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Need original boom length of DS2? PCUSA at 5:38am 06.04.19 Day Sailers 6/1530 Hi, I am new to DS2 and got a boat needs work. I was told the previous owner likes DS1 setup so he r
Boatlife Lifeseal sailnoproblem at 4:50am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 2/404 I used Gflex epoxy to adhere a piece of cellular PVC to my deck. I want to fill in the edges with a
Electric harbors are coming. (2) TomY at 4:09am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 241/27871 It's inevitable as the technology of electric propulsion of transportation accelerates around the wo
Life Line Replacement BigEasy at 7:32pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/3121 My life lines are 13 years old and showing signs of corrosion at the interface of the wire and termi
Phone up the Mast..... (1) Sumner at 6:47pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/730 When we were in the Bahamas at times we had no cell service. All U Get mentioned that they raise th
Strut mounting (2) Voyager1 at 4:12pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/424 I have a large bulge of fiberglass in the aft cabin. This looks to be over my strut. I have ODay 302
Suggestions for navigation software for Ipad Jac123 at 3:40pm 06.03.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 40/5092 Looking for suggestions on software for an Ipad to be used in Northeast currently and possibly on t
HEAD SYSTEM Y VALVE AND THRU HULL twodzusfittings at 3:17pm 06.03.19 Bigger Boats 8/1406 I understand that the Y valve should be lock out for the raw sewage and it makes perfect sense. Howe
Solar Trickle Charger LakeOntario270 at 3:01pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 9/798 Because of flooding on Lake Ontario I have lost my dockside power. To be able to charge my starting
Engine start issue NYCatalina30 at 2:50pm 06.03.19 Catalina 30 5/1315
Remembering Lowell North dlochner at 2:07pm 06.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/485 Lowell North founder of North Sails passed away. Here's a piece from North Sails. http://view.e.nor
Victoria 18 sails tom etzel at 1:52pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/437 Looking for a main and jib/genoa. standard rig. Thanks Tom Etzel
Victoria 18 sails tom etzel at 1:50pm 06.03.19 Trailer Sailors 0/514 Looking for a good main and jib/genoa, standard rig. Thanks Tom Etzel
Refrigerator front door gasket (1) gsg900 at 1:45pm 06.03.19 Big Boats 2/793 Been working through the known issues in my (new to me) 99 420. Front door for the grunert obviousl
Best way to fix an oxidized grey gelcoat hull? (1) GSBNY at 1:34pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 37/5776
Pearson 303 Mainsail Rigging Question... (1) RKirk at 1:33pm 06.03.19 Pearson 11/3700 Bought a Pearson 303 and I have a question about rigging the mainsail. The previous owner had it rig
Mast head lens tom.p.brown at 12:41pm 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/427 i have a 203 Hunter 306 with combo masthead light. i am looking for the lens as mine is broken. has
I have new parts sent to me.. oops wrong parts for my engine 2gmf (1) StargazerP303 at 12:27pm 06.03.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/1747 Make an offer! Free shipping. .lol 1. Pin Anode for Yanmar Marine 2GM, 2GM20, 3GM, 3GM30, Rep
Advice on after market windlass for C30 (1) PropellerHead at 12:04pm 06.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/724 I'm considering the purchase of a boat that has an after market windlass install. I was wondering if
Something else to add to our pre-sail checklist - Battery charger output plenny7 at 11:05am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/512 I learned a valuable lesson Saturday. I toss this out in case it helps someone else. Thankfully, w

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A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife Calif. Ted at 7:17pm 10.13.24 Yeah, we like our Homerus Americanus. The others are imposters. I learned that the hard way. My w
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:56pm 10.13.24 So, that inspires a story. A number of sailers in our group took a gal out who is known to be fun
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:55pm 10.13.24 And that's just after getting a facial massage. Your facial skin does look very relaxed. -Will
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 6:21pm 10.13.24 Yeah, we like our Homerus Americanus. The others are imposters.
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife Hello Below at 6:15pm 10.13.24 Poor excuse for a lobster. See Post #12. ;)
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. Calif. Ted at 6:07pm 10.13.24 Are you dropping the keel just for backing plates and are you sure that's necessary?
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. sailcapt340 at 5:53pm 10.13.24
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (1) Calif. Ted at 5:32pm 10.13.24 Our season is just opening, I'll insert image if possible. Friday coming in the harbor I was passed
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife Hello Below at 5:24pm 10.13.24 My lobster at Abbots was $23 plus tax. Iced tea under $3. Thief! Thief! Thief!
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 5:20pm 10.13.24 My lobster at Abbots was $23 plus tax. Iced tea under $3. In the East, either in New England or Fl
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife Calif. Ted at 4:48pm 10.13.24 We were in Bar Harbor summer of 2023, had Lobster Rolls with blueberry Margaritas at Paddy's Irish P
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 3:53pm 10.13.24 The mast wiring on the H37C exits below deck, in the bilge. The gasket/hard rubber that is installed
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 3:40pm 10.13.24
Leaking around Mast MikeHoncho at 3:40pm 10.13.24 Do the mast wires pass through the deck inside the mast or through a gland outside?
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 3:25pm 10.13.24 Just a note regarding Desolation Sound and surrounding area anchorages that fall within my preferenc
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife Hello Below at 3:16pm 10.13.24 Looks like about a pound and a half.
Bow Eye Gene Neill at 2:22pm 10.13.24 The bow eye is well supported from the factory, but it is done with WOOD, for crying out loud. So yo
Bow Eye (1) Gene Neill at 2:17pm 10.13.24 Sorry I'm late to the party! Yes, if you want to access your bow eye bolts (nuts), you have to do a
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (1) shemandr at 2:17pm 10.13.24 Made a trip to LI/CT last month. One stop I couldn't pass up their shells! Ya gotta have that bri
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration kappykaplan at 1:17pm 10.13.24 Looks like about $1000 for those 3 items. It's just a boat buck. :beer:

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