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Towing vehicle alternatives Bob at 7:40am 07.10.05 Smaller Boats 13/1161 Has anyone recently towed a 23.5 with the Honda, Grand Caravan, Pacifica, Chevy or Ford mini vans?
Venture 21 jib sail dimension larry abbott at 7:01am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1233 hi, can anyone tell me the dimensions of the jib sail for a Venture 21? Thanks, Larry. I'm looking
Trailor Salvage Lin7252 at 6:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/995 I just purchased a 1989 CAT 22 wing keel that came with a trailor. While the boat is in good shape
Mud Daubbers Big Windy at 5:10am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1836 In my part of the country, we are constantly trying to keep the critters out from under our sail/bim
Oday 25 CB wire pmc18278 at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1001 My 1979 Oday 25 center board is stuck inside the shoal keel. I just bought this boat and upon launch
Mid Bay Cruise Info nick - rock hall at 3:44am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1288 Only have five daye to cruise the middle chesepeake from Rock Hall. Any suggested routes on my 34 h
speed Bittersweet at 3:27am 07.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/880 I have a mac v22 and was told by the previous owner that he had had the boat up to nearly 7knots. I
bent mast otis8609 at 2:54am 07.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/883 We had a cable snap on our mast which allowed the mast to bend at about a 30 degree angle right wher
Attitude Adjustment 2 Trophied in MDR/SD Race Rick D at 2:32am 07.10.05 Racing 4/1921 In the 38th annual Marina del Rey to San Diego race, Attitude Adjustment 2 finished first in class o
Who owns this Beneteau 38 in Cambridge, MD Dan Bailey at 1:08am 07.10.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1234 In Cambridge, MD on the Eastern Shore, @ Generation III Marina is a 38' 1990 up on sticks for the pa
no title glenno at 12:56am 07.10.05 Day Sailers 2/1035 bought the boat 4 yrs ago no title last owner past away how do i find serial numbers and how do i
Dennis sailaway78 at 12:48am 07.10.05 Ask All Sailors 4/888 Once again it looks like we in the New Orleans area have dodged the bullet. Forecast is for us to g
mast height on O'day 32 CC 1975 Walt at 11:04pm 07.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1127 I need the deck to top of mast height. Also height of boom (center line)above deck at mast, and he
Preferred method of deploying anchor for Mariner Larry14221 at 9:12pm 07.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/875 Is it best to secure the anchor line to the foward deck cleats or will the aft cleats near the ancho
Whales?? Mark at 8:17pm 07.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/771 They are every where.Today (Sunday) We left early before the sun arrived and very nearly ran into a
Rudder shaft corrosion Bob Werner at 5:46pm 07.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1877 Hi folks,The boatyard noticed a pit in the rudder shaft right where it enters the rudder. The boa
Towing Insurance / Boat US T Clark at 1:16pm 07.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2005 I ran aground a few weeks ago. No fun at all I can tell you. Boat US came to get us ungrounded. The
Engine coolant leak Dave at 12:56pm 07.09.05 Big Boats 5/878 Has anyone had experience with fresh water coolant problems with the yanmar engine?My heat axchange
Today I Hung the Admiral - (H 376 Main Halyard) Donalex at 12:07pm 07.09.05 Big Boats 9/1315 - from the main halyard on my Bosun's Chair.Then I put a spring balance on the 10" winch handle and
needed 1977 H25 owners manual deeman7777 at 10:30am 07.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/904 I just trailerd home my first sailboat, a 1977 H25. It needs some serious cleaning, but looks decen

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Prevent engine starting in reverse Davidasailor26 at 8:49am 04.03.21 Hang your keychain on the gear lever. Taking it off the lever to put it back in the ignition will re
Prevent engine starting in reverse Calif. Ted at 8:36am 04.03.21 Now that you are aware I'd bet you'll always check position of shift AND throttle before starting.
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Kings Gambit at 8:01am 04.03.21 Yes. Thinking more about it, the yachts the folks owned with which we cruised (cruising club) in FL
Prevent engine starting in reverse smokey73 at 8:00am 04.03.21 Another thought - its one more thing to "fail" and keep you from starting your engine whey you reall
Land Transport Recommendations? Chesapeake Bay to Lake Champlain VT TomY at 7:57am 04.03.21 First post! New to site. Our Cape Dory 36 is currently on the Rappahannock (mid Chesapeake Bay) and
Prevent engine starting in reverse smokey73 at 7:53am 04.03.21 On my Hunter 40.5 the Yanmar will start in gear and I don't really see that as much of a problem as
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:41am 04.03.21 Oh, John. You're such a wet blanket. Ireland is not on my itinerary. :D
Land Transport Recommendations? Chesapeake Bay to Lake Champlain VT dLj at 7:41am 04.03.21 Cape Dory 36 - nice boat. What condition is the boat in? How's the engine? Of course I'm going to
Prevent engine starting in reverse Terry Cox at 7:34am 04.03.21 Hmm. Never have started our engine while in gear. Whether it has a setup to prevent it, no idea. Mig
Spring Cruise 2021 jssailem at 7:34am 04.03.21
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? dLj at 7:26am 04.03.21 The bungee would work for a while but not UV tolerant, might last a season ?. Get UV resistant bun
Prevent engine starting in reverse SFS at 7:21am 04.03.21 If the transmission manual says "either is okay", why not just leave it in neutral? You've solved t
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 Northshore at 7:15am 04.03.21 I will reach out to Marks Plastics, but was hoping to do the project myself.
Prevent engine starting in reverse jssailem at 7:10am 04.03.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer owns a Catalina 36 and was working on adding a way to stop his boat from s
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? Monterey385 at 5:41am 04.03.21 Here's another option. https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-solbian-semi-flexible-solar-panel Dav
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? Joe23455 at 5:32am 04.03.21 dlochner, thank you for posting the Solbian how to. I saw that a while back and could not locate whe
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 04.03.21 They are not the most well constructed. Cheap components. Cheap hardware. Poor construction in man
Equalizing batteries dlochner at 5:11am 04.03.21 The 14.6 v charge is also low for most FLA batteries. Check with the manufacturer, typically the cha
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? dlochner at 5:08am 04.03.21 Here's another option. https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-solbian-semi-flexible-solar-panel
Equalizing batteries dave_and_dd at 5:04am 04.03.21 Yes, thanks DJ. I used the term equalization as that's what the solar controller called it, but as

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