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Sail Africa - The Cape of Good Hope Cruising Route Bob at 2:19am 12.13.01 Destinations 0/1326 The Cape of Good Hope cruising route. For obvoius reasons I have recently had numerous requests fr
H-40 Table Conversion Kevin Whalen at 1:25am 12.13.01 Big Boats 3/1136 I would like to change the dinette table set up in my 1985 H-40 so that the dinette seating area can
New Hunter Models Steve Winkle at 12:36am 12.13.01 Big Boats 9/1039 If anyone has received their January 2002 copy of Cruising World, you'll note Hunter ads for two new
broken jib reefing and furling system Jan Van Goey at 11:18pm 12.12.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1475 Last summer my first 41s5 (production nr 22 from 1989) was dismasted due to a broken jib reefing and
Replacement Back Cushions Lois at 10:43pm 12.12.01 Smaller Boats 3/1134 Does anybody know where to get replacement back cushions for the Hunter 23.5? These came with the b
Pop-top vinel cover Charlie at 9:08pm 12.12.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1252 Thanks Jim, I have the hatch and pop-top but Iam looking for the vinel cover that snaps down over th
Sailing downwind Tony Thomas at 12:35pm 12.12.01 Smaller Boats 9/1077 When sailing downwind, my spreader seems to "poke" "rub up against" my main sail. I hope you can tel
Golf Cart Batteries Pat Reynolds at 11:01am 12.12.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/910 I was speaking to a fellow Cat 30 owner and he spoke of golf cart batteries for everything and 1 oth
Props? Gene at 9:52am 12.12.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/880 Thinking about getting a 3 bladed prop for my Catalina 27 with a Universal 11 HP and 1:2 transmissio
The Miserable Mile (for Tom Payne) Wanderer138 at 6:15am 12.12.01 Ask All Sailors 12/6057 Tom:There is a section on the Caloosahatchee River between Cape Coral and the Sanibel Island cause
Backing off rigging tension in winter..... Ron Searcy at 4:54am 12.12.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1381 After winterizing my boat for the 1st time , I'm still not satisfied I'm completely done . My best s
Transom VS thru hull impellers Jerrit Coward at 3:13am 12.12.01 Other Sailboats 3/903 I have narrowed my search for a knotmeter to two units, one has transom mounted impeller and the oth
FREEZING WATER ANTON PETTITT at 12:50am 12.12.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1373 DEAR SAILORS,FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF UP TO -5 DEGREES CELSIA OR 23 DGREES F ARE FRECASTED FOR THE
Change 2 blade for 3blade prop H. Zylstra at 11:51pm 12.11.01 Other Sailboats 3/782 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a 25 M.25XP universal motor, 2:1 Hurth transmission I like to change
Varnish question Bruce Hill at 10:34pm 12.11.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1143 I am refinishing exterior teak on my boat this winter. Have teak in a warm basement, fully sanded a
maxi roach main sail ron at 9:22pm 12.11.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1882 is it really worth changing the standard rollaway mainsail and is the maxi roach the way to go. I do
Has anyone removed a swing keel for maintenance Hise Chapman at 11:12am 12.11.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1310 I'm very interested in purchasing an O'day 20. I'm trying to think of all the gottchas that could c
Awsome work on your 33 Cockpit, Dave... Tom at 10:11am 12.11.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/966 Dave,Thank you for sharing the results of you cockpit sole work in the Photo Forum. It looks bet
Can someone help me / Essex Yacht Club Ed at 9:36am 12.11.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1028 I would like to become a member of the Essex Yacht Club in Essex, CT. I assume you have to be spons
Using Prop Walk To Turn Don Guillette at 9:09am 12.11.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2848 Using Prop Walk To Turn Have you ever thought about being in a tight turning situation an

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272 speed under power LazurusLong at 6:17am 07.16.20 Thank to all who replied!!!:) Everyone is so helpful. Thank you for the link to NOAA table of distan
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 jviss at 6:16am 07.16.20 my boat was in its slip with the mast parallel to the water. the speed boat driver was at fault.
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 6:11am 07.16.20 On the insurance front, who's fault was this? Not sure it matters, just wondering. Were you sailin
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ walt at 6:11am 07.16.20 But.. if the marina dock AC source had working ELCI, it would be impossible for a problem like this
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 6:10am 07.16.20 As a former sailboat dealer working with many mast manufacturers, the answer to sleeping, you will
Dry Ice.... Justin_NSA at 6:03am 07.16.20 Practical Sailor did a feature on this. https://www.practical-sailor.com/belowdecks-amenities/making
Hunter 260 steering issue Gypsea Kids at 5:56am 07.16.20 The light shining through is not from the crack but daylight between the hull portion of the deck an
Safely at the Dock shemandr at 5:50am 07.16.20 That is one snarly looking cloud!
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 OWI at 5:31am 07.16.20 In the manual it says how much rake the mast should have by taking a straight line ( hallyard) from
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 OWI at 5:25am 07.16.20 That is for a short mast, deep keel version.
Hunter 26 Outboard prop Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 07.16.20 Good advice given Ron. Thanks Crazy Dave
Hunter 260 steering issue Justin_NSA at 5:21am 07.16.20 Could excessive tension in the steering linkage be causing it? Backing should be strong enough to ta
How do I properly secure outboard motor mount bolts when they are not perpendicular to the transom? jviss at 5:17am 07.16.20 Thanks for following up. I thought about this, but didn't want to offer my inexperienced view; I th
Baby stays Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 07.16.20 The 23 did not come with a mast raising system. May I help. Contact me by private message with na
Hunter 260 steering issue Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 07.16.20 This is a question for me to answer. Which crack first? The one with sunlight coming thru? One
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 OWI at 5:14am 07.16.20 It is 20 for the outer stays and 15 for the inner. Make sure that your stays straight as you tension
Dry Ice.... dlochner at 5:14am 07.16.20 Ice works well as a cooling agent because it takes a lot of energy to get water to transition from t
322 Keel Material Tally Ho at 5:13am 07.16.20
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 jviss at 5:10am 07.16.20 On the insurance front, who's fault was this? Not sure it matters, just wondering. Were you sailin
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 5:09am 07.16.20 When I was working on the old DTU it took me a week to get through to a tech at Dometic. I finally

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