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window gasket Lex at 5:16am 02.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/946 I have a 1976 Catalina 27'. The windows leak bad, I am going to rebed them but I need to find a sup
Feedback on new (26M) model Macgregor Dave Houlette at 4:04am 02.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/980 As a new, about-to-be Macgregor owner, I'd love to hear some unbiased feedback on the new 26M model
Handrails Joe M at 3:07am 02.24.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/990 Are off the shelf teak handrails available for the older H30?
Back Stay Modification Joe Pelczarski at 2:49am 02.24.03 Smaller Boats 1/837 I have a Hunter 25.5 sailboat with an Edson wheel, the back stay rubs my shoulder when standing at t
AUTOPROP Rob at 2:43am 02.24.03 Ask All Sailors 0/875 I recently purchased a 46' Morgan.. In the inventory came an Autoprop feathering prop....I am trying
Working Jib Jim at 2:31am 02.24.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1645 What is a working Jib and what size is it?
Glen GPS site Carl at 1:59am 02.24.03 Smaller Boats 0/779 Glen,Here is the site for the GPS. The cost of the RAM mount was $32.00 not $22.00 but still cheap
Gate Valve Replacement David Thimble at 1:42am 02.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/900 Looking for some feedback on replacing the old style gate valve type sea cocks with new ball valve t
Binocular Shopping Bob F at 1:33am 02.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/814 My current Tasco Binocs where dropped and the alignment is off (one eye looks up, the other down). S
Bigger Prop Pete at 1:23am 02.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/875 My 28' O'Day never gets boat speed (Max 5.2kts) with the 11X8RH prop. I have a 12X12RH I can modify
Missing Mainsail for a furling system Clarke Rudd (clarkerudd@yahoo.com) at 12:47am 02.24.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/978 I purchased a sorely neglected Morgan Out Island 33 Pilothouse. This boat is rare and from what I c
Sail Slugs Jim at 12:35am 02.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1428 Anybody have any advice, details, guidance, etc on installing slugs on the mainsail? Is it somethin
correct prop Al at 12:23am 02.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/954 what is the correct prop size for a 81 hunter 27 with a westerbeke 12b 2 cyl. diesel and hb 50 2/1 t
Launching at Low Water Levels Kevin at 12:17am 02.24.03 Smaller Boats 0/708 We just bought a 260 and have had some trouble getting the boat off and on the trailer due to low wa
Glen GPS Web site Carl at 11:52pm 02.23.03 Smaller Boats 0/699 Glen,Here is the link to the Freshtracksmaps GPS site I used to get the RAM mount to the Garmin 76S
O'day parts? Ester Potts at 11:25pm 02.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/841 We need to replace the porthole covers in the head. Does anyone know where to purchase "genuine" O'
Removing Bottom Paint Tom Hagan at 11:07pm 02.23.03 Other Sailboats 0/701 I'm looking for suggestions for method and products to remove existing bottom paint from my Catalin
lenth of spinniker pole for hunter27 tom r. evans-kennedy at 10:45pm 02.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/884 i am getting ready spinniker gear for my hunter27 1980//would like to make a spinniker pole over th
batteries charles hubbard at 9:39pm 02.23.03 Big Boats 0/901 i am thinking of upgrading my battery system from three 105 amp hour batteries and one 70 amp hour b
Asymmetrical spinnaker winches Leif Arneson at 4:08pm 02.23.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/930 I own a hunter 19 (93-96) which I would like to outfit with an asymmetrical spinnaker. Presently the

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hull speed, what it means. shemandr at 6:04am 08.31.20 He said "Reynolds Number." Is there an emoji for sticking my head in the sand?
hull speed, what it means. Joe at 5:59am 08.31.20 The "Theoretical Hull Speed" formula was based on a full displacement hull's inability to progress w
Forepeak Bulkhead Castrilper55 at 5:47am 08.31.20 That is what I intended to do originally but as it turns out -not so simple. The bulkhead is struct
Windward sheeting cars (1) Jackdaw at 5:38am 08.31.20 Yeah... https://image.fisheriessupply.com/f_jpg/f_auto/t_Legacy-250x250/v1/static-images/192687-har
hull speed, what it means. dlochner at 5:33am 08.31.20 Interesting question. After an early morning shallow dive (deep enough to gain some understanding, n
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 5:33am 08.31.20 I'm probably overthinking this which is par for the course. @Davidasailor26 - Thanks for correctin
Main sheet cleat location Joe at 4:26am 08.31.20 Talk about your rube goldberg solution. But as long as it works for you, why change it? You can ea
Backstay Failure Apex at 4:18am 08.31.20 Good point. I follow up on a lot of stuff I read in here. I haven't looked for a maintenance book
37C fuel tank size Manny at 4:14am 08.31.20 Thanks to everyone. I have a feeling 45 +/- is about right. While I have no idea if the fuel gauge i
hull speed, what it means. Will Gilmore at 4:07am 08.31.20 So far, this is the simplest explanation of the Froude Number, that I can find. Froude number \| phys
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 08.31.20 OP Here: I did some digging and measuring and came up with some surprising information. Here are t
Funny Friday!!! rpludwig at 3:41am 08.31.20 we guys have a simple choice.....to either be right or happy....I have chosen the latter....
Starting a B331 Bluenose at 3:38am 08.31.20 Yes, Yanmar 3GM30F
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer NYSail at 3:26am 08.31.20 For the door latch go onto the beneteau Parts web site.... they may have it. Good luck
Main sheet cleat location (1) jonelli at 11:57pm 08.30.20
hull speed, what it means. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:23pm 08.30.20 It still most definitely applies It's 1.34 times the square root of the waterline length in feet .
Main sheet cleat location weekendrken at 11:12pm 08.30.20
hull speed, what it means. jon hansen at 11:04pm 08.30.20 what i understand about hull speed i read in frank bethwaite's book, high performance sailing. mayb
Stray Current? jonelli at 10:21pm 08.30.20
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