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Do You worry about Your Boat Capsizing tom at 3:24am 01.20.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1548 Supposedly many boats will capsize once the waves are equal in height peak to trough to the boats be
Boat name letters size? Harry at 2:54am 01.20.04 Ask All Sailors 8/5772 How does one determine the height ' width needed for a transom mounted name? I've been on the Boat U
New 57-foot Beneteau Stolen jboernge at 2:43am 01.20.04 Big Boats 10/1466 I just returned from two-weeks work in Charleston, SC, where I heard about this yacht theft, I see n
356 cruising spinnaker Paul at 2:34am 01.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/968 I posted this earlier but it's disappeared. Apparently I offended someone. Anyway, your thoughts o
new genoa for oday 27 javier barajas at 2:04am 01.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/887 I use my Oday for cruising and a little racing, since my genoa is very old I want to replace it, the
Tide Table Predictions: Accurate where you are? Dale I at 1:58am 01.20.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1533 I have just completed my first trip down the St. Johns River to Mayport here in Jacksonville and was
The Sailloft Business Brad at 1:54am 01.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/902 Bill-I've been thinking (at this point, dreaming really)of a career change that involves a loft.
Miter cut headsails Bob at 1:54am 01.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1313 What is the conventional wisdom concerning "miter cut" dacron headsails? In pre-dacron days I know
Need rigging advice for new cruising spinnaker Jim A at 1:27am 01.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Just got a new cruising spinnaker for my Hunter 28 and was looking for rigging ideas. In particular
battery switch install+set-up Mark at 11:53pm 01.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/966 Hello Everyone!Well, I'm beyond knee-deep in my fun fun project of re-wiring my Oday 23. But, I h
BIG batten for full batten main Ed Sternstein at 11:50pm 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/976 My 76" batten splintered last summer. I'm having a hard time finding a replacement that can be shipp
Racor Fuel Filter/Element SteveM at 11:27pm 01.19.04 Big Boats 6/856 I can not find the filter element (S3232UL) for Racor Model 660 filter. What is the model number of
What type of material is this? Chris Pratt at 11:18pm 01.19.04 C&C 1/1708 With my recent boat purchase came a Doyle Boston #1 Genoa. Can you help me identifythe materials c
Cleaning Carpeted Walls Rick Bojahra at 10:53pm 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1705 My 1985 28.5 has carpeted interior walls. Some of the surfaces could use a serious cleaning. Does
Vancouver, B.C. Surveyor Recommendations Gary Wyngarden at 10:51pm 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 Hi all,I need a marine surveyor in Vancouver, B.C. for a pre purchase survey of my new boat. Any r
Flower pot on the stove! Colin at 9:33pm 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 37/5046 I read in a recent post about putting an inverted flower pot on a stove as a means of heating a cabi
Fractional vs. Masthead rigs...your thoughts? Tim McCarty at 9:24pm 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1502 I wondered if I could start a general discussion with regard to the fractional or BandR rig (which i
replacing main Mike at 9:07pm 01.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/933 I own an '87 H23 with the Z spar mast. I recently bought a used (but nearly new) main and genny fro
Honda 9.9 too heavy for O'day 22? Douglas Marshall at 2:46pm 01.19.04 Day Sailers 2/1563 I'm considering a Honda 9.9 for my O'day 22, but I'm concerned about the 115 pound weight. I can co
atomic-4 tune up tracy at 2:29pm 01.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3753 I'm tuning up my 1979 atomic-4 on my Catalina 30 (new points, cap, rotor, plugs and wires) and I was

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Electrical Gremlin - strange faint noise smokey73 at 10:38am 06.29.20 Nicro Solar vent fans? Although thay make enough noise usually easy to ID. Maybe you got a good one
Outboard motor ebsail at 10:35am 06.29.20 No such thing as too deep. As the boat pitches when the wind and waves are up, the prop will stay i
RAM mic cable rewire? Matt White at 10:25am 06.29.20 My female connector on the RAM mic was a mess, wires off, etc. I tried to fix, but I am not skilled
Suggestions Peter Schneider at 10:21am 06.29.20 The small Mercury and Nissan engines are built by Tohatsu. If you do not believe me, compare the o
Glow Plug key or not to key? Stu Jackson at 10:11am 06.29.20 Most are not directly wired to the key switch but to a solenoid. Like this, if you don't have one
1990 35s5 Engine Model bernie_ni at 10:10am 06.29.20 If its the original engine, it wont be a D-40 as they were first produced many years after 1990. Mor
RAM mic cable rewire? Laszlo at 10:09am 06.29.20 Curious if there has been any success with this? I am in the same boat... Not so far. I just wrap
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 10:09am 06.29.20 I guess you looking for a Wichard twisted D shackle such as the ones form West Marine: WICHARD Sta
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 10:06am 06.29.20 Jmce1587, I forgot to mention that yes I'm on the Northshore of Lake P in the Mandeville area. Also
Depth Finder Question TheSoggyDollar at 10:03am 06.29.20 Thank you @Ralph Johnstone . Looks like a have a quick project this evening :beer:
Tack shackle ? sail sfbay at 10:01am 06.29.20 I guess you looking for a Wichard twisted D shackle such as the ones form West Marine: WICHARD Stai
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak kloudie1 at 9:59am 06.29.20
Screwed up nicopress fittings dlochner at 9:55am 06.29.20 2.) can sleeves be repressed once pressed (add a crimp) No. 3.) if not, once sleeves are remove
Kite sailing daviddp at 9:48am 06.29.20 I first saw kite sailing while anchored in the north sound of BVI. it was great entertainment watch
The Perfect Hat Leeward Rail at 9:47am 06.29.20
The Perfect Hat Kings Gambit at 9:46am 06.29.20
Suggestions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:43am 06.29.20 The small Mercury and Nissan engines are built by Tohatsu. If you do not believe me, compare the ow
Depth Finder Question Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 06.29.20 Without a doubt, the simplest device you will deal with on a boat. Not denying that the electronics
Catalina 310 transmission problems KenA at 9:38am 06.29.20 yes
Rub rail replacement on a 1985 Mac 25 (1) Lost Hannah at 9:37am 06.29.20 let me know how it comes out, I'm thinking about replacing the rub rail too. my boat came with a rop

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