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winch location Pat Myers at 10:22pm 01.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1334 I am taking my boat (Venture 21) to Sandusky Bay next year. I was previously at Atwood Lake. My que
Suitable Hatch Cover Material? Marcia at 10:26pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1176 I want to replace the plexiglass, (which are cracked and terribly scratched) in our two overhead hat
Bahamas Insurance Questions Skip Gundlach at 11:34pm 01.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1222 Hi, group,A couple of questions, and since I'm not a regular here, please also copy me at skipgund
Need Main Sail Cover for 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 11:38pm 01.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1086 The sail cover on my Hunter 320 is probably beyond repair. Does anyone have a suggestion where to ge
deck restoration Herb Langland at 12:12am 01.02.07 Catalina 30 3/1657 Good Old Boat Magazine had an article about Penetrol... does wonderful things to an old deck... can
Fairing the Keel Seekswind at 11:49pm 01.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1062 I am new to sailing. This last season was my first on the water and this winter is my first on the
New Years Day Race SweetTrade at 12:37am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 3/974 Well yesterday was the "None but the bravest" race at our local club. I was raining pretty hard at t
Packing the stuffing box and transducer adhesive Tim Opt Holt at 12:22am 01.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1726 1. I've not repacked the stuffing box on my H31 before. Does anyone know the correct packing width?
Beneteau First Class Eight Honeymonster at 1:04am 01.02.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1841 Hi all. This is my first post here. My wife and I are looking for a second hand trailer sailer tha
Robin Lee Graham, the Musical?! Bob at 2:22am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Taking note of the 14-year old sailing across the Atlantic, I decided to see whats up with Robin Lee
Embarrassing moments of 2006 Brian D at 2:19am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 26/1605 Well, time to lighten up and if you are brave, list the moments of 2006 in which you, well, went "op
Blueprints or plans Rich2347 at 2:26am 01.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1110 I am in the process of buying a 1988,34' Catalina, wing keel, and it is going to need a lot of work
Where are the nuts for the keel bolts? Mark Garbett at 2:55am 01.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/907 There used to be 2 bolts securing the saddle at the forward end of the lift keel. The bolts screw u
H46 Inner Forestay wire size Velero at 3:24am 01.02.07 Big Boats 6/970 I am building my own forestay wire and need to find the size of the wire. Also if you have a pictur
Marine Air system Tao at 3:31am 01.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1096 I am adding a reverse cycle air unit,16k btu's.Into 1981 h37c,Cherebini.Looking for suggestions for
Help me find my next cruising boat KennyH at 4:26am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1255 I need some help in finding a boat for my retirement. I have been looking but have not found much t
Anchor Marker Float - Do you use one? Windwalker at 5:00am 01.02.07 Ask All Sailors 10/7228 I have seen them only on a few other anchored boats. You know, the small float attached to the ancho
Outboard Size Ryan at 4:39am 01.02.07 Smaller Boats 11/1560 I am in the process of replacing the outboard engine for my Hunter 25.5. I am wondering what the mi
Steps for 23.5 swim ladder Arturo DeViatlis at 5:01am 01.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/1140 Where can I purchase either teak or rubber steps that can be attached to the 13 in wide swim ladder
Portsmouth rating for H260 soling42 at 5:27am 01.02.07 Smaller Boats 1/1144 A local trailer boat group is tempting us with participation in their portsmouth handicapped lake fu

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H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? sail sfbay at 3:32pm 08.04.21 One reefing strategy I use is to reef the head sail first then furl the mainsail.........this depowe
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? kappykaplan at 3:30pm 08.04.21 are we talking AWS or TWS? It depends on the skipper. I go for my first reef if AWS gets to14-15
Shroud on deck Crazy Dave Condon at 3:29pm 08.04.21 Generally the t ball studs were held in place by rubber fittings or a plastic/aluminum fitting held
1986 C&C 33-2 mast internal structure Dale Haz at 3:23pm 08.04.21 First question comes to mind is who is the mast manufacturer and do you have a traditional, non-fur
How many tacks? sail sfbay at 3:22pm 08.04.21 All other things being equal, the long tack should be the winner. A boat will always lose a bit of s
Batteries DayDreamer41 at 3:11pm 08.04.21 You might want to consider an alternator upgrade with a programmable voltage regulator, to OEM alter
Batteries Michael Davis at 3:10pm 08.04.21 Charging offshore will not be ideal with my system- 100Amp alternator, no generator I have much th
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? flightlead404 at 3:07pm 08.04.21 Quick question for clarification, when we're talking reefing wind speeds, are we talking AWS or TWS?
Looking for 260 in Canada Ottdreamer at 3:06pm 08.04.21 The genltman bought a Hunter 260 with heat and air, shore power,, roller furling, etc.. Found ou
Mary E All U Get at 2:49pm 08.04.21 Where is the fun in that? How can they provide their journalistic narrative to please their audienc
Interior flooring base Sailfanatic at 2:48pm 08.04.21 Starboard is a hard plastic available in a variety of thicknesses. https://www.interstateplastics.c
How many tacks? Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 08.04.21
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 2:39pm 08.04.21 Jack, where are you pulling your weather data from? We're also planning on going over on the 12th.
How many tacks? shemandr at 2:36pm 08.04.21 If you squeaked out a win you must have done it about right. Don't tack because you are tired of g
Chain snubbers dLj at 2:36pm 08.04.21 As I understand a 30-40' snubber is appropriate but if I'm anchored in 15-20' (4' tide) you would l
Batteries gfrazzle at 2:30pm 08.04.21 I decided on West Marine(East Penn) 8G4D Gels. Charging offshore will not be ideal with my system-
Chain snubbers thinwater at 2:25pm 08.04.21 A bunch of things. Roller vs. chocks. This depends on the boat. However, if the roller is not stro
How many tacks? Sailfanatic at 2:18pm 08.04.21 We raced last weekend. Out the Golden Gate to Bonita point and back to Oakland,about 20 miles. We
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? shemandr at 2:15pm 08.04.21 On my H356 with roller main I would go to a reef in the main at around 15 -17 kts. true. At that po
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner jeepbluetj at 2:00pm 08.04.21 Jack, where are you pulling your weather data from? We're also planning on going over on the 12th.

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