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C250 Owner Evaluations Ed P. at 5:33am 11.05.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/809 I am considering buying a C-250 Wing Keel next year, and would be interested in current owner opinio
Universal Diesel Shut Down Mark Hudson at 5:24am 11.05.01 Ask All Sailors 10/7763 I just picked up a 1984 C-30 with a 14 hp universal diesel engine. The PO used to shut it down by p
New A/C Tim Op't Holt at 4:51am 11.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/925 Over the past two weekends I have replaced my 10 year old Mermaid A/C. The unit was mounted under th
keel pin ken at 3:05am 11.05.01 Smaller Boats 1/1052 I have read about checking and changing swing keel pins.I don`t think the pin on my 1973 has ever be
Clutz needs help reseating mooring cleat. Armando Lopez at 1:13am 11.05.01 Other Sailboats 2/946 Due to some unusually low water and high winds recently, my left rear mooring cleat pulled right out
glue remover? Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 12:52am 11.05.01 Big Boats 5/905 The prior owner of my L-37 had installed some hook and loop (aka velcro) tape on the inside of the f
Modified mast step? Rich at 11:50am 11.11.01 Smaller Boats 0/782 i'm considering purchasing a 1981 C25,the current owner accidently dropped the mast while lowering
Found the leaks Mark at 9:26am 11.11.01 Smaller Boats 1/971 Recently I put a post on regarding a leak in the bow of our new 260 water balast.Romoval of the pla
Loose Footed Sails Peter Milne at 12:00am 11.05.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1327 When I took our H430 sails in for cleaning and a tune-up, the sail maker asked me if I had considere
Sailing around philly John McDaris at 8:15am 11.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/986 I am thinking about docking my boat on the jersey side, how is it sailing on the river around philly
Relocating Fluxgate Compass Jim Rushing at 4:45am 11.11.01 Big Boats 2/926 Preparing to put in an access opening in the aft bulkhead in order to replace the holding tank. This
Spinnaker Poles for 93 35.5 John Bannister at 10:48pm 11.04.01 Big Boats 7/1433 Anybody know the make and where to repair the original 35.5 spinnaker poles. Mine died this weekend
trailer - help larry h at 2:48am 11.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/879 i just purchased a 1982- 25' hunter, i have a 2 axel flat bed trailer i would like to convert over t
O"Day 25 Bimini Jared at 10:00pm 11.10.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2362 Does anyone have experience with installing a bimini over the cockpit of an O'Day 25? I've measured
dorade box Kevin McKEE at 6:34pm 11.04.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1349 anyone have design plans for a dorade box
Trailer surge brake locking Ron Mehringer at 9:06am 11.10.01 Smaller Boats 5/843 My H26 only gets trailered about 2 miles a year, from the ramp to the winter storage yard. However,
Universal diesel water pump --rebuild Larry at 4:55am 11.10.01 Ask All Sailors 3/2206 I have a Universal diesel 16 HP. The raw water pump needs to be rebuilt this winter.Is this somethin
Wind direction George Kornreich at 12:55am 11.10.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1691 You mentioned some time ago that the wind is about 60% greater aloft due to loss of surface friction
plans richj at 11:29pm 11.09.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 question...Are boat manufacturers required to submit their working plans (ie: drawings, specificati
Which model sails better? Doug Rodrigues at 8:47pm 11.09.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1379 Okay folks, it's time for me to move up from my 22 to something larger. I have available to me a 19

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Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 9:19am 05.19.20 Well, I finished the article. Overall it seems well reasoned. But in some areas I'm still a bit at
U.S Sailor lost of the coast of Queensland Australia jssailem at 8:54am 05.19.20 :plus: @sail sfbay
U.S Sailor lost of the coast of Queensland Australia sail sfbay at 8:53am 05.19.20 Good thread on use of a centreline jackline from the cockpit to the mast and short tether to avoid f
Annette Inlet jssailem at 8:52am 05.19.20 One of those days just wanna kick back and have some Safeway succulents. Now now... You want all t
Navionics CF cards Scott B at 8:51am 05.19.20 Go here and download the Chart Installer. Once Chart Installer opens plug in your card and you can
U.S Sailor lost of the coast of Queensland Australia jssailem at 8:48am 05.19.20 Isn't it amazing. A boat without a skipper or crew finds its way to shore washing up on the beach.
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? (1) capta at 8:47am 05.19.20 Coleman has always manufactured a drop in A/c unit for both marine and rv use. they work quite well
Grenada, West Indies to New York BigEasy at 8:46am 05.19.20
U.S Sailor lost of the coast of Queensland Australia jssailem at 8:43am 05.19.20 After sailing from Hawaii to Australia you would think he knew what he was doing. More likely an acc
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? odaydokay at 8:43am 05.19.20 It should definitely not be capped at either end or sea and/or rain water will be retained in that l
Annette Inlet jssailem at 8:38am 05.19.20 I do. Now you just need to change the Canadian Virus season and maybe we and go cruising...:dancing:
Navionics CF cards tkwhalen at 8:35am 05.19.20 So ... how about you computer/ Navionics geniuses give me step by step instructions on how to update
Mast Angle sail sfbay at 8:34am 05.19.20 Might find these threads discussing mast rake and tensioning. I am sure the forum will also have re
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 8:31am 05.19.20 Thanks for the thoughtful helpers! I actually have a way to make the tiller off, using the rear hol
Appropriate Anchor AaronD at 8:24am 05.19.20 The problem is the roll bar on the anchors. That's the dimension that causes the problems. A str
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 8:09am 05.19.20 Thanks, I've posted there also, will see what comes back... dj
Navionics CF cards Scott B at 7:50am 05.19.20 Glad you found what you needed. Now, for the CF card issue. Don't fret over this. You can put data
Annette Inlet Michael Davis at 7:49am 05.19.20 @jssailem , ya gota love the changing seasons!
Replacing wood in the v birth sail sfbay at 7:47am 05.19.20 Recommend teak. Lots of suppliers out there if you do an internet search on what type, e.g., teak a
Navionics CF cards Brian D at 7:46am 05.19.20 Glad you found what you needed. Now, for the CF card issue. Don't fret over this. You can put data o

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