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Lost my prop today (1) Jim Cook at 4:38pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 0/772 Dear Sirs,I have a VolvoPenta MD7A with a 110S sail drive unit.The prop just "came off" today and
Speedy struck by lightening? Who's fried? or BS? Ray Bowles at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/941 When we arrived at the slip where we keep Speedy, our 95 H 26, we were told by two of our neighbors
Yamaha outboard problem Tom Wootton at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Smaller Boats 8/4515 Put my new/used (dealer claims less than 5 hours running time, and the motor looks brand new, but it
Catalina 380 Speed PJ Kohl at 2:44pm 06.22.02 Big Boats 2/2626 Even at maximum engine RPM, my new Catalina does not reach the theoretical hull speed of 7.6 knots.
O'Day 222 David Cantor at 1:29pm 06.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1060 I will be purchasing a 1984 222 on Monday. Does anyone have an owner's manual? My only previous sail
model clarification Ron F at 12:41pm 06.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/904 Can someone give me a concise difference between the C-30 and the C-30 mkIII?
Ignition Panel Toggle Howrd Franklin at 12:09pm 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 Hunter Owners:I am a new owner. There is a toggle on the diesel ignition panel. It has a down an
Anchor Light - 37 Cutter Mark at 11:57am 06.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1253 I need to replace my anchor light bulb. Does any one know the bulb size/type so I only have to go u
Centerboard Problems John at 10:50am 06.22.02 Day Sailers 6/1983 While putting the centerboard down, the cable snapped. The centerboard is now down ,but I can't pull
Far East Sails David Popken at 8:59am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 14/2561 Can anyone share their experience, good or bad, buying sails over the internet from this company: f
Hunter 30T Snapped stemhead fitting Joe Groarke at 7:47am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1051 My boat lives on a sheltered mooring, the chain of which is led on to a bow cleat (which I consider
Mast Head Light For 1980 Hunter 27 Scott Romenesko at 6:22am 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1113 My masthead light is not working and the boat is in the water with the mast up. I would like to make
Hunter 30T Bilge/Sump questions Ron at 5:52am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1317 I am considering buying a 1991 Hunter 30T and would appreciate any information on how how easy it wo
How do you put the Venture 15 cat together? Liz Ramirez at 5:50am 06.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1929 I have taken my old, reliable Venture 15' catamaran apart to sand, gel coat and repaint the hulls.
Tachometer Trouble Brent Headberg at 5:37am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/906 The tachometer on my 1990 Hunter 335 just started jumping around...not reading right. Anybody ever
Sail Caddy Anyone? Carmen Daccurso at 4:20am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1861 Am condidering the purchase of a mainsail containment system which is stored flat along the boom whi
Simrad or Nexus Instruments? Ken at 3:23am 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 My 36MKII is equiped with Raytheon ST-60 wind, depth and speed instruments as well as an ST5000 sail
Rudder Bearings Tom Pfleeger at 2:55am 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/987 I have a 1999 H310 that I purchased new in July 2000. Recently I have noticed play in the steering.
Crew Placement Don Guillette at 2:55am 06.22.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1496 Mates: If you are a beginner to intermediate sailor, who wants to try his hand at racing, you might
Sail slides Jack Larkin at 2:20am 06.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1055 We bought a 1985 Hunter 28.5 this year. When we put on the mainsail it had various sail slug attachm

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Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jssailem at 12:55pm 08.16.20 Jay if you like the Mac on board, check out the OpenCPN software. I have been using it planing trips
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Hunter216 at 12:50pm 08.16.20
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 12:40pm 08.16.20 Hey guys, are you all bored retired engineers? :poke: Yes - you caught me :shhh:. Just tryin
Johnson raw water pump: leaking seal jaysweet at 12:29pm 08.16.20 A couple of other observations (ok: 4) while I'm still thinking about it, partly referencing Ken135
how sturdy is the glasswork on 82 34ft oday dlochner at 12:17pm 08.16.20 A few things to think about. How did. you hit the rock? Was it a full on strike that caused the boa
Cabin Cushion Snaps Giro at 12:14pm 08.16.20 Yup, I think the Velcro concept is the way to go! Thank all of you for your help! Giro Home Port Mon
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 12:09pm 08.16.20 There are some well reviewed water proof tablets and this is the direction I will probably go but f
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 12:03pm 08.16.20 @kloudie1 Great insights. Different way of looking at it. I'll go back to my 4JH2E curves and s
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 12:02pm 08.16.20 Jay, Looking at the manual again, wondering how you set your data inputs. Is this simply the iPad/i
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 12:00pm 08.16.20 Thanks,will do ! I feel your pain with the heat,lived in Summerlin for 22 years, didn't own a boat t
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:00pm 08.16.20 Option 1 is a better choice. If the manual pump is functioning correctly, no check valve will be n
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 11:55am 08.16.20 While the "spec's" of your boat may be in the manual and your boat is a production boat, an older b
Cruising RPM research dlochner at 11:44am 08.16.20 Hey guys, are you all bored retired engineers? :poke: The simple guidance I have followed for 20+
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 twistedskipper at 11:37am 08.16.20 The Victoria 18 specs that I've seen indicate that neither weight (1200# plus trailer plus gear) or
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Ron20324 at 11:33am 08.16.20 No reason to connect to both batteries which are already connected in parallel. It serves no purpos
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks (1) sail sfbay at 11:19am 08.16.20 Is this what you are looking for? Victron Multi Plus 120A 3000 watt charger/inverter with Digital M
More propane outboard questions john6206 at 11:19am 08.16.20
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? jssailem at 11:14am 08.16.20 I am with Dr Judy on the exactness needed in the design and building of a sail for your boat. Sail
More propane outboard questions john6206 at 11:12am 08.16.20 @GSBNY i looked at so many tanks and never found one that would fit. That one seems really close, bu
84 Catalina 27 bilge pump install Tally Ho at 11:02am 08.16.20 I need to run my new auto pump hose from the bilge under the floor into the engine compartment. Do

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