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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 2/9585 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 2/2090 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
Placement of Jib Blocks on an E-25? Craig at 2:30am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 1/833 A question for all you E-25 owners out there, where do you place the Jib blocks on the toerail for
Capsize Screen # Verismo at 2:26am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1721 Can anyone explain capsize screen to me which is better a higher number or lower number? Thanks!
Chain Plate inspection Scott R21226 at 2:20am 08.15.05 Day Sailers 4/2129 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 25. I did this after sailing a grand total of 3 times

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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
Racor Fun Yesterday Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 05.03.21 Yeah, I do have to move fenders out of the way, but it is straight forward.. Do you have a map sh
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 9:41am 05.03.21 The mechanic is working with me, he totally acknowledges now (after some initial resistance) that th
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 05.03.21 Home made with starboard. Looks good and solid.
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 (1) wyctoronto at 9:37am 05.03.21 Home made with starboard.
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 05.03.21 Totally uncalled for, Ralph and untrue. Sorry Peggie, I forgot you're one of the good ones. My a
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior Timm R Oday25 at 9:28am 05.03.21 I found the liner on our Oday 25 had a lip where it joined the over head . I simply made brackets th
New instrument transducer install & dead rise dlochner at 9:23am 05.03.21 Over the depths you are looking at a few few degrees won't make much of a difference. The critical d
Racing vs. Cruising Kings Gambit at 9:22am 05.03.21 I don't see it as one or the other. Both are good ways to enjoy boat ownership even though they are
New instrument transducer install & dead rise Timm R Oday25 at 9:19am 05.03.21 We have two depth sounders on our Oday 25 . The newer one is mounted inside the hull stuck on with $
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 9:13am 05.03.21 If the water lift muffler is not drained, it will not allow air back into the system, so it can not
looking for electric winch switch Udi at 9:05am 05.03.21 OK! thanks so much.
Racing vs. Cruising Scott T-Bird at 8:46am 05.03.21 I'm in agreement with Dave. I like sailboat racing and I would definitely do much more of it if I w
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 8:44am 05.03.21 If the water lift muffler is not drained, it will not allow air back into the system, so it can not
Racing vs. Cruising dlochner at 8:39am 05.03.21 As @Don S/V ILLusion alludes to, anytime there is a sailboat on the horizon its a race! ;) I have
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina mcartair at 8:35am 05.03.21

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