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propeller ID Lou Potente at 6:07am 05.15.04 Ask All Sailors 0/875 My propeller on C'C 27 Mark V has the following indentifying info HH91712. Does anyone know what thi
Waeco V-12 Refrigeration Rick Cass at 4:11am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 1/787 Hi, does anyone know how much of a battery bank is needed to reasonably power the Crosby/Waeco V-12
Jib sheet layout. Bill Dowling at 4:04am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 2/1049 I have an early water ballast 26 which I race in PHRF. It has 100% jib which seems adequate in this
2004 Lake Erie Rendezvous Schedule Harmers at 3:53am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 0/660 Lake Erie South Shore Hunter Sailing Association Renedezvous Schedule:Memorial Weekend - Middle Ba
Seeking Info on a Capri Cyclone Roger Kennedy at 2:34am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 0/1078 I'm with a community sailing program in Louisville, KY. This morning a 1980 Capri Cyclone was donat
Anchor Riding Sails Frank Bulkley at 11:40pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1217 Does anyone have experience with using a anchor riding sail with a double backstay?
Which antifouling? Mike H at 10:31pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 I use VC17 but every year the last fews years the price goes up by $5 per quart to $40/qt now every
Front hatch arm John A at 10:26pm 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 2/985 The compression fitting in my front hatch slide arm is wore out. Does anyone have any ideas where I
Nav Station and Shelving Murray Beggs at 10:08pm 05.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/982 Has anybody completed any modifications to the Nav station in a 1980 Hunter 30? Also I would like to
How can you tell if a sail is in good shape? jack at 8:37pm 05.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1088 I know this sounds like a stupid question but how do you tell if a sail is in good shape or needs to
Maximun Boat Speed Calculations Paul at 8:06pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 32/8404 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 2/1016 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 5/1435 For a 23' O'Day?Thanks guys
Just found Tripp 26!! :) Alan at 12:53pm 05.14.04 Racing 3/7685 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 5/1272 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 1/822 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 11/1674 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 2/1063 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 1/1228 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 3/1891 I am looking for a used main and both head sails for a 1974 Venture of Newport 23.If anyone has thes

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First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 10.26.20 These 310's have a shower faucet right above the back of the head. It's easy to just run water dire
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 10.26.20 Ours looked as bad as well. I cut the cover off in places and could find no issues with the wire. B
which winch cable to use Ken Cross at 12:16pm 10.26.20 It could be the trailer winch cable????
Lifeline autopsy dLj at 12:15pm 10.26.20 I prefer stainless steel tubing for my top life line... Maybe not if I was racing... dj
Lifeline autopsy Ken Cross at 12:05pm 10.26.20 Ours looked as bad as well. I cut the cover off in places and could find no issues with the wire. Be
cast iron keel sloughsailer at 11:59am 10.26.20 You can send personal messages by clicking on the envelope icon at the top right of this page. Or a
Oil change... Make it a double rgranger at 11:50am 10.26.20 Now I will sleep like a bear all winter Mais cher! Dats a long nap.:biggrin:
I've not seen any posts re: Cal 22 . dmdcsail at 11:45am 10.26.20 Anyone else own one? Only seen one other (In Maryland) Yup, got an '86 Cal 22 sitting in at Wash
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Stainless, how to and re-passivation? thinwater at 11:35am 10.26.20 Don't ultrasonic clean for more than a few minutes. That can do damamge on its own and is not needed
Sea Tow to discontinue Automated Radio Check Service Alan Gomes at 11:23am 10.26.20 Probably because you can now do the same with with a DSC check. This not only checks your VHF, but
Equalizing 6 volts..... dLj at 11:23am 10.26.20 The types of battery applications IEEE and DOE are talking about are probably different than what s
The kind of year it has been joker460 at 11:15am 10.26.20 More 2020 weirdness. I quite often post sailing pictures and vids to my FB account, most often raci
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Davidasailor26 at 11:10am 10.26.20
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... dlochner at 11:09am 10.26.20 Can't answer your question, but at least the lost shackle isn't affecting your sailing season, yet.
Equalizing 6 volts..... Davidasailor26 at 11:05am 10.26.20 But here, we are always talking about how great it is when our batteries last 6 to 8 years. What ar
Equalizing 6 volts..... dLj at 10:44am 10.26.20 Wish I had a spare $172 to buy IEEE 450 "IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing, and Rep
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Giro at 10:11am 10.26.20 My wife and I own a MacGregor 25 that we had built back in 1983 and had completely restored in 2019.
Engine Heating Hot water karellen at 10:07am 10.26.20 I have two of these on my 356, one at the engine and one at the water heater. After replacing all my
Can't Drain Hot Water Heater Claude L.-Auger at 10:00am 10.26.20 You can also leave the pump power off and before shutting the bypass open a hot water faucet. That w
which winch cable to use capta at 9:49am 10.26.20 Always surprises me when someone posts a question and doesn't check for responses the same day. I

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