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Trip Line Charlie ~~~~~~ at 10:04am 06.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Any sugestions as to rig a trip line to a Danforth Anchor?
Sail Plan for Oday 34 Tom at 9:55am 06.02.04 Bigger Boats 0/950 I'd like to tune my rigging to get the best out of my sailing but I do not have any information conc
New Hunter 41 Caroline Strainig at 8:39am 06.02.04 Big Boats 3/848 Hi,I'm writing a story on the new Hunter 41 for an Aussie mag. I have emailed some 41 owners direc
Show me the way Ron Roy at 8:16am 06.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/996 I need to tightened two of the four bolts on my Edson steering system, more specifically, the two fo
Dutchman of Lazy Jacks Gary at 7:53am 06.02.04 Smaller Boats 10/1294 Has anybody fitted a 240 or 260 with a Dutchman or Lazy Jacks? Which works better and how should I
Removing Old Boatlife Sealant (Polysulfite) Chuck at 7:41am 06.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/5485 Folks,I have a job that involves removing old "boatlife" calking (polysulfite). Short of using a
Replacement Hardware Bill Reuter at 6:26am 06.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1195 We recently purchased a 1986 Hunter 31 and are in the process of getting her back to a more seaworth
brown jello in bottom of fuel tank jeff at 5:41am 06.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/955 help, last weekend i devloped a fuel delivery problem on my hunter 31, found a brown jello like st
water ballast Doug12976 at 5:11am 06.02.04 Smaller Boats 6/1096 If you have a lead keal the lead is heavier than water. With the water ballast boats you have water
Re-threading reef line Diane B at 4:15am 06.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1003 My husband and I are new Catilina 270 owners. Our first day out we inadvertently pulled the reef li
Wanted to Buy - 1983 O25 Bow Pulpit Ed V. at 4:13am 06.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/903 Anyone know where I can get my hands on a bow oulpit for a 1983 O25 ? MIne looks like a pretzel now
Converting hanks to luff tape for furling blewispunk at 3:55am 06.02.04 Ask All Sailors 11/4535 Hey all,I just purchased a roller furling unit off ebay and in order to use it I need to convert o
Lockley Newport Harry at 3:47am 06.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/4387 A friend of mine was given one of these that has not been used in years. He can make do with the sai
Making Technology Work... John12048 at 3:45am 06.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1045 I have a Raymarine 4000+ autopilot and a Standard Horizon GPS/Chartplotter. While on an autopilot di
Adler/Barbour recharge specs Mike at 3:15am 06.02.04 Other Sailboats 1/1510 On my 1996 Catalina 320, I have been running the refrig continuously since I took delivery in Decemb
LIGHTENING and crusing the great lakes Brad at 3:08am 06.02.04 Smaller Boats 3/949 DOES THE 2003 H-260 HAVE LIGHTENING PROTECTION BUILT IN? I mean like a lightening rod or something
H-260 Jib control Sam Morgan at 2:53am 06.02.04 Smaller Boats 7/1303 Last week two friends and I were sailing my 2000 H-260 on Lake Mead. We had winds blowing from 25 t
Radar Installation Barnaby at 2:53am 06.02.04 Big Boats 6/1757 Greetings,I have settled on a model of radar (Raymarine 2kW, C70 display) and plan on mounting the
VBerth Condensation under Hull Padding allan11826 at 2:17am 06.02.04 Big Boats 1/1107 After a month of living aboard a new 466, I'm getting a strong mildew smell from the lower port side
Eyeball ID of tall rig vs. standard rig - Capri 22 cs at 1:31am 06.02.04 Smaller Boats 1/1773 Please tell me how to identify a tall rig versus standard rig.Are all Capri 22's with adjustable ba

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Why is America so disinterested in racing? (1) jon hansen at 3:41pm 01.19.21 189302 sail training should look like this. the kids will show up.
O'Day 27 Prop RMintle at 3:40pm 01.19.21 Yes, unfortunately, they are no longer in business and Google searches have not found me much inform
Why is America so disinterested in racing? (1) jon hansen at 3:39pm 01.19.21 189301 byte. put a kid in this and they will come back to do it again
2 inch split clamps for the Hunter 49 factory davits SEMPERAVANTI41 at 3:32pm 01.19.21 I know Hunter offered arch davits for the 41DS, but I've never seen them for the 49/50. Do you have
Why is America so disinterested in racing? jon hansen at 3:32pm 01.19.21 my race boat was designed in 1902. 38' long, 1800 sq ft of sail. no keel. rolling down the bay at
Why is America so disinterested in racing? (1) jon hansen at 3:17pm 01.19.21 189300 shark, it's winter in the mid west. buy this book tonight. read it twenty times. go to the n
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Rick486 at 3:06pm 01.19.21 In the US we used to be excited about competition. Auto racing, drag racing, speed, winning, losin
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance WayneH at 3:04pm 01.19.21 I don't have problems docking my boat. It's UNdocking that sucks. I still haven't whipped prop walk
2 inch split clamps for the Hunter 49 factory davits Hello Below at 2:59pm 01.19.21 :plus: On the need for a photo. But based on the info you provided, try this link. McMaster Carr
Why is America so disinterested in racing? WayneH at 2:59pm 01.19.21 My short answer... Sailing is too slow. It's the "NOW" generation. "I want it now!!!" Instant on TVs
2 inch split clamps for the Hunter 49 factory davits sail sfbay at 2:53pm 01.19.21 Can you supply a photo? Do an internet search for a clamp on shaft collar of the size you need? On
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell Hayden Watson at 2:52pm 01.19.21 Please correct me if I am wrong but the main advantage of this method is to prevent alternator damag
Why is America so disinterested in racing? LakeShark at 2:49pm 01.19.21 My theory is - we can eat hot dogs, tacos and guzzle beer while watching/playing golf, football, b
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 djletin at 2:47pm 01.19.21 My sister has one here in Raleigh, NC that she is looking to sell. Still interested? I could send
Why is America so disinterested in racing? jon hansen at 2:22pm 01.19.21 lake minnetonka, minn. has some bad ass racing. go over there, they'll show you their transom. :po
Why is America so disinterested in racing? LeeandRick at 2:21pm 01.19.21 Why is the America's cup almost completely unknown in America, and why such a lackadaisical attit
Why is America so disinterested in racing? jon hansen at 2:19pm 01.19.21 i'll race you. i'm in the next state. come on over. i have a race boat. i'm the fastest sailor on st
BATTERY BASICS 19thol at 2:18pm 01.19.21 Not a solution to the "problem", but in my younger days I worked in a bottling plant. Came out one
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy sail sfbay at 2:13pm 01.19.21 Success!!..............the remaining 33% vinyl letters were easily and quickly removed with Debond M
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Parsons at 2:07pm 01.19.21 Not speaking for all Americans, but perhaps we cannot 'identify' with sail racing, particularly as i

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