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Anyone have any idea what the sail measurements are for a 1972 Morgan 27? Can't seem to find any he
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I am looking to sell this sailboat having purchased it in 1974. I have only seen one other Blue Cra
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I have a 14' Widgeon that has been sitting uncovered for years. The stern is seriously deteriorating
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Hi there I have been crawling around the boat the past couple of days and noticed that under the coc
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Hi there I have been crawling around the boat the past couple of days and noticed that under the coc
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1984 H31 Somethings got to be wrong, this can't be right. The bottom of my boom is 5 feet above the
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We sail on a lake nearby called Lake Cheney. It is a large man made lake. The only thing stopping us
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Would anyone have any suggestions relating to purchasing a new daggarboard for an 87 26d. I race th
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I am a new owner of a S2 7.0. The boat has been neglected for about 13 years so it will take some do
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i HAVE A SPRING LOADED OUTBOARD BRACKET WITH ABOUT 14 IN LIFT, RACHETS INTO DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, POSSI
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I was just given a Oday Daysailer. It has set in my barn for over 10 years because I was storing it
Jack W at 9:02am 06.22.05
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I'm thinking of replacing one of my 2 batteries to an AGM (glass matt). I would use my lead acid cra
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Has anyone any experience with the capabilities of a Crusair portable air conditioning unit on the H
Tomm Maxon at 3:51am 06.22.05
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My Hunter 40 is 20 years old this year and the cushions in the salon are ready to be redone. Uphols

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C-30 motoring speed
Stu Jackson at 10:46am 03.30.21
Two questions. The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM but everyone I talk to say 2400-
Water Distribution on Catalina 320
Stu Jackson at 10:41am 03.30.21
I can tell just from visual observation that the water delivery side of the system is a poor, inade
Draft stripes. Anyone use them?
rgranger at 10:34am 03.30.21
I have them on my new genoa but I spend more time looking at the tell tales than the draft stripes.
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering?
rgranger at 10:30am 03.30.21
...Stay away from the 87 octane stuff too. So this is not as straight forward of an issue as it mig
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries?
Stu Jackson at 10:29am 03.30.21
I need AGM @Monterey385 Honest question: Why?
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
Kings Gambit at 10:26am 03.30.21
I think your math might be confused in your original example. Also, the fixed prop adjustments I've
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
dLj at 10:25am 03.30.21
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 10:19am 03.30.21
most sailors do not sail in 3 knt of wind, or 30 knt of wind. look at david's graph. where most of y
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 10:04am 03.30.21
i know these boys think i'm picking on them. really i'm not. learning about these toys is fun, righ
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 10:01am 03.30.21
Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots)
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?   (1)
Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 03.30.21
Here's an actual plot of my boat's speed from a couple seasons of 3 blade fixed prop (orange dots) t
Auto Pilot
Secret sail at 9:54am 03.30.21
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
Davidasailor26 at 9:52am 03.30.21
PHRF, at least in the time-on-distance mode, can't possibly account for the different advantages tha
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
Scott T-Bird at 9:47am 03.30.21
I don't really know how corrected time is calculated so I am having difficulty in following your mat
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 9:44am 03.30.21
the improvement reaches maximum when the wind goes soft and the boats are going 2knt. your thinkin
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 9:40am 03.30.21
sent you a PM with my phone number. i'm not typing all afternoon
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
Kings Gambit at 9:31am 03.30.21
No handicap will ever be perfect or even fair ... that said, I tend to think that there are way too
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
jon hansen at 9:25am 03.30.21
Still muddling over this question from a few weeks back. The question of what a folding prop does t
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW?
Scott T-Bird at 9:24am 03.30.21
No handicap will ever be perfect or even fair ... that said, I tend to think that there are way too
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin
duck21 at 9:16am 03.30.21
Excellent--thank you for the update! I was assuming that everything could be (fairly easily) disass

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