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Bow rail and furling King at 12:15am 06.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1022 I just purchased my first sailboat, an absolutely spotless '76 Oday 25. The boat does not have a bow
Topping lift on a 1986 Hunter 31 Andreas at 11:41pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1856 This may sound like a naive question but I have been looking high and low to find the halyard for th
New H38. Ed Schenck at 11:05pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/964 Anyone been aboard the new H38? CW has an ad on page 15, there is nothing on the Hunter website yet
Excessive Weather Helm John12048 at 10:36pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 My boat seems to have a bit to much weather helm. If I understand rig tunning correctly, should I c
Length of Forestay on a 356.......Strange deacm at 10:32pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/970 My Yacht Club's travel lift ran into my forestay and so I had to have it replaced. Here's the intere
neutral or in gear jim inFW at 9:34pm 06.22.04 Bigger Boats 4/1580 What is the best way to sail, I hear that neutral but stress on gear box etc but that in gear adds d
Owner Satisfaction LarryB at 1:53pm 06.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1088 What can you share about this First model? I am considering the purchase of a 32s5 and would like t
shroud sag? Captain Dave at 1:51pm 06.22.04 Big Boats 2/955 I notice this past weekend that the leeward side shroud sags when close reaching. I expected this on
Low RPM's. Not The Filter Or The Mixing Elbow Joe Mullee at 11:31am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1290 My Yanmar 3GMF (1983 Hunter 34) does not run above 2500-2600 RPM"s in neutral or in gear. The manual
River Sailing Ned4204 at 10:45am 06.22.04 Trailer Sailors 4/1650 I have recently acquired an RL 24 and a previous owner had "only sailed on the Mississippi River" bu
Blue Water Marine Paint--Has anyone used it? Robb Urie at 10:32am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1114 Just about done with my Hurricane Isabel repairs and been researching topside paints. Looked at Awlg
Holding tank monitor recommendations? Capt Andy at 10:23am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1327 I have a C-380 and am thinking of installing a holding tank monitor. Would appreciate any recommenda
Secure those dock lines imajazzman at 10:07am 06.22.04 Smaller Boats 9/1265 Don't let this happen to you! Use good dock lines and learn to secure them properly. The damage sh
SECURE THOSE DOCKLINES! imajazzman at 10:02am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/887 As sailors we are walking encyclopedias of everything you might want to know about sailing....Its pa
Performance VS Cruising Beneteau Paul8753 at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1204 Is there a difference in performance between a 42' - 47' Race/Cruise Beneteau VS a Cruise Beneteau?
Right or left prop seagull4 at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1396 In sailboats with a right-hand prop, it is easier to dock to port and back out to port. In sailboa
Small portable generator question??? Gary at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1322 Oday 25Who out there has experience with small generators to power a window unit A/C on their boat?
blisters on pre-1990 boats andi at 9:15am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3420 i am in the process of looking for a used catalina 30...i understand boats built prior to 1990 have
The Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 9:00am 06.22.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2462 Mates: I mentioned in an earlier post how important I felt it was for new sailors to move from begin
Novice buyer needs advice on a 38'-44' boat GRBWork at 8:53am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 Hello-and thanks in advance for any assistance. I have owned several small boats (24',22, and 2 hob

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Reefing PaulK at 3:02pm 12.30.20 Upwind we put in our first reef at about 24 knots and perhaps switch to the #3 jib. Above 35 we'll
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? marchem at 2:38pm 12.30.20 Chargers do not limit the current, the batteries do that. In addition to these links, do a search
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:37pm 12.30.20 This is good. With the through hull above the water line hydrostatic pressure is not an issue. Wate
Enlarging hole in hull? dlochner at 2:36pm 12.30.20 Thanks. I will get a good look later this week and see how the thru-hull looks in the hole. This is
Help Choosing capta at 2:35pm 12.30.20 Anything less than 6' isn't going to be a particularly good sea boat. It isn't going to go to windwa
Looking for a mast for Edel 4 Xedorion at 2:34pm 12.30.20 Thanks, but indeed, the owner is on the other side of the Atlantic, in France. The mast is actually
Reefing jssailem at 2:33pm 12.30.20 Consider your sailing area and the types of conditions you may likely be exposed. Will you be sail
How to prime house water pump Capt jgw at 2:33pm 12.30.20 Okay ignore the part about leaky taps. The taps just turn on backwards. One puzzle solved. If that
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:28pm 12.30.20 If you're going up from one home size to another, hey one of the home saw kits where a smaller but
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:25pm 12.30.20 Thanks @Richard19068, I am not sure what brand the are...I ordered them here on SBO. I picked th
Enlarging hole in hull? Capt jgw at 2:25pm 12.30.20 If you're going up from one hole size to another, get one of the hole saw kits where a smaller bit w
How to prime house water pump jssailem at 2:20pm 12.30.20 Welcome to the forum. Berkeley 30. Congrats on finding the "Massive Leak". Sounds like your pump ha
Bright work stain 2005 Hunter 41 AC ggrizzard at 2:19pm 12.30.20 I don't know your boat, but Hunter probably didn't 'stain' your teak brightwork. They used an oil tr
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Rickeypilot at 2:17pm 12.30.20 Just bought a mercury 6 hp. Manual said first hour half throttle Varying RPM. Second hour two th
Enlarging hole in hull? Richard19068 at 2:13pm 12.30.20
Looking for a mast for Edel 4 rgranger at 2:12pm 12.30.20 Where are you loated? I have a Rhodes 22 that I am parting out.... but I don't think Virginia U.S.
Help Choosing rgranger at 1:49pm 12.30.20 Here is a similar design... https://charleston.craigslist.org/bod/d/buford-39-allied-mistress-1973/7
Help Choosing rgranger at 1:46pm 12.30.20 @Kings Gambit has given you some good advice. With his advice in hand and your comments... I'd star
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 senang at 1:43pm 12.30.20 On our H38 the only standing room in the aft owners cabin is right behind the doors on both sides. T
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 (1) stuartsw at 1:39pm 12.30.20 We have an H36. One can sit up at the head of the Queen/full sized berth. There is a sheltered hatch

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