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Flex-O-Fold Propellers allsail at 9:56am 01.31.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1468 I am planning a trip down the ICW, from Annapolis to St Marys, Georgia this August/September. In pre
Give me the poop on my vented loop Seattle Scott at 8:42am 01.31.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1080 I have a starboard side head with the holding tank a foot way with no Y valve, all waste goes into t
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 15/21415 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

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Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 7:12pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: H
NOT buying H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 6:36pm 08.11.21 I took possession of the boat today it's going on for 10:00 p.m. and I'm settling in for the night I
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Georgedoyle at 5:03pm 08.11.21 Also, it helps to have several frozen water bottles in the fridge along with your perishables and b
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Georgedoyle at 4:56pm 08.11.21 I just added 400 watts of solar and I concur with Jeepbluetj. The refrigeration on larger Hunters re
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Stu Jackson at 4:26pm 08.11.21 In addition to the good replies so far, 1. Have you done an energy budget? 2. How big is your hou
To Drill or Not to Drill? (2) jssailem at 4:11pm 08.11.21 James... What are you going to do as the tiny spaces clog with salt and the delta silt that comes up
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook jeepbluetj at 4:07pm 08.11.21 1. What are your batteries? (AH capacity and chemistry. Physical size doesn't matter) 2. What is you
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook jssailem at 4:03pm 08.11.21 rated at 80 amps Congrats on your new boat. Smart plan to take the boat out on a series of shakedo
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Ralph Johnstone at 4:00pm 08.11.21 If the alternator is still stock you will want to replace that, add external programmable regulator
wing on wing sailing jssailem at 3:58pm 08.11.21 JRacer A nice document discussing the various viewpoints on preventers and rigging to minimize the e
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Rick486 at 3:31pm 08.11.21 Based on my 44 DS experience, my batts are 3 gel 6D house. Running the fridge and freezer constantly
wing on wing sailing JamesG161 at 2:14pm 08.11.21 the loops of the mainsheet swing across the cockpit instead Not on my H430.:snooty: All can be si
To Drill or Not to Drill? (2) JamesG161 at 2:06pm 08.11.21 Like these... Verify your identity This is the item from Walmart
wing on wing sailing Sailfanatic at 2:05pm 08.11.21 On my H430 we set the Traveler to stop the boom swing. Plus the Boom is over head of the Cockpit,
Profurl C320 furling line size BigEasy at 2:04pm 08.11.21 I used 5/16". Works fine and doesnt overfill the drum when unfurled. Sufficient "hand" when furlin
To Drill or Not to Drill? JamesG161 at 2:03pm 08.11.21 Thanks for the info. I plan to use something in the bottom of that Anchor Closet to prevent pluggag
Profurl C320 furling line size dmax at 1:44pm 08.11.21 Thanks Stu - I'll go with 3/8" and 1 1/2 turns.
wing on wing sailing JRacer at 1:42pm 08.11.21 You might find this informative: Preventer rigging (oceancruisingclub.org) Also the accident repor
Profurl C320 furling line size Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 08.11.21 I use 3/8" on my ProFurl LCI32 system. Works just fine, reasonable "hand," no coring required. Jus
looking to upsize!? bgstar19 at 1:37pm 08.11.21 Hey cheeseNcrackers: I hope you have luck finding your next boat. Are you planning on selling your

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