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ericson 23: tuning and thoughts on a twin forestay MARK ABELLE at 4:01am 04.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1323 Hi Brion, I don't know if you are familiar with the E 23, but the manual is very general about tun
Holding Tank Maintenance George H260 at 3:02am 04.19.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1271 There is about 1-2 inches of clearance between the bottom of the pickup tube in our holding tank and
Bug netting for entire cockpit? Take Five22434 at 2:10am 04.19.05 Big Boats 4/2036 I am trying to find a system for covering the entire cockpit with mosquito netting. Wasps have ruine
Spinnaker for 16 ft-Daysailer 1 Paul C at 1:50am 04.19.05 Day Sailers 2/2112 Bought Daysailer1 with North Sails and Spinnaker, but no spinnaker pole. I am looking for a source
Head Stay Tension Dan Breen at 1:29am 04.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/984 I have a Beneteau 42s7. It is used primarily for crusing (with a couple of club races) and has the
Depth sounder vs. fish finder Chris I. at 11:47pm 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 14/14326 Hi all,I just bought an '87 Catalina 22 that I'll use here on the west coast of Florida. It's a gr
Placing Bilge Pump JFS at 11:46pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 10/885 I want to put an electric bilge pump in my '84 Hunter 25.5, but I do not know where it should go (i.
Cameron's 1970 Mac Venture 24 Camerons Macgregor at 11:42pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1011 Brion,Without using a gauge or special tool, how can I make sure the tension for my forestay and s
Tuning a Catalina 27 Dan B at 11:37pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1649 Had a dealer install a new roller furler this winter. I believe that had to include a new forestay
Running Jib Sheets on an H22 tbarnby at 11:37pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 5/1094 I have just started sailing my H22 this past weekend and seem to have a problem with proper jib shee
My rigging is "thumping"!! windchaser22 at 11:24pm 04.18.05 Chrysler 8/1820 Hi,I have had several suggestions on how to remedy this situation, but so far, no results.My 197
Mast rack Big Al at 10:54pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/853 This mast head rig performance cruiser has single swept back spreaders
Poliglow Bob Teasdale at 10:50pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/957 Just tried Poliglow on my 1987 Catalina 30 ' there is no comparison to Island Girl as I have tried b
Mast pre-bend Monty Miller at 10:45pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1090 Hi Brion,I appreciate all of the rigging information that you are giving us. The Hunter B'R system
Tiny Tach Rick Warner at 9:31pm 04.18.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/890 Has anyone out there installed a diesel Tiny Tach for their sailboat? I have a 1981 H30 and would li
Fuel Tank O'23 Jonathan at 8:57pm 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/869 What is the largest fuel tank that will fit in the fuel locker of an O'23? My 3 gal. is too small.
Dry Bilge Sean at 8:38pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/726 I've finally got a dry bilge. I installed the GOF Teflon packing that I purchased from emarine.com.
Screens for portals Belle at 7:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/879 We are looking for screens for our 1985 Catalina 30 for the portals over the head and wet locker. A
standing rigging question Rich at 6:06pm 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1156 The shrouds on each side of my H35 attach to a plate on deck which somehow further connects to a rod
Taking a Bearing (not accurate) WJ at 3:29pm 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1841 I am practicing taking a bearing and my accuratcy is way off by approx 5 points on the compass.I am

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Boat opinion. Justin_NSA at 9:59am 10.07.20 Do your homework. This is a huge undertaking. The boat is only a bit of a liveaboard dream. With a l
Lightning Protection rgranger at 9:57am 10.07.20 What if you ground your mast through your anchor rode (chain)... and if you do, what is the best anc
Boat opinion. capta at 9:56am 10.07.20 I know the Pivers well. They are great fun, for a first generation trimaran. Most were home built wi
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 9:55am 10.07.20 That boat is in Alameda, in the Oakland Estuary on San Francisco Bay. I have kept a boat there for
Splicing cb32863 at 9:49am 10.07.20 Once a line starts to "stretch" it really tightens up. After I get some little things done, then it
Splicing BigEasy at 9:46am 10.07.20 It works well on a new line. Much harder or impossible on old line as it does not slide or expand.
Lightning Protection asalotto at 9:45am 10.07.20 Most of my reading suggests that grounding the mast (or not grounding it) has no impact on getting s
Bye Bye Birdie capta at 9:34am 10.07.20 In Charleston City Marina, I would say we had a mild, but persistent bird problem. One owner had or
Splicing JoeWhite at 9:29am 10.07.20 It works well on a new line. Much harder or impossible on old line as it does not slide or expand. N
Splicing (1) capta at 9:23am 10.07.20 I went on a splurge one week and redid every bowline with a proper double braid eye splice on every
Lightning Protection walt at 9:15am 10.07.20 Also my .02 on grounded vs not grounded mast. Before the strike begins to travel, there is an elect
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 odaydokay at 9:12am 10.07.20 I believe my guy may have removed the cutlass itself which then gave him the room he needed to clear
Looks Important Maybe BrianH at 9:07am 10.07.20 Paint em. This goes back to my career when a jokester dropped a red bolt under our fire truck.
TS Delta jssailem at 9:05am 10.07.20 So what are you saying James? That heat is the engine of tropical storms. That heat is what fuels th
TS Delta (2) JamesG161 at 8:58am 10.07.20 This is the real key to strengthening. HEAT and not Surface temperatures. Also how DEEP the HEAT i
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 8:57am 10.07.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress You are scaring me! I have a black rubber hose from deck fitting to head
Lightning Protection walt at 8:56am 10.07.20 My .02 on that.. Some electric field must trigger a bolt of lighting to start traveling in the clou
Whisker pole (3) Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 10.07.20
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:41am 10.07.20 I did not see how i can attach the pump out hose to the deck fitting. I assume that the fitting has
Hunter 26 toilet Ajp at 8:39am 10.07.20 I put this in my h26 mid 2000's; Dometic SaniPottie 965 Toilet with MSD Fittings. I configured it

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