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Full Batten mainsail or in-boom mainsail furling joe at 9:31am 10.22.06 Big Boats 10/3683 I am in the market for a new boat 40 Feet in size.My Question is how mooch power will I give up wit
what happened? Ted at 9:29am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1002 What happened to Tim from Detroit's thread on the Canvas Shop?
'88 Hunter 31 Refit: Air Conditioning calico sky at 9:14am 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1274 I am doing a refit of my Hunter 31 this Winter. Among the many projects is the installation of Air
Solomons Island, Maryland sailaway78 at 10:06am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1044 Report on the diesel is good I think, although I can't really take any credit for fixing anything. Y
Back flow after flushing on Groco K David at 10:05am 10.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1639 I installed a Groco K head in the fall of 2004. Recently after the head is flushed, the handle slow
A Simple Cal 20 Day Sail (1) Jim H23099 at 10:07am 10.22.06 Cal 0/492 I haven't posted for awhile, but I thought I'd share a photo gallery from a fun day sail today with
Radial or Crosscut Jibs paphman at 8:50am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1847 I would like to know if there is a big differance between the performance of a radial and a crosscut
For those interested sailaway78 at 10:13am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/884 In the pic of our boat I posted up, take a look at the boat behind us. It is a 1966 Chris Craft Apa
replacement mast greg d at 11:10am 10.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/880 just lost the mast in 50 mph winds. any ideas for replacement?thanks-g
throttle mike mckean at 11:08am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1110 i have a beneteau 321 when i push the throttle foward it springs back, if i push it to 2900 rpm it w
23,5 jib dimensions Arturo DeVitalis at 12:16pm 10.22.06 Smaller Boats 2/1090 Didn't want to unhank my 110 jib to measure the luff and the foot. I'm thinking of trying out the Ge
Think dink ex-admin at 1:59pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 34/4351 If you ever want to explore shallow creeks, bays, or gunkholes, some sort of dinghy may be needed. O
should I buy a 1973 ericson 30' tropical1 at 1:53pm 10.22.06 Other Sailboats 2/942 I have an opportunity to buy an Ericson 30' sailboat built in 1973. It is in the water. I would li
Cabin light wiring C-30 Cat30owner at 1:47pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1001 Recently I have noted that the Navigation table lamp and the Aft berth light have no power. The cabi
Refit of interior cushions Tony23708 at 2:09pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/927 My '84 Catalina 30 is in need of an entire interior cushion refit. It is dated and the foam smells
Yanmar 3GM manual dvideohd at 2:07pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3473 Any suggestions on where to get a Yanmar 3GM Manual? Thanks...--jerry
Sealing Lewmar Aluminium Portlight Frames to Hull Edward at 5:19pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/888 I've removed my lewmar portlights from my 35.5 and now want to reseal the aluminum frames around the
water heater hook-up on yanmar 3JH2E ? Morrie at 1:25pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1280 Has anyone hooked up a water heater heat exchanger to a Yanmar 3JH2E engine? I have the manual and t
Port Light sizes alumrock at 1:22pm 10.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/978 I Need to replace the port lights on my 31' 84" I have looked at the Lewmar and the Newfound metals
ST 60 wind vane GP at 12:31pm 10.22.06 Bavaria 3/1888 Has anyone ever had a problem with their mast head wind vane? I think the vane part(directional stab

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Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Stu Jackson at 11:41am 05.17.21 And yes, a windlass is a dealer or boat owner add on not a manufacturer's OEM. That may have been
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:38am 05.17.21 Dinghy foot pump connected to hose to inlet strainer.
1975 Catalina 22 Hull/Deck Seam pclarksurf at 11:24am 05.17.21 I am also concerned about removing all those screws and having that seam pop apart. Not sure if
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker jssailem at 11:15am 05.17.21 I assume it should look like the windlass breaker? No The windlass breaker supports the wires lead
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? jssailem at 11:09am 05.17.21 And use rubber gloves. Those jellyfish, even smooshed in the strainer screen can still sting ya.
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! BarryL at 11:07am 05.17.21 These guys will be happy to help https://fortecarbon.com/carbon-fiber-tubing Or just buy a CF Spin
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? (1) Grotto at 10:59am 05.17.21 The traveler on the 22 is not really that useful. i would almost just build a split bridle for the m
Keel Line markwbird at 10:56am 05.17.21 Interesting idea.
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 05.17.21 If you notice a lot of jellyfish, nettles, or other gelatinous stuff at anchor where you have been
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 05.17.21 I rigged a way to back-flush using the manual water pump of the Jabsco head, which is in the correc
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 10:41am 05.17.21 Much thanks for the input everyone. This is my first windlass problem, and I am learning much. It se
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) Calif. Ted at 10:34am 05.17.21 After replacing a few, this time it struck me that the vinyl cove stripe really didn't do anything f
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? DArcy at 10:33am 05.17.21 I second Goo Gone. It does a good job on tape adhesives and is reasonably environmentally friendly.
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! DArcy at 10:30am 05.17.21 wanted to see if it could be done That's about as good a reason as any. I hope you have the approp
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Jan11 at 10:28am 05.17.21 A windlass is not to be wired through the DC panel..... The windlass should be a direct connection
New Hunter being launched (1) DArcy at 10:20am 05.17.21 That's how we launch our boats. Up until about 10 years ago all boats at our club were launched with
Keel Line Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 05.17.21 No but that sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) jssailem at 10:07am 05.17.21 Innovation continues... My grand kids came over and started me watching (again) the Star Wars Saga o
Hunter 34 swshogren at 10:02am 05.17.21 I am looking at needing to do the same job this week to replace 35+-year-old hoses that look like wi
Covid-19 Vaccination TomY at 9:57am 05.17.21 For some 16 months we have endured a constant stream of fright reported to our TV's, internet news

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