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Welcome Bill Colombo at 1:19am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1247 Welcome to the sailboatowners.com sailmaker forum! My name is Bill Colombo and I will be hosting the
Preparing for Cruising Ken Silver at 1:19am 01.19.04 Big Boats 5/844 We are preparing our Legend 40' for several months of coastal cruising in Mexican waters (Sea of Cor
28 mkII Tom at 1:11am 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1061
Crusing spinnaker Paul at 12:40am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1032 I have a Hunter 356, all crusing, no racing. Tell me what I should be looking for in a cruising spi
Air conditioning the 356 John at 10:50pm 01.18.04 Big Boats 5/1038 Despite our relatively mild summers, we're still considering A/C for our 356.Has anyone installed
anyone ever use FITZ metal fiberglass/ polish? Rob at 10:39pm 01.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1166 We picked up a tube at the Atlantic City sail expo ,the demo looked good. they are marketing it towa
Size is important Frank Nowak at 10:26pm 01.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/820 Is battery size important? Since I need two new batteries, am contemplating a group 24 for the start
NEED A BOAT YARD IN CLEARWATER TO TARPON SPRINGS J Cianflone at 10:12pm 01.18.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1367 Are there any boat yards in the area, Clearwater to Anclote River, that will allow bottom work to be
Sailmaker Services Mark Burrows at 10:03pm 01.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/913 I've never bought new sails and would like to know what working with a sailmaker is like. If I walk
What New Boat Bruce Jenkins at 8:36pm 01.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1190 There is a 393-2003 for sale on mydock.. It has it all for sailing.Owner is moving. If interested
cockpit speakers. Good idea? bad idea? Steve Voyce at 3:09pm 01.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/1796 Well I've owned by 89 30ft hunter G now for over two years so the thought of cutting holes in her is
Catalina furling jib on a Hunter Bill at 1:54pm 01.18.04 Smaller Boats 9/931 We're considering adding a furling jib to our Hunter 25.5 (CDI FF4). Rather than purchasing a furli
Catalina 22 Adjustable Backstay Installation Tony Carlisle at 1:34pm 01.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/2284 I have a 1976 Catalina 22 with a single non-adjustable backstay. I'd like to add an adjustable back
self tacking jibs tom bergeron at 1:09pm 01.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1089 more and more sub-40-foot new sloop boats from europeare equiped with self tacking jibs.does this
Full battened mains Tom D at 1:04pm 01.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1120 Welcome guys. We have an Oday 28 and are involved in mostly daysailing and light cruising. We want
Welcome! Phil Herring at 12:31pm 01.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1144 We're excited to have Bill and Tim here to answer your questions about sails, one of the most freque
Best all-around anchor ex-admin at 12:18pm 01.18.04 Ask All Sailors 46/2938 What's your favorite anchor for the bottoms you typically anchor to?Do you get better results with
Towing larger RIB Bob at 11:50am 01.18.04 Big Boats 7/929 I'm consdiering a larger RIB (12-14') with console steering and 30ish HP outboard. Will use to zip a
just looking John Dodge at 11:25am 01.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/856 Right now the admiral and I are looking at a 1993 Catalina 36we would be moving up from a 1984 Hunt
Hey Crazy Dave Mark at 11:22am 01.18.04 Smaller Boats 1/809 The reason I want to get the mast on the 260 spot on is because there is a week of racing on the Wes

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Spinnaker working loads? Meriachee at 5:36pm 10.31.20 I just have a turning block at the stern, and im going to put in Harken jam cleats just behind the r
Acrylic slider over companionway JoeWhite at 5:24pm 10.31.20 If it helps any, on my H25.5 I used the brown board that is used around plants in landscaping. It is
Propeller shaft key material SFS at 4:59pm 10.31.20 It should match the shaft, a SS key for a SS shaft, bronze for bronze. Why wouldn't it match the p
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 4:42pm 10.31.20 Good job! Nice craftsmanship, @SailingLoto :beer: thank you so much!
Acrylic slider over companionway DrKGB at 4:40pm 10.31.20 This post was super helpful. The acrylic slider on my H23 split in two and I replaced it with the St
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? SailingLoto at 4:23pm 10.31.20 Mine v berth to galley door is in my basement. it was always in the way.
Carbon Monoxide Tom J at 4:19pm 10.31.20 As mentioned, typically an old style battery charger that maintains a constant voltage on the batter
Carbon Monoxide Ralph Johnstone at 4:18pm 10.31.20 With an H-310, if like mine, the battery compartment is separated form the cabin by the length of th
Carbon Monoxide Don S/V ILLusion at 4:11pm 10.31.20 Certainly sounds like hydrogen gas being evolved typically from overcharging batteries. Likely cause
Carbon Monoxide Davidasailor26 at 4:07pm 10.31.20 CO detectors are often cross-sensitive with other gasses. One of the common causes on a boat is hydr
Radar Head Elevation On Mast Mark Maulden at 4:05pm 10.31.20 Probably ok. Your radar should have some instructions pertaining to mounting. To high and you get a
PHRF adjustments Hunter216 at 3:38pm 10.31.20
PHRF adjustments shemandr at 3:36pm 10.31.20 Doesn't really pass the simplicity test. Not really criticizing but there's a lot of room for dispu
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? PaulK at 3:19pm 10.31.20 We have eye hooks (though not these specific ones):Sea-Dog : Quality Marine, Industrial and Rigging
PHRF adjustments Sailfanatic at 3:15pm 10.31.20 http://www.phrfne.org/page/handicapping/handicap_adjustments
Alkaline batteries Ken Cross at 3:06pm 10.31.20 If your battery contacts aren't too corroded, you can clean them with a pencil eraser. Old trick I
What shackle for halyards? Ken Cross at 2:57pm 10.31.20 +1 for the halyard hitch. Ken
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Kings Gambit at 2:56pm 10.31.20 So, I finally tried it. I removed the door to the forward cabin and put it in the Vee-berth for now.
PHRF adjustments PaulK at 2:47pm 10.31.20 Our club at one point made adjustments based on earlier results. I ended up getting about 30 second
PHRF adjustments shemandr at 2:21pm 10.31.20 PHRF of Eastern Long Island used to do the credit for dacron. Also for rolling furling. I'm not su

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