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Bad Advice! R.W.Landau at 1:04pm 01.08.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/946 I made a very incorrect and dangerous statement a month or so ago. The Thread was " electrolysis Od
Faster on port tack Trevor Cuell at 12:02pm 01.08.01 Smaller Boats 12/1185 I have recently purchased a 2000 h260 i have found that is alot faster on the port tack by approx 2
Virtual Cruise / Great lakes/ North Channel TJ Aruffo at 11:46am 01.08.01 Destinations 0/1237 Fantastic site, contains , cruising notes,log, photo's and and diagrams. Compiled over 15 years of
Racing Main on Furling Mast, (beneteau 381) TJ Aruffo at 11:12am 01.08.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1616 My Beneteau 381 comes standard with a ZSPAR mast, with in mast furling. The in mast furling is great
mast area stress cracks mg at 11:04am 01.08.01 Smaller Boats 0/891 ok time to fess up. ive been around cat 22s for a long time now and have been looking for a wing kee
Bridge Height N. Bennett at 9:49am 01.08.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1296 What is the minimum "low bridge height" for a C-25 with standard mast?
OK Boston Sailors... Mark Johnson at 9:32am 01.08.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1268 We plan on visiting Boston Harbor this summer and would like some recomendations as to where the bes
Galley question Carl at 8:58am 01.08.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1495 Until now, with club boats, we have made use of whatever was on hand, not all of it satisfactory for
Bimini blues Ed Munson at 8:26am 01.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1074 I am having a bimini built for my h 30T 1991. the measurment from the cockpit floor to the bottom o
Martec Eliptec Prop Roger Straub at 8:23am 01.08.01 Other Sailboats 2/2034 Just purchased a like new Martec Eliptec 16 x 14p folding prop for a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a Yanmar
Banks Sails Bob Carlton at 6:22am 01.08.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1004 Anybody have any experience with Banks Sails? I'm looking for a cruising spinnaker and the price I w
What about a Beneteau 25 for a starter? Alper at 5:30am 01.08.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1862 Anybody eperienced a Beneteau 25 ? I am a beginner planning to get a Bn25. And let me know if there
Rent your hunter 33-37 Fredrick R Fazzio at 5:04am 01.08.01 Other Sailboats 0/766 Does anyone out there have a Hunter 33 or 37 they would like to rent for the summer in Newport and o
Removing Mildew Stains from Dacron Sails Don Barber at 4:30am 01.08.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1903 I just purchased a Hunter 26 that was built in 1997. There are mildew stains along the luff of the
Holding tank capacity: How many g/person/day? Been There at 4:26am 01.08.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4817 Peggie, the subject about says it all. I know it depends on the kind of toilet, and how much water i
Recut 150 Tri-Radial Question John Nantz at 4:19am 01.08.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1215 Tagging onto Rick Dinon's question about recuts here is a more specific question. My 150 tri-radial
Fish Finder Mounting Position Carl Bader at 4:09am 01.08.01 Smaller Boats 5/1258 I have been watching these treads. My question is were do you guys like to mount the display for the
C22 Rewiring Project David G at 3:24am 01.08.01 Smaller Boats 10/1399 I have a 1975 C22 that needs to be completely rewired (among other things). Is there anywhere to ge
"Dutchman" reefing system Cliff Carter at 2:07am 01.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1472 We purchased a 1977 C30 (standard rig) this fall and found that it has a Dutchman reefing system at
Repace Holding Bag Chuck Defever at 2:03am 01.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/952 Would like to replace 20 yr old 14.5 gal holding bag with a poly tank of greater capacity, at least

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A creative solution during social distancing (1) rgranger at 8:08am 03.26.20 Plan ahead... Paper charts are the best of course
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure dmax at 8:08am 03.26.20 I had an 1989 C-30 and it was the same as BillyK says, never had a problem dumping water into the in
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) rgranger at 8:05am 03.26.20 Not really a cheap fix but a free source of a certain supply. If you see a flat roofed building get
Corona virus rgranger at 8:02am 03.26.20 Revelations says the end of the world will be signaled by Trumpets. Maybe they miss heard Trump/Pen
Corona virus Captain Larry-DH at 7:59am 03.26.20 probably no more than Chlorinated drinking water If you Google for "Chlorinated drinking water AND
Knowing My Alternator Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.20 I can't help you with the ground other than to say, IMO, it should be to the engine block and as sh
Stuffing box help jibes138 at 7:45am 03.26.20 Before you reassemble it, clean the threads so they are like new, then put some waterproof grease on
Corona virus dLj at 7:37am 03.26.20 Here's a good map for anyone interested. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center dj
Boatyard shut down due to COVID BrianRobin at 7:28am 03.26.20 If people don't start to take this more seriously ,nobody will be sailing .
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure BillyK at 7:27am 03.26.20 My 30 (1990) had weep holes at the forward base of the hatch bump on the top deck. whenever i would
Boatyard shut down due to COVID BillyK at 7:11am 03.26.20 The marina, seaview harbor, we stay in over the summer is open for boat access... the office and eve
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 6:42am 03.26.20 Yes Terry. Retirement does not mean a vegetative existence. Out to pasture condition. It means to m
Corona virus JamesG161 at 6:42am 03.26.20 I have to wonder if drinking water treated with that stuff also kills the friendly bacteria in your
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Terry Cox at 6:36am 03.26.20 Schools closed here for the second week and will remain through April 24. District employees under c
Corona virus dLj at 6:30am 03.26.20 I love statistics. I typically sum it up in the following manner: In some imaginary country, the g
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Don Lucas at 6:25am 03.26.20 On my hunter 41 i do not have a valve for direct discharge of the front toilet waste, but i have a
def at 6:24am 03.26.20 With what you have, here are my suggestions. If the beam is lined up with the molded groove the st
Looking exhaust manifold RoyS at 6:15am 03.26.20 I bought one last year, so probably still available from some Yanmar dealers.
Knowing My Alternator RoyS at 6:11am 03.26.20 Wonder if two No.10's in parallel instead of one No.4 might serve better for the positive output. Th
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise dLj at 6:06am 03.26.20 Well, it's been said... rain date of 2021... The dang virus has killed several things that I'd wante

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