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SubTropical Storm Lorenzo Wets UK JamesG161 at 9:57am 09.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 9/1601 The newest West African Spin off begins as Autumn arrives. This storm should track into the Centra
Polishing my mast Saltysteve at 9:56am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/698 I am refinishing below decks and my mast looks pretty grimy. I would like to polish it but it is an
Atlantic Towers Dinghy Davits (2) sail sfbay at 9:53am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 20/5763 Considering dinghy davits for my Hunter 46. I am familiar with traditional davits by Garhauer, Kato
Grenada's Sculpture Park WHITE CALM at 9:06am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 6/972 A number of years ago we visited the underwater sculpture park off Moliniere Point. It was hard to f
Stowaways! aka rodents! Justin_NSA at 8:23am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1208 Saturday night the little '^%$@@ kept me up all night! I woke up to a gnawing sound under my port se
1998 Hunter 410 Windlass Seized (5) jsmac at 8:20am 09.23.19 Big Boats 9/2774 Hello Folks, As said above, my 1998 Hunter 410 has a Lewmar model RMI or RM1 50F (hard to read) el
30 MKII, Starboard sette console. (2) Hogheaven at 7:11am 09.23.19 Catalina 30 1/761 Me being dumpster diver, saw truck seat someone tossef on side of road. Stopped, pulled off console
Lowering + positioning of the mast with crutch - Beneteau First 285 Laurens BF 285 at 5:02am 09.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1293 Hi guys, We became the proud owners of a Beneteau First 285 this summer and had great fun with it a
Of Crimps and Fires: A Cautionary Tale dlochner at 4:43am 09.23.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2154 Ryan and Sophie a is a YouTube channel I've been following. This week they published an article that
Top of the mast. (1) wing15601 at 8:00pm 09.22.19 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2131
Pacific High vs Hurricane (1) JamesG161 at 7:50pm 09.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/499 The Hurricane boys win!!!!:eek::eek: Saints beat the Seahawks 33 to 27 And trust me, the last
VHF Antenna (2) jbrock at 6:33pm 09.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1444 How do I attach a VHF antenna to my M25 masthead? How do I get the wire into the cabin to the radio?
Catalina 320 vs. 320 MK II matts997 at 5:44pm 09.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 9/6035 I am actively looking for our next sailboat (moving up from a hunter 280) and have been targeting Ca
1974 Catalina 22 topside paint Erbardy at 4:27pm 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 36/4497 I just bought my first sailboat, 1974 Catalina 22. The boat is in awesome shape. In the spring I hav
Rope to wire halyard rope length? (2) Jaxg at 3:47pm 09.22.19 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3088 169991 be 50+ ft) ? The boat is a 1980 hunter 37c. The only thing that makes any sense to me is if
360 Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Closed SEE 360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 09.22.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 393/34781 This is the official site to join, discuss, or suggest ideas for our 2020 cruise to Circumnavigate V
Navigation desk/station for Pearson 303 MoLump at 12:43pm 09.22.19 Parts Search 2/972 I have a 1983 Pearson 303. Pearson produced 300 of these from model years 1983 - 1986. Beginning wit
1987 Catalina 22 inspected to buy TimG at 7:17am 09.22.19 Catalina 22 13/1573 Hello everyone new here, I am new to everything about sailing and sail boats, I went to inspect a 1
Anchor markers........ NYSail at 6:25am 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 37/4457 Every now and again I see someone using an anchor market showing the location where they dropped and
Remanent of Karen <--TS Karen (1) JamesG161 at 5:58am 09.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 25/2805 TS Karen popped up over night in an area of high Heat content. Karen's arrival spot is not good. O

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Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 07.29.24 Hi Doug, I do have a Garhauer rigid vang and it would seem to make a difference. In your case, I a
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 07.29.24 Just my opinion, but I think they have way too many stores. Just in New Jersey, the stores are in n
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid
Is this a good price? catsails8 at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thank you all for the responses. I cancelled the ropes.com order and went with Samson XLS3 from fish
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 10:38am 07.29.24 That seems to make more sense but in this 30T the red throttle cable is in the ceiling above the one
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Art12050 at 10:33am 07.29.24 We replaced our a few years back along with the shift cable and it was fairly straightforward. The o
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 10:19am 07.29.24 We have all done dumb stuff boating. It sure beats sitting on the couch . How about posting a few ph
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we
Yanmar electrical problem. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.29.24 226411 The reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running heavier wi
Reefing: Procedural Questions shemandr at 9:50am 07.29.24 I don't think you are supposed to tie the buntlines around the boom - I don't know why. On my Mark
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 9:49am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 07.29.24
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 9:30am 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. Learning the weather is the key. I do not tie the exc

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