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sailing belize paul arceneaux at 10:41pm 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/997 i will be chartering in belize in two weeks. will be leaving out of placenciaany ideas would be app
internal vs. external halyards on C-30 Jim at 1:51pm 02.15.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1237 I'm presently re-rigging my 1976 C-30 and am considering retrofitting the original mast to accomodat
Deck Moisture / Delamination S. Schoeck at 6:46am 02.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5405 I am in the process of buying a 1984 H34. The surveyor found evidence of moisture in the port deck.
West Coast Weather Questions Mac at 6:18am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/886 Hi All,I'm fairly new at this so please bare with me. I've been watching the weather pretty close
Mast maintenance bosin's chair or bring it down Darrell at 5:07am 02.15.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1283 I need to do repair to the wind vang and mast light. I'm tempted to go aloft in a bosin chair, but I
Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous 2003 Bill Ubelacker at 4:46am 02.15.03 Other Sailboats 2/705 Back to the Bay IV ------------------ This summer, June 19- 22, Hunter owners from the mid-Atlant
optimum heel angle thomas at 4:38am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1432 I've heard that when sailing upwind many sailors try to keep their boat at an optimum angle of heel
Goofy Headliners Gordon at 4:36am 02.15.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1160 I own an 89 Oceanis 390. I bought it in November knowing that the headliners were in need of repair.
Fiberglass Transom Opening Don K. at 3:45am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 My sailboat(Chrysler 26) has an opening in the center of the transom where the long shaft outboard i
Thru hull fittings Jim at 3:36am 02.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/823 How difficult are thru hull fittings to change? My '85 Catalina has originals and one stuck closed.
mainsail telltales thomas at 2:45am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/864 Tim, Mark, Bill,When trimming the mainsail, what should the telltales on the leech be doing? Also,
23 boat flotilla sailing to the Bahamas in June Tim Bastian at 1:22am 02.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/921
New Trailer needs for an Oday 25 Patrick Shannon at 12:54am 02.15.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1504 This is a familiar story; Who knows of a legitimate trailer manufacturer from Florida to N.Y.,
trickle battery charger gary verburg at 11:51pm 02.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/960 I am contemplating installing a trickle charger to keep my battery topped off. Does anyone have any
Sail size help Tom Cooper at 11:25pm 02.14.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/829 What are the hunter 27 gib sail dimensions please?
356 Options Peter & Jackie at 10:52pm 02.14.03 Big Boats 25/1539 Hi, Again--We posted a recent inquiry about the 356 and "Blue Water" sailing. The feedback we got
Grounding the mast for Lightning Protection John at 10:51pm 02.14.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4193 I'd like some input on how to ground the mast to achieve protection from lightning strikes. This is
Any 426DS owners out there? Brian at 9:42pm 02.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/831 Just curious how you like your front loading fridge? My wife and I saw the 426DS at the St. Pete boa
Small Diesel Engine Seminar Old Lyme Marina, CT elarson at 8:08pm 02.14.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/933 Don't miss this opportunity to learn the skills needed to keep your engine ship-shape.
Small Diesel Engine Seminar Old Lyme Marina, CT elarson at 8:05pm 02.14.03 Bigger Boats 0/959 Don't miss this opportunity to learn the skills needed to keep your engine ship-shape.

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Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sail sfbay at 8:11am 05.11.20 Ditto DStegs49 and SFS..............having owned a number of power boats from 21 - 56 feet. A small
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam loose Artey1 at 8:09am 05.11.20 Shannon - did you end up replacing your bulkhead when you did yours? What wood/veneer did you use? M
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08am 05.11.20 Bleach won't get it and neither will products like CLR 'cuz it's organic. Try a strong degreaser de
Are you on your last boat? jssailem at 8:02am 05.11.20 Justin, if there is one thing this virus issue has to teach us, life is not without change. This ve
Are you on your last boat? sail sfbay at 7:57am 05.11.20 Yep.
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... SFS at 7:55am 05.11.20 Can't believe I am going to recommend a stinkpotter, but I agree with Dstegs. With the economy in th
Yanmar YSM8G -engine racing w/ lots of smoke FlimFlamII at 7:52am 05.11.20 Check the oil level. Is it where it should be? If it's low it was likely running on the engine oil.
Catalina Outhaul Mod Alan at 7:52am 05.11.20 Shortly after buying my Hunter 35.5, I realized how poor the factory outhaul was. So I removed the g
Hard starting Yanmar ysm8g - 1980 FlimFlamII at 7:50am 05.11.20 Does this engine use a glow plug or some other type of heater? Several things that cause hard start
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. BillyK at 7:43am 05.11.20 try wiping it with acetone.
Rabbit hole BillyK at 7:35am 05.11.20 What happens if someone with a Phillips head screwdriver wants to break into that hatch? -Will (Dr
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam loose Artey1 at 7:33am 05.11.20 BigEasy - Thanks! Chiseling and multi-tool worked great! I'll look into caulking some epoxy or 5200
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? bawlmer at 7:30am 05.11.20 I think it is a design and manufacturing plus but there is just too big a hole and way too much meta
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin Jan11 at 7:30am 05.11.20 To calculate true wind, the instrument needs speed through water (not GPS), apparent wind speed and
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin DrJudyB at 7:28am 05.11.20 Paddlewheel boat speed sensors are notoriously inaccurate. Do you keep it cleaned? We install th
Catalina Outhaul Mod jim9t at 7:28am 05.11.20 Don, Do you have suggestions for an outhaul if there is not enough space for blocks like yours betwe
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? BarryL at 7:24am 05.11.20 Hello, My boat has a saildrive. My boat is a 2002 that I bought in 2013. I LOVE MY SAILDRIVE and my
Universal 5411 wont shut off with key bawlmer at 7:24am 05.11.20 Isn't anyone else concerned the OP is shutting off the electricity while the engine is running? :yik
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam loose Artey1 at 7:23am 05.11.20 Shoot some 5200 up in there. Wait a week, problem solved! Artey: I already shared my design with u
How do I run a new main halyard? jssailem at 7:22am 05.11.20 I am not looking forward to the bill to have the mast removed to do this. Sounds like you have put

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