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Rigging tightening icravewaves at 3:20pm 09.16.19 Destinations 13/3561 Is there a way one can overtighten rigging?How do i know whats too tight and whats too loose?Is ther
Mooring Buoy Failure? (2) smokey73 at 2:03pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 45/6640 When Dorian passed by here I had a mooring buoy failure where the ground tackle attachment to the bu
F-RIB Dinghy Video pumpkinpie at 1:32pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/425 I might have found our solution for a dink. The F-RIB which is a foldable dinghy that could sit up t
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. (2) Dim Sum at 1:00pm 09.16.19 Trailer Sailors 57/15335 I am looking for a practical trailer sailboat for distant lakes and rivers. Looked at a Catalina 22,
Rudder post alignment on 28 DutchSails at 11:37am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 3/969 My 28 is a 1979. I've had it 10 years. Last year under heavy sailing conditions the rudder would squ
Winter Haul out options, considering buying a trailer mpsail19 at 10:57am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/779 Hi I am a new Catalina 25 (1983 fixed keel traditional interior) owner this year in New England and
Invest 97L - Next up to the plate (1) jssailem at 10:41am 09.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/1164 Dorian has moved on into the North Atlantic, Humberto is following a similar path. And like train
Temperature Check twodzusfittings at 10:16am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 12/1302 Yes, I know I'm a worry puss, but being new to inboards, there is a lot to learn. Went for a long ri
Used mast and/or booms (spars) (1) rgranger at 7:09am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1345 Hey All I was nosing around craigslist looking at used boat parts (I know, I should be working) and
cleaning white grime from fixed portlights Banooma at 5:55am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/933 I think this should be simple fix, but the correct solution has eluded me. Searching tips to clean
Trailer tongue extension Dhamil6490 at 4:00am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 13/25210 Has anyone tried to build a tongue extension? Or can you recommend a place to buy one.
Hate your engine blower? Mine recently save me > $400! SoSound at 9:31pm 09.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2266 The 'always on' blower on our Oceanis 34 has always been one of my least favorite things on the boat
2005 H36 Head Switch Out (1) Zenbio at 7:47pm 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/859
Anchors pumpkinpie at 1:17pm 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2986 .
Spyder scraper for bottom paint removal. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3004 I just saw a reciprocating saw attachment for use as a scraper. Has anyone tried one of these for r
Extending temperature sensor cable on Sterling battery charger marchem at 11:07am 09.15.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1483 Sterling Power 50A battery charger. I'm using the temperature sensor, but the cable isn't long enou
Waste Tank Hand Pump (2) wgshaw at 7:53am 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/900 Dear Sir or Madame, I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat with a waste holding tank and a manual pump-o
Leaking Hatch catalanc at 5:32am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/697 Hello Everyone, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII with a Bomar hatch forward (20x20). Pretty sure the
Xantrex Link-1000 Terry Cox at 7:53pm 09.14.19 Big Boats 4/1463 Just a note to share my "duh" moment. Admiral, granddaughter and I headed out for a few day cruise a
Sailing today (3) FDL S2 at 6:44pm 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2745 All this talk of dinghys and heads makes me want to ask: Did anyone else get out sailing today? We

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Set your watch back 20 years (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:26pm 07.28.24 What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: For Chrissake, there's an accident madly looking for
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:25pm 07.28.24 Speaking of Old School ... I was going thru a drawer lately and ran across my old Power Squadron mat
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 1:53pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to f
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 1:41pm 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource. One issue to keep in m
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 1:37pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to fo
Anchor deployment (2) JoeWhite at 1:24pm 07.28.24 It goes out but the shank will catch the furler and then will swing if I let too much chain free. A
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Tally Ho at 12:59pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:49pm 07.28.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: oklahoma-go
Set your watch back 20 years (1) dlochner at 12:43pm 07.28.24 The first cruise I took on my brand spanking new Tanzer 22 was across Lake Ontario, about 50nm. We w
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral kloudie1 at 12:33pm 07.28.24 Try engaging one decompression lever at a time.. only one then back on then the next one etc. you ma
Set your watch back 20 years ShawnL at 12:14pm 07.28.24 We have a depth sounder (there are some shallow reefs where we day sail and I draft 6'). That's abo
Set your watch back 20 years (1) jssailem at 12:03pm 07.28.24 SAILING can be enjoyed as a sensory experience. The challenge for many sailors is that they have n
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 11:41am 07.28.24 Are you looking for new or used? I know this part is a bit pricey. Honestly, You'd be better served
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 11:19am 07.28.24 While I may have some of the new tech on my boat (chartplotters, AIS), I still practice and enjoy th
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 07.28.24 Going to hop in with goggles to take a look Just make sure you're not wearing a tie. Usually the
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral dmax at 11:11am 07.28.24 Could be the damper plate in the transmission, try to determine if it is coming from the bellhousing
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 10:58am 07.28.24 Thanks Stu but the problem is with deploying the anchor. It goes out but the shank will catch the fu
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 07.28.24 But I'll keep GPS as an improvement for trips, But when they started linking the GPS to the autop
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 10:42am 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:36am 07.28.24 Now that you mention it, that pretty well describes most of the people I see in our marina who are

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