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Extended Life Anti-Freeze Bill at 9:40pm 09.26.04 Big Boats 3/2177 I need to add some anti-freeze to my ynamar engine. Hunter said to use dex cool 50/50. My hunter 36
Learning to race Paul8753 at 9:00pm 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1293 Is there a sailing school that has a course to teach race basics. I was racing this seasonand was r
Boat doesn't turn Tim R. at 8:29pm 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1363 I was sailing on an Etap 39 this weekend and had a very scary situation. The wind was a steady 20 k
Sea Freighting a Macgregor 26X Graeme17639 at 7:12pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2444 Can any one tell me if I sea freight a Macgregor 26x and trailer does it fit in a 40' shipping conta
Location of Compass / Depthfinder Brian at 5:45pm 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 7/992 I am the new owner of a 1993 Hunter 23.5. I have not taken the boat out on the water yet, as I am d
9/26: Hunter Marine hurricane update Phil Herring at 2:34pm 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/723 A heads-up that Hunter Marine will be closed Monday 9/27/04. They currently have no power and things
Does anyone know if Catalina will sell wood parts Randy Thies at 2:28pm 09.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2283 Francis knocked her off her stands. Minor cosmetic on the outside but water damage on the inside.
Set up time on 170 Dave at 1:38pm 09.26.04 Day Sailers 8/1210 After driving with the 170 in tow, how long does it take to step mast and set everything up for sail
Set up time on 16.5 Robert at 1:34pm 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 2/804 I am looking at a Capri 16.5 and Hunter 17.0. Any opinion between the two? The next big question i
Legend 40.5 Sloar Panel Wiring Roger Haft at 1:30pm 09.26.04 Big Boats 0/720 Can anyone tell me where the wiring for the solar panel on a 93 Legend 40.5 is led into the cabin? I
No sea legs yet bill van at 1:22pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/823 So I am a really new sailer (always been a power boater). Was finally able to make the boat go f
Handicapping a 216 Mr.Ernie at 12:19pm 09.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/841 Anybody race a 216, or race against a 216, that might be able to give me a speed comparison between
Advice on forestay attachment Jack at 12:11pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1186 After a day of strenuous sailing, I notice that the stainless tang that the forestay attaches to has
How do You Get it Up? Oreana123 at 12:05pm 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/831 For those with a daggerboard: How do you raise and lower your DB? I am currently developing a thru d
Additions to my O'Day192 Ron Anderson at 10:41am 09.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1443 Ihave three inquiries about my 192.1. My spec sheet shows "Weight 1400lbs. (Displacement)
One anchor or two anchors Chip G. at 10:19am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1301 Simple question - what is better, one anchor or two anchors? Assuming you are not making a bahamian
Handicap rating Tim5706 at 10:09am 09.26.04 Smaller Boats 4/1030 We did our first "fun" race today (Sunday) but when asked what the PRHF (?) handicap rating was I di
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 10:01am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1106 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been sitting at a slip for two years in sa
Water Ballast Fill/Drain Plug; Swing Kneel cable Leo at 9:59am 09.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1075 I'm interested in purchasing a 1992 Macgregor 26s. It has been setting at a slip for two years in sa
Abrasive Cleaners Paul8753 at 9:42am 09.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1192 Soft Scrub, Vim, and all of the other bathroom cleansers. All of these have a mild abrasive with soa

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Cruising RPM. jviss at 11:50am 08.14.20 at its continuous rating all the time Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means?
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:48am 08.14.20 That's weird, in my experience, to describe conditions that way. One would typically talk of a rang
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:43am 08.14.20
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:35am 08.14.20 Very interesting. How do you create this attachment? sorry - I don't understand the question. How
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 11:33am 08.14.20 Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and tenths of a second? :) This buoy here:
Thru Hull Fittings Abarb at 11:15am 08.14.20 I'll be seeing the boat this weekend. He has it listed at $9500. I thought the SS was a questionable
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Dr. D at 11:11am 08.14.20 I'll be back at the boat on Wednesday and I will take another look with your suggestions in mind. Th
Broken Furler NotCook at 11:03am 08.14.20 We can offer unbeatable pricing on Harken and Furlex furlers. We will have to talk to you about th
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:03am 08.14.20 very steep 8.2/8.9ft waves at 5.6/5.7sec Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing NotCook at 10:57am 08.14.20 I use an Achilles 7'6 RU inflatable that I tow. Ive towed it over 12,000 miles with only one proble
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Ron20324 at 10:55am 08.14.20 I'll be back at the boat on Wednesday and I will take another look with your suggestions in mind. T
Thru Hull Fittings Tricia at 10:49am 08.14.20 I'd make sure to have the boat surveyed before buying it. A good surveyor will address your concerns
Thru Hull Fittings Ron20324 at 10:38am 08.14.20 Hi: I'm a looking at a SJ 30' sailboat and the owner says he's replaced the thru hulls with high q
Thru Hull Fittings jssailem at 10:34am 08.14.20 Not necessarily. Lots of factors involved. How much does the boat cost? Is it the right boat for yo
What is wrong with this roller furler? Meriachee at 10:18am 08.14.20 Id still be far more concerned about the integrity of the rig, as adversed to the ability to furl.
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing kappykaplan at 10:15am 08.14.20 ???? ??????, ????!
Genoa Clew Ring (2) jssailem at 10:09am 08.14.20 Here is an example of the my soft shackles and the image of in use on my sail.
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing (1) capta at 10:00am 08.14.20 As Charley said, pick your weather very carefully and make absolutely certain that you do not have a
What is wrong with this roller furler? IASailor at 9:58am 08.14.20 That's all any of us can do without more/better photos...:banghead: I get it. The boat is 50 miles
What is wrong with this roller furler? justsomeguy at 9:55am 08.14.20 I'm gonna roll the dice That's all any of us can do without more/better photos...:banghead:

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