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big heads and backstay whips Neil at 6:21am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1708 Hi,I need a new main for my Beneteau 235. I want to improve my light-air_flat-water performance, s
Boat Liability Insurance Terry Arnold at 6:17am 01.22.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1862 My Hunter 33 is depreciated sufficiently that liability insurance is my main concern. My car insuro
In Mast Reefing Paul at 6:03am 01.22.04 Big Boats 6/824 All the boats at the AC boat show had in-mast reefing. What is your experience with this system? Is
Mike Franks, re. scuppers. Ed Schenck at 5:52am 01.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/868 Mike, you wrote me about the H37C cockpit scuppers. I tried to reply but the note came back as unde
Sailing Schools using 356 or 36 Paul at 5:50am 01.22.04 Big Boats 2/824 I am considering purchasing a new 36. It will quite a move up from my current boat (26 ft). If I cou
Boom vs. Mast Furling in Same Model Sam Kramer at 5:32am 01.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2340 At the Atlantic City Sailboat Show last week I noticed that the Cataline 350 (and probably other mod
336 Mast Base Under the Sole James at 5:00am 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/866 The FRP support floor/pan directly below my compression post base has fallen 1/2" +/-causing the sol
Head sail attachment Ken Juul at 4:08am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1276 My current 150 is attached to the roller furling with the Aeroluff system. Will need to replace the
Sperm Whales in Northern Gulf of Mexico tom at 3:45am 01.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1207 Some articles were talking about Sperm Whales in the northern gulf coast. Supposedly they hang out i
H26 mainsail chris at 3:37am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/902 I am in the process of looking at a new mainsail for my 97H26. The original mainsail has 4 full batt
Any Circumnavigators Out There? Vincent at 2:56am 01.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1804 I am looking for any web sights of persons in this or other 40-50 foot recently built (within the la
Standing rigging diameter C30 Steve at 2:07am 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 Does anybody know the diameters of the standard rigging on a 1990 C30 TRBS ? There appears to be two
Water Tank Addition Paul Aubrecht at 2:06am 01.22.04 Big Boats 1/791 I want to put a 2nd Water Tank in my 2003 356 to double the capacity.Has anyone with a 356 done this
Leach cut sails Paul Marx at 12:56am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1797 I recently purchased a used sail and it has what I believe is called a leach cut, ie the seams are p
props for and O'Day 30 John Harrington at 12:09am 01.22.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/979 I am looking very seriously at a 1980 O'Day 30 with a two blade propeller. I have seen a number of o
Woodwork on Hunters Ali tavanaee at 11:47pm 01.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/940 What type of wood is used for the trim and rudder of the Hunters. It seems like an oak but which typ
Arch Attachment Paul at 10:44pm 01.21.04 Big Boats 8/881 I am considering the purchase of a new Hunter 36. However, I am concerned about what I saw on a Hunt
Raising the Boom Steve Zweigart at 9:20pm 01.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/829 I bought my '84 Mac25 already rigged last year. The boom was located just below the sial insertion
Going to a boat show? Help please. Dave Shore at 8:45pm 01.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1124 There are three shows coming up, Seattle, Chicago, ' Miami. Since i live in New England, I cannot at
Capri 18 Height on Trailer Steve Shenkel at 8:06pm 01.21.04 Smaller Boats 0/1468 I live in a community with strict CCR's regarding RVs. Although we have an RV gate, we are not allo

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Alternator Won't Charge at Idle Mike Oldak at 7:26pm 11.16.20 I agree many alternators won't charge at low rpm. You can try to put in a smaller pulley so it woul
Wiring john6206 at 7:22pm 11.16.20
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle Mike Oldak at 7:20pm 11.16.20 I've had a couple of automotive alternators on their way out only give a charge above a certain RPM.
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? Sailgunner at 7:08pm 11.16.20 I think they have those lights with the switch on this site. give them a call.
Oil Mystery Claude L.-Auger at 7:03pm 11.16.20 A dumb question maybe but are you sure the dipstick is pushed all the way in ? Sometimes the rubber
Water heater tech question Claude L.-Auger at 6:53pm 11.16.20 When you winterize the engine, antifreeze remains in the entire system. You cannot drain the antifre
made this for both of our Catalina 34 clubs boats - no more accidental alarms Dr Bacon at 6:45pm 11.16.20 Why thank you
Potagannissing Bay (1) AndyVS at 6:41pm 11.16.20 The sailing is great from either location. Traffic at Detour is minor issue. We had AIS app on table
made this for both of our Catalina 34 clubs boats - no more accidental alarms TimFromLI at 6:28pm 11.16.20 Made what? The clear protective cover. The cover looks so OEM, it's hard to tell it's not.
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Justin_NSA at 6:24pm 11.16.20 Mine has never gotten water in the lockers but they aren't water tight.
Question about AC wiring TimFromLI at 6:12pm 11.16.20 Treasure, I wish. The last time I did something like this, I discovered a keel bolt that needs to be
Oil Mystery TimFromLI at 6:10pm 11.16.20 Did someone change the oil pan or move the filter or customize some part of the oil system.
rust remove from swim ladder SycloneDriver at 6:03pm 11.16.20 I bought oxalic acid at a paint store. Ask for wood bleach. I used it in a radiator but I've never
First Sailboat Lazy1 at 6:01pm 11.16.20 You might look at the "Everything you need to know" playlist on Lady K Sailing realizing that everyo
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 5:58pm 11.16.20 You could ask around Anacortes because there are a several of good marine riggers there.
First Sailboat shemandr at 5:58pm 11.16.20 Skipper Shipper in Rio Florida which is also Jensen Beach/Stuart area. They support USSA Martin Cou
Mac 26s wiring questions... AndyVS at 5:57pm 11.16.20 On my boat the PO installed the shore power plug in the motor well. The junction/fuse box is install
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 5:47pm 11.16.20 St. Augustine Florida That shortens things up quite a bit, but still likely a hard trip on the wat
First Sailboat Ferruh at 5:46pm 11.16.20 There are three options. Go fetch it yourself. Hire a boat delivery skipper. Put it on a truck. You
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why dlochner at 5:46pm 11.16.20 Even one full batten can be enough. One thing to watch our for is the pressure they exert on the sl

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