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Speed difference between 3 bladed BOB at 10:42am 04.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/878 I was wondering about how much speed do you think I would gain (under normal conditions) on a Catali
26x autopilot mark at 10:10am 04.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/819 Does anyone have any recomendations on an autopilot for a 26x. I heard the raymarine sport pilot plu
Rubrail trim HT at 10:10am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/756 The trim I'm looking for is for a 1984 34" ODay. Thanks
Rubrail trim H T at 9:50am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/753 I need help!!! One of dock lines broke during the last storm we had and the starboard rubrail was da
Alternatives to firearms ian19147 at 9:24am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 45/4173 I realize that everyone has a strong opinion as relates to carrying firearms and I do not want to sh
SAILING IN HEAVY WIND DEB AT SCHMIDS at 9:22am 04.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/953 I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1983 MACGREGOR 22' WITH A CRANK KEEL. THE MARINA AND LAKE ARE VERY SHAL
Used Depth sounders Adam18929 at 8:58am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 14/2119 All you people that are lucky enough to upgrade all your electronics.... Anyhow, I'm looking for a d
Looking for a Captain Ray Trombino at 8:49am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/874 I will be moving to Arizona in a couple of months, and need to get my boat down to a dealer to sell
BUYING and MOUNTING FURUNO RADAR 1621 MARK-2 Frank Bean at 7:12am 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 9/6692 Is there a way to mount the radar antennae to some place other than the mast just below the spreader
Anti-fouling painting rates joker at 6:31am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1104 Just out of curiosity, what's it cost to pay someone to apply anti-fouling paint in the Northeast?
Center Board Cable Oday 23 Lori Lofts at 5:28am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/942 Recently the cable that raises and lowers me center board broke. I need to order another one and I
Sail Numbers Velero49 at 3:48am 04.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1588 Is there a rule for placing sail numbers? 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4? up the leech, center or luff?ThanksV
Mystery Water Filter and Pump newbiesailor at 3:10am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/848 My 1981 33C has a seacock feeding what looks like a filter/regulator which in turn feeds what appear
Catalina CAPRI 30 or 30SL USAAF01 at 2:50am 04.05.05 Catalina 30 0/2548 Greetings,I am very interesed in purchasing a 1984 Catalina CAPRI 30 which is located in Marina De
Telltales - Part 2 Don Guillette at 2:28am 04.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2732 Ok, we know that the ideal is to have all the telltales streaming but it is important to understand
Stuffing box replacement info needed Don s/v Tellico at 1:58am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1524 As the picture should show, I just cracked the original nylon stuffing box on my '93 H37.5. Obvious
Diesel Fuel Bob at 1:52am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1395 On Lanier Lake burning up diesel fuel is tough if your a sailboat. I must have used 3 gallons in the
Dramatic Sailing Incident at the Golden Gate Bob Camarena at 1:45am 04.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1745 The attached link will take you to a picture series of a dramatic incident at the Golden Gate Bridge
Raymarine eq, howto integrate VNS in my system? Bachman at 12:47am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 0/966 helloI've a Svan 39ft sailingboat that has Raymarine Equipment using seatalk. Now I wonder where
1987 Hunter 40 Toerail Johnnie Cake at 12:12am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/985 My only damage from Hurricane Ivan was a small section of my toerail. I need about 4 feet. I have tr

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Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 12:06pm 01.11.21 Good to know it wasn't original. How deep does it normally go? All the way down to the rudder, or j
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:05pm 01.11.21 I was discussing a new reef configuration with Crazy Dave about a month ago, but then was distracte
P42 generator info (2) Jim_H42 at 12:02pm 01.11.21 Terri - thank you! Your write-up is exactly the situation I'm experiencing - seawater is not pumpi
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 11:46am 01.11.21 I forgot to post the solution to my AC problem here. I should have updated this thread a long time
Eye Splice double-braid dLj at 11:36am 01.11.21 John, I'm interested if you do one. Count me in also if you do one! dj
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Sanfelice at 11:17am 01.11.21 I replaced motor mounts that weren't original based on price. The noise and vibration increased. To

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