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The far reaches of Crazy Dave's influence... Brian Conneely at 6:44am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 5/735 Just cracked open the new issue of SAIL featuring a series of great articles on trailer sailing...an
Sails for Hunter 33 Godfrey at 6:40am 07.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/833 I just realize that my adorable Hunter 33 needs urgently a main sail. But to be honest I find my sel
Hey Fred Tim Welsh at 6:34am 07.28.04 Big Boats 2/861 Your Hunter is a 87 right? Mines and 86, do I have the 3gmf or the 3gm30f engine? Tim Welsh H34 AKA
Stern Rail Modification???? Gary at 6:02am 07.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1307 1976 Oday 25My stern rail is not "split" like the newer models, and thus, you must precariously ste
On Marine speedometers Pete17840 at 5:59am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/869 My speedometer seems to have been slowed somehow. Could it be some green gunk in the paddle wheel in
weeping keelbolts.....revisited....again! william3045 at 4:37am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/989 i know this subject has been beat on before but....i personally am satisfied water is not coming up
Salvage of a Hunter 260 Jeff Peltier at 4:36am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/849 Here's a picture of a Hunter 260 I savaged recently. Tornado like winds blew it and the lift it was
For you performance sailors, Jeff Peltier at 4:23am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 11/991 Here's an articulating bow sprit. This is version 4 and with it we're able to sail about 8 degrees
Oil alarm won't shut off Jeff McKay at 3:48am 07.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1088 I have a 1984 Catalina 30, just purchased a couple months ago. The last fewtimes we had it out we
Changes to Technical Forums Phil Herring at 3:39am 07.28.04 Ask All Sailors 0/909 Beginning in August, SailboatOwners.com will introduce a test of a revised expert forum on technical
Good(?) Old Sails LJ Efird at 3:29am 07.28.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1494 Mainsail and genoa (furling) are 20 years old on C-30. At what point does one seriously need to cons
rudder ballast harrythepilot at 2:42am 07.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1078 I am a new owner of a Mac. 25, 1978. Also, new to sailing.I am having a hard time working with the
rudder ballast harrythepilot at 2:30am 07.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1024 I am a new owner to a Mac. 25, 1978.I notice that the rudder is bouyant and I have read it should
Access to aft "battery" area from engine H260 Bill P. at 1:13am 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/849 I am replacing my wire harness for my outboard and I'm moving the starter switch and tach from the p
First boat purchase--which one? Lynn at 1:11am 07.28.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1962 We are in the market for our first sailboat. Recently we came across a 1976 Columbia 26 and a 1976
Hunter 37 crusing spinnaker set up billnalice at 12:23am 07.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1044 I just bought a Hunter 37 and it has a crusing spinnaker. The things that I have read on the web ab
sink drain replacement robert taylor at 12:16am 07.28.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1162 the sink drains in the head and vanity area on my cat 380 2003 #379 have got to be the cheapest qual
what size spinnaker for a mac 21' Anthony at 11:55pm 07.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1042 Hello, First I wanted to thank all who have responed to my last thread. I want to buy a spinnaker fo
192 Boom Vang Mike at 11:51pm 07.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1032 I just purchased a nice Oday 192 and have sailed it a couple times and really like it a lot.I am pre
PHRF score for a Hunter 29.5 Roger Maddigan at 10:15pm 07.27.04 Racing 4/4869 Our club is going to sponsor some fun races in August; they have asked that we obtain a PHRF rating.

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Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! smokey73 at 1:37pm 11.13.20 And you wonder why Northerners start to laugh as we hear you speak. "Cusse yus r frm a forin cuntr
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? patrickkidd at 1:37pm 11.13.20 As far as I am aware, if your boat was previously documented you cannot get a title from the DMV/St
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 1:27pm 11.13.20 How much weather helm do you have with the 150? If a lot, that's another reason to drop to the 135.
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) rgranger at 1:24pm 11.13.20 Last night on the news, they said the correct Greek pronounciation is yota. a small yoda is an iot
Potagannissing Bay jon hansen at 1:13pm 11.13.20 a perfect place to sail your boat!
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? ontherocks83 at 1:12pm 11.13.20 Ok, this is helpful and basically tells me that this isn't going to work out. I'm going to go to my
Potagannissing Bay jon hansen at 1:07pm 11.13.20 been there, sailed that, love the area. detour is great. harbor island is the stuff dreams are made
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? patrickkidd at 1:03pm 11.13.20 What the top link means is that they are currently processing paperwork that they received on Septe
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? CarlN at 12:58pm 11.13.20 Right, this is the information I have been able to get, and that this thread is about "decrypting."
Steaming, Anchor and Deck Lights Justin_NSA at 12:57pm 11.13.20 I rewired my anchor and steaming lights to one SPDT switch so I can only have one or the other lit,
Potagannissing Bay john6206 at 12:53pm 11.13.20 @Michael Davis hopefully sailing all summer on lake st Clair this year primed me for the experience
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! jssailem at 12:41pm 11.13.20 And you wonder why Northerners start to laugh as we hear you speak. "Cusse yus r frm a forin cuntr
Selden Furlex system Halyard Deflector (1) jssailem at 12:37pm 11.13.20 Gary You have a problem. The furler extrusion should rotate around the forestay. There should be a b
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top justsomeguy at 12:31pm 11.13.20 One issue is that the spinnaker halyard tends to get wrapped around the headstay right at the top w
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top jssailem at 12:25pm 11.13.20 Mark could this be happening before the sail is raised? Not sure I understand that it could happen
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? ontherocks83 at 12:24pm 11.13.20 Right, this is the information I have been able to get, and that this thread is about "decrypting."
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? CarlN at 12:23pm 11.13.20 How much weather helm do you have with the 150? If a lot, that's another reason to drop to the 135.
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? (1) jssailem at 12:18pm 11.13.20 You probably found this number. Visit www.uscg.mil/nvdc for the latest updates, to download and co
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? capta at 12:14pm 11.13.20 I've never had a problem. I fill it out as instructed and send it in. They send it back and I redo t
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? patrickkidd at 12:08pm 11.13.20 At the bottom of the CG Documentation home page is a link for Case Processing Report. It was last u

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