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I see the light Jackdaw at 10:04am 12.06.19 Destroying coins is OK. Defacing them is a crime. Not true. https://www.federalregister.gov/doc
New owner of Shamanita Y25 (SF Bay) Weekdaysailor at 10:03am 12.06.19 Great info - thank you both! It's rare to get all your questions answered in multi-page threads let
I see the light Serenity on Hudson at 9:55am 12.06.19 Destroying coins is OK. Defacing them is a crime. As a kid I learned this when the MAN showed up whi
I see the light DArcy at 9:48am 12.06.19 I just had an LED flashlight go flaky on a long distance race. I have two the same and they have bee
Question about roller reefing Serenity on Hudson at 9:45am 12.06.19 My furler would get wrapped in halyards all the time causing some Oh S** reefing moments when you l*
Question about roller reefing DArcy at 9:42am 12.06.19 I have seen a V attachment on the top bearing that cradles the mast when raised and prevents halyard
Windlass with Chain Gypsy Tom J at 9:34am 12.06.19 This is the direct replacement that I have been eyeballing for some time. Looks like it can be swap
I see the light Jackdaw at 9:21am 12.06.19 Old Pennies are 100% made of copper, surely today worth more than it's coin value. Absolutely tru
I see the light dLj at 9:14am 12.06.19 Should the penny go in heads or tails up? It depends upon your luck... dj
Windlass with Chain Gypsy JRT at 9:05am 12.06.19 Too bad the chain gypsy can't be added. I'm fine with the single direction operation right now. I
Lighting protection when on the hard question? walt at 8:58am 12.06.19 So my idea was to drive a grounding rod into the ground and attach a heavy duty steel cable to the r
No access to WM Hello Below at 8:54am 12.06.19 Hello, I've no access to West Marine website. Looks like Singapore is blocked. Could someone help c
Question about roller reefing Crazy Dave Condon at 8:45am 12.06.19 Suggest looking at the top furling drum is properly turning because if not, it will need maintenance
New tactical device Jackdaw at 8:41am 12.06.19 Thanks for explaining. I would guess that there might be a little mayhem before race as boats try t
Greta Thunberg sails back to Europe on La Vagabonde tfox2069 at 8:37am 12.06.19 This past summer I crewed on a boat with a very experienced 84-year-old owner/racer I know very well
New tactical device Hunter216 at 8:32am 12.06.19 The latter. All of the devices that do line calculations work basically the same; they have you si
Lighting protection when on the hard question? JamesG161 at 8:25am 12.06.19 The concept of protection is simple. Don't let your boat be a likely target.:biggrin: _____ If pro
Greta Thunberg sails back to Europe on La Vagabonde Will Gilmore at 8:25am 12.06.19 I'm taking polarization to be different from animosity or abusive behavior. Taking sides on an issu
Greta Thunberg sails back to Europe on La Vagabonde walt at 8:20am 12.06.19 if a subject creates political polarization, it should not be in a sailing forum. Ruins the sailing
Cracks, an observation.. Hunter216 at 8:19am 12.06.19 It got a bit softer due to the lower temps but did the job.

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