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Rounding Up Paul8753 at 8:21pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 9/2001 Recently was sailing in winds of 12-15kts. Pointing very well with minimal heel. Main and genoa set
Lateen sails Ron at 5:01pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 0/917 Hello, I'm new to this forum and have a general question. Is it possible to flake (fold between
Looking for REAL wind generator performance data Rich Stidger at 4:48pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 I am considering installing a wind generator with the intent that it will provide the bulk of my ref
Electric WInch Maintenence rfrye1 at 3:49pm 07.19.04 Big Boats 1/904 My 1998 H376 has an electric winch (Lewmar) I use to raise the main and trim the main sheet. Aside f
How much should a survey cost? txsailor at 3:16pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1127 Looking to purchase a cat 30 in the near future, and I was wondering how much a surveyer should cost
Weathered gelcoat Bill18593 at 2:56pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1005 If penetrol is not the answer, what is a good sealer / treatment for the deck and cockpit? I've use
Ready to learn new2sail23 at 2:25pm 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/794 Well here she is, finally in the water, rigged and ready to go!WOOHOO
426 vs 44 mast struts Steve B22166 at 1:33pm 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/940 I have noticed that the earlier 426 had mast struts and the newer, 44's do not. I am wondering why t
wheel steering Ken Greavett at 1:32pm 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 I purchased a 1995 26ft hunter last august. It has an Edson steering system with a single 12 ft cabl
H23 Trailer Rims and tires Gaston at 1:30pm 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1119 My trailer has Remington Tires (size 27x8.50 RI4LT). They look like a off road tires and searching i
C30 with M18 Alarms at IDLE with Warm Engine Kilgore at 1:27pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1577 I have a Universal M-18 in my 1984 Catalina 30. The engine has about 1200 hours on it, and I have h
Hunter 340 Furling Gerald Davies at 1:17pm 07.19.04 Big Boats 5/3791 I am considering moving up from a 1988 Hunter 30' to a 2001 Hunter 340.I notice some of the 2001 34
Manual Head Jim at 12:33pm 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1286 I'm having a problem finding a replacement manual pump for a mansfield/sealand pump. Do you have any
Need a new Dodger/Bimimi Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:31pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 Need a recommendation for canvas work on a Catalina 320 in the Annapolis area.
forestay sag Larry Jackel at 11:53am 07.19.04 Big Boats 6/978 How much forestay sag us reasonable on a 340 (no backstay)? In 20Kts apparent wind I have about 4-6
Marine Refrigeration Evaluation tarheel at 10:43am 07.19.04 Other Sailboats 1/1171 I'm considering the following two mfgrs of 12V refrigeration. Sea Frost Model BD 12/24 with evaporat
rig tuning billoak at 10:14am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1703 Just bought a 1987 26.5. Sailing on a trial in a fresh breeze main only, I notice that the stays to
Screens on the 356 (Revisited a year later) deacm at 10:14am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 Last summer (or was it the summer before?) we were all moaning about the crappy screens that came st
Installing a thru hull marine toilet Dave at 9:24am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1026 I have read that for the new 26 there is the potential of adding a thru-hull marine toilet with hold
Johnson 9.9 outboard question Mark R. at 9:03am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1687 HI, I have a 1986 Johnson SeaHorse 9.9 HP outboard on my 1972 Oday 23. I've noticed that after I

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Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines (1) Nodak7 at 2:06pm 11.11.20 The lady that made ours (a true talent) made little covers that snap over them. Works well! i will s
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 2:01pm 11.11.20 Thank you! Now I'm up and running. The fleet has to think about saiing pinwheel around TS doesn't
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (2) TomY at 1:49pm 11.11.20 By the way, I love PEX tubing and use it in houses for both heating and domestic. But it can freeze
Whisker Pole Davidasailor26 at 1:28pm 11.11.20 If you are running (DDW) then you are in pure drag mode. It is possible to get the telltales stream
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (1) TomY at 1:12pm 11.11.20 So every year I have suctioned all my freshwater lines and now I hear it may not be the best idea s
'96 336 Lewmar portlight sizes Techstyle at 1:10pm 11.11.20 OK, Sounds good - I also need the seal for the Portlight in my aft cabin which is a Beckson 512 (Po
Ceiling Replacement Project Project_Mayhem at 12:49pm 11.11.20 hahaha My father is a very accomplished (in my eyes) amature wood worker. His version of this same
When should standing rigging be replaced? Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 11.11.20 It sounds to me that the question is when, not if you will go for new rigging. You are correct and
By-Passing Hot Water Heater dlochner at 11:55am 11.11.20 Thanks for all the input but still no answers to my two questions. Yes, I understand it is a bit of
Selden Mast Stephen M at 11:40am 11.11.20 Check out this video at the 5 min 30 sec mark. This video series has been very entertaining watching
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 11:36am 11.11.20 This seems a little excessive. If you look back at my post I said anything over 14-15 knots. 15 wa
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 11:32am 11.11.20 Whether or not it is normal I don't know, this past year we saw 15-25 knots of wind regularly. From
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 11:31am 11.11.20 Do you know if this tracking has a wind feature? It would be more interesting to track if we knew
Would love a Catalina 275 test sail! Molokai at 11:27am 11.11.20 Suggest contacting local sailboat charter companies AND yacht clubs in Hawaii. Called the factory
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 11:25am 11.11.20 Do you know if this tracking has a wind feature? It would be more interesting to track if we knew w
Hunter 25 trailer information davidmustang at 11:22am 11.11.20 Just sent you a PM. Thanks Sailavie1.
By-Passing Hot Water Heater lehighsail at 11:15am 11.11.20 Thanks for all the input but still no answers to my two questions. Yes, I understand it is a bit o
Whisker Pole DArcy at 11:08am 11.11.20
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 11:07am 11.11.20 Interesting dance going on with how each boat expects to handle tropical depression Theta. One boat
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. DArcy at 10:59am 11.11.20 I just checked, the shipper said he needed 6 inches under the cradle, not a foot.

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