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Preventer Don Guillette at 3:24am 08.22.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/3070 This is an important topic and I did not want it getting lost in the accidental gybe topic.Mike (P
Mast inside cabin shorter than normal? Marty at 3:16am 08.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 Very few Sailboats have this issue. We are in the process of purchasing a Hunter 44DS,'06. The probl
Catalina 34 Cronic Water Leak-Port Side kjc at 3:57am 08.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1533 1987 Catalina 34. Wondering if anyone can help me who has experienced a similar problem with a cron
halyards jak4953 at 4:01am 08.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 Can anyone tell me the length of both the main and jib halyards on the H28??thanksjak
Raymarine ST4000 Tim22902 at 4:22am 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2413 Hello all,While sailing with my autopilot engaged, I believe, one of my guests attempted to take t
Where to buy? clif at 7:45am 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 5/907 Looking to buy bulk Lifeline 3/8" Where is the best deal out there? ThanksClik
240 Mast Bend?? JerryA at 8:04am 08.22.06 Smaller Boats 5/1139 I'm going to step up from my H170 to something larger for next season. I've looked at a few 240's. A
Odd Engine Situation Bad Obsession at 9:04am 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1073 I was motoring home today (no wind) and I decided to stop the engine for a second to check a few thi
Main Sheet BoulderDon at 8:34am 08.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1092 We just bought a 1985 Hunter 31 and we're curious about the routing of the main sheet. Right now it
Should we become catalina 350 owners? Christopher N Luhn at 9:56am 08.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/9059 We're former tartan 31 owners, but are between boats now. We are looking for easy-to-sail, not-too-
Yanmar Problems Lee Henderson at 10:52am 08.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1104 I just had my 1GM10 rebuilt and reinstalled. Took it out under power and could make no more than 230
mast Clayton16206 at 11:41am 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 i have a 1972 macgregor 22 with no mast or boom i dont no eny thing so i will like ifo on mast and b
Top End RPM Drop Rob McClain at 12:51pm 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1283 I have a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel that has always worked great. The top RPM for this engine is 3600 and
Wind generators Barry Gordon at 12:02pm 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 4/921 I'm looking for experiences and opinions on the quality, quietness, and reliability of large wattage
jib furler backwards hawk18679 at 1:18pm 08.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1070 We just purchased the 222. We think the CDI jib furler is on backwards, but being new to sailing we
HP Clayton16206 at 12:59pm 08.22.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1633 Can anyone tell me what is the highest HP outboard a 1971 22' can handle
37.5 topping lift Alice A. at 11:50pm 08.20.06 Big Boats 1/1224 Hi,all. Does anyone know what the length of the spinnaker pole topping lift is on a 37.5? Thanks, Al
Water surging through c/b trunk Scott Weglarz at 12:18am 08.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/795 I just purchased a 1975 Widgeon. Have any of you Widgeon owners experienced water surging into the b
Lightening Storm Drock at 12:26am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1371 This past weekend I stayed overnight in Elliot Key on Biscayne Bay in So. Florida. At night anchore
Correction! I now own A Oday 30! Denise23309 at 11:11pm 08.20.06 Bigger Boats 0/1131 Well, all the stress of getting the $ and getting the boat ready for the trip up the Bay. (chesepeak

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Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 9:23pm 07.03.21 causing municipalities to place deed or use restrictions because of in-situ contamination Exactly
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:22pm 07.03.21 if your engine overheated, also check the integrity of hoses supplying oil to
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) rpwillia at 9:01pm 07.03.21 You overlooked the obvious. Amazon.com : stuffing box wrench Of course you need to know the size y
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Brian D at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I am not a scientist, and I bet those on the board are as ignorant as I. However, I doubt that the b
Arguing with insurance company MikeHoncho at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I don't think an attorney would take a case for $2-3k. They may at least write a letter to your ca
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:33pm 07.03.21 In PHRFNW there is noting in the rules about using a spinnaker pole to pole back the leading edge of
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation (1) Ken Cross at 8:11pm 07.03.21 Here is a photo of ours. As you can see they are very close and the compass works just fine.
Too much mast rake (1) jssailem at 8:00pm 07.03.21 a few things you need to do while cruising single-handed There is a great "Free" guide to solo sai
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 jssailem at 7:53pm 07.03.21 Airmar makes a waterproof barrel connector for splicing transducer cables. Nice. Easy.
San Juan 28 Ken Cross at 7:34pm 07.03.21 San Juan 28 was built in Washington State. It's a pretty solid fiberglass hull. I think it weighed i
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 7:13pm 07.03.21 Bwahahahahaha! Maybe you should learn the definition of the words "acute" and "chronic" :banghead:
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 7:07pm 07.03.21 I always end up soaking the lock nut with bp blaster for a few days and then placing a big screw dr
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ken Cross at 7:07pm 07.03.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? HMT2 at 7:06pm 07.03.21
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Juice6576 at 6:37pm 07.03.21 I installed a Raritan Elegance with fresh water flush. My Marlow Hunter has 2 40 Gallon tanks. We li
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ward H at 6:34pm 07.03.21
Which boson chair do you use? MitchM at 5:35pm 07.03.21 i made my own bosn chair of solid 1" thick wood padded with 2" comfy closed ce
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? MitchM at 5:31pm 07.03.21 if your engine overheated, also check the integrity of hoses supplying oil to a
1987 Catalina 22 Battery Gene Neill at 5:19pm 07.03.21 Yeah man, I'd keep a G24. That's all we've ever had, or wanted. (Granted, we have 60 watts of solar,
Arguing with insurance company MitchM at 5:19pm 07.03.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack

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