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Hajima of the NE coast of Japan garymalmgren at 4:38am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 4/477 Not what we hoped it would be, but not a lost day. Gary QgYbeKrcyzc
Nautical tongue twister All U Get at 2:47am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/4890 Bored with summer, try saying towboat three times fast. Do you have a nautical tongue twister?
Sign and Glide towing, opinions ? DAVA390 at 7:35pm 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/620 Friend of mine just bought a boat,went with Progressive,Has a card for Sign ' Glide on water. Never
Something is very wrong I'm told....(help please?) (3) khanlon at 2:35pm 07.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2478 I am completely new to this... 1st boat...purchased from widow of owner.carefully following directio
Lewmar open port bug screens (3) Slipin Away at 1:51pm 07.12.19 Big Boats 5/1707 Installing the bug screens in the lewmar opening ports is a real pain, and I am always worried about
CDI furler modification Bfranchini at 1:30pm 07.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/6207 CDI furler modification My Mac26S came with a CDI furler that must be the clumsiest furler ever des
Boom Brakes Don Lucas at 1:19pm 07.12.19 Big Boats 34/7453 We all know that the B'R rig is in more danger of an accidental gybe when running as the boom can't
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? RussC at 12:52pm 07.12.19 Trailer Sailors 28/5129 Considering purchase of a 22' trailer sailor that has had some type of bottom coat in the past, but
Isotherm ITC Digital Display Intelligent Temperature Control RoyS at 11:08am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 48/12834 I have the Isotherm Self Pumping Compact Refrigeration System. I later installed the Isotherm Intell
Hunter 37.5 Windex Jrtauber at 10:34am 07.12.19 Big Boats 3/765 is the Davis mast top windex on H37.5 a 10 or 15? Thanks. I need to repair it.
nowCOAST for Mariners! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 07.12.19 Weather and Forecasting 1/941 NOAA has continued to add amazing stuff to this web based Mapping/Forecasting. https://nowcoast.noaa
A start gone ALL WRONG Jackdaw at 9:02am 07.12.19 Racing 63/9211 This is the infamous 'Blue' start in race in puerto vallarta. Bad things are happening, and more wil
What to do with wet sails? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3930 What do you do with your sails after you've been caught in the rain?
Messed up start of a race! (2) Jackdaw at 6:39am 07.12.19 Racing 18/2694 Our big (120 boats) Thursday evening series has a new wrinkle; two starting lines. While we have al
376 raw water impeller Randy R at 9:18pm 07.11.19 Big Boats 15/1564 1997 Hunter 376 with 150 hours on the engine (3 jh2) an alarm, steam out the exhaust; the raw water
Solar charging monitoring-we need advice Jimongee at 7:37pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1569 We are once again provisioning for our annual Canadian North Channel Summer sailing adventure. We
engine control at helm tom.p.brown at 7:23pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/488 i have a 2003 306. i noticed there is no way to disengage the transmission if i wanted to run the en
H30 Yanmar 2qm15 fuel pump installation newage1461 at 6:30pm 07.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1189 I'm replacing the lift pump. Got the old one off without too much trouble. Putting the new one on is
Flying the American flag Chief RA at 12:17pm 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/10769 What is the general opinion of flying the American flag at highest position just below the starboard
zinc plated hardware Newbie3 at 10:53am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/740 I'm dealing with replacing a few non-crucial / non-safety items for the season and the costs are add

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Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) azambella at 2:18pm 01.15.25 One more time....
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch dlochner at 2:13pm 01.15.25 Sorry pic will not attach Photos need to be jpg or png. PDFs will not attach. There is also a siz
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch azambella at 2:13pm 01.15.25 I found this on line...
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 2:02pm 01.15.25 Thank you Dave. Unfortunately I snoozed, and I loosed. I message the broker this afternoon to set
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch azambella at 1:57pm 01.15.25 Sorry pic will not attach
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch azambella at 1:56pm 01.15.25 I found this on line ...My boat is under warp and is 16 degrees out there
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 1:05pm 01.15.25 no need to separate and glue. Crimp the two soft pieces together I don't understand. The method
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 1:03pm 01.15.25 I think you've been sniffing too much glue. Move out of your cabin immediately and get some fresh a
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Rick Webb at 12:22pm 01.15.25 no need to separate and glue. Crimp the two soft pieces together
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. sailboatracer at 11:44am 01.15.25 I think you've been sniffing too much glue. Move out of your cabin immediately and get some fresh ai
Unknown water infiltration jssailem at 9:31am 01.15.25 It is a boat, and water wants to get into it. The primary purpose of a boat is to keep the water out
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 8:12am 01.15.25 If your boat has a liner and there is space between the liner and the hull, water can accumulate in
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? Joe at 7:58am 01.15.25 Unless your design is a verifiable improvement, fix the centerboard lifting mechanism as was constru
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) Sailor Sue at 7:52am 01.15.25 Another option, probably simpler and maybe less expensive, get rid of the car, and track if possible
New Malabar IV Build dlochner at 7:27am 01.15.25 Dave, you seem stuck in the 20th century :) Most of my life was in the 20th Century, what do you
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 7:07am 01.15.25 I had no idea that Ericson dabbled in that aesthetic. Very Stone-Horse-ish.
New Malabar IV Build dmax at 7:05am 01.15.25 Dave, you seem stuck in the 20th century :)
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. FastOlson at 6:57am 01.15.25 Lovely boat! Also... newer owners are regularly restoring the two Bruce King "traditional on top an
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 6:39am 01.15.25 Mark, Yes, I used the original wire. So far it has worked fine. Jeff Great I thought that would
Unknown water infiltration shemandr at 6:23am 01.15.25 If your boat has a liner and there is space between the liner and the hull, water can accumulate in

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