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381 TURNS RIGHT WITH ENGINE Nicolas Soler at 2:33pm 02.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1106
Because you really should know this stuff. Steve Dion at 1:41pm 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1108 The Beerfort Scale, courtesy of Latitude 38Force 0: Sails hanging limp. Tiller tends itself. For
Sailing near Texarkana? Ken King at 1:20pm 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/899 I am moving to Texarkana, Texas, and wonder if there is a nearby lake with a marina suitable for sai
Queen mattress on a 2003 Hunter 356 Sandy at 1:12pm 02.17.03 Big Boats 6/1382 Does anyone know if a spring mattress is supposed to be a standard option in the aft cabin of our ne
Keel Royce at 12:29pm 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/864 Has any one dropped the keel to reseal the joint? Mine (a 76) has a small leak and I'm thinking of
Dirty Rag Tom La Roche at 12:01pm 02.17.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/760 The mainsail on my 27 Hunter has been unused, unloved, and wrapped up tightly under the sail cover f
Need hunter 22 standing rigging tension Dave at 11:23am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/2640 I searched but couldn't find the answer. does anybody know the recommended tension for the standing
To re-power or not to re-power Jeff Kroeller at 11:21am 02.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/3080 My 82 Catalina 30 has the Universal 5411 (11hp).Not sure of the time since hobbs was inop when I bo
Mast step support compression Jeff Kroeller at 11:15am 02.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/966 I have an 82 Catalina 30. Just love her. This weekend, my wife noticed that it was very difficult to
Bottom Paint....... Red Beard at 11:04am 02.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I love how one simple question can lead to so many different responses! THANKS MATES! Is it that har
Rudder Michael at 10:52am 02.17.03 Other Sailboats 1/777 I unbolted the pintles from my rudder and noticed a stress crack about 3" into the rudder. Does any
Modified Mast height Gary Maryman at 10:33am 02.17.03 Big Boats 4/1083 I have a question. I am considering buying a Hunter 380, 2000 model,which has a modified mast heigh
Portsmouth Rating Calvin at 10:27am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/1302 I am doing a fair bit of club racing but I feel that I am at a disadvantage with the published Ports
Strange Helm Action Calvin at 10:22am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 28/1545 I am baffled by the action of my helm. When the wind picks up above about 12 knots I develope some w
sanding the bottom procud@yayhoo.com at 9:07am 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1255 what is the best kind of sander to use for sanding the bottom of a sailboat, fiberglass
Mast Height Dennis Stafford at 8:46am 02.17.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/887 I was wondering about my mast height. Is the stated height from the deck or the water.
PEEL AWAY Stripper & One Part Poly Paint On Deck Tony Kriz at 8:08am 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1095 I'm thinking about using PEEL AWAY to remove one part poly paint which was applied to the non-skid d
need porthole Manny Garcia at 7:49am 02.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/930 Can someone help me ? I need the a porthole for the forward cabin on a 440 thanks in advance Manny
PEEL AWAY Stripper & One Part Poly Paint On Deck Tony Kriz at 7:42am 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/963 I'm thinking about using PEEL AWAY to remove one part poly paint which was applied to the non-skid d
Peel Away & One Part Poly On Deck Tony Kriz at 7:39am 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/986 I'm thinking about using PEEL AWAY to remove one part poly paint which was applied to the non-skid d

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Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 05.11.20
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 11:56am 05.11.20 Will do. Thanks to all for the advice!
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling DougM at 11:43am 05.11.20
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? Ward H at 11:37am 05.11.20 @Scott T-Bird Where do you envision needing/using the thruster? I think when you race with the loca
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. Calif. Ted at 11:36am 05.11.20 I like the heat and plastic scraper or plastic razor blade method, the 3M eraser wheel made too much
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 05.11.20 Anyone have experience with this? Is it worth it? A resounding NO to that one ! Only an honest e
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? loneshark64 at 11:32am 05.11.20 Thank you
Are you on your last boat? DougM at 11:30am 05.11.20 Like it or not... I am probably done. I used to like working on the boat as much as sailing , now i
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin DrJudyB at 11:30am 05.11.20 Ground wind is referenced to a fixed point on earth. Ground wind has a direction referenced to Nort
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 05.11.20
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 05.11.20
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain smokey73 at 11:21am 05.11.20 How about just installing an extra through hull at the bottom of anchor locker seems like a fairly
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? justsomeguy at 11:19am 05.11.20 Drain for the chain locker? Odd being on the cutwater, but seems to be the most plausible.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric (2) nramsey at 11:10am 05.11.20 I'd go with wool because it is comfortable hot and cold, wears extremely well and doesn't "puddle" l
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain ScottySailor at 10:52am 05.11.20 How about just installing an extra through hull at the bottom of anchor locker seems like a fairly e
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? capta at 10:47am 05.11.20 Not in my opinion, or that of any skipper I've discussed bottom paint with, over the last 8 or ten y
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. rgranger at 10:38am 05.11.20 Heat gun... or a good quality hair dryer. It will soften the vinyl and it should lift right off.
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? rgranger at 10:36am 05.11.20 An I/O is a bastardization of an inboard and an outboard used on runabouts. Usually powered by a 6
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... John Nantz at 10:33am 05.11.20 The keel is 4,500 lbs, and I believe it is lead. should be worth something for scrap. Removing that
Are you on your last boat? rgranger at 10:33am 05.11.20 One disturbing trend is that I'm starting to drool over trailer cabin power boats also...Look! A C

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