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Anchor Locker Bill Balme at 9:59pm 03.05.06 Other Sailboats 2/784 Hi,I inspected the anchor chain yesterday for the first time since taking delivery of my 1983 PS37
WOW - My bottom paint fell off yks (1) Jim Seamans at 10:06pm 03.05.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1354 I'm not blaming anyone for this. Picture is of my port side where the paint just flaked off down to*
Learning to sail H22 Second Wind at 9:15pm 03.05.06 Smaller Boats 14/968 I recently restored an 81 H22 and after a couple sails I realized I do need to learn a lot more. Is
Goose neck for 84 31' Hunter Margaritaville at 9:01pm 03.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1058 I recently ordered a new gooseneck or rather it is two halves of a ball and two springs but to be ho
Rubber seal around portlights Rich Byers at 8:12pm 03.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1310 I've been working all winter to bring the life back to a 1976 H27. I have hit the wall trying to fin
Genoa or Spinnaker Steven at 10:25pm 03.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1360 I have a hunter 36 and have toyed with the idea of adding another sail. What is your experience wit
Bending stainless steel Rich L at 10:20pm 03.05.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 I have a double block that mounts directly on a deck with four screws that go through a flange on ei
Fuel filter hose disconnected John at 10:17pm 03.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/773 I have a new Hunter 36. After docking yesterday I discovered that a heavy fuel smell in the cabin w
Banging Blocks ?? kai13227 at 11:52pm 03.05.06 The Cherubini Hunters 8/997 I'm fairly new at sailing, and I am wondering how to rig the two jib blocks. I have them clipped to
my Mirage 26 Website Mav at 1:10am 03.06.06 Other Sailboats 1/945 I'm still surprised that I haven't found more online pertaining to Mirage sailboats. So I decided la
Leaking head? Please help! :{ Peggy??? Matt at 1:09am 03.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/976 We have posted many topics trying to rid ourselves of the pervasive sewage smell on our 40.5, and ha
spare tire gene phares at 1:47am 03.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 my 1976 ez load trailer has 5 lug wheel 225x75dx15" tires. the wheel has ford hubcaps. how do I iden
Contacting owner Tim R. at 1:43am 03.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/904 I know this was discussed earlier but I have a new twist on the topic.Is it appropriate to contact
Port Lights H40 GThorne at 11:28pm 03.05.06 Big Boats 2/861 John,Sorry it took me a couple of weeks to get back to you, never got to the boat the weekend befo
Head size Seathumper at 11:23pm 03.05.06 Big Boats 4/780 I will be replacing my old head with a Sea Era electric head. The new head comes in two sizes: mari
Wiring & Radar Installation on Deck-stepped Masts Barry7363 at 3:27am 03.06.06 Ask All Sailors 30/3525 I will soon be installing a Raymarine 2KW scanner on my newly acquired 1983 Cat 30, and was wonderin
Neat Painting Trick chutz at 2:06am 03.06.06 Ask All Sailors 0/874 I figured out a neat painting trick for varnishing woodwork. I've been working on my rudder, and nee
Boat Transportation Clark at 4:26am 03.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/982 Who in the Southeast has had their boat transported in the last year? Can anyone give me an idea of
New motor cant get it in the well Gary at 3:58am 03.06.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1114 I have a new Honda 9.9 and it will not go up into the well, has anyone had this problem and what did
Any C&C 33 Mark II owners in Portland Oregon? Terry Johnson at 6:13am 03.06.06 C&C 2/2175 Hello, I am considering purchasing a 1985 thru 1990 C'C 33 MarkII. I was hoping I may find someone i

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Draft stripes. Anyone use them? Will Gilmore at 11:51am 03.30.21 Justin, is that a picture of your sails? The main looks back winded by the Jenny, but the sails loo
C-30 motoring speed sailme88 at 11:51am 03.30.21 There are many rivers that cannot be navigated against the current with a sailboat. The fact that y
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? Will Gilmore at 11:47am 03.30.21 "Anyone use them?" Yes. Even if you don't pay attention to them specifically, an exprienced sailor
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 11:33am 03.30.21 Meanwhile, I emailed a friend with a 36. She will get back to me, but probably too late for you...
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Ron20324 at 11:19am 03.30.21 Awesome, thanks for the info. I actually just broke down and ordered one from the UK last night, I
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 11:08am 03.30.21 My '66 GTO clutch linkage broke once. No way to start, put it in gear and get going,. So I put it i
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? srimes at 11:00am 03.30.21
C-30 motoring speed Hayden Watson at 10:51am 03.30.21 I have a 1988 C30 with the M25XP and get 5.4 - 5.6 knots at 1900 RPM with clean prop and bottom. I
C-30 motoring speed Stu Jackson at 10:46am 03.30.21 Two questions. The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM but everyone I talk to say 2400-
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 10:41am 03.30.21 I can tell just from visual observation that the water delivery side of the system is a poor, inade
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? rgranger at 10:34am 03.30.21 I have them on my new genoa but I spend more time looking at the tell tales than the draft stripes.
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 10:30am 03.30.21 ...Stay away from the 87 octane stuff too. So this is not as straight forward of an issue as it mig
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Stu Jackson at 10:29am 03.30.21 I need AGM @Monterey385 Honest question: Why?
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 10:26am 03.30.21 I think your math might be confused in your original example. Also, the fixed prop adjustments I've
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? dLj at 10:25am 03.30.21
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:19am 03.30.21 most sailors do not sail in 3 knt of wind, or 30 knt of wind. look at david's graph. where most of y
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:04am 03.30.21 i know these boys think i'm picking on them. really i'm not. learning about these toys is fun, righ
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 10:01am 03.30.21 Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots)
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 03.30.21 Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots) t
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