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Crazy Dave Lee Carroll at 10:57am 02.10.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1409 Dave, thanks for your response to my question about windvanes. Sorry I didn't respond to you sooner.
Crusing World Magazine - Won't Stop!! Dave Emery at 10:25am 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1000
34 O'DAY-----A BLUEWATER BOAT Randy Corbin at 10:02am 02.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/10536 Is an O'day 34 a bluewater boat or is it just a coastal cruiser? Is it strong enough? How are its sa
mounting external gps antenna russgm at 10:01am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 has any one mounted a gps with external antenna? i have a bimini and am guying a chartplotter and am
Sailing Nantucket Sound Ricky G at 9:56am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2202 I have a Hunter 260. I am thinking about trailering it to Cape Cod in July to sail for a week. Any i
Need a Catalina 22 Trailer Mark at 8:55am 02.10.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1368 Does anyone have a trailer for sale (or know where to buy one) for a Catalina 22 in or near the SF B
Mooring lines/springers etc Mark at 8:53am 02.10.03 Big Boats 5/791 What size nylon do you use for your yachts mooring lines including springers?We have to fit lines
Spinaker Poles & Baby Stays Dave Humphreys at 7:26am 02.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1182 I have recently taken delivery of a Beneteau 331. I am quite pleased with the boat and have owned a
426DS - blue hull (1) Phil Herring at 6:47am 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 We saw this boat ease into the docks at Signature Yachts today, and thought it looked especially sha
C25 swim ladder Jim Garrett at 6:44am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 1/1192 I am looking for some help in selecting a boarding ladder for the C25 after swimming. Does/has anyon
Trailering H26/H260WB vs H260K/H270 Bill at 6:29am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1008 What are the benefits and drawbacks associated with trailering these models? Is it even practical t
Coldplate Troubleshooting David Popken at 5:27am 02.10.03 Other Sailboats 1/948 My Norcold unit has what appears to be a minor problem (Is anything minor in a boat?). When the uni
topping lift w/ full batten main? fred winter at 5:24am 02.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1086 anyone have a topping lift set up with a full batten main? does the wire/ line chaff, or otherwise i
Asymmetric Spinaker questions Bob F at 4:53am 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1148 I'm new to using a Asymmetric spinnaker (or any spinnaker). I currently rig it with the tack attache
Main Sheet, Outhaul, Boom Vang John at 4:51am 02.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1215 Help from Worcester, MAMy boat did not come rigged. Will anybody invite to check out your boats ru
Size of main Jim at 4:47am 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1119 What is the best way to decide on how much roach should be on a mew main sail? Is max roach always b
Emergency Tiller RDS at 4:26am 02.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1034 I checked my emergency tiller on my Cat 28 and I think I am missing some parts. After I unscrew the
Cloth Weight Doug at 3:22am 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/3965 In considering a new set of sails for my Catalina 30, I am going over to a 150 Genoa and main with t
Mainsail replacement parameters. Russ Colombo at 2:52am 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/870 I am considering ordering a new mainsail for my Hunter 40. Two nagging design questions present the
mast geometry lloyd at 2:28am 02.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1045 I have changed the shrouds on my mast,and I want make sure the mast is put up correctly.Are there me

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Navionics CF cards BigEasy at 2:21pm 05.19.20
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:20pm 05.19.20 Looks like you are slow. Undersized propeller, oversized propeller, inefficient pitch, gearing, T
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? kenvail at 2:18pm 05.19.20 I just calibrated the tach on my Hunter 38. It was 500 rpms fast, meaning that the installed tach re
CoViD-isms Will Gilmore at 2:12pm 05.19.20 ystem? Those temperatures are all over the place. -Will (Dragonfly)
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? Will Gilmore at 2:06pm 05.19.20 HS = 1.34 x ?LWL 1.34 x ?32 = 7.58 knots Looks like you are slow. Undersized propeller, oversized
CoViD-isms (2) rgranger at 2:02pm 05.19.20 179376179362
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! Its normal? shemandr at 1:56pm 05.19.20 What was the other boat? You can figure theoretical hull speed with this formula. HS = 1.34 Squa*
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? Benny17441 at 1:44pm 05.19.20
Tachometer Michael Davis at 1:37pm 05.19.20 Worked for me Tom. My brand new tach is still in the box. Should have cleaned those contacts before
Tachometer thwilson at 1:34pm 05.19.20 Michael, Thanks for the tip. I'll tackle that next and see if it works. Tom
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 1:28pm 05.19.20 Both the teak and the caulk are failing. This is strictly in the cockpit sole, where some water can
Hauling out Johnb at 1:03pm 05.19.20 In 2015 when we had a bottom job and the topsides painted the rule was you arranged for all the work
Connecting which shrouds to which deck fitting? Richard19068 at 1:02pm 05.19.20 I agree with Joe, it should be obvious, but maybe the shrouds are disconnected from the mast and the
Navionics CF cards Brian D at 1:01pm 05.19.20 It has to be a Navionics card to get the charts. They all have a serial number. Well, that sucks.
CoViD-isms (1) Michael Davis at 12:47pm 05.19.20 179375 My kind of Social Distancing.
leaking stern pulpit flange sail sfbay at 12:18pm 05.19.20 Take a look at this thread entitled "stanchion sealant" and in particular post #2 by Maine Sail and
How many H23s were built? (2) kgibson4 at 12:02pm 05.19.20 Thanks Dave for your information and your estimate. I feel very lucky to have received the original
high water? jon hansen at 11:59am 05.19.20 https://www.mlive.com/weather/2020/05/michigan-just-had-record-breaking-heavy-rains-heres-where-most
CoViD-isms (1) Dalliance at 11:58am 05.19.20 179371
Sailing into a marina Dalliance at 11:35am 05.19.20

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