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Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) (1) Jackdaw at 9:53am 08.31.20 Racing 17/2054 Last Saturday our club held its around-the-island race, with starts for each fleet. This year we int
Advice needed for head paint. (1) SV_Ladyhawke at 9:40am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/469 Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the paint in the head of my sailboat. It's now old and p
O'Day IC MaritimeOliver at 9:40am 08.31.20 Day Sailers 1/522 I bought an InterClub to use as a dinghy for my 26. At least that's what I told the wife. The trut
Roller furling line size? azambella at 9:38am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4419 I realize this is rather vague but... Our Hunter 33 Has 150 roller furling genoa and the spool fill
Defeat of the latest scammer... MitchM at 9:04am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 0/341 So i'm looking for a little late- model com-pac 'horizon catboat' w/ IBD, and posted on a f
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 8:41am 08.31.20 Big Boats 15/1643 So, the specs out of the manual on my H49 call for 170 ft of 9/16" line for my main sheet. I got th
H41 power routing solar panel help Valerio at 8:23am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/331 I need to connect my solar panel array with my mppt that will be located under the chart table, how
Oceanis 37 companion way top step removal? (1) Rob Heath at 8:07am 08.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1381 Does anyone know how to remove the top step on the companion way on an Oceanis 37/Beneteau 37 please
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct reneward01 at 6:28am 08.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/948 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to the
Help needed with new product! Jamos.Tan at 4:06am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 0/31 Hi all! My name is Jamos and I have developed a type of "boat computer" for sailing and motor boats
hull speed, what it means. jon hansen at 11:02pm 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 28/6407 so i'm reading on a post by benny17441 and he writes that 'hull speed' is an old formula used when b
Main sheet cleat location (1) jonelli at 10:03pm 08.30.20 Catalina 30 16/2540 Hey all, just curious, but I realized after fixing a lost shackle on my main sheet cleat, that my se
Stripper Rings (1) higgs at 8:55pm 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2550 I had no idea what a stripper ring was until one broke apart on my Lewmar 40 self tailing winch. Th
ST6001 Doesn't Track Under Sail mdibella at 3:14pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/752 I've got an Raymarine ST6001 on my First 36.7. It seems to track the course well enough under auxi
Starting a B331 Bluenose at 2:58pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1293 Hi folks, 2 years ago when I pressed the starter switch it would not work right off the bat. If you
Reupholster Cushions jbrock at 2:55pm 08.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1864 Hi everyone. Can someone tell me how many yards of fabric I would need to create new covers for my M
Docking cleat ripped off deck in storm (2) Revv up at 1:49pm 08.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1992 On my Hunter 18.5, big storm rolled through while we were tied off at the dock, luckily my wife noti
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension allanb at 1:42pm 08.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1931 What should the shroud tension be on a 1978 Hunter 27?
Windward sheeting cars Drinky Crow at 1:13pm 08.30.20 Racing 5/1097 Worth it? Me, I am not knowing how one lets the car down in a puff w/o leaving the rail? Tug on wind
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 (1) Pollock at 12:56pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2599 I am trying to track down either a replacement fixture or a replacement bulb in my 2001 Beneteau 31

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Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:03am 12.05.24 The event is likely to subside by evening. What's been happening on the east shore of the Bay? Ther
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 6:50am 12.05.24 I did some looking around from Baltimore down to the Potomac. Looks like Point Lookout, (near Potom
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel walt at 6:06am 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought u
Best stronger jack plate mount Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 12.05.24 Assuming your O'Day 28 is similar to my 25... That wedge is a huge help in getting the motor low eno
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 5:40am 12.05.24 Test 2 Very satisfied with the progress. gary yyFfGvGPJco
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 3:33am 12.05.24 Booms are engineered to withstand the forces applied to it. Shifing from mid-boom to end boom sheeti
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) colemj at 3:23am 12.05.24 I was thinking of adding one of these at mast base. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-536-4
What is this mystery line? sailme88 at 2:58am 12.05.24 could be a preventer...
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 12.05.24 Handy site with weather buoys from around the bay: Home \| Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System M
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:10am 12.05.24 And here's Cove Point's history. I find it interesting that the wind gusts don't seem to be as high
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:06am 12.05.24 Here's some overnight history from the Solomons Wx Buoy - winds have picked up some, but will be hig
What is this mystery line? nightowle at 8:17pm 12.04.24 I suspect the line will be strong enough. You need a solid clip to attach it to the dog's harness.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 12.04.24 But in my experience, only two of those options are common at marinas in the US. You either get 30A
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question shemandr at 7:32pm 12.04.24 The Newport 30 is a Masthead rig. Which means the mainsail is smallish by comparison to a fractiona
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:58pm 12.04.24 I had an outboard on a 15ft sailboat. It was a small 2-cylinder on a fixed mount. The issue was get
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:52pm 12.04.24 That design appears to have been designed and built for a shaft-drive 11 hp diesel. The transom was
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 12.04.24 Welcome! Do you have any pictures of the current setup? That might help inspire ways it could be imp
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question (1) jssailem at 6:45pm 12.04.24 Welcome to the forum. Here is an image with the mainsheet rigging mid-boom. tions while gaining mor
Dead engine panel. danooxnard at 6:30pm 12.04.24 This forum is amazing!!! Dano
Dead engine panel. jssailem at 6:29pm 12.04.24 Welcome Mark, to the forum... You may have set a record. Joined the forum today, fixed the problem t

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