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Diesel Power Big Windy at 7:20am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1312 This engine will increase your hull speed, if you can get it in the engine compartment: http://www.
Out of water rudder play John at 7:11am 08.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1026 My Beneteau 351 is on the cradle. The rudder has slight up and down play...say 1/4". Is this any con
Mobil One MKing at 7:09am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1171 Anyone out there have any experience with Mobil One 15W40 in their late model marine diesel? The bra
Launch weight versus actual weight H35.5 Don at 6:55am 08.15.05 Big Boats 3/878 I recently had my boat pulled to repair a few items. The boat lift operator showed a weight of 18,50
Hunter 26 water ballast tank toughness Island Girl at 6:11am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/2026 I'm interested in taking my Hunter 26 to the the Bahamas and the Dry Tortugas on vacation next year.
Rudder condition Phil at 6:00am 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1098 I purchased my 1981 Hunter 30 last fall and have enjoyed sailing it all this season. The boat is in
Kinda of a trim question. Jim Seamans at 5:28am 08.15.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1916 Don,We have a H356 with a asym sail. So far when we what to jibe we douse the sail with the sock,
New Depth Gauge with Other Mfr's Transducer Bill5763 at 5:17am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1525 Hey all,Has anyone used another manufacturers depth gauge with a different mfr's transducer?Exam
portsmouth rating doug miller at 5:00am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/2458 i've learned that the portsmouth rating is 92 for the Hunter 216.do the offer another rating if on
Bristol30 Patrick at 4:28am 08.15.05 Bristol 0/1566 I have purchased a bristol30 and will be putting it in the H2O next year. In the mean time I am doi
Farymann 1A30 Earl at 4:26am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 1/1062 I just purchased the Gulfcoast 29 and the first thing I am looking at is the Farymann A30 Diesel. T
Vac u Flush Gregg Jordan at 4:24am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1350 Has anyone changed to vacuflush heads and how do you like them. Our they worth the cost?
It never fails - almost got run over! Jim Seamans at 4:08am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 52/3217 Here I am a nice HOT (96) day to be sailing on the Potomac river, moving along a 5kts. Watching a la
Help replacing a sheave Bob at 3:39am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1101 I need to replace the sheaves in my genoa track blocks (Merriman) and also the deck organizer for ma
Wind Tom Hamilton at 3:11am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 Does anyone know of a site where I can find historical daily average wind speeds for the area betwee
Simrad WP30 - Otto drives drunk T J Furstenau at 3:09am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3444 I got the Simrad WP30 over the winter to assist in some of the longer cruising that I did this summe
Awlgripped Hull aquaholic1 at 3:04am 08.15.05 Big Boats 2/9587 While reading sailboat listings on for sale sites, I keep seeing the term "awlgripped" usually refer
homemade split backstay radar mount George Kosta at 2:55am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2091 Hi, I want to make a mount that will go on my split backstays to hold an 18 in radome facing aft. Ha
jib cars made adjustable Capt'n Steve at 2:43am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 2/917 We would like to adjust our jib sheet traveler cars from thecockpit. Where can I get necessary hard
holding tank design Sherry at 2:32am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2620 I have Peggie's book on order that discusses all this I'm sure, and I'm probably getting the cart be

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 12:44pm 05.03.21 Good points. I think most important to remember is that the exhaust riser at the stern does not ha
Racing vs. Cruising yappasailing at 12:42pm 05.03.21 I enjoy both racing and cruising. I grew up with both, my family raced our Niagara 30 and then Viki
Racing vs. Cruising yappasailing at 12:35pm 05.03.21 I do enjoy racing, but, with absolutely no expectations. Our Sapphire just wasn't cut from the, "R"
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 wyctoronto at 12:12pm 05.03.21
Smart Plug Installation Alan Gomes at 12:08pm 05.03.21 I never thought of that!!! Thanks, I'll contact Geico. I just hung up with BoatUS (Geico) and they
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Ralph Johnstone at 12:05pm 05.03.21 (I think Stu finally said he wasn't familiar with the loop for the raw water hose. Are you sure a
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 12:00pm 05.03.21 Use an epoxy primer not gelcoat. Gelcoat is (usually) polyester which is not as water resistant as e
RF Main Halyard coming out of the Mast Slot after winter outside storage Davidasailor26 at 11:40am 05.03.21
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

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