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Maximun Boat Speed Calculations Paul at 8:06pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 32/7235 I have been told that a quick way to find the max speed of your boat is to divide the waterline leng
Assymetric Sheets Dean Strong at 4:03pm 05.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 When rigging an assymetric/cruising sail with an ATN tacker or Parrel Beads, using a spinnaker halya
How heavy a mooring mushroom? new2sail23 at 3:15pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1409 For a 23' O'Day?Thanks guys
Just found Tripp 26!! :) Alan at 12:53pm 05.14.04 Racing 3/7403 I've been searching for a Tripp 26 for over six months,...well I finally found one. Guess I'm going
Troubleshooting 8 hp Yamaha 2 stoke Dave at 12:12pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1238 I have a 2000 Yamaha 8 hp 2 stoke. It is running lean. It idles fine then when I increase the throtl
Emergency Tiller Cover Kevin O'Neal at 11:10am 05.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/793 Yeah, I'm full of questions these days...Anyone know what is supposed to be covering the emergency
water ballast pump out Peter Vaas at 9:43am 05.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1425 I would like to pump out the ballast before pulling my 26s up the ramp. Does anyone have any suggest
Need info please Jason L at 9:08am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1038 Hi all! I have a boat Im looking for info on. Its a 23 foot centerboard with pop top made by Southc
Rudder paint? John at 8:47am 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 1/1177 Any recommendations for type of paint for a C22 rudder? Are they built as plywood/glass/gelcoat/pain
Looking for used sails for VN23 Alan Worcester at 8:41am 05.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1822 I am looking for a used main and both head sails for a 1974 Venture of Newport 23.If anyone has thes
transom ladder end caps Steve at 7:52am 05.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1652 Does anyone know of a source for the end caps for the fold down transom ladder? Can't seem to find
Radar/Chartploter Ozana at 7:29am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1109 I'm considering buying a radar/charploter combo.Has anybody have had experience with the JRC 1800CP
Speaking of on-board battery chargers... Tim McCarty at 7:02am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 23/1704 I have a Hunter 29.5 with a Guest charger. While at the dock, I keep the charger on at all times.
Replacing Depthsounder Transducer in Slip Paul at 6:21am 05.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/937 Can a depthsounder's transducer be replaced while the boat is in water? The depthsounder in my C2
wireless wind instruments George Wilson at 5:38am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1212 I would like to add a windspeed and direction instrument to our hunter 33. I'm wondering if anyone h
Fine tuning shrouds on 26M AndyS at 3:55am 05.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1072 Hey all - Regarding setting up the shrouds on the 26M: The owner's manual basically says to set t
Pulleys at base of mast Ohio Ron at 3:53am 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 1/909 When I finished rigging my mast in place I noticed that the double pully at the base of the mast (on
Lost lazarette cover Greg Ketley at 2:44am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1305 I have a friend that lost a lazarette cover from his Beneteau First 32. Any ideas on where to look f
Refrigerator lid falls Jim Harrison at 1:51am 05.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/929 When the lid of the refrigerator on a Catalina 320 is open, there isnothing to keep it from falling
reseating screws Bill at 12:37am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1257 I have several places on my boat (cockpit deck plate and coach roof where bimini supports were mount

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Need Replacement Companionway Hatch Seals Ron20324 at 2:05am 07.22.20 Looking at those extrusions, I wonder if those seals are the same as on the sail slot of a roller fu
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized Hayden Watson at 11:37pm 07.21.20 I agree. Given how deep you are into it, it make sense to pull the block out of the boat and do the
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane Hayden Watson at 11:29pm 07.21.20 Hopefully you will take photos of the progress and leave those of us who will be following in your f
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 9:48pm 07.21.20 Got the rebuild kit today.
Stuffing box justsomeguy at 9:36pm 07.21.20 Not familiar with 'Main Sail' on this site that you're referring to.... sorry. https://forums.sail
Where to find hard to find fasteners? SoSound at 9:25pm 07.21.20 McMaster-Carr looks like the winner! I thought they were wholesale only. Super easy to set up an a
Mainsail Questions. DrJudyB at 9:22pm 07.21.20 I am very new to sailing so I guess my question is how tight does the bottom of the sail need to be
Marina waiting lists Brian D at 9:12pm 07.21.20 Yeppers! It's gone up I see. "Applicants pay a $90 annual fee to be on the slip-waiting list, and a
Fuel filter questions Perkins 4108 TimFromLI at 9:09pm 07.21.20 Thanks for the reply, I guess I'll stick with the 30 for the primary. I assume the secondary is much
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized BigEasy at 9:06pm 07.21.20 As a bit of a guide. Here is a guy with limited tools and knowledge pulling off a complete rebuild
Does this boat exist? stickinthemud57 at 9:02pm 07.21.20 Something I'm tempted by are the shallow-draft keel boats (Hunter 26.5 and Colgate 26 Sport). I read
Mainsail Questions. Stu Jackson at 8:59pm 07.21.20 Will's notes are very good. We had a 1981 C22, #10496, in the early 80s. Great boat. Do you have
Mainsail Questions. Will Gilmore at 8:55pm 07.21.20 Welcome to our awesome and very sailorly forum. Always good to greet a new sailor. You have a nice
Need Replacement Companionway Hatch Seals Graham Haire at 8:49pm 07.21.20 Hi GSpencer - amazing. I'm looking to the same thing also on a 2012 Oceanis 34!! I purchased the p
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Sanfelice at 8:36pm 07.21.20 I grew up in Buffalo and sailed out of Buffalo and the Canoe Club. Haven't been back since 911 but I
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway withintheruins14 at 8:27pm 07.21.20 Just going back and looking at the pictures you appear to have an old barrier coat under the paint
Pump out on Hunter artboas at 8:12pm 07.21.20 If you check marine catalogs, you'll find that the "standard location" for most off- the-shelf tank
Does this boat exist? rgranger at 8:01pm 07.21.20 I love my H26 for all the reasons you state about the amenities but it is water ballast. Hunter di
Does this boat exist? Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:54pm 07.21.20 Check out the Rhodes 22. http://www.generalboats.com
V222 Keel Water Intrusion? (Fiberglass model) (1) rgranger at 7:53pm 07.21.20 I removed the side ports and took out all the cruddy caulk It looked like dried plumbers putty so I

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