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Hey, Jeff M. Re: Stereo/DVD Interface Rick D at 12:40pm 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/928 Thanks, Buddy! I ordered the adapter through Crutchfield and it works like a charm. See the link to
Chicago Boat Show Rip Edmundson at 11:03am 01.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/757 My wife and I are spending Friday through Sunday at the Strictly Sail Show in Chicago (Jan 30- Feb 1
Our Ross 780 Bing at 9:55am 01.27.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1673 Hi there from AustraliaThought you might be interested in our new purchase. She is a Ross 780 Mar
Ross 780 Mark 3 Bing at 9:50am 01.27.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1550 Hi there from AustraliaThought you might be interested
Rolly Tasker sail GaryG at 9:50am 01.27.04 Smaller Boats 7/2304 An answer to a recently posted question of mine made reference to a Rolly Tasker sail. I assume thi
Ross 780 Bing at 9:42am 01.27.04 Trailer Sailors 0/1934 Hi there from Queensland AustraliaThought you might be interested in our new purchase. It is a Ro
Winter sail storage Rick at 5:33pm 01.26.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1084 For those of us that only get to use our boats 5 or 6 months of the year and have to endure the wint
Problem with CDI Furler 2 Lee at 9:24am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 7/900 I have a Hunter 240 that I trailer. The last two or three times that I have been sailing, when it wa
Adding a signal halyard Gary Kunkel at 8:44am 01.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2416 I want to add a signal/flag halyard so I can run things up to the spreader (radar reflector, courtes
Bottom Painting Peter at 8:39am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1568 My Catalina 36 needs to have its bottom repainted according to the guy who dives on it every month t
trailer tire size? Bud22665 at 7:42am 01.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1078 I bought a V222 on a trailer that had two different size tires on it.It needs new tires, can anyone
Island Girl Products - feedback from users Allen Sauter at 6:52am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1514 I am thinking of using the Island Girl products, Sea Glow, Silken Seal and Superwax when I prep my H
Doyle Stackpack vs Mack Pack dene stratton at 6:35am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/5308 Does anyone out there have experience with an automatic mainsail packing system like Dolyle Stackpac
Too much wind...? Richard at 6:25am 01.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1108 I recently purchased a used (1994)26s. The only sailing experience I have is a year in a hobie 16,i
In Boom Furling Outhaul and Downhaul shortcomings M.Shearson at 6:15am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 5/3628 I have just received a new boat with inboom furling. After several hours on the water breaking her i
open water cruising on the H23 (or similar) Brian Conneely at 6:05am 01.27.04 Smaller Boats 11/1092 A recent post comparing the Rhodes 22 and H23 inspired some thoughts after reading a comment by Fran
Chain plate woes. Ed at 5:38am 01.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1002 Check your chain plates, thats pretty simple. The aft lowers on my h37c looked fine 6 months ago at
Beware FedEx Paint Deliveries Steve Zweigart at 5:10am 01.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1031 I have received two recent deliveries of bottom paint from West Marine via FedEx. The first shipme
Headsail chafe on staysail Mike Harris at 4:45am 01.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1427 Has anybody solved the problem of jib chafe against staysail/stay - other than de-mounting the stay?
When to use Pink vs SEAGLOW Mark at 4:43am 01.27.04 Other Sailboats 2/795 I have been studying the IG products, procedures etc for about a week now trying to understand the p

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High winds jssailem at 9:47am 09.30.20 On boat handling in heavy winds. TACKING... h wind coming over your back. The boom is sitting on the
High winds kappykaplan at 9:43am 09.30.20 My guess is too much reefing. I was sailing Beam Reach, Starboard Tack and my tiller was all the wa
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender capta at 9:42am 09.30.20 Thanks for all the response everybody, I think the 20hp is what I will get Capta - My main concern
Water pouring out of exhaust! capta at 9:39am 09.30.20 Two things. Never use brass. It will corrode away very quickly. Use marine bronze or SS. The other i
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 09.30.20 Can you please supply numerous shots from various angles of the locker a little further back ? Also
Drill into my traveler bar? gtg at 9:17am 09.30.20 [QUOTE="gtg, post: 1660635, member: 146124" Do I adjust my traveler every time I sail or just in lo
High winds gtg at 9:09am 09.30.20 What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds? Your halyards ( main an
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS (1) sail sfbay at 9:06am 09.30.20 tfox2069, below is your local Sea-Fire dealer:
High winds jssailem at 9:05am 09.30.20 Nylon stretches 20%. Stay-set is a Dacron/polyester blend. Less than 5% stretch. Good hand feel. I
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 9:05am 09.30.20 Yes i think that most of the "commercial production boats, such as Hunter, beneteau, catalina etc,pr
High winds gtg at 8:58am 09.30.20 Both the jib and main halyards need more tension to take the scallops out of the luffs of the sails
Hello from Upstate NY George_NJ at 8:51am 09.30.20 Thanks for the advice. I knew I should have kept the 45# thrust Minn Kota motor I had on my old job
Windlass install jssailem at 8:48am 09.30.20 Very helpful. How about the V-Berth that you do not want to loose. What is the weight of your ancho
Water pouring out of exhaust! jssailem at 8:38am 09.30.20 As I was going through the engine I found that the water intake valve was only opening part way. Th
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 8:37am 09.30.20
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 8:36am 09.30.20 Thanks for all the response everybody, I think the 20hp is what I will get Capta - My main concern
Windlass install (3) vmaks at 8:35am 09.30.20 Thanks for the reply. Yes,there is a small space in the forepeak with an access board. However, also
Windlass install Kings Gambit at 8:33am 09.30.20 And...before you start saying you haul your chain/line rode via brute force, been there done that.
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 8:28am 09.30.20 What? Only twice? What about the williwaws? You want to have enough scope for tide and wind. With
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS tfox2069 at 8:24am 09.30.20 Replaced with HFC 227ea (heptafluoropropane) agent. Halogn manufacture is banned by the US EPA. The

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