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The Many Stages of Keel Bracket Assembly (a photo retrospective) Part 1,2 and 3 (8) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 07.18.19 Catalina 22 4/1238 We took a deep dive on Keel -- but for those contemplating replacing and manipulating your keel hang
220% genoa on h41 (1) Valerio at 5:57pm 07.18.19 Big Boats 2/778 I fly it like a gennaker or asymmetric with a pulley on the aft of the boat, good for 45 to 55 upw
Boat For The Grandkids Ken Krawford at 4:55pm 07.18.19 Trailer Sailors 41/7392
Bilge hose "plugged" no discharge daviddp at 4:53pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/6708 This is strange. I installed a new 1000 GPM Johnson pump recently thinking the old pump was bad. S
Roller furler Carlton Hama at 3:47pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 2/764 Can anyone help my Harken Mark 1 has a damaged foil. Need replacement.
Big OOPS! Now a new pulpit Red_Dog at 2:44pm 07.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1422 The gas dock and I had an argument and the gas dock won. The wind, of course, was on the gas dock's
Defender's new program Mark Maulden at 2:41pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4400 Received an email from Defender outlining their new Defender 1st program. Instead of a product once
Gas storage in dock box shine at 1:26pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4098 Can you have a few gallons of mixed 2 stroke fuel in a dock box. I am assuming it would have 2 vents
Looking for '91 Mac 26S centerboard. (1) altsys1 at 12:46pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1262 Hello all, New poster and new Mac 26s owner. Inherited the boat and all it's problems. New to the
EPIRB Pricing victorhoisington at 12:30pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2382 OK, I'm on the hunt for an EPIRB and PLB's. After doing lots of research and looking at every vendo
Swinomish Channel status? forbin at 12:25pm 07.18.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/2429 Hey - has anyone gone through the channel lately or know of the status? The last info I can find is
Drilling the pedestal guard Calif. Ted at 12:07pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1745 I need to add a new Navpod to house a 7" gps, I'm not looking forward to drilling the necessary hole
Light Air Sailing C310 JRT at 11:56am 07.18.19 Catalina 310 40/5571 I was reading this article as I am still thinking of a new sail for our C310, what is the C310 owner
Dockside water: Is it worth it? Dr. D at 11:01am 07.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4978 My wife and I go through the 34 gallons of fresh water in the tank quicker than I like. I looked int
What would happen to sailing if... Justin_NSA at 10:44am 07.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 47/6104 we followed Berkeley's lead? Gendered language like 'manhole' will soon be banned from Berkeley's ci
1975 Pearson 35 SandyNCSailor at 9:31am 07.18.19 Pearson 4/1096 Hello. My boat currently has a Universal M35B Diesel engine. The cam shaft that drives the raw wat
Outboard VS Tank Elevation Project_Mayhem at 9:11am 07.18.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/644 I'm installing an outboard since my inboard needs more repairs than I have time for. It has a tank i
NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY RIGGING SERVICE twodzusfittings at 7:58am 07.18.19 Bigger Boats 10/2234 I'm docked at the Granary on the Sassafras River and need to get my standing rigging serviced. Does
H34 Questions for inspecting and seeking advice Artey1 at 7:50am 07.18.19 Big Boats 40/4321 Hi everyone, I'm a prospective H34 owner - I look at the boat on Saturday. Unfortunately I live in t
373 - Solar panel wiring under traveler/companionway hatch surround. ToddS at 6:57am 07.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/802 I have a 373 with a very tired (broken) little solar panel just ahead of the traveler/dodger. The wi

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Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Tally Ho at 7:55am 12.10.24 Since the hose you want to use is vacuum-rated, I think it should work fine. One of the concerns is
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) colemj at 7:53am 12.10.24 AIS targets around us today. 200 isn't going to do it here.
Interior wood slats for C30? dmax at 7:52am 12.10.24 In my 1989 C30 they were definitely ash strips and not plywood, so they must've changed shortly afte
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 12.10.24 Only if he winds the sheet the wrong direction ;) Every turn on a line increases resistance. I usu
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? SteveHughessails at 7:24am 12.10.24 Wait until you try and get the wrapped sheet off the winch :)
replacing portlights sailor832 at 6:58am 12.10.24 Thank you for the information I would never have thought they were that thick.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 12.10.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand n
Overturned Mac???? mtwolf13 at 6:08am 12.10.24 You can't fix stupid.
Route & weather planning mermike at 6:05am 12.10.24 Predictwind was 50% off a couple of days ago.
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 12.10.24 Thanks Ward!
Interior wood slats for C30? Ward H at 5:47am 12.10.24 C30's were made in Florida starting with the 1990 model year until end of production. The PO claim
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? garymalmgren at 5:28am 12.10.24 They've destroyed our bimini ,dodger and some cushions I have seen a ship disabled at sea because
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length Project_Mayhem at 5:24am 12.10.24 If you find that you're lacking response and control, get the 20 lower in the water or go for a 25"
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 12.10.24 I had a feeling these might not be available or worth jumping through multiple hoops just to pay thr
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 12.10.24 I've had mice in both my sailboat and powerboat over the winter . Even mice can do a fair amount of
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 7:11pm 12.09.24 Ah it seems Luckgrib not available on Android or Windows :( Seems Predict wind is the next choice
Top Down Furler (2) DinghySailor at 7:05pm 12.09.24 Great vid and drone work. I have topdown furler envy. As for a tack attachment on our C&C, I came up
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44pm 12.09.24 Thank you - I did try number 3. I did check the connector at the radio but the mast head antenna
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 6:12pm 12.09.24 From your list, the following are available in the LuckGrib software: Thankyou, sounds great and
Route & weather planning jssailem at 5:41pm 12.09.24 From your list, the following are available in the LuckGrib software: I have used these features to

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