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Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1105 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1481 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1236 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1220 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1788 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/851 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1115 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been
VSCs Dennis at 4:08am 07.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1185 while i have never gotten one so far, I have been thinking about a Vessel safety check. Are they y
MD7A tachometer problems Donald L. Hendrix at 7:30am 07.20.06 Islander 2/2626 The tachometer for the MD7A diesel on my Islander 28 is misbehaving. It does not work when the engi
Booze!! Jack2438 at 7:58am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2215 I know I am leaving myself open for a joke or two but I really don't know the answer. While entert
Davits for Beneteau 361 Bob Hechlinski at 5:46am 07.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3030 To all Beneteau 361 (or similar) owners:We are on the verge of taking our 361 on a series of cruis
Cal 35 Pilothouse (1) Kyle6998 at 8:36am 07.20.06 Cal 2/666 Just fishing .... I have not been able to find any information regarding my Cal Jensen Pilothouse.
Reverse Jerry at 8:34am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/963 321 OceanisWhen sailing I put the prop in reverse does this have any damage effect?Thanks

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A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Project_Mayhem at 3:39pm 07.19.21 Last time I went from Chicago to NO there was one bridge on the Illinois with only 17' of clearance
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 3:30pm 07.19.21 That's good to know. I'll go visit down there to get an idea of how viable it would be for me. It
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! capta at 3:23pm 07.19.21 Last time I went from Chicago to NO there was one bridge on the Illinois with only 17' of clearance,
O26 Centerboard Assembly Project_Mayhem at 3:20pm 07.19.21 If memory serves me correctly, the 1/4-20 bolts on my ODay 25 are 1.25". I think i installed 1.5" w
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 3:13pm 07.19.21 That's good to know. I'll go visit down there to get an idea of how viable it would be for me. It'
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 07.19.21 Ding ding! My grandfather told us he spent a lot of time in that building during WWII. He owned a
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Project_Mayhem at 2:43pm 07.19.21 Photographs captured a building that once had the largest in the world floor area under one roof, o
Need help on bulb type for a Catalina 309 head light (1) sailingdeac at 2:42pm 07.19.21 There are places for three "bulbs" that look like this. what is this called?
Throttle position while sailing? Alan Gomes at 2:35pm 07.19.21 We have a 2007 41DS which has a Kanzaki KM35A-2 2.33:1 Ratio I believe that in some cases Kanzaki
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Scott T-Bird at 2:18pm 07.19.21 Photographs captured a building that once had the largest in the world floor area under one roof, or
Throttle position while sailing? DayDreamer41 at 2:17pm 07.19.21 We have a 2007 41DS which has a Kanzaki KM35A-2 2.33:1 Ratio
Stern vents - screen options? Big Mick at 2:13pm 07.19.21 I found some sink strainers at the hardware store that are a perfect fit. Stainless steel. They dr
Sailboat as 'investment"??? dmax at 1:46pm 07.19.21
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 1:37pm 07.19.21 Looks like the round trip hoist fee is $30; one way $20. Overnight car/trailer parking is $8/24-hr d
Autohelm higgs at 1:27pm 07.19.21 Search Results For: Tiller Pilot (factoryoutletstore.com)
Shower sump probs Rich Stidger at 1:11pm 07.19.21 Forget the pump float switch and run the pump continuously during a shower.
Dinghy protector Rich Stidger at 1:07pm 07.19.21 I use 303. Looks good for a month then it needs reapplication. I think it stays cleaner but maybe
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner (1) JackOlsen at 12:48pm 07.19.21 Thanks. As I understand it, the only way to get a trailered boat into the water there would be with
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Richard19068 at 12:07pm 07.19.21 An investment in mental health. Think of the psychiatry bills I've averted. Where would you rather h
G10 Material for Mast Step Blitz at 11:55am 07.19.21 Did you enlarge the rain-drain hole in the back part (or front) of the spar bottom? And add a silve

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