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Wave height on lake Ontario paphman at 6:13am 11.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2714 My wife and I purchased a cat. 22 We are going to sail it on lake Ontario. My question is how larg
Rig tension Smitty at 6:07am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 14/4104 I'm not sure where to ask this question, but I'll start here and see how it goes. I'm not racing,
HEY what happened to the chicks on sailboat thread Casual Observer at 5:43am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 0/833 Phil if you are going to delete that thread, then fair play dictates that you ALSO delete the "Hot H
HEY what happened to the chicks on sailboat thread Casual Observer at 5:41am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1123 Phil if you are going to delete that thread, then fair play dictates that you ALSO delete the "Hot H
Head sail or main sail only Claude at 5:26am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3039 Our boat is a 35.5 with a small 120% genoa. I recently had an interesting discussion with the owner
Rudder post damaged Viktor at 4:54am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 6/1096 We had couple of windy days here in NY. My Pearson 26 was moored during this time and was subjected
1975 Morgan O/I 33' - thinking of buying one ... info@sebagosailing.com at 4:44am 11.01.05 Morgan 2/2156 Just wondering what the inherent issues are with this vessel. We want something affordable to cruis
Suggestions for a new boat --help please Al at 4:37am 11.01.05 Trailer Sailors 8/1835 I live and sail the coast of Maine. I'm looking everyones opinion of the best trailer sailor. I wo
Back To Basics Don Guillette at 4:09am 11.01.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1480 I was reviewing comments after being off the forum for about 12 days while in Tucson, AZ and sometim
steering problem Del Wiese at 3:53am 11.01.05 Big Boats 4/948 I have an 89 Legend 37 and lost steering during a race last Saturday. Used the emergency tiller to
Any thoughts about Propane refrigeration windride2712243 at 3:23am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 I have an RV that has a really nice Norcold refrigerator/freezer and was thinking, Hey why not use t
mast rake? doug miller at 3:08am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 8/1108 i crewed my boat while an experienced racer was helmsman.his first comment was about the lack of we
Another proud new H 23 owner Spinfisher at 3:01am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 18/1228 Hello all!I have been reading this Forum for the past three weeks, among others. I made the decisi
Hot Hunks on Sailboats Gary Wyngarden at 2:06am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 78/4272 Phil's right--we need to give the women equal time here.Here's a picture of me on my warm sunny cr
wiring from mast Gary at 1:36am 11.01.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1065 I will be taking my mast down next weekend for the first time since I purchased 2 years ago. I have
Hunting for Hunter 26/260 FirstMate15036 at 1:26am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 0/678 Looking to buy a water ballast Hunter 26/260 somewhere in the western US (Colorado or west). We nee
Hunting for Hunter 26/260 FirstMate15036 at 1:04am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 6/970 If anyone knows of a 26 or 260 for sale in the western United States, let me know. I watch all the
Winterize in Texas? RGallagher at 12:51am 11.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1095 I have a Catalina 22 that I keep on the lake in the DFW area. This is the first year my wife and I h
Manual Hunter 23.5 in PDF format Toine at 11:41pm 10.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2500 Looking for a manual for my 23.5 in PDF or link somewhere on the internet!
Rebedding Genoa Fairlead/Car Tracks Tsehum Pete at 11:12pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1281 My boat (1990 Beneteau Oceanis 390) has some deck leaks around the port genoa/fairlead car track and

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Furler Twists Sirius Pete at 3:49pm 05.25.21 The furler is a Plastimo (France) 406. Forestay appears fine, however may be a little slack.... ht
Furler Twists Sirius Pete at 3:48pm 05.25.21 The furler is a Plastimo (France) 406. Forestay appears fine, however may be a little slack....
Wax after acetone? dmax at 3:13pm 05.25.21 Greg - use a heat gun to warm up the epoxy, this will soften it and then you can remove it with vari
Mast thickness? Orbweaver at 3:03pm 05.25.21 US Spars has responded and the mast is NOT their equipment, so probably Isomat.
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 2:54pm 05.25.21 Replaced fw pump, raw water impeller, cover plate, o ring, thermostat, pressure cap, several hoses,
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 2:50pm 05.25.21 Thanks, I didn't know that about the vang. I noticed on the first sail that the boom was bending -
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 2:49pm 05.25.21 Greg, the only thing that will touch set epoxy is C-4. y before the accidental drips. Don't ask m
Wax after acetone? shemandr at 2:49pm 05.25.21
Wax after acetone? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 05.25.21 would rubbing that with acetone remove the spilled epoxy? Greg, the only thing that will touch set
Swing Keel Dimensions (3) pclarksurf at 2:36pm 05.25.21 I can tell you the body of the C22 keel has to fit into a 1.5" wide slot in the up position-- the bu
Replacement cockpit ladder (1) sail sfbay at 2:34pm 05.25.21 Congratulations on your new 98 C250 wing keel!! You OR a carpenter / stainless steel shop can fabri
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 2:33pm 05.25.21 Thanks, I didn't know that about the vang. I noticed on the first sail that the boom was bending -
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Tally Ho at 2:23pm 05.25.21
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 2:20pm 05.25.21 Be careful with the acetone. Fiberglass and acetone don't necessarily play well together. I dripp
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 2:09pm 05.25.21 There might be more information on the Flying Scott Sailing Association website. There is also a Fly
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Whatfiero1 at 2:09pm 05.25.21 Definitely sucking air. Will cause overheating you can close valve and shove water into pickup tube
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime cymeyer at 2:04pm 05.25.21 Has anyone else ever experienced this? Even after filling the raw water strainer it still had a pr
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue tkwhalen at 1:57pm 05.25.21 Good to know thanks for the heads up
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! tkwhalen at 1:50pm 05.25.21 My 49 is a cutter rig. I recently replaced all my sails with North 3Di Nordac sails. I spent around
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 05.25.21 A properly tuned Yanmar 3GM and my 22 Y.O. 2GM20F does not smoke after the first puff out the exhaus

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