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boat crane weight vs. boat theortical weight Ron at 10:36am 06.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1006 I read on the sailnet site a question about boat weight. According to the specs, my 1994 C320 shoul
NO STEERING ! Ray at 10:12am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/975 Starboard rudder strikes engine prop when turning hard to port. Did this in busy channel under moto
Replacement gauges (Knots, windspeed) guitrain at 9:11am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1318 I am wondering where a good place to buy gauges might be? The typical outlets here in seattle are e
Charter Lakes Insurance (Zuerich) Chris at 9:06am 06.16.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/971 A lender has recommended that I get my insurance through Charter Lakes Insurance. To my surprise th
suggestions for new furler requested Bill Greenberg at 9:05am 06.16.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1142 The furling equipment for the genoa on my 1991 Catalina 28 is on its last legs and I want to replace
Boat cover Mike O at 8:28am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/877 Wondering what others use as a boat cover day-to-day and over the winter. I've used covered storage
Speaking of diesel fuel... Before the Bell at 8:12am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1474 I've been reading the post on the "Diesel Bug" which got me thinking about my own boat. I had a tec
Boat transporting Clay at 8:01am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/919 Hello everyone, I have a 27' oday with a 9' beam, fixed fin keel, 4' draft. I was wondering if it is
cockpit sole repair Shenanigans at 7:59am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2046 I have 2 O'Day 27's, a 1977 and a 1978 . The cockpit sole in the '77 is spongy indicating rotting o
216 mast raising bill at 7:38am 06.16.05 Smaller Boats 3/1280 Has anyone figured out a way to raise and lower the mast on the 216 without detaching the shrouds?
Advice needed, to by or not to by sailaway78 at 9:34am 01.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1232 Surveyor Agree about the survey. Those look like a lot more than gel coat cracks to me.
Hunter water ballast operation Chris Akeley at 6:17am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6032 Hello! I'm about to take delivery on a Hunter 23.5 and the broker could not explain to me how the w
Dual Anchor Windlass Options allan11826 at 6:14am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 0/873 I have a Simpson Lawarence 900GD installed on a Hunter 466.Does Simpson Lawrence (now Lewmar) make
Putting the name on a boat Micklejester at 6:02am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/2400 I've named my boat. Now, what is the best way to apply said name and the best material? Does anyone
Big wind yeilds Jib clew repair! Any experiences? SoupyT at 5:51am 06.16.05 Big Boats 1/1120 OK, so a small-craft advisory and the promise of 35kt winds last night simply couldn't be ignored. W
Hatch Boards picklefreek at 5:31am 06.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1639 Looking to replace my hatch boards (1973 23' convertible) and looking for some imput. Is there a re
Hey, Fred!!! Tammy at 5:27am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/857 Fred, I think it was you who said that you had your bomar hatches powercoated. Anyway, I found some
Schaefer Snapfurl Mike Misko at 5:13am 06.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/1141 The chandlery is advertising this product for small boats. The ad says it fits on the existing fore
JC II or any 25ers please help me with my 1976 25! Sine Nomine at 4:50am 06.16.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/965 I have a question on the construction of the 25's transom circa 1970's. I have an inboard 25 1976 t
PHRF Hunter 28.5 SD RickB at 3:56am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/3218 Hi All,I have been working our PHRF rating in Lake Simcoe/Ontario for a while. On line I see many

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Winch removal Justin_NSA at 8:14am 04.08.21 If you have to resort to force, I'm thinking laterally would likely be less chance of damaging the d
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Macboy at 8:11am 04.08.21
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Scott B at 8:10am 04.08.21 Hi Sailors! I'll be ordering a new bimini from the site. Has anyone located in Canada purchased a
Cargo ship in the North Sea Scott B at 8:06am 04.08.21 Almost like the sea state worsened and it was too difficult to work on the deck and decided to have
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 8:04am 04.08.21 I think getting into a lifeboat would only happen if they had to survive while waiting for rescue.
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 8:02am 04.08.21 I just don't understand why people can't read "Beneteau Parts Trouble". I went to the effort to go
Winch removal Adhara2 at 8:00am 04.08.21 There is space there filled with sealant/adhesive. Start with something thinner than a chiesel. Use
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates dLj at 7:45am 04.08.21 Something that is unclear to me is, do you own this boat? Or are you looking to buy it? You started
Low "reefing" holes in main sail ricksoth at 7:40am 04.08.21 Thanks for the input. I will try to come up with some type of rigging to make playing with these ea
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 7:39am 04.08.21 while I agree with most of what you say I'm not so sure about the foils not becoming more mainstrea
Cargo ship in the North Sea dLj at 7:37am 04.08.21 Wow. A relatively new vessel. The ship gets into high seas. Gear securing the cargo fails. Ship app
Assemetrical (1) sail sfbay at 7:36am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! Fun experience on a Hunter 32 and 386. For your boat you will need a size 2
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 04.08.21 In that case, costs will vary widely by location and specific contractor. The only answer you can re
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (1) LakeShark at 7:23am 04.08.21 ...Kids like to go fast. They are not going to want to sit around and ghost along at 4-6 kts. So th
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Lance324 at 7:20am 04.08.21 Hire it out... I don't work on my boats... I don't know how. Thank you!
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 04.08.21 @Lance324 are you planning to DIY or hire it out?
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 7:17am 04.08.21 It was a shame that the decision was made to scrap all of the new vehicles aboard .... at about 70%
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 7:04am 04.08.21 Foiling will never trickle down to "mainstream" sailing, just like Formula 1 and IndyCar wings are
Low "reefing" holes in main sail Hayden Watson at 6:56am 04.08.21 I had a C25 with a flattening reef and used them independant of each other. The tack was used for t
Compac 16 owner LloydB at 6:44am 04.08.21 +1 Welcome

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