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Where is Endless Summer? Ed Schenck at 1:15am 01.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 Looking for the Great Lakes H37C named "Endless Summer". I met the previous owner at the Cleveland
Unstepping the Mast Ester Potts at 12:34am 01.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1074 Does anyone have directions or suggestions for unstepping the mast on an O'day 27?
Outboard choice Edward Steenstra, III at 12:21am 01.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/780 Have put a deposit down on a Hunter 216 and was wondering what length and horsepower outboard I will
Pumping out the Marine holding tank Daniel Cox at 12:16am 01.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1310 I have a 1984 Catalina22 with a factory installed Marine toilet. The problem I have encountered conc
PowerThruster Robert Krosse at 12:09am 01.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/773 The "PowerThruster" attachement to your outboard motor offered through the Chandlery sounds like the
Ghost Sloop off San Diego . . . Nick at 11:38pm 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1018 I'm out by myself sailing almost all of yesterday afternoon and the winds are light and the seas cal
Keep your fingers out of the hitch Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34pm 01.20.03 Smaller Boats 3/757 I always preach never to put your fingers between the hitch and ball when putting the hitch onto the
battery position David Dick at 9:49pm 01.20.03 Big Boats 1/735 I am considering a larger house battery for my 340 , a Surrette 375 amp/hr (sold as Rolls Battery in
Least expensive source for Yamaha Outboards? Chip Giles at 7:41pm 01.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/936 Does anyone know of a source for new Yamaha outboards at the least expensive price?
Vertical load from "high riding" headsail on rail Matt Papuga at 3:20pm 01.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/896 I own a 1977 Cat 30 and recently shredded my jib -- so I went out and bought a "close to fit" used o
Replacing Anchor Light Phil Tinsman at 2:03pm 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1313 I am a first time owner of a 76 Cat 27 tall rig. I have gone up the mast in a chair to try and repla
Chartplotter Bernie Soostmeyer at 1:59pm 01.20.03 Big Boats 2/906 My H380 came with a 1997 Magellan NAV 6500 grayscale Chartplotter. The unit locates my position ok b
considering a used Catalina 30 Warren at 1:34pm 01.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2619 I am in the market for a 1985-1990 Catalina 30, wing keel. Any good advise on what to look out for.
Any experience out there with a Whispergen? Gil Narvaez at 1:12pm 01.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1208 I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with the Whispergen generator (based on t
VHF RADIOS AND RACING Robert Dean at 11:36am 01.20.03 Racing 3/1244 Thread seems to be slow.Question:In your local racing programs, what part does the VHF radio play
One More... Ed at 11:08am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/873 Wendy hated the $1.98 papertowel rack I had installed, so I made her one out of scrap leftover from
One More Project Papertowel holder Ed at 10:30am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/909 Wendy compalined and complained about the $1.98 paper towel holder I put up for her..So I made one f
More Projects New Salon Table leaves (1) Ed at 10:24am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/847 The table in the salon needed some work, and I wasn't confident in re-venieering the leaves, so made
Projects (1) Ed at 10:16am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/942 Well, having been inspired by Gene on Rainbow Chaser, I made and installed shelves in the V Berth...
Windlass Kris Charmley at 9:19am 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/872 I am seeking information regarding the installation of a windlass on a 1992 33.5 Iam intersted in kn

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Yanmar 3GMF cant achieve running RPM (2) datasailor2 at 11:59am 05.16.20 Thank you all for your input and good advice. I am confident that fuel system is OK. I have found th
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. jssailem at 11:51am 05.16.20 KG we might be able to sail together, but we would have to agree not to fight over the charts...
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 11:45am 05.16.20 Jon. I got that as well using my Mac. The site provides the theory that Gentry developed.
C22 Removable instruments (1) Gene Neill at 11:45am 05.16.20 This was something we experimented with. We found it too awkward to step over, though, and it went a
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 11:43am 05.16.20 ok, i'm reading http://www.gentrysailing.com/pdf-theory/A-Review-of-Modern-Sail-Theory.pdf
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 11:43am 05.16.20 predicting the wind and then being ready to maximize my push is a hoot
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 11:15am 05.16.20
Varnishing with urethane dLj at 11:11am 05.16.20 As always, it depends... There are mono polyurethanes and two component polyurethanes. You can use v
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. DrJudyB at 11:07am 05.16.20
Varnishing with urethane jon hansen at 11:00am 05.16.20 i wish i knew more myself. up here on the lakes i'm an epifanes guy. my cousin, a ft laurderdale sai
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. (3) jssailem at 10:52am 05.16.20 For those who find an AIS system as a needed addition to their boat electronics, often one of the fe
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:40am 05.16.20 predicting the wind and then being ready to maximize my push is a hoot
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:37am 05.16.20 i tried the site john gives and i get a security warning not to go there. so, with these new theor
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 10:21am 05.16.20 Kevy, The best way IMO to check your anchor position during the night is to use the radar. After se
Toilet Issue AwwShucks at 10:16am 05.16.20 Thanks to all - fixed the issue with a new joker valve this morning. The old one was clearly not c
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. DrJudyB at 10:13am 05.16.20
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F (1) Alan Gomes at 10:11am 05.16.20 Today warm up engine then ran in reverse gear to 2550rpm. Steady no issue for 5-10mins. Throttle up
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:08am 05.16.20 i love this stuff too. for me, as you know, i'm a huge frank bethwaite fan. i love the trimming , i
C22 Removable instruments (2) Lazy1 at 10:05am 05.16.20 But for some rubber or foam tape I think this should work well. I might need a little more length in
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness JamesG161 at 10:01am 05.16.20 Lancer 27 PS Sailboats Maybe someone here knows. But you can drill and tap it to get the thickness

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