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393 at Kentucky Lake waldo24038 at 11:42pm 06.14.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/925 Interested it a 393 group for KY/Barkley Lake.Send e mail and then lets meet say at GreenTurtle Ba
Widgeon: A few questions newtosail at 11:04pm 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1144 I have a few questions on the widgeon. I've e-mailed O'day but no response yet. My questions are:
Swing Keel Play maccauley123 at 10:59pm 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/870 There are times when I am sailing my Venture 222 that the iron keel will bang around inside the trun
Mast leak inside vessel BryMer at 10:53pm 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1132 A leak (substantial)developed from in side the compression post inside the boat. My guess is the so
cutting of the keel henry9372 at 10:43pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 10/2438 I'm looking at a Columbia 30 which has a normal draft of 5'9". It was cut down to 4'9". How much wil
Anyone know the diameter of the C27 stern rail? Greg2230 at 10:27pm 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1003 Anyone know the diameter of the horizontal stern rail on an '85 or similar C27? It will save me a dr
Chesapeake winds? Bob15098 at 10:06pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1961 We are new to sailing and new to the Chesapeake. So far the winds have been somewhat underwhelming.
NE rOnDAYvous getting closer maestro at 9:53pm 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/814 there's STILL time to reserve a spot at Liberty Landing Marina for the 2004 O'Day "rOnDAYvous" call
Anchor Swing on a 420 Long Gone 42 at 9:42pm 06.14.04 Big Boats 6/1236 The 420 at anchor swings over a 100 degrees in moderate wind (15+ knots) while other boats in the an
Up grade rigging? Mark at 6:32pm 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 5/788 I was thinking recently of putting heavier shrouds on the 260 but then it occured to me that in real
Furling Line Help Bob F. at 2:35pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1486 I'm looking to replace the line on my roller furling to something a bit thinner to help keep it from
low tide smell... timing at 1:43pm 06.14.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2201 Nasty low_tide_like odor just began to appear in my powerboat since the end of last season.Never
Unstepping the Mast on a Hunter 27 Wattie at 1:07pm 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1459 Can anyone recommend a way to unstep the mast on a 1980 Hunter 27 without a lift or crane? I need to
C27 Reef Lines HoveTo at 12:05pm 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1433 "WindSong" is patient with me. She wants her reef lines rigged properly in her mainsail, and she won
Hunter 260/26 Mast Raising Jason Alexander at 11:38am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 25/5781 Hello all,I'm looking and thinking about buying a 260 or 26 sometime here in the future. What I'm
Capri 18 forestay Vince5986 at 11:37am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 0/1266 The deck fitting for the forestay on my Capri 18 has four holes in it. One is located on a vertical
Capri 18 Genoa Vince5986 at 11:29am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 0/984 A purchased a 1988 Capri 18 at the end of last season. It apparently came standard with a 66 sq. ft
Cockpit Drains Boatinbabe at 10:57am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 11/2056 Hi! If this has been addressed before, and I can't believe it hasn't, please let me know and I'll se
GPH and Fuel Gauge Bob F. at 10:43am 06.14.04 Big Boats 1/938 My fuel gauge has always been suspect (as most are) I replaced sending unit and it read full all the
keelson voids fredle at 10:33am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/905 Has anyone removed the keels bolts to a Catalina 30 (1987 vintage) and found voids next to the keel

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Tombstone was Interesting Kings Gambit at 6:06am 12.07.20 I drove from San Antonio to my first duty station at MCAS El Toro in CA. Took the southern route th
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? jssailem at 6:05am 12.07.20 While visiting the Annapolis Boat show there was a booth marketing a parasail shaped spinnaker. It w
First Sail Boat! jssailem at 5:59am 12.07.20 Welcome to the forum. Why not. You identify as a qualified day sailor. Is this going to be short co
First Sail Boat! Justin_NSA at 5:55am 12.07.20 Welcome aboard! Sounds sweet! She will be a handful until you get the hang of her. Bring an experien
pleasing to the eye jon hansen at 5:52am 12.07.20 ......... while tied to the dock :cool:
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? DArcy at 5:50am 12.07.20 Several years ago I had an online conversation with Yves-Marie Tanton about wing sails. He had some
Tombstone was Interesting Justin_NSA at 5:47am 12.07.20
pleasing to the eye jssailem at 5:46am 12.07.20 Me neither. Unless I was attempting a solo experience on a relatively calm flat water day.
pleasing to the eye jon hansen at 5:42am 12.07.20 yeah, i woundn't be allowed in front of the binnacle on those boats:)
pleasing to the eye jssailem at 5:39am 12.07.20 Running forward on one of those boats is not an euphemism. You real need to run to get from one shro
Tombstone was Interesting Kings Gambit at 5:38am 12.07.20 I got deployed to MCAS Yuma once in the summer. It was so hot we could only operate at night. Yeah
it's a big sky jon hansen at 5:37am 12.07.20 northern lights, fire balls, B1B, C5A, F18's practicing dog fighting, B52 that used us as a practice
Hunter 2004 386 LE Calibrate tank monitor? cbader at 5:33am 12.07.20 So looks like it is the Snake River model of panel. I am going out to boat today and I found instruc
Tombstone was Interesting jssailem at 5:26am 12.07.20
Tombstone was Interesting Justin_NSA at 5:16am 12.07.20 I got deployed to MCAS Yuma once in the summer. It was so hot we could only operate at night.
pleasing to the eye jon hansen at 5:14am 12.07.20 nice boats!
pleasing to the eye jon hansen at 5:13am 12.07.20 it is interesting that the boat with the lead is all wearing life jackets. the boat behind no one is
Bomar hatch trim ring removal (1) All U Get at 5:03am 12.07.20 Little wedges around the hatch will help. I found many uses for these at home and on the boat.
pleasing to the eye (1) TomY at 5:00am 12.07.20 Great shot and use of the telephoto lens taking the photo from afar. Looks like an imminent collisi
Hole through Luran on Bow: Repair suggestions requested (2) Hunter216 at 4:21am 12.07.20

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