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jim solari
at 12:39am 02.12.02
4/2039
I travel out the mouth of the merrimac river to get to the ocean. If I miss my timing and am coming
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Michelle
at 11:14pm 02.11.02
4/1402
We have a 1975 O'Day 27 with a stern rail that goes all the way around the back of the boat (Life li
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Bryan Howell
at 9:49pm 02.11.02
6/911
My recently purchased 1975 H25 poptop has neither a topping lift nor a traveler. Does anyone know i
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ken
at 12:50pm 02.11.02
4/4670
Hey sail fans!My 87 O'Day 322 has a leak in the Bow hatch over the v-bearth.(do all boats leak?)My
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Greg
at 11:10am 02.11.02
3/966
I have the privilege of replacing my rudder now that I have experienced sailing without steerage. I
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Stephen Ord
at 7:54am 02.11.02
3/1071
Is there any way to adjust the wheel steering on a Hunter 30? It would seem to consist of a large w
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Jim Davis
at 8:39am 02.11.02
1/1306
The stack pack for my boat was removed and replaced by a local rigger. The lazy jacks are no longer
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Ted
at 6:57am 02.11.02
1/937
I am interested in hearing what people are using for bottom paint. I have an H34 with an iron keel,
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J. Colvin
at 5:11am 02.11.02
1/864
Hello,We're planning to review the Hunter 170 in an upcoming issue, and owner comments are always
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Larry Hughes
at 3:40am 02.11.02
2/1096
This may be helpful to someone out there. My 23 rested on the bottom at low tide and forced a rope
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Dan Hawryschuk
at 2:09am 02.11.02
0/1089
I own a P42 with a Doyle stakpak main. The sail is about 5 years old and has seen a few years usage
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Jim Vincent
at 12:59am 02.11.02
0/825
Kerry (Blew Bayou)...concerning the I-10 bridge at Lake Ponchatrain, you stated it had 75' clearenc
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Ed Carrillo
at 12:10am 02.11.02
0/722
I am thinking of replacing my regular stuffing box with a PSS and received wonderful advise from the
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Laura Bertran
at 10:52pm 02.10.02
2/1280
Hello- I'm in the process of replacing the head and hoses on my H31. After what I thought was car
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Michael Bell
at 10:11am 02.17.02
5/1268
The lift system for the tongue of my H26 trailer will only lift in an area about 4 or 5 inches and b
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Doug T.
at 7:22am 02.17.02
9/1185
*sigh*Blisters. No, that's not really the right term to describe these things. Imagine huge swat
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Colin Cheetham
at 3:44am 02.17.02
0/951
Many thanks for all your replies to my question about In-mast furling vs standard sail.One question
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Jack Kelly
at 10:20pm 02.16.02
3/814
Looks like we've decided to trailer our "new" 1986 H23 this summer vs. a mooring. Have't had her in
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wes buckner
at 8:58am 02.16.02
1/1501
can anyone tell me about the ericson 27'.how its built is it a circumnavigator,can it handle swells
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Mike I
at 1:13am 02.16.02
0/1249
Has anyone anchored at San Clemente? If so, where? Any other boats? Any particulars? I plan on going
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maybe 3 lays of paint on hull..what to use?
capta at 5:18pm 07.18.20 Are you talking about bottom paint? Just give it a quick scuff and apply new paint. You should be fi |
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Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom
capta at 5:12pm 07.18.20 a. A larger hole will weaken the boom more than a row of smaller holes in the same plane (weakest l |
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Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31
sesmith at 5:10pm 07.18.20 If you run the aft reefing line through a block anchored to the clew cringle and tie the end down to |
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Reefing tips
DrJudyB at 5:10pm 07.18.20 We already had the head sail reduced to about 50%, but I'm going to try heaving to next time and th |
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Oceanis 321 replacement material for companion way?
Matauman at 5:09pm 07.18.20 Ralph, great suggestion thank you. The wood looks nice but it's really not practical, although I do |
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Raymarine auto pilot experts
Skipper at 4:47pm 07.18.20 Increase the off course limit/alarm point. I think the max is 40 degrees. There may be other opti |
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high water?
DrJudyB at 4:44pm 07.18.20 i predict that next july the water level of lake michigan/lake huron will be 18 inches higher than |
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Reefing tips
ontherocks83 at 4:37pm 07.18.20 The only problem we ran into both when putting the reef in and shaking it out is the Genoa backfill |
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Reefing tips
Hunter216 at 4:31pm 07.18.20 Heaving-to is usually done with a combination of jib and main. How would you reef if the main is in |
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Reefing tips
garymalmgren at 4:11pm 07.18.20 The only problem we ran into both when putting the reef in and shaking it out is the Genoa backfille |
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Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom
thinwater at 4:05pm 07.18.20 I would drill and tap the original holes one size larger and not add any more holes than necessary. |
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Reefing tips
capta at 3:56pm 07.18.20 A tri hasn't got much similarity to a mono in that sort of situation. I sailed a Searunner 37 from S |
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Spinnaker for a 22
Sgt B Powell at 3:56pm 07.18.20 Rules can vary from one rating authority to another, but this is the most common. Luff max = 0.95 * |
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Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31
Hayden Watson at 3:52pm 07.18.20 Another thing that I do differently than most sailors is that I don't try to get the clew cringle al |
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Reefing tips
DrJudyB at 3:49pm 07.18.20 I currently sail a 24' trimaran on windy San Francisco Bay. For 45+ years prior to that, I sailed m |
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Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31
Hayden Watson at 3:48pm 07.18.20 Dang, added another task to my boat projects. Marking the main halyard at the first and second reef |
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Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31
WayneH at 3:36pm 07.18.20 Dang, added another task to my boat projects. Marking the main halyard at the first and second reef |