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Tow a 2000# boat with a strong minivan? Rusty at 4:03am 05.27.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1751 Hello;I am looking for a 22'-25' sloop with water ballast -- that would put the towing weight at 2
Sea Holes Clay Heinz at 2:51am 05.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1093 Well, I have found my leak- I have water comming in from the 2 holes that have been cut for the can.
Angle Trans Question Patrick McAndrew at 1:46am 05.27.02 Other Sailboats 4/875 Will coupling alignment be affected as an engine is loaded and rpms increased when a 7 degree down a
Who taught you to sail? SailboatOwners.com at 12:50am 05.27.02 Ask All Sailors 93/4702 All of us are learning new things about sailing, but who taught you to sail when you first started?
Tow a 2000# boat with a strong minivan? Rusty at 12:27am 05.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1221 Hello;I am looking for a 22'-25' sloop with water ballast -- that would put the towing weight at 2
Removing lettering Gregg at 11:34pm 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1121 What is the best way to safely remove stick-on lettering from the hull without causing any damage?
Wrist watch that shows tides Bill at 11:12pm 05.26.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1516 Can anyone recommend a wrist watch that shows tide times? Father's Day is coming and it's the one pr
all diesel the same? Bob Peters at 10:41pm 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/945 Is the diesel fuel bought at a marina fuel dock the same as the diesel sold at a gas station? ie.,
Center Board Bridle Den at 9:34pm 05.26.02 Smaller Boats 1/971 Does anyone know how to remove the bridle from the center board on a 170? I have tried but it looks
headstay wire Charlie Rohrer at 9:13pm 05.26.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1017 Ihave a 1978 hunter 25ft. Iwant to install a reefing furler for the head sail but i don't know the h
Mysterious rigging - HELP! Martha Lovejoy at 8:49pm 05.26.02 Day Sailers 2/949 My husband and I recently bought an Oday 19. There are two lines (one on either side of the mast) a
Follow-up on mailsail/ boom preventer rigging. Ray Bowles at 4:03pm 05.26.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1180 Last week I asked if anyone knew how to rig a single line boom preventer. I recieved some very good
Oday optional mast raising system for 25 Jack Spencer at 3:44pm 05.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2527 Oday made a optional mast raising system for the 25. There is a picture of the system posted on the
Loos gauge. Mark at 2:48pm 05.26.02 Smaller Boats 5/1124 OK so I now have the loos gauge.Without having to go through the archives can I please have just th
Mac 26 X Main sail Dave Daniels at 12:39pm 05.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1186 My main sail ('99 Mac 26X)is difficult to raise and stops about 1 foot short of the top of the mast.
Charging cable from motor to battery Peter at 12:34pm 05.26.02 Smaller Boats 2/871 On my 1986 C22 the motor is mounted on the port side and the battery compartment is aft on the starb
Trailering a Hunter 30 Eric Lindstrom at 11:58am 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2449 Okay, for those of you who haven't been following the exploits of me trying to get my Hunter 30 home
Damaged Stern Safety Rail SS Jamie Miller at 11:36am 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/975 I have a '92 Hunter 28 and the stainless steel stern railing (port side) has been bent. Does anyone
Rudder bearing and gate valve replacement question David Michaels at 10:00am 05.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1254 First off, we've owned our '79 H27 less than 24 hours, but it feels like home already. We looked at
Free sailing video Carl at 9:55am 05.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/672 you can get a free sailing video by logging on to www.discoversailing.com

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Dinghy Equipment? jviss at 7:50am 06.19.20 Try adding sea foam snake oil in every time adding gas and ethanol free gas mine been running great
Lenard Main Sail Car leo310 at 7:48am 06.19.20 We do not have anything under the block over the last 20 years and it works just fine. As was stated
In honor of Paul Kresge jviss at 7:46am 06.19.20 I'm not a racer, but I'd have to say that that rule is defective. It would only allow a single prot
An adventure with my mast light j_schoenfeld at 7:46am 06.19.20 Not to be picky... but I think that is a barrier strip with one pair jumpered. A bus bar is one whe
An adventure with my mast light j_schoenfeld at 7:37am 06.19.20 That blows my mind. Are there sailors that actually don't care about functioning navigation lights?
Dinghy Equipment? hawk232 at 7:28am 06.19.20 I can attest to a danforth "flying"! A couple of years ago i was out scalloping in my flats boat wh
Lenard Main Sail Car SV At Last at 7:23am 06.19.20 This is the Catalina Direct for the car only. Looks different than yours. https://www.catalinadirect
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT HMT2 at 7:20am 06.19.20 So, it strikes me that if your boat is up on a lift and dry. Then you will need to use a different k
An adventure with my mast light Jackdaw at 7:18am 06.19.20 On my boat that top light is 360 degrees and labeled the anchor light, used at anchor only. The mi
Help with old plumbing jviss at 7:15am 06.19.20 @MightyMike I'm going to place an order with US Plastics, if you want anything and want to share shi
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 7:11am 06.19.20 Whoops, our posts crossed. Yes, you are on the way!
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 7:10am 06.19.20 I have the SIMRAD NAIS-400 Class B transciever. All help appreciated. You can reprogram the vessel
An adventure with my mast light odaydokay at 6:58am 06.19.20 On my boat that top light is 360 degrees and labeled the anchor light, used at anchor only. The mid
Big Boats: Harken Mk. II Unit 2 Furler - Raise Drum? Joe at 6:54am 06.19.20 Unsure about harken specifically, but my profurl came with a choice of "tangs" that allowed you to
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 6:53am 06.19.20 I use a beer cup 20-30 minutes before. Requires careful timing.:beer: Two beer cups works even be
An adventure with my mast light Benny17441 at 6:43am 06.19.20 An update. It failed again... . In order to get to the deck plug I will have to lower the mast.
Newport to Bermuda Race Jackdaw at 6:43am 06.19.20 Indeed. Unless there is a MAJOR weather system (or semi-permanent weather feature) that comes into
Newport to Bermuda Race Jackdaw at 6:35am 06.19.20 Last year during La Vagabonde's crossing @JamesG161 and I and some others had some good discussions
Where is the SonicHub? JasonFromJersey at 6:35am 06.19.20 Fantastic. I'll be on the hunt this afternoon. I'll post here if I can find it.
changing that AIS boat name JasonFromJersey at 6:34am 06.19.20 Hey, it looks like if I can find the damn NAIS 400 unit, I can reconfigure it thru a USB cable with

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