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Beached Boat Dale Wilkins at 1:39pm 11.10.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/956 I went out for a sail tonight, and had light winds with some clouds reflecting the city lights so a
dagger board leak Dan Nolan at 12:40pm 11.10.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1204 I have recently purchased a 26D Have noticed slight damage to the dagger board compartment(stress c
Folding and feathering props mike at 12:13pm 11.10.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1178 Gori, Maxprop, Auto prop, Martec. I would like to here about experiances with each.Reliability? ma
8 HP Yanmar Overloading Howard at 11:59am 11.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/965 I have a 1978 H-27 with an 8hp Yanmar. Over the past few years I've noticed a loss of power. The e
Mast Inspection Port John Gunn at 9:31am 11.10.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1028 I'm looking for a cover for a mast inspection port 5" ID. Anyone know of a source?I've tried a web
Dinghy Motor Davit John Gunn at 9:13am 11.10.04 Catalina 30 1/1470 I have seen a dinghy motor davit that attaches to the radar mast and is supported by a small block a
What is it? Ken at 8:48am 11.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/847 I found a cylindrical component hanging of the right side of my 2GMF. It says SeaRanger on it, and
Mast Inspection Port John Gunn at 8:39am 11.10.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1045 I have an aftermarket mast on my Catalina 30 with a 5" inspection port on the starboard side. The c
winterize marti at 8:29am 11.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/811 What do I need to think about when winterizing a sailboat in NC?
teak Marti at 8:26am 11.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/999 Which teak oil is best for the deck?
tiller at rest mike at 8:09am 11.10.04 Smaller Boats 6/1321 When I took my boat out of the water for the winter my tiller was hard to remove from the rudder cas
cockpit drain mike at 7:56am 11.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/983 While docked this summer I'd occasionally notice significant amounts of water in my big port side co
reasonable sean21266 at 7:00am 11.10.04 Day Sailers 2/1137 We've just finished up a GREAT first season with our '76 O'day 25. Having previously only sailed mu
Help to ID and repair a '86 C22 roller furler Sid Mann at 6:27am 11.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/827 I'm a newby that needs help to identify and repair/replace my roller furler. I'm not sure of the cor
Stern pulpit seats or tables cmorin at 6:14am 11.10.04 Catalina 30 1/1798 Does anyone know where I can buy folding tables that attach to the aft pulpit? They have a single l
Centerboard O'Day 23 Paul at 4:12am 11.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1305 Hi I just got myself a 23' and I cant figure out how to let the center board come down. I have looke
I Need A Canvas Guy In Balto-Annapolis-Deal Area Joe at 3:23am 11.10.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1857 I'd like to add a dodger to my H34 this winter. Can anyone recommend a fair and reputable canvas mak
Repowering an O'Day 34 Mark Elwell at 2:43am 11.10.04 Bigger Boats 1/1298 Hello Again 34 owners:I'm thinking about repowering my O'Day 34 and was wondering if anyone out th
Cleaning Aluminum water tanks?? Rob at 2:30am 11.10.04 Ask All Sailors 3/6816 I posted this question under Bleach??...but here goes again.This pertains to chemical reaction of
Water inside an "inner" skin Briann at 2:25am 11.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1580 We have a 1985 Hunter 31. I am continually amazed at what I learn about this boat as the days go on.

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Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat LeeandRick at 12:10pm 02.11.21 One point appears to have been missed on HP rating and that is your engine mount. Most have weight a
Steering Backwards dlochner at 12:05pm 02.11.21 For sure, but sadly ZERO helm feel. And that's why rack and pinion and worm gear steering is seld
Video of cargo ship launchings... daviddp at 12:04pm 02.11.21
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat dlochner at 12:03pm 02.11.21 I figured that taking the mast and boom down, in the case that I had to motor to shore from the isl
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) Justin_NSA at 12:02pm 02.11.21 190290
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Justin_NSA at 11:57am 02.11.21 At least you have sails to get you home. Imagine if you were in a stinkpot and it quit
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat CAP"NADAM at 11:48am 02.11.21 Enough so that it is worth doing while racing downwind in centerboard boats. But pulling the board
Steering Backwards Jackdaw at 11:44am 02.11.21 Most modern (post 1880's) boats with that helm arrangement have worm gears to turn the rudder. Best
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat CAP"NADAM at 11:43am 02.11.21 Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatabl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat shemandr at 11:42am 02.11.21 ... How much is hull speed affected by having the keel up? Enough so that it is worth doing while
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 11:40am 02.11.21 OK, so on a different note, I understand the CDC is looking for couples who have been married for mo
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 11:39am 02.11.21 Yahoo!! My wife and I just got the first Pfizer vaccination at the Mosconni Center in San Francisc
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat dlochner at 11:35am 02.11.21 Hull speed is a function of waterline length and hull shape. The centerboard will have a minimal eff
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat CAP"NADAM at 11:30am 02.11.21 Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatabl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Justin_NSA at 11:29am 02.11.21 Maybe even a better argument for electric and more battery reserve. I don't think the keel up will c
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat CAP"NADAM at 11:24am 02.11.21 Thank you everyone for the information. This might be crazy but I'm thinking of having 2 outboards.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat rgranger at 11:20am 02.11.21 Have you thought about a high thrust trolling motor? Or a smaller Torqeedo? https://www.inflatable
H26 Battery Panel / Wall Thaniel at 11:11am 02.11.21 Then use the space where they were as leg space. Body positions bow to stern instead of port to st
Steering Backwards Daveinet at 11:10am 02.11.21 How do you feel weather helm if you have a worm gear in your steering? Seems wrong on a sailboat.
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat jon hansen at 11:09am 02.11.21 He's a brave man! Those things never start. i have a 3hp British seagull in pristine shape. 1965.

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