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Northern California PHRF Roby Hyde at 4:50am 01.20.05 Racing 0/1851 The local Yacht Racing Association didn't have a PHRF rating for the 356 on file so I asked them to
Water ballast vs weighted keel Gary at 4:15am 01.20.05 Smaller Boats 24/3601 I have been looking at water ballasted Hunters. I am interested in trailer sailing and see the adva
Roller furling reef on a 22 Ron at 4:11am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/849 You state foam pads are not good on a small boat. Do you recommend against reefing a furling 110 ge
Rigging information Hunter 31, 1984 Raul Consuegra at 2:57am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1106 If some one have the detail measurements for this rigging please send it to me at racg22@hotmail.com
Wizner Sailboats J.B. Dyer at 2:41am 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 Anybody ever heard of them? I noticed a 38 footer in a boat for sale ad and tried to look them up i
Furling jib cover Dale Bell at 1:53am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/932 I bought a used 23' boat with a Doyle furling jib. When I had this sail cleaned last Spring, the lo
Sky lights Martin Bosman at 12:30am 01.20.05 Bigger Boats 4/1044 My Oday 37CC has in the fore-peak sealing ( = fore deck ) 2 little sky lights. Does anybody know's i
Dan C30 of Navarre Tom at 11:50pm 01.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/837 Hi Dan; How did Navarre do during the hurricanes??? Is the anchorage at Fort Mcree still there??? W
Loose Rudder Al at 11:07pm 01.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/941 There seems to be excessive movement in my C34 rudder. It wobbled under power quite a bit just befo
Second reefing point Allan Lansche at 9:33pm 01.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/945 I have a 2003 Hunter H260 with Doyle mainsail. We were in > 21 knots of wind last time out and of c
Help! Need good winter cover tiedown ideas... MitchM at 9:20pm 01.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1366 Well for the 3rd time in a row the 'trucker hitch' tiedowns on our Seafarer 30 have slip
slip space richard at 8:53pm 01.19.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1162 a few months ago a boat moved into the slip next to my sailboat. At first I didnt notice a problem b
Let's talk price... Bob Todd at 7:41pm 01.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1007 I requested a quote from four sailmakers (Doyle included) and for the same material, same specs, sam
Bolt Rope Main Shane at 6:32pm 01.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/943 My boat a 22 Catalina has a boalt rope on the foot of the main. Can I use that main as a loose foote
galley sole replacement Bill at 6:17pm 01.19.05 Big Boats 2/1045 The cabin sole in the galley of Someday Lady, my 1984 H34, is squishy wet from (I believe) the refri
Where is the Bilge pump on a 1998 26X? Will at 1:39pm 01.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/954 Where is the bilge pum located? I have done a cursory look without success? It is not working so I c
Aft Cabin Leak Tim Welsh at 1:09pm 01.19.05 Big Boats 8/960 After all most two years of ownership I have finally decided to repair the wood in the aft cabin tha
No Doyle Service Mike B at 1:04pm 01.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/895 I have e-mailed Doyle Sails five times in the last two months and asked where I can get replacement
News regarding Cyclades? Mason McDaniel at 11:43am 01.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1035 Has anyone heard how the new Cyclades model compares to the 473? I'm thinking specifically about liv
leaky companionway hatch gary16415 at 10:52am 01.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/992 My 1992 Hunter 27, has a four panel companionway hatch, made up of Two acrylic(smoked glass look-al

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Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 12.20.20 Sky viewing unlikely. Haven't seen the unclouded sky for so long I probably wouldn't recognize it
Shipping from Michigan to California jon hansen at 11:09am 12.20.20 well, really just sharing old sea stories. i was in the transportation game. great lakes ships. i
companion way Project_Mayhem at 11:01am 12.20.20 First off, Dave has some excellent knowledge regarding fiberglass. He's guided me through a number o
Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 10:59am 12.20.20 I've tried to find a Catalina mast from a dismasting to use the fitted cover.. I'd need the lower 1
Shipping from Michigan to California jon hansen at 10:58am 12.20.20 steve fosset was there that year too. he had bought dennis conners catamaran, stars and strips. that
Shipping from Michigan to California FastOlson at 10:56am 12.20.20 So Jon, what you are hinting at, is that our petty transportation difficulties are due to lacking..
Shipping from Michigan to California (1) jon hansen at 10:23am 12.20.20 188355 Sayonara, larry ellisons maxi went around the country by train. open flatbed cars. draft 17'
Shrink Wrap not done! sailme88 at 10:21am 12.20.20 I have a fitted cover that came with our boat. The cover is roughly 10 yrs old, but hasn't been use
AC75 New Zealand PaulK at 10:17am 12.20.20
Shipping from Michigan to California sailme88 at 10:05am 12.20.20 Interesting idea, but not practical on a number of levels. The singe biggest issue is the width. Co
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? BigEasy at 9:58am 12.20.20 Yes it is. We bought a new Suzuki 2.5 for the dink last year, ran it for an hour in the bucket, and
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:43am 12.20.20 It was about break in but I saw too much as a dealer with many telling owners to go fast even during
AC75 New Zealand Hunter216 at 9:23am 12.20.20 I have a friend who's serving as an umpire. He's there until March, getting paid to watch them. Nic
companion way dlochner at 9:20am 12.20.20
ipad for navigation jon hansen at 9:15am 12.20.20 funning aside, buy all the nav gear you need and want so you can sail safely, cause the boat you don
Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 9:12am 12.20.20 Agreed, I don't have a cover for our boat yet. It will suffer thru the winter without cover this y
ipad for navigation jon hansen at 9:12am 12.20.20 when we sail i make every person on board 'lookouts'. everyone is told of all points that we are loo
ipad for navigation jon hansen at 9:03am 12.20.20 loved my northstar 800X loran, except when under a thunderhead. have a chartplotter GPS down below
Shipping from Michigan to California Meriachee at 9:00am 12.20.20 Interesting idea, but not practical on a number of levels. The singe biggest issue is the width. Con
companion way DArcy at 8:58am 12.20.20

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