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'Survivor' restoration (1) Jonathan Rhodes at 10:35pm 02.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/887 This is a cry for help from an ex Hobie 16 sailor (25 years) whose wife wants to swap trapeezing and
Suggested source and location for sail numbers Jack Kelly at 10:17pm 02.20.03 Smaller Boats 2/878 We sent our sails out for cleaning and reconditioning - our sails never had sail numbers and I'd lik
'Survivor' restoration Jonathan Rhodes at 9:38pm 02.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/867 This is a cry for help from an ex Hobie 16 sailor (25 years), who's wife wants to swap trapeezing an
Brass vs. Bronze? Brian at 9:22pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 9/1252 I recently replaced a sea-water hose for my A/C. Wow, I discovered that the barb (hose connector) fr
Catalina 30 tall rig, cutting off keel 9 inches, John Bruder at 8:42pm 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1222 This is a question we would like to ask since we are considering buying a Tall rig with a 5'3" draft
BOOM HEIGHT--BIMINI LARRY at 2:17pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 15/4175 I have been considering raising the boom, shortening the height of the sail by about one foot to all
Old Sheaves Peter Lund at 12:49pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/965 My boat is a 1990 vision 32. The deck sheaves are getting old and cracked. Should I use Delrin, or
Shower Doors on a 376 Russell Egge at 12:09pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 1/883 Saw folding shower doors on all the new boats at the boat show. Wondered if anyone had tried to fit
Gori 2-blade folding propeller Russell Egge at 12:07pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1396 Saw the Gori 2-blade folding propeller at the Boston Boat Show and wondered if anyone had any exper
GFO fiber dripless packing Tom Wingo at 11:41am 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1056 I am thinking about installing the GFO fiberdripless packing on my boat. I was wondering if anyone
new 150 jib or new smaller jib and asymmetrical? Bob Hawkins at 11:18am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1134 Help me out guys. I've done just enough reading in the archives to get me into trouble. I have a 1
cockpit sole delamination John at 9:42am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1045 I have an area of soft cockpit sole about six inches forward of the steering pedestal. The water ca
Teignbridge Chuck at 7:48am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 0/837 Looked at a Teignbridge prop today(made in England). Has any body switched to this prop, and what we
PHRF ratings for 331 Dave Humphreys at 7:40am 02.20.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2062 Has anyone seen a PHRF rating for the Beneteau 331? I have checked various sources. including PHRF
furler sail size for proper furling & proformance James at 6:15am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/935 I am getting ready to install a furler for the headsail. I have heard that if you put a 150% genoa,
Where to Install an A/C unit and Generator Rick at 6:09am 02.20.03 Big Boats 5/1071 Hello Everyone,I am the owner of a 1986 Hunter 34 and am seriously considering the installation of
Trailering 25 with wing keel 1989 Duane at 5:41am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1194 I would like to know if you can trailer a 25 1989 wing keel.Or will it stick up in the air to much.I
Water heaters Marguerite Becker at 4:12am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/915 I was wondering if anyone has installed one of the PrecisionTemp Shower-Mate Marine Water Heaters.
MAINSAIL TRIM WITH FURLING MAIN MARK at 4:03am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1027 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CATALINA 36MKII WITH IN MAST FURLING. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW DO I KNOW WH
Pictures of 26x steering system wanted Jamie Shreeves at 3:20am 02.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1720 I am looking for any and all pictures, diagrams, etc. of the wheel steering system found in the MacG

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Trailer tongue weight Rick Webb at 12:29pm 08.01.20 Moving the axle is the solution. Moving the axle is actually not hard, involved a bit perhaps but n
Ceramic coatings anyone? thinwater at 12:18pm 08.01.20 Type 4: People who believe their work is valuable and any craft they don't understand should be chea
Hot water coming through cold lines (1) Ron20324 at 12:01pm 08.01.20 Yes, it is. It has three ports, hot in, cold in and mixed out. There's a way to adjust it, too.
Cruising RPM. VanIslandGuy at 12:01pm 08.01.20 3600 is our redline. 2900 rpm gives us the best economy, speed, no carbon glazing issues. I will r
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 VanIslandGuy at 11:56am 08.01.20 well I guess I will answer my thread Took the pump, carbon filter, and valve assembly off the meta
Ceramic coatings anyone? jon hansen at 11:48am 08.01.20 michael, Dr. judy is the most knowledgable sailor on this web sight. she shares her wisdom all t
M25 Universal troubles - need advice Ron20324 at 11:41am 08.01.20 What is your idle rpm? If too low, it could be affecting the oil pressure, making it just low enou
2005 Nissan NSF9.8A caverun at 11:31am 08.01.20 I have not, but the service manual for that model is available for free download from scribd, so tha
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide BigEasy at 11:31am 08.01.20 Yes, with the population of Long Island, vertical evacuation would be the only practical manner in
Ceramic coatings anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 08.01.20 Where I was raised sailors prefer dysphemisms to euphemisms, and nobody gets offended @Michael An
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide shemandr at 11:19am 08.01.20 Thank you for that post. I've shuttered up my house in Jensen Beach and am awaiting Isais. So hurr
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide BigEasy at 11:15am 08.01.20 My inexpert analysis was that the eye(s) landed East of NOLA and therefore the winds should have be
Ceramic coatings anyone? Anonymous User 801 at 11:06am 08.01.20 Dysphemism the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeabl
M25 Universal troubles - need advice Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 08.01.20 Anyway, changed the oil filter, put in new oil, new impeller, new fuel filters and went back out.
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide BigEasy at 11:03am 08.01.20 The coast of Alabama took the worst conditions, not New Orleans. The reason the death toll was so
Ceramic coatings anyone? DrJudyB at 10:57am 08.01.20 @Michael Anthony Dysphemism is the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expr
Ceramic coatings anyone? sesmith at 10:56am 08.01.20 I'm a buff and wax kinda guy but always open to new ideas. Our 96 Seaward was Poliglow coated by i
Beating the heat on water. MitchM at 10:53am 08.01.20 Sailrite sells phifertex that is 98 o/o sunproof and allows wind to blow through. We made up 2
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide JamesG161 at 10:46am 08.01.20 How does Storm Tide produce a sandy surface and a Storm Surge doesn't? Actually you have that reve
M25 Universal troubles - need advice Stu Jackson at 10:41am 08.01.20 What is your idle rpm? If too low, it could be affecting the oil pressure, making it just low enoug

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