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shaol draft keel Harry Kazimirski at 4:47pm 04.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/888 I would like to know how to ground my mast for lightening protection . Is the keel completely encaps
Fiberglassing keel 'n hull joint Roger at 6:57pm 04.05.06 Grampian 3/2033 What a site! Thanks to all who have added to my knowledge!Now: Any experience to pass on re fibre-
Mid-boom Traveller Installation Nutcracker at 2:27pm 04.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 I am preparing to fit a mid-boom traveller system on my 1996 Hunter 280. The requisite geometry, har
GPS interface with autopilot BSiegel at 2:17pm 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1497 Can anyone tell me the advantages of having a GPS interface with an autopilot. Just bought a new boa
Which handheld GPS to buy? Adam at 1:30pm 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1090 I am new owner of O'day 222 and will be doing coastal sailing off Maine. I don't plan on using a GPS
GPS Fix allsail at 1:08pm 04.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1099 I have a Raymarine GPS and C80 CP. Last summer lost a fix on 2 or 3 occasions for short periods. Yes
Polar diagrams for Bavaria 36 Aaron at 8:06pm 04.03.06 Bavaria 1/5480 I've been looking for polar diagrams for my Bavaria 36 without much success. Does anyone know where
350 sink cutting board Bill at 10:30pm 04.03.06 Big Boats 2/1063 Has anyone come accross a cutting board sized to fit on one side of the double sink of a C350? If s
OTA HDTV at the dock Monty Miller at 11:27pm 04.03.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1409 Our marina is only 8 miles from the local towers and I'm wondering if over the air (OTA) HDTV recept
Hard top Bimini for a 415 Phili at 12:15am 04.04.06 Morgan 1/1865 Does any one have experence with a hard top Bimini for a 415?
Rigging a flag at the masthead uploadjoe at 12:25am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 3/4276 My boat currently has no means of flying a flag on top of the mast and I am wondering how do I rig s
Kiwi Prop Update Patrick Lombard at 12:35am 04.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/944 My boat has been in the water now for 2 weeks and Ihave been out a few times with a jib only. Will
Lazy Jacks Don Guillette at 1:25am 04.04.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2468 Recently there was mention of 2 flaking system - lazy jacks ' Dutchman. Normally I sail single hande
Dingy Davits on a 35.5 Don at 1:35am 04.04.06 Big Boats 6/1755 I would like to find an economical solution to dingy stowage. Currently I tow it but not ideal in my
What is the best way to keep the jib from flogging Yeto at 1:41am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2323 Ahoy,When is the best time to release one sheet and haul in on the other when tacking so that the
Traveling Buz Page at 2:09am 04.04.06 Destinations 3/1937 Just finished a five year cruise of the all Great Lakes, except Lake Ontario on my Beneteau 411, Mer
DDW Revisited; Myth vs. Reality (1) henkmeuzelaar at 2:07am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1914 Last week several threads scrolled by in which the controversial "to DDW or not to DDW" issue came u
keel line jim at 2:16am 04.04.06 Smaller Boats 4/963 My main keel lead is starting to fray where it ties onto the next lead just before the knot. I have
Looking for advice between Tampa Bay and Marco Is Jack at 2:28am 04.04.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1660 I am taking my first mini-cruise down the intercoastal and Gulf shoreline. 7 days of sun'fun. I have
Catalina 400-What's Your Opinion Glenn G at 2:59am 04.04.06 Big Boats 3/1521 If all goes according to plans, in 3 years we'll be retiring to 2-3 years of cruising down the coast

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Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 9:10am 04.04.21 Another exciting day on the water! Yahoo! :( Not as expensive as you might think. Check the raw
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR kloudie1 at 9:10am 04.04.21 Water out of boat! People in boat! Boat off rocks! the three cardinal rules
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 04.04.21 OUCH :facepalm: ! ! ! ! Seems like you've just lost any alignment you may have had between your Xmi
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) jssailem at 9:00am 04.04.21 Start engine procedure Open raw water valve for engine cooling check fuel in tank and fuel system
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 9:00am 04.04.21 See #3 to avoid raw water flow problems. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/value-of-raw-wa
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) dlochner at 8:57am 04.04.21 It was a nice windy day yesterday, so the wife and I decided to cook lunch dockside and then sail.
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 04.04.21 In seven year of sailing an inboard this is the first time I've forgot to turn the cooling water on
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) (2) SycloneDriver at 8:47am 04.04.21 If you look closely you can see the large crack in the window. I think the extreme cold temperature
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR jssailem at 8:44am 04.04.21 I focus on keeping the water out of the boat. Boat powered to travel in the direction I select. And
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Amordomar at 8:40am 04.04.21 Thank you, This gives me a great start and had greatly increased my confidence in this project!
Custom font for boat lettering dLj at 8:35am 04.04.21 Did the subject just get changed from Font to Paint? Evolution is weird on a sailing forum. Subjec
first trip to Catalina DArcy at 8:25am 04.04.21 This recount of a small boat voyage to Catalina was posted a while ago in a thread about fog. It wou
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR kloudie1 at 8:24am 04.04.21 Check that engine anodes are in good condition too
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR kloudie1 at 8:22am 04.04.21 Welcome! Don't worry too much about the engine.. You'll probably find that it will start and run fin
Custom font for boat lettering Brian D at 8:20am 04.04.21 Did the subject just get changed from Font to Paint? Evolution is weird on a sailing forum.
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Amordomar at 8:15am 04.04.21 Hello, Thank you for your response. The boat is out of the water and does need two new batteries. I
first trip to Catalina Brian D at 8:11am 04.04.21 There's safety in numbers.
Grounded or ungrounded boat? LloydB at 8:10am 04.04.21 With a meter against a known earth ground. Grounded and bonded can be not the same thing but are oft
first trip to Catalina Calif. Ted at 8:09am 04.04.21 About 20 years ago I ran into a group called "SoCal Potters" at the transient docks in Channel Islan
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR jssailem at 8:04am 04.04.21

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