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working the main sheet frank barbehenn at 10:08am 06.04.05 Smaller Boats 8/1306 My question: I am a novice. I am not sure how to handle the main sheet which is attached aft combi
Stuffing Box Tube Jeff M10656 at 9:40am 06.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1057 After lauch of our 1988 C30 MKII, I noticed a small stream of water coming from the rubber tubing th
Leaving the mast behind.... Willy26x at 9:32am 06.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/811 I plan to spend some time on the Erie/Barge canal soon and will leave the mast and rigging behind in
Solar Panel Steve at 9:30am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/787 I have a 1994 40.5 and a question concerning the solar panel fuse. I assumed that the solar panel wa
Need information on Standing rigging. rfowlerhelen at 9:28am 06.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1109 I am having to learn the terminology for a sail boat. I just bought a 1974 Javelin and have a frayed
Macerator Pump problems Steve at 9:24am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1915 I have a new problem with my macerator pump. When I switch it on, I do not hear anything and it imme
Mast john taylor at 9:01am 06.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/901 Sailers. I had a rigging failure today on Catalina 27, GreenWave, 3378. While setting the front
Yanmar are the air cleaner! Karl at 7:58am 06.04.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1223 my 2 cylinder Yanmar has eaten 2 foam air cleaner elements! Am I the only one that this has happene
Florida West Coast Cruising Guide ian19147 at 7:30am 06.04.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1250 "A Gunkholer's Cruising Guide to Florida's West Coast, 12th Edition"Can anyone offer opinions on t
hatchway bug screen joe5921 at 7:16am 06.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1258 Have just purchased a 2002 36MKII and would like to add a hatchway bug screen. Is this a custom item
sids stay tensions, 222 Bob at 5:21am 06.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/839 I don't have a stay tension gauge, i'm wondering if someone with experience can answer a question.
An observation Don Guillette at 4:40am 06.04.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/1748 Mates: Yesterday, I spent an enjoyable day on a Catalina 42 with the nicest couple you could ever wa
Cabinet Project Completed - thanks Ross Mike B. at 3:20am 06.04.05 Smaller Boats 4/695 Thanks to Reudi Ross for the great cabinet idea - I finally got this thing finished.I modified his
Cabinet Project Completed - thanks Ross Mike B. at 2:45am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/616 Thanks to Reudi Ross for the great cabinet idea - I finally got this thing finished.I modified his
v berth John6017 at 2:24am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1008 I know it's been talked about in past - did search and found a few dimensions, but couldn't find any
Painting the deck bill van at 12:19am 06.04.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1155 I am getting a few chips in the gelcoat of my boat and as well the original paint is getting pretty
New manual head, which one to buy?? Dave Amspacher at 10:11pm 06.03.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1301 Peggy,I am going to replace my old manual head in the near future. I have a 84 Hunter 34. Is there
air in plumbing system Ron at 9:48pm 06.03.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1260 Hi Peggie; I am not getting anything close to full water pressure in the head sink faucet. The gal
26S CB, high strength line instead of cable? Doug J at 3:53pm 06.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/794 I'm in the proccess of replacing my stock CB with a new one from IdasailorI've been reading a lot
Towing with an Astro/Safari Mini Van Rusty at 1:39pm 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 1/960 Does anyone on this forum tow with an Astro/Safari Mini Van? The factory rates them for a 5000 lb c

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Barbecue Beefs jon hansen at 6:08pm 01.26.21 asking you NE guys. what is the best size lobster for eating? i just don;t know.
Telltales jon hansen at 6:03pm 01.26.21 yepper, i do all this while cruising/day sailing cause the "ride" on a well trimmed boat is amazing.
Telltales jon hansen at 6:01pm 01.26.21 leach line adjusting jib sheet track adjusting out hall adjusting boom vang adjusting halyard tensio
Barbecue Beefs Ken Cross at 5:56pm 01.26.21 We have the magma marine kettle series 3 and I have never had a blowout under any circumstances. I d
Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions (7) BarnegatBobby at 5:56pm 01.26.21 These are screen grabs from a video so the quality isn't the best, you can see the vertical cracks.
A good first sailboat? knightinnc at 5:51pm 01.26.21 Wecome to the forum!! That is a pretty open ended question and the forum can undoubtedly provide l
Redesign Binnacle Pod 19thol at 5:50pm 01.26.21 Very nice, do the cup holders have holes in the bottom?
Telltales jon hansen at 5:50pm 01.26.21 glad your doing well Don
Telltales jon hansen at 5:49pm 01.26.21 as the wind passes over the surface of the earth, there is drag from the surface, up until about 26
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 5:47pm 01.26.21 This is a really cool catamaran make-over. Total rip and refit and done very nicely! A superb live
A good first sailboat? sail sfbay at 5:42pm 01.26.21 .............Any advice on some of the important things to look for when evaluating this boat would
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank Well Mike Oldak at 5:38pm 01.26.21 I must have one of the earlier H34s since I don't believe or haven't seen a molded tank well
Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions sail sfbay at 5:35pm 01.26.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you please provide photos of the areas of concerns so the forum can pr
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Jim26m at 5:21pm 01.26.21 That's just wrong on so many levels. Right? I gotta be honest. We don't do it often, but watchin
Davits and Solar Panels islandhop at 5:12pm 01.26.21 Hi guys. I am also getting davots for my Achilles. Looking at Garhauer for my H 376. Bob. How far of
What transmission fluid for a Catalina 270 Perkins 18hp m20 captcoho at 5:06pm 01.26.21 From the Marine Diesel Perkins manual you would use ATF TYPE "A" transmission fluid. fluid Afte
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Marmalade at 5:00pm 01.26.21
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? SailingLoto at 4:51pm 01.26.21 run it on the floor before you start getting too excited. odds are it's fine, but I wouldn't start
LITTLE TO NO WIND Daveinet at 4:50pm 01.26.21 Trimming your sails, making the boat heel, finding thermals or whatever they are, those are not real
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Tally Ho at 4:42pm 01.26.21 I can give you a link for the batteries. But, unfortunately they do not seem to be on costco.com a

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