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Beating to Weather Tom at 11:35pm 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 34/2382 I have very little success in beating to weather in waves. Maybe tacking through 120 degrees. Pointi
How to get off and on a boat! jackhartjr at 9:59pm 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/907 Hi folks, while looking at the You Tube video of the really really really ssllooww trimarans (LOL) I
Original fabric for Oday 34 wayneR at 6:33pm 01.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1331 I am planning to modify the interior of my 1984 ODay 34 and need some of the original fabric to matc
only 6 months to summer (1) Dan Cornell at 1:20pm 01.11.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/899 only 6 months to summer
Catalina 30 Exhaust Dan at 11:35am 01.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2268 Does anyone know if you can remove the muffler to a universal 21hp and pipe the exhaust straight out
Hunter 326 Arkayp at 11:16am 01.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1280 I'm thinking of buying a Hunter 326 for primarily weekend coastal cruising in Southern California, m
My Mac 26S Paint job! ;D SeacretSailor at 11:07am 01.11.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1063 I will try to post a photo with this. I recently bought my 2nd Sailboat, a 1991 Mac 26S: Edelweiss,
Wiring the pedestal Margaritaville at 10:40am 01.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1216 I am going to need to run some addition wires up in the pedestal. As i understand from looking in t
SBE/SB8/12 parts manuals rpinhypoluxo at 10:16am 01.11.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/975 I have a yanmar service manual SVE/SBE series and a Yanmar parts Catalog sb8/12 that need a good hom
So Hot!!! (1) Lou & Ann at 10:03am 01.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1051 We have been considering an air conditioner on our boat. After surfing and speaking with others who
Minneapolis Marina and Slip (1) Russ at 8:22am 01.11.07 Smaller Boats 3/1371 I am moving to Minneapolis, MN and I would like any information on marinas and seasonal slip rental
John Barrett with the" babystays" response smitroe at 7:42am 01.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/849 John ,I was reading your response to the mast raising question and (a)I accidentally re submitted yo
A New Boat. Did this happen to you? Mark Burrows at 7:03am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1081 The attached link is to a cute video on youtube.com Its about a guy who has bought a used Beneteau
Mascerator Discharge Line Checkvalve Freddie Miller at 6:15am 01.11.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1499 Peggy . .Does it make sence to install a check valve in the 1 inch discharge line between the hold
Hitch ball Pierre at 5:51am 01.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1378 I intend to buy a 26X this year, I need to know what is the size of the hitch ball required, and wha
Island hopper outboard motors Jack at 5:44am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1856 Anyone have any experience with "Island Hopper Outboard Motors". I have never heard of them before.
Boat transport to the Caribbean Tim R. at 5:17am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 14/6839 Does anyone have any experience with these ships that will transport your boat? I live in Maine and
Great Reading Hugh4753 at 4:27am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 Just finished reading Fastnet, Force 10 about the 1979 Fastnet race and Fatal Storm about the '98 Sy
Compatability Jack W -2005 H 36 at 4:11am 01.11.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1522 Peg,I use your K.O. on my boat. I flush using the fresh water from a tee off from the sink. My que
boatswap eaglewings at 2:58am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 0/840 I own a Hunter 30-1980 "Eagle Wings", moored in Portsmouth harbor, New Hampshire. A sailing buddy

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Water dripping from salon lights duck21 at 4:16pm 07.07.21 I don't think the cover plates are a point of water ingress on our 376 (yet), but I need to remove t
Port Lights: Who made these? Johnb at 4:01pm 07.07.21 They are New Found Metals Tri Max
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Rick486 at 3:58pm 07.07.21 When we took possession of our new 44 DS one of the first things I did was to make a cover for this
Port Lights: Who made these? Phil Herring at 3:46pm 07.07.21 They look like Newfound Metals to me, but maybe one of their earlier designs.
275 Traveler and Main Sheet F260SS at 3:39pm 07.07.21 The traveler control line is not continuous on my C275. It is tied on each side of the traveler.
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Skipper Chris at 3:19pm 07.07.21 Thanks for the heads up. I learned something new also. I had no idea you could simply lift it up to
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? Skipper Chris at 3:16pm 07.07.21 It sounds like you certainly have a bearing still in play after the shutdown. As has been mentioned
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 3:00pm 07.07.21 And... I still don't have any bottom paint:facepalm:. UPS tracking showed it in Oklahoma City then
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 2:54pm 07.07.21 This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the wheels is what drives the rotation of th
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) TimFromLI at 2:47pm 07.07.21 Have you tried a crowfoot wrench, I had success with them.
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 2:46pm 07.07.21 I find seamanship shows up in many locations and ways. Always find it fun to see the concepts applie
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 07.07.21 Good stuff! My wife and I watch and enjoy his videos. Foxes Afloat is another uTube narrow boat vide
Water dripping from salon lights sail sfbay at 2:45pm 07.07.21 We had the same problem with our 1998 H376. The final solution was re-bedding the screws in the hoo
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? shemandr at 2:25pm 07.07.21 Watch out for Bears. :stir:
275 Traveler and Main Sheet PMK at 2:16pm 07.07.21 The traveler control line is not continuous on my C275. It is tied on each side of the traveler. I
275 Traveler and Main Sheet shemandr at 2:15pm 07.07.21 I've often wondered about a continuous traveler control line. Sometimes it's a strain to reach down
Some will hate this!!! Hayden Watson at 2:08pm 07.07.21 which gets transferred to the wheels. This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the
275 Traveler and Main Sheet sail sfbay at 2:05pm 07.07.21
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kappykaplan at 1:59pm 07.07.21 Nice find, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 1:56pm 07.07.21 The statement is that you cannot sail "dead down wind faster than the wind speed" which is true in

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