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Trailering H26/H260WB vs H260K/H270 Bill at 6:29am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1045 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 1/1044 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 4/1130 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 7/1203 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 1/1260 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 1/1276 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 3/1091 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 9/5254 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 1/962 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 4/1128 I have changed the shrouds on my mast,and I want make sure the mast is put up correctly.Are there me
Manual bilge pump Art at 1:51am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 2/978 I have a 1984 C-22 with no bilge pump onboard. Does anyone have a recomendation where to mount a ma
Chemicals to strip old antifouling? Glen Simonds at 1:45am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1270 As soon as the weather warms up I am planning to strip the old and very uneven antifouling off our 9
Are CDI furling units any good? Chip Giles at 1:40am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 I called a sail loft and they had bad things to say about CDI roller furling units. Has anyone else
CDI Furling units - Good or bad? Chip Giles at 1:40am 02.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1086 I called a sail loft and they had bad things to say about CDI roller furling units. Has anyone else
Auto-release Clamcleat MArk at 12:43am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 0/937 Hi Yawl,The rudder downhaul on my O'Day 20 is currently cleated to my tiller using a standard horn
single handed deck configuration Brian at 12:39am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 22/2116 I am thinking about customizing the deck lines to run to the cockpit. My 87 h23 is bone stock and s
Leech shake Will at 12:15am 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1139 We took delivery of a Hunter 356 with Selden in-mast furling this past fall. The leech shook so vi
Teak stain removal from cabin top?? Scott at 12:08am 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/966 The previous owner of now my 1988 C-27 did not tape off the fiberglass cabin top when he restained t
Blistering Beneteau Steve Lesniak at 11:36pm 02.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1256 I have a 1995 M510 that I purchased from the Moorings company 2 and a half years ago and I have a se
Kinsale Harbour Or Port Kinsale Marina (VA)? matias santiago at 10:51pm 02.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2374 Looking for a marina for Yukiyu and I am considering Kinsale Harbour and Port Kinsale. Which one

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37C fuel tank size sail sfbay at 12:00pm 08.28.20 The documentation for your sailboat on this site below says 44 gallons but does not specify if US or
O' Day 20 outboard size rgranger at 11:56am 08.28.20 I have been in a situation where the current was running at about hull speed and I was trying to go
O' Day 20 outboard size rgranger at 11:55am 08.28.20
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 11:50am 08.28.20 Ouch, Larry.
Backstay Failure jssailem at 11:49am 08.28.20 @thetone When I first read this thread I was disappointed for you. You had been so happy with the ne
Funny Friday!!! (1) Captain Larry-DH at 11:44am 08.28.20 The boats on the left and right got a good neighbor.
O' Day 20 outboard size (1) jon hansen at 11:41am 08.28.20 184275 dad had one of these 38' racers. grew up sailing it. it had a 7 1/2 evinrude outboard that w
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:33am 08.28.20 What/where is this? The top end of the furler? yup
Cheek blocks? (1) Stu Jackson at 11:31am 08.28.20 Yes, you are right. Like this: (the knot in the jib sheet is to keep it in the cheek block, the ot
Cheek blocks? Allan12210 at 11:28am 08.28.20 I have an 84 Hunter 31 it has these cheek blocks at the stern I was thinking you run the jib sheets
O' Day 20 outboard size twistedskipper at 11:23am 08.28.20
O' Day 20 outboard size Hunter216 at 11:22am 08.28.20
O' Day 20 outboard size jon hansen at 11:19am 08.28.20 owned a cal20 for 25 years, now daughter owns. used a 2 1/2 horse merc on it. would push it hull s
Which Nav App for iPhone? Chris115 at 11:03am 08.28.20 Another useful little app that I was introduced to recently and which I use frequently for short sai
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 11:03am 08.28.20 nd of the furler?
Backstay Failure jssailem at 10:45am 08.28.20 Makes me want to inspect my boom pins this weekend!! Did that on Wednesday. Broke a finger nail pu
O' Day 20 outboard size Benny17441 at 10:33am 08.28.20 It depends on your sailing area. High winds and strong currents get a 6HP for calm lake waters a 2
Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 10:24am 08.28.20 OK, thanks. I have it not* on either end of the S slot rather than what the photo shows, and it fu*
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? weekendrken at 10:19am 08.28.20 The enemy if stainless is crevice corrosion where anaerobic water gets trapped. So use a dielectric
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 10:15am 08.28.20 You don't have to change gauge of the original wire. You can add a new smaller gauge in parallel w

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