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Boom vang or preventer Ned Morris at 6:03am 05.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/915 I'm full of questions this week. Thanks to those who answered my hatch and portlight question. My
Remove rudder when mooring? eric7293 at 5:22am 05.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1074 I am wondering whether other sailors remove the rudder when tied to a mooring? I have an autopilot
Question on genoa lead tracks Mike at 4:38am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/2059 I have a '75 C22. The original jib lead tracks are located on the top edge of the molded in toe rail
Is the 22' a good sailboat to buy? Tim at 2:31am 05.28.04 Day Sailers 4/1227 I am considering buying a 22' O'Day, it has a fixed keel, shoal draft, 1976, very well maintained.
Starbord cabin lights out and mast light out. Chip Willis at 2:31am 05.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1232 I have checked the fuses behind the electrical panel and on the nave station and the fuses on the fr
water in the hull when on board only charles moyer at 1:52am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/1064 I would like to know if anyone out there can help me with a problem that I cant seem to figure out.
Beneteau 235 Headliner (any good ones?) Mark at 1:03am 05.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1911 Hi,Fantastic boat but I am wondering ifBeneteau ever changed their formulafor the adhesive used i
Another new Macgregor 25 owner Zeke at 12:55am 05.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1306 So I just bought a 82 Mac 25 and the owner wasn't there when I acquired it (his son was) and so I co
Get Hitched Ron M at 12:47am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/712 Found a great product to make hooking up a trailer an easy one man job. It's called Get Hitched. It'
Knapps Narrows MD Matias II Santiago at 11:56pm 05.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1039 Goiong to Oxford via Knapps Narrows this weekend. Is the channel well marked and with depths greater
Thru bolting the deck Dan Dawson at 11:53pm 05.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1227 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. I want to run a boom vang back to the cockpit. Doing so will require that
droopy main, need used sails too...... martin at 11:20pm 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/886 i posted this on another forum but didnt get much feed back. the main on this boat seems to be cut v
Waxing the deck Mike at 11:09pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1178 While waxing the topsides of my boat, I casually mentioned to the owner of the yard that I was going
Which Laptop Nav system Tom Chastain at 10:43pm 05.27.04 Big Boats 19/995 I just purchased a laptop computer to use on the boat. Now the question is which chart software to
Main Sheet psness at 10:39pm 05.27.04 Day Sailers 5/1337 I recently bought a 1979 DS II and it came without a mainsheet. The rigging includes a small block o
Under Galley Thru Hull? JayK at 10:38pm 05.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1283 Hello, I recently bought a 1979 Oday 25 and noticed a valve under the galley sink that the ice
Varnish over Poly? Tim R. at 10:18pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1591 I built a cockpit table this year and have so far applied 5 coats of oil based poly. No matter how
The more I have my boat,the more disappointed I am Paul Aubrecht at 10:13pm 05.27.04 Big Boats 16/1372 I bought a brand new 2003 356 in September,and the more time I spend on the boat,the more disappoint
New Owner - MacGregor 25' Bob at 10:00pm 05.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1095 We are the new owners of a 1984 MacGregor 25' with a 9.9 H.P. Johnson motor. This is our first year
Why does varnish Peter J. Brennan at 9:13pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1056 instantly weather and lift from wood surfaces where you so carefully put it after properly preparing

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Dinghy sail sfbay at 7:41pm 01.14.21 We use a Torqeedo electric motor to drive the PRU-3 dinghy.
Dinghy nightowle at 7:38pm 01.14.21 We have the less expensive West Marine RU-250 Roll-Up Inflatable Dinghy. I'm not sure what the spec
Below Deck Autopilot sail sfbay at 7:25pm 01.14.21 I would install a Raymarine autopilot and verify the cockpit floor can be removed to expose a cavity
Below Deck Autopilot senechals at 7:20pm 01.14.21 Thanks for sharing the install information and photos. Our dealer in San Diego just told us today th
Dinghy sail sfbay at 7:18pm 01.14.21 I have purchased a number of dinghy's and recently purchased a PRU-3 roll-up inflatable PVC boat fro
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Steve L22188 at 7:17pm 01.14.21 A real loss. He was the epitome of customer service excellence. Couple that with an encyclopedia kno
Mast hauling fees Hunter216 at 6:49pm 01.14.21 For comparison these are the rates for two Canadian marinas, add 13% and then convert the total to U
12 volt charging at marina Hunter216 at 6:42pm 01.14.21 What about buying a 200 ft (est) extension cord and running it from my dock (with flag) to the moor
Mast hauling fees jssailem at 6:35pm 01.14.21 Hi Jim. I here your pain. I believe when i had the boom truck remove and the return my mast to the
12 volt charging at marina jssailem at 6:18pm 01.14.21 Rick that is an interesting idea. Granted limited folk might swim through the area. Perhaps you migh
12 volt charging at marina (1) ricksoth at 6:10pm 01.14.21 What about buying a 200 ft (est) extension cord and running it from my dock (with flag) to the moori
Below Deck Autopilot (3) asalotto at 5:54pm 01.14.21 I have a new 315, hull #74, at the dealer in CT, getting ready for the spring. The dealer offered Ra
fresh water fittings. Hayden Watson at 5:43pm 01.14.21 There are too many options to guess at. If you provide a photo of your current water lines we might
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:17pm 01.14.21 and have always wondered about re-torqueing keel bolts. I think you'll find as many theories abou
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose SailingLoto at 4:59pm 01.14.21 Are you sure that is a roller boom? It does not appear to have a rolling mech. at the gooseneck. it
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose SailingLoto at 4:57pm 01.14.21 the main sail should go most of the way up the mast when fully raised, maybe a foot bellow the mast
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 4:19pm 01.14.21 Are you sure that is a roller boom? It does not appear to have a rolling mech. at the gooseneck.
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 4:13pm 01.14.21 the wire your boom is hooked to on your rearstay is a tailing lift. it is just to hold your boom u
Raymarine ST7000 auto pilot- integration with Raymarine Axiom question Terry Cox at 4:03pm 01.14.21 Which corepack do you have? I'll let Eian reply on this one, but if his boat is similar to ours, i
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose rgranger at 3:56pm 01.14.21 Are you sure that is a roller boom? It does not appear to have a rolling mech. at the gooseneck.

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