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Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:21am 12.23.18 Ask All Sailors 33/1683 fro m my house to yours
Beneteau 40 Stern Tube Set Screw (1) NHB40 at 6:12am 12.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/437 Hi, I noticed some corrosion and a hairline crack around the set screw on my stern tube (see pic).
Some technical details of epoxy use. Shorefun at 4:32am 12.23.18 Day Sailers 15/987 It is cold here in NJ and I would like to do some epoxy. So poking around about epoxy I ran across a
Parting out H170 in AZ Mik at 12:38pm 12.22.18 Day Sailers 258/19189 What other boats share the mast and boom sections? Looking for a boat that needs a mast but nothi
Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescues two men Brian D at 12:01pm 12.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/427 "A Royal Caribbean ship forced to change its itinerary due to storms found and rescued two sailors F
cleaning ropes sheets halards b crites at 8:26am 12.22.18 Ask All Sailors 10/3863 Any good ideas for cleaning mildew from ropes sheets an halards? What do you use?
Once I again, I remind you at your own peril artboas at 8:36pm 12.21.18 Big Boats 4/841 So, to the small number of folks out there who who have washer / dryers aboard . There is a sub pan
322 anchor locker hatch Mitimat at 8:34pm 12.21.18 Bigger Boats 3/476
Hunter 22 (1984) Cockpit drain leak Maxx Mayhem at 4:49pm 12.21.18 Smaller Boats 21/2423 Hello everybody, I recently got a free Hunter 22 and have it blocked up in my back yard for a total
Passage 42 front plexiglass screen- replacement? eianm at 3:54pm 12.21.18 Big Boats 2/450 Has anyone had one of these large one piece panels made- it is curved in two directions so needs to
Tahatsu 4/5/6 HP with no steering friction (6) P100D at 3:04pm 12.21.18 Smaller Boats 1/360 I know that allot of people have problems with the steering on these engines losing their steering f
Christmas At Sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:10pm 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/575 Christmas At Sea The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a sli
Add starting relay Ken13559 at 1:08pm 12.21.18 Engines and Propulsion 38/15395 I would like to fit an additional starting relay as I'm tired of the "hit or miss" starting issue wi
disposing or 2 cycle gas? rpludwig at 12:59pm 12.21.18 Catalina 22 16/1606 Nearing season's end, time to get rid of older (4-6 months old) 2 cycle gas mix from outboard tanks,
Calling all Canadians... What say you? Brian D at 11:54am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/771 7MxASIUtQUU
Return to sender... (1) Brian D at 9:28am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/382 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48397727_2069162726475229_5730416628420575232_n.jpg?
Radio Frequency Gains and Losses Brian D at 9:06am 12.21.18 SSB and Ham Operators 1/730 Recently there was a discussion about changing one's coax cable going to a VHF antenna on the mast.
Hunter 356 Zinc Bonding JohnSn at 8:57am 12.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 28/2944 Hi Folks, I've been impressed with my 356 and the engineering involved. But, I do have one problem.
Happy Winter Solstice! Justin_NSA at 7:34am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/498 Woohoo! Days will start getting longer now!
NP Tuning Guides: B45 and the B46.1 ICW Rig (2) bob_pattison at 7:13am 12.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/513 All, Attached are our tuning guides for these two models. We will get them on our website shortly. B

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:58am 08.21.23 Here's the article I had in mind. I read that article back when it first came out and it reinforce
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 08.21.23 Your compartment probably looks something like this : to my old Autohelm-Raytheon-ST30 given the ap
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:56am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heavin
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:51am 08.21.23 And the gap between your storage ans storage floor should not exist. As I wrote, no water should go
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:49am 08.21.23
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:49am 08.21.23 You were right with your reasonings. I just did not read you twice before replying. But what I wrote
Strange gear shifting event, Universal M-12, Hurth HBW50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 08.21.23 Look for the simple stuff first. The shift mechanism is mechanical and cable actuated. Check the ca
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:38am 08.21.23 Your two first photos show the drain plugs used to empty the space between the two hulls that form
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:30am 08.21.23 The boat has to make some way through the water for the rudder to exert any force. The old timers (
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:26am 08.21.23 As you correctly said, it is a tool but if you never use it, it is not useful. As with any tool, I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 9:26am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. A
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:19am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. As
CL14 Dinghy (1) Fuzzy_logic at 9:18am 08.21.23 Forgot one picture to clarify
CL14 Dinghy (3) Fuzzy_logic at 9:17am 08.21.23 Brilliant, I was thinking exactly the same! Another question: it seems that I don't have any plug in
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.21.23 Thanks for the response. I'll have to give that a try just to see if I can heave-to on just the he
Stowing Winch Handles odaydokay at 9:14am 08.21.23 Vinyl pockets
Stiff Throttle curtdo at 9:08am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:06am 08.21.23 Hello:) I sailed a LaserII (and still sail occasionnaly a Laser I) 30 years ago and broke my mast 2
Sails up at the dock ? Calif. Ted at 9:03am 08.21.23 Head to wind yes, downwind not so much for main and jib because of binding, spinnaker downwind of co
Sails up at the dock ? Sailfanatic at 9:01am 08.21.23 Yes. At least twice a year I must deploy the jib at the dock, once to install the sail onto the fur

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