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36.7 Fleet Grows Peter D. Krueger at 2:10am 06.03.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/997 The San Francisco Bay 36.7 fleet continues to grow, five boats now are part of this fleet. One boat
Catalina 27 as blue water cruiser? Gino at 1:14am 06.03.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/4244 John Vigor, in "Twenty Sailboats to Take You Anywhere", lists the Catalina 27 with its fin keel and
Water ballast tank maintenance Ken Cobb at 1:05am 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 6/2123 I am thinking of buying a water ballast Hunter, but leaving it in a slip all summer, with only a win
retracted Scott at 12:54am 06.03.02 Big Boats 0/815 retracted
Shroud attachment to mast Tony at 12:42am 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1476 The shrouds on my 240 are attached to the mast using what I think are Norseman T-ball fittings. The
Replacing 12 volt bulbs Phil D. at 12:40am 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/947 I can't seem to be able to remove the covers on my 12 volt lighting, especially the one over the sin
40.5 Companionway ladder loose Richard Stidger at 12:39am 06.03.02 Big Boats 1/951 OK, I give up. I can't figure out how to tighten the upper ladder at the companionway. It used to
It's soooo dark in here... (1) Ron at 12:32am 06.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1076 I've attached a picture of one of the crappy little lights in my boat. Rather than pull, pry and mos
GPS vs Knotmeter Dave Royce at 12:31am 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1369 I an sure that this question has been discussed but was unable to find anything.....I have an Auto
holding tank wall thickness Rob at 12:29am 06.03.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3201 Can anyone give me an estimate on how long a 1/4 inch wall will be odor free as opposed to a 3/8 inc
Virginia Sail Lofts? Bruce at 12:19am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1197 The winds on the Chesapeake Bay tore a nice gash in my main sail. (totally my fault, but anyway...)
Destination Gulf Coast Jason at 12:14am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1061 My wife and I are planning a sailing vacation to Gulf Islands National Seashore. I would really lik
Campbell-Sailer 2 blade vs. 3 blade prop Dave Ramaley at 12:13am 06.03.02 Big Boats 3/1331 I have an '83 Hunter 34 with a 2 blade folding Martec propeller. The prop seems to get fouled too e
Binding Winches Greg Jones at 12:11am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1309 The Barient #8 winches for my jib furler sheets tend to bind and get jambed when pulling either shee
Hat's while sailing in wind, what to do?? Steve at 12:07am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 12/11298 Ok, some might think this is a silly question, I'll give you that,but I need help with a hat, I've
Need help choosing a trailerable Joe at 11:45pm 06.02.02 Chrysler 9/2453 We've decided to step up from our 18' day sailer. We want to cruise rather than so much teeth clinch
CHAINS FOR CABINETS Waldo Emerson at 10:44pm 06.02.02 Big Boats 1/1466 NEED TO REPLACE CHAINS AND LITTLE DEVICE THATATTACHES TO THE CABINET DOORS. cAN U HELP TOLOCATE SO
slipping winches..... Greg Sampson at 10:43pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2032 I replaced my halyards this weekend and now my winches don't seem to bite the new rope that well and
Sunday on the Chesapeake Doug T. at 10:31pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 15/1465 Well, I think we learned a lesson or two yesterday. Four of us went out for a sail on Sunday. From
strong winds Bill Caiazza at 9:57pm 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 15/2016 In winds of 20 knots I have not found the right combination of sails to sail efficiently. I have ree

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Coast guard boarding. Tally Ho at 6:02pm 08.11.20 Never been boarded or inspected In ~10 years of sailing. I did upgrade to an electronic flare and
Do more zincs last longer? jssailem at 5:59pm 08.11.20 Here is one idea that might address your question... https://www.boatzincs.com/corrosion-reference-e
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work Tally Ho at 5:56pm 08.11.20
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump SycloneDriver at 5:51pm 08.11.20 I think the March LC3CP-MD is the same as the Dometic PML500L. My boat came with the Dometic pump a
Do more zincs last longer? ontherocks83 at 5:49pm 08.11.20 Is there a way to test if the leak is from my boat or another boat, before I start tearing through m
Do more zincs last longer? Davidasailor26 at 5:46pm 08.11.20 Opinions vary but my understanding is simply that more anode can creates higher potential - the gre
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 5:44pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 5:42pm 08.11.20 My guess is that it won't heel enough to make much surface-area difference on a heavy boat, and the
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Meriachee at 5:36pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 08.11.20 the main benefit is in helping to keep the sails full. :plus: Heeling the boat to leeward definit
Sad day, and no way to fix Revv up at 5:13pm 08.11.20 What a kick in the gut, sorry to hear.
LITTLE TO NO WIND srimes at 5:13pm 08.11.20 Yeah, that's kinda of a myth unless you can get appendages out or a really fat stern out. Thats li
LITTLE TO NO WIND Joe at 5:11pm 08.11.20 On a small boat, leave about two inches of center board down and get the mainsail tilted up higher
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 08.11.20 Also remember that if you are racing you will get a DSQ for pumping your sails.
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump MitchM at 4:45pm 08.11.20 both of my marine aiirs ran well w march pumps . i installed filters to keep the
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. (1) sail sfbay at 4:43pm 08.11.20 If it would fit on a Hunter 42 like shown n the left hand photo I would mount it on the stern of the
Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads Phil Herring at 4:29pm 08.11.20 Hi Jerry, do you mean uploading, as in sending a file to the server? If so, please send the pdf file
LITTLE TO NO WIND BobbyFunn at 4:19pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the h
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Crazy Dave Condon at 4:10pm 08.11.20 5200
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks rgranger at 3:47pm 08.11.20 The swing keel bolt is most likely on the side of the keel trunk. If you don't see the bolt head th

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