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Anacortes to San Francisco Mike H. at 4:15pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/494 Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or
Gratitude and indebtiness . . . Red_Dog at 3:53pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1129 I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
rudder post and tube lube Golden Road at 3:25pm 04.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/2301 I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T
Anchor chain bow protector (2) Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1013 I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
Propane Storage on 80's First 42 ? Mitch Witt at 12:49pm 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/292 I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p
Passageway Slider Sailgunner at 12:32pm 04.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/444 My passageway slider is hard to move unless it gets wet and is lubricated. Has anyone found a way to
I hate intermittent problems - batt charger not starting up Ed Caldwell at 11:05am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1381 Xantrex Trucharge 40, now about 14 years old, replaced as part of a lightning repair on this 20 year
2014 Expedition 4WD, Which mode is recommended? Shorefun at 10:31am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 6/628 So I am new to sailboats. Had a sit on top ski in the 90's and an F250 pickup. The 250 was manual hu
A take on Maine Sail's packing 'tool' (2) Solstice at 10:30am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/679
a little wind, a little hail, a lot of wind, a lot of hail (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/602 Raced Pardon My French, my H40.5 this weekend in a Seattle classic benefit race called the Blakely R
Solar vent location Scandium at 9:51am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 2/666 I want to install a solar fan/vent in my seaward 23. What's the best location? Cabin is small so air
Roller Furl Problem JayOnTheBay at 8:55am 04.08.19 Catalina 22 4/729 I have an '88 C-22 with a Harken roller furl system. The Jib on it is a 135. Recently I did some rep
C-400 cruising update Valiant1 at 8:03am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/1036 After 2 years cruising the Caribbean and 21,750 sea miles under the lead keel of my '01 C-400, it wa
Hank-on sail size lingerfeltja at 7:45am 04.08.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/483 My furler was damaged while the boat was being taken out at the end of last season. I have had cont
Hunter 41 stearing problem ronhardin at 7:43am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/364 New problem on my 41Hunter AC Before haul out with bottom paint cutlass bearing and packing gland se
Seeking opinions on living and sailing around Clearwater Banooma at 7:39am 04.08.19 Destinations 63/4986 My Florida native wife is growing less and less tolerant of NJ winters, and has lately been very ene
Inverter for a Bus dwcory at 6:11am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/504 This question has nothing to do with boats, but rather, for a bus. Let me explain.... I have some
anyone put a thruster on their B411? bugbitten at 6:10am 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1055 I'm shopping for a new old boat and am looking at 423s, which are probably out of reach, and 411s, w
EV-100 Autopilot Placement dwcory at 5:00am 04.08.19 Catalina 30 4/944 Hi all, I have a 1985 Tall Rig, and I'm about to install the Raymarine EV-100 autopilot. I currentl
Only Took Me 8 Years... (3) topcat0399 at 1:00am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/412 After agonizing over systems, and methods for years trying to figure out how to handle the stupid he

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'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 09.03.23 Looking at the diagrams in my owner's manual I do not see a vented loop We will need to see a cop
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 8:55am 09.03.23 Thanks. I'm on the boat in an hour so I will have a good look. We are expecting temperatures above 3
raising and lowering mast David in Sandusky at 8:54am 09.03.23 We took down, then raised our mast for three winters after we bought our '77 h27. First, you need a
DC panel led indicator stopped working Beau Jacques at 8:36am 09.03.23 Great - here in the UK "Blue Sea" supplies seem to be currently less available - but following the i
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 09.03.23 Hi Stickinthemud5 It's outstanding characteristic is that it has a more definitive resting point. S
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Terry Cox at 7:02am 09.03.23 Your picture shows me, time to replace with new. I will never use a repair link on our boat. I've tr
Broken propeller Ted I at 6:56am 09.03.23
Stowing Winch Handles Stu Jackson at 6:26am 09.03.23 Ever thought of being a product appraiser? Gary, jviss always lets us know what he thinks, right @
radar NCBrew at 6:25am 09.03.23 It used to show waypoints on my Axum 7 plotter using Navionics when I touched a spot on my Quantum 2
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett jssailem at 6:01am 09.03.23
Broken propeller jssailem at 5:57am 09.03.23
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett shemandr at 4:03am 09.03.23 Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet t
Stowing Winch Handles garymalmgren at 2:27am 09.03.23 Hi Stickinthemud5 It's outstanding characteristic is that it has a more definitive resting point. St
Car Accident smokey73 at 8:20pm 09.02.23 Had a Lotus Elan +2S. Basically a street legal go cart. Fiberglass body, butt nearly on the ground
Gonna pull the boat... rgranger at 8:18pm 09.02.23
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:10pm 09.02.23 Love your tag line, Marcus: I have always taught my children and grandchildren, the answer is always
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:22pm 09.02.23 Just worth noting that the fella that welded our damaged Danforth anchor needs some recognition. His
Broken propeller Ted I at 6:04pm 09.02.23 I wouldn't limp one tenth of a mile, let alone 8, unless you have a deep desire to find out how to
Car Accident jviss at 5:53pm 09.02.23 You still haven't named the vehicle. Oh, it's a 2013 Honda Crosstour, V6 AWD.
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 5:47pm 09.02.23 Yes, but the Amazon purchaser got it delivered to their door rather than having to drive to Walmart

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