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Detailed tuning George Bush at 10:58am 01.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/929 Hello Bill again,Thank you for your earlier suggestion regarding the back-winding of my main. I hav
Paul's photo Phil Herring at 10:40am 01.23.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1031 nm
Headstay Sag Ted at 10:36am 01.23.05 C&C 1/1810 Is there a general formula for maximum headstay sag. I know that headstay sag should be increased wh
"Show Off" Spinnakers Herb Parsons at 10:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/806 OK, not one of those technical type questions, but I'm still curious. Why is it that, traditionally,
Who Do You Think Makes The Best Motor? Why? o Ray at 9:47am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/971 I am in the market for a motor for the inflatable I tow behind my 26M. I am looking for a four stro*
Fluxgate compass installation for autopilot Debra B at 9:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3627 OK am still in the planning stage of autopilot installation and am haveing trouble figuring out wher
anyone for sailing Bob at 7:29am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/893 Anyone for sailing
Trailer Tongue Extension John S at 5:45am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1630 I cut off the hitch from the tongue of my trailer last night to start the process of lengthening the
canvas surround for pop-up Jay Saunders at 5:28am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1603 Where can I find the canvas surround for the pop-up feature on the M25? Alternatively, where can I
Cordage and Shackles Bob C at 4:09am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 3/939 I plan to replace my main and jib halyards. Looking for some Internat sites that sell cordage and w
Anybody know the "Carolina Moon" John Myers at 4:05am 01.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/846 In the early 90's I rented a Catalina 27 named the "Carolina Moon" on Hilton Head. I'd love to find
Lowering the swing keel of a 192 on land J P Turkey at 3:55am 01.23.05 Day Sailers 0/1087 I have a 1986 O'Day 192. Nineteen years seems long enough to think about replacing the line and pos
windpower generators/ turbines ken at 3:23am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 Looking for advice on a windpowered generator. Was looking at the CET Air 403 turbine..runs $870...
St.Johns River sailing Steve Kamp at 3:15am 01.23.05 Smaller Boats 12/4329 All,this post may be more appropriate for the Destinations Forum, but I'll post it under General In
propeller Don at 2:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/844 Can anyone suggest where the best place to purchase a new/used prop? I have a 1986 35' O'day sloop
Capsize Screen Bruce trotter at 1:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 12/5272 This in reference to a previous posting "sailing my 22' oday across the atlantic". A reply to that p
Hardware for cabin/companion way steps Before the Bell at 1:36am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3777 I recently bought a a HJC 25 "76" with missing cabin steps. The vessel has an inboard Yanmar with a
Morgan 413 OI a good blue water boat? DreamBIG at 12:45am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1370 I'm looking for your opinion on if a 1972 Moran OI 413 could handle a blue water crossing and such a
Lake Superior sailing Kevin13821 at 11:56pm 01.22.05 Trailer Sailors 0/1646 Does anyone have experience with sailing between Wawa and Thunder Bay? The cruising books talk abou
Need a recommendation on buying a new Jib Richard Gement at 11:13pm 01.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/887 Had a great day sailing yesterday, however, hit a norther coming back north to Marina. Strong gusts

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Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup All U Get at 3:03am 12.21.20 Works very well, and it is free. Actually, a dozen doughnuts, large cake, or homemade pie is the
New to me Tartan 3700 - wiring question forbin at 9:58pm 12.20.20 I figured it out...I feel a little dumb but whatever. The outdoor lights are on a separate circuit
Shrink Wrap not done! All U Get at 8:45pm 12.20.20 From a different perspective, Wringly Brothers could set up several tents in a day using a bunch of
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (3) Hunter216 at 7:18pm 12.20.20 EDIT: An essential part of a permanent mooring is a plan of where you can move your boat to if/when
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Tom J at 7:16pm 12.20.20 One thing to consider when installing a mooring in salt water is corrosion on the chain. I owned a
Shrink Wrap not done! Captain Larry-DH at 7:15pm 12.20.20 require the extra TLC. GREASE BABY!!!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I tip at haul out, from the lif
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (1) ricksoth at 7:08pm 12.20.20 Hunter 216 - that photo of your C&C 24 are impressive. I would like to know more about the anchorin
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 7:07pm 12.20.20 Looks great! Did you laminate the new bulkheads? they are slide in on this one. More of a partition,
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 6:59pm 12.20.20 188390
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Terry Cox at 6:48pm 12.20.20 I plan on storing my Cal 27 during the Spring-Fall period each year on a helical screw mooring buoy
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:47pm 12.20.20 I am sending these to my future daughter-in-laws for Christmasa! -law, she's getting that shirt fo
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup dlochner at 6:24pm 12.20.20 Went to the boat and really looked in the chain locker, there are backing plates which are thick en
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Mr. Dave at 5:52pm 12.20.20
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup Mr. Dave at 5:47pm 12.20.20 Looking at your map, it's hard to believe you only ever get 2' waves. On the southern end of Cayuga
New Main Sail? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45pm 12.20.20 Before doing anything @joecool911 hold your horses. We will talk again as soon as I get some addl i
C-Head sail sfbay at 4:41pm 12.20.20 Lots of thread out there if you do an internet search on C-Head. Please let the forum know what you
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (1) ricksoth at 4:31pm 12.20.20 Went to the boat and really looked in the chain locker, there are backing plates which are thick eno
Got a new sailing dinghy (3) Davidasailor26 at 4:29pm 12.20.20
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (1) Hunter216 at 4:28pm 12.20.20
Guide-on assist for trailer.... watercolors II at 4:17pm 12.20.20 The front edge of your keel is 1/3 of the hull length back from the bow eye. With a wider entrance o

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