG161 at 7:57am 08.11.21 On my H430 we set the Traveler to stop the boom swing. Plus the Boom is over head of the Cockpit, s
H23.5 sliding hatch joetr1955 at 7:51am 08.11.21
wing on wing sailing jssailem at 7:45am 08.11.21 Good morning Udi. Wing on wing sailing is a natural way to sail down wind. Use of a whisker pole le

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