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Race with a cruising spinnaker plus some questions Phil at 10:16am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1075 Just did my first race (whitesail) and came second...just 4 seconds out of first. Our 36' Beneteau h
Waste Tank Vent hose attachment ??? Steve Perry at 10:06am 09.09.05 Big Boats 6/913 Can anyone tell me where the tank end of the vented loop line attaches? I have found the top end jus
Muffler going bad? Seattle Scott at 9:27am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1050 I've had boat 3 years, with a Yanmar 4JHE (well its a 4 something for sure) put about 300 hours on e
Gloucester Sail Boats Bill L at 9:16am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2106 I am very happy with my 1969 Daysailer but am interested in moving up to a 19 foot size. The Oday Ma
Hurrican Insurance John Ehricht at 8:39am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/890 Our 2004 Hunter 33 was docked in Slidell at Oak Harbor where the eye passed right next to the I-10 t
Nylon web rode Carl at 8:22am 09.09.05 Big Boats 4/919 Our 1987 h40 #217 came with a 40 fathom (240') one-inch nylon web rode stowed on a reel under the an
MK II Jacko at 6:55am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/7204 What does MK II stand for in a boat title/description?????
groco hf worth rebuilding? Richard19068 at 6:45am 09.09.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2518 Peggy,I have a Groco HF pump on an HE base. I assume this is original equipment on my 1985 boat. I
check valve jack at 6:39am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1027 On my 86 Catalina 27 there is a check valve just off the outgoing hose on the hot water tank. Its a
Pad eye for Spinaker / Reach Poll Rob Edgcombe at 5:56am 09.09.05 Big Boats 1/945 This is our first year with a 1993 Legend 35.5. The seller to us either did not have or did not give
Salvage of Nimbus Nimbus at 5:09am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1180 So Katrina sank my Catalina 30. As soon as I could get to it (4 days later) I decided to see if I co
Bridge height dilemma John T1594 at 4:49am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/4471 The Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey in which we sail has two fixed height bridges that some what l
Toe Rail Drainage Problems Sub at 4:00am 09.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1406 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. A previous owner had caulked along the toe rail and deck joint. There is
Wiring Harness upgrade Ed at 3:06am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1191 I am preparing to attempt the re-wiring of my '87 C30. I plan on ordering the new wiring harness fr
VHF Radio Broke sailor SV Marcell at 2:39am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1800 Why is it that when you monitor the VHF you can only hear one side of the conversations? Someone us
Info on 3 blade prop berwin at 2:03am 09.09.05 Catalina 30 5/1824 I have a 1989 30 TR with a 2 blade prop (Come with boat new) I would like to know which is the bette
downwind speeds catalina 38 Dave at 1:47am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1093 I am thinking of buying either a Catalina 38 or a Cal39 any advice would be helpful, especialy regar
Mac 26D Spinnaker John S at 1:25am 09.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/960 I am almost ready to get knocked down! I just need to rebuild my spinnaker pole and I'll be ready to
Leaks John Richard at 1:23am 09.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/809 I need some help. Jack's Place has a persistent leak coming from some where aft of the dripless sha
single handed David11038 at 12:57am 09.09.05 Day Sailers 6/1743 This has been a great first year with my new boat, as I have gained confidence sailing it in a varie

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Racor Fun Yesterday Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 05.03.21 need the spare fenders to keep me from going ALL the way in. I can just visualize it. Sorry for
Instruments went goofy Davidasailor26 at 11:25am 05.03.21 TWA and TWS are calculated using the AWA and AWS measurements from the masthead sensors, adjusted f
New instrument transducer install & dead rise Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 05.03.21 Following up on @Timm R Oday25 's suggestion of an internal transducer, consider glassing in a smal
Electrical mystery captrick2013 at 11:08am 05.03.21 Had same problem,was ground was bad
Instruments went goofy mdibella at 11:07am 05.03.21 TWA and TWS are calculated using the AWA and AWS measurements from the masthead sensors, adjusted fo
Racor Fun Yesterday Calif. Ted at 11:03am 05.03.21 Again thank you to Frank Butler.... my C34 has access to the fuel cock from the cockpit lazarette.
Instruments went goofy Ron20324 at 11:01am 05.03.21 ... Anyone else experience this goofy behavior? ... You mean the instruments? In the Severn Rive
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Tom J at 10:57am 05.03.21 There can be no siphon when the mixing elbow at the raw water hose discharge is above waterline, I
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Calif. Ted at 10:51am 05.03.21 On later boats the exhaust hose does a complete 360 degree loop before exiting instead of the config
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 10:36am 05.03.21 The vented loop goes between the heat exchanger and the injection elbow. If the muffler is above th
Racing vs. Cruising DayDreamer41 at 10:26am 05.03.21 I do enjoy racing, but, with absolutely no expectations. Our Sapphire just wasn't cut from the, "R"
Racing vs. Cruising DArcy at 10:22am 05.03.21 I enjoy both racing and cruising. I grew up with both, my family raced our Niagara 30 and then Vikin
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina SFS at 10:15am 05.03.21 ... Oh they actually do have trams to bring you back and forth now that run quite frequently... Th
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 10:00am 05.03.21 The vented loop goes between the heat exchanger and the injection elbow. If the muffler is above the
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating sail sfbay at 9:58am 05.03.21 That is a first. Are they requesting maximum capacity per USCG (if there is a nameplate on the boat
Racing vs. Cruising cb32863 at 9:53am 05.03.21 and many of the boats I have raced with that are on a port tack do not give right away to boats on
Racing vs. Cruising cb32863 at 9:49am 05.03.21 Do both. At WYC we are a racing club and once you get your minimum number of races in, you get slip
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating markwbird at 9:49am 05.03.21 Who's the insurance company? Insurance companies are known for not really understanding what they a
What happened here... DArcy at 9:48am 05.03.21 Oh wait! You were being funny... my bad.:rolleyes: (more coffee.... I need more coffee) I shou
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 9:43am 05.03.21 Alan--the water separator is getting checked and I bought a new filter for it, as well as a new fuel

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