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Which school? Captain Kozmo at 10:16pm 01.22.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1347 I'm an intermediate-plus sailer, primarily self-trained, with about 24 years experience sailing vari
Cradle/Trailer for Catalina 310 Wing Keel John Picot at 9:29pm 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1665 I am looking for a diagram and/or specs of a cradle or tralier for the Catalina 310 Wing Keel. Prefe
Thin Deck Repairs Paul at 9:22pm 01.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/915 My Beneteau suffers from not enough material below to support the decks. They flex when we walk on t
slides charley miller at 8:54pm 01.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1036 looking for mainsail slides and (i believe) shackles. current or originals are nylon and are stamped
Prop size for a shoal draft 31' O'day David C. Hirtle at 8:38pm 01.22.04 Bigger Boats 0/1200 We have recently repowered our 1986, 31', shoal draft O'day with a 3GM30 (27 HP).Has anyone done th
horsepower. joe davis at 2:29pm 01.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/996 Hello, I have recently purchassed a 26 macgregor I dont know the model. how do i identfy my new acqu
Rig Mike Oliver at 12:50pm 01.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 HiJust had my boat delivered up from Florida and would like to know if anyone knows what the tensi
Hunter 33 vs. Beneteau 33...which one should I buy Candy at 8:52am 01.22.04 Ask All Sailors 23/5480 Help me please...I need honest reviews on a 33' Beneteau and 33' Hunter both are brand new. Which o
Main trim sailing dead downwind Robert Moretti at 8:04am 01.22.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2754 Don,Everything I have read on trimming the main when sailing dead downwind has confused me a bit.
What to look for ? sylvio leblanc at 7:15am 01.22.04 Other Sailboats 3/839 I am looking into purchasing a 1992 hunter 27', I am having the boat surveyed this month, what shoul
trailer for hunter 27 sylvio leblanc at 7:03am 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2056 looking for plans or measurments to build a trailer for a huntr 27
big heads and backstay whips Neil at 6:21am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1711 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 3/1867 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 6/847 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 0/873 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 2/832 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 3/2367 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 4/869 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 1/1294 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 1/1215 Some articles were talking about Sperm Whales in the northern gulf coast. Supposedly they hang out i

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Hunt for a 310 RitSim at 5:44am 12.04.20 Sailboatlistings.com gives you a lot of search options. https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/sa
trailer specs dlochner at 5:10am 12.04.20 The hull shape plays a big role here. If the trailer pads are adjustable and there is enough adjustm
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? dlochner at 5:05am 12.04.20 As much as you would like to take care of this repair over the winter, that probably won't happen be
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? shemandr at 4:53am 12.04.20 One yard I used packed the boats so tight with the hydraulic trailer you could barely walk between t
Hunt for a 310 SawyerCurt at 4:45am 12.04.20
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 4:44am 12.04.20 This from Sebastian Simon' statement on his damaged foil. "... and the foil housing (where the foil
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jssailem at 4:37am 12.04.20 5 minutes? I bet she had his attention in 1 minute. The other 4 were motivational emphasis.
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? jssailem at 4:31am 12.04.20 The direct answer to your question is No. There is not a way to jack up your boat. The sling lift s
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? daviddp at 4:26am 12.04.20 The boat floats in the water with the keel suspended why would not it sit on blocks evenly placed?
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) against.the.wind. at 4:25am 12.04.20 can we assume that you are planning to air condition the space? If not then the insulation is not
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? sailme88 at 4:06am 12.04.20 I did the opposite.. went from Garmin to Raymarine.. A club mate who liked what I'd done went with R
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? NYSail at 4:03am 12.04.20
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? daviddp at 3:46am 12.04.20 My understanding is that when a boat is stored on the hard "properly" a majority of the weight shou
Refinishing Tiller Handle kappykaplan at 3:10am 12.04.20 Congrats @shank. Nice work. :plus:
Rigging turning while raising the mast Will Gilmore at 3:10am 12.04.20 I can raise the mast without looking at the rigging. This brings to mind point about safety inspec
Adding shore power? Maine Sail at 2:53am 12.04.20 #1 If you want AC shore power, find/buy a boat that already has it. #2 If you insist on doing it yo
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 2:43am 12.04.20
C310 main sheet to helm position? (3) valcour at 1:26am 12.04.20 Consider leading traveler controls aft of the wheel. The traveler has 4:1 purchase so you can handl
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 10:42pm 12.03.20 progress is being made (albeit, sloooooowly) Admiral Sue asked the Owner of PCYW, "How long will
Anchor roller modification Claude L.-Auger at 9:26pm 12.03.20 Nice solution Claude. Thanks John !

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