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South Sound for new sailors
MikeHoncho at 11:51am 11.15.19
What are you considering the "south sound"? What is your overnight needs? Dock, buoy or anchor?
6000 lb tow vehicle
fritz3000g at 11:26am 11.15.19
How did I miss the Dodge Durango? Starting in 2014 they get 20+ mpg combined. For the few years ea
Who wants a slushie!?
Project_Mayhem at 11:11am 11.15.19
I wouldn't be too concerned, you can always pour another gallon of antifreeze in the bilge. Thanks
mast sliding off compression post?
Justin_NSA at 11:00am 11.15.19
It's a shame that it is in such bad shape. They sell for a lot more so maybe they knew the cost to r
Hunter 216
rgranger at 10:58am 11.15.19
Hunter 216   (1)
Hunter216 at 10:56am 11.15.19
mast sliding off compression post?
Roland20228 at 10:51am 11.15.19
The surveyor talked to us today and confirmed your good advice. He found 3 major areas of concern:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Terry Cox at 10:08am 11.15.19
First and only time crossing was on the Kalakala circa 1953-54. That was from Port Angeles to Victor
Who wants a slushie!?
Captain Larry-DH at 9:57am 11.15.19
You're right, there was one night that it dipped to 2F and several in the low and mid teens. In oth
Sailing and restoring #9874   (3)
AaronD at 9:56am 11.15.19
Cockpit Lazarette Latches As we all know, it's important to keep our lazarettes latched when sailin
Marine radio repair
jk kudera at 9:55am 11.15.19
Thanks for the good advice ,My radio is probably 20 years old, so I will just replace it, the cost t
Solar charging options
walt at 9:54am 11.15.19
I've heard that a good rule of thumb is to estimate that you'll get ~5 hours per day of your panel's
Buying a car, what are your preferences?
Kings Gambit at 8:53am 11.15.19
Buying an expensive electric car now could put you way behind the technology advancement curve by te
Why does Hunter have a bad name?   (1)
BobbyFunn at 8:53am 11.15.19
Many tens of thousands of dinghy sailors might take exception to that generalization. For example:
high water?
JamesG161 at 8:51am 11.15.19
breakwater was awash with an astronomical high tide But all tides are Astronomical ;) Using FEMA
H260 Single line reefing
Butcher at 8:50am 11.15.19
Seams to be a lot of differing opinions on this one and I would never try to convince someone one wa
Who wants a slushie!?
Ben4195 at 8:46am 11.15.19
If I paid to have it shrink wrapped, who's typically responsible for adding devices to keep water f
H260 Single line reefing
GBGraham at 8:45am 11.15.19
It could be that your geometry worked out better than mine or perhaps I am tensioning the line too

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