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Mariner 2+2 deck recore (3) andy creighton at 12:32pm 04.14.19 Day Sailers 0/587 Found a soft spot in the fore deck of mt boat last week and decided it was time for a recore before
keel leaking paulj at 10:50am 04.14.19 Catalina 310 6/2088 Show how do you check if you think your keel is leaking into the bilge? What would you look for to
Where to find SR Mariner Instrument Parts (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:58am 04.14.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2721 I have SR Mariner guages installed but one of the cups on the wind meter broke off. Does anyone know
One Of The Most Badly Fouled Bottoms I Have Ever Come Across fstbttms at 8:43am 04.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 34/3363 There is nothing visible underwater that would indicate that this is even a boat. eOFx47M9DIg
4/13 Sail MikeHoncho at 8:25am 04.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/501 Anyone go out yesterday? Forecast was showing 10-15 gusts to 22. We had sustained 28 all afternoon i
Poor mans teak and Holley (1) Hydro Therapy at 6:59am 04.14.19 Ask All Sailors 11/961
Seld�n CX Furler for Asymmetrical Spinnaker dkerphunter at 5:18am 04.14.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1473 I currently have a GX25 for a 1,360 sq ft asymmetrical spinnaker on a 41 ft cruising sailboat. Getti
The Mercy and Swallows & Amazons Now on Amazon Prime AlastairLC at 7:03pm 04.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/644 After waiting impatiently for over a year for Netflix to make these two films available, I discovere
Retube a dink in South florida??? JimInPB at 5:09pm 04.13.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1008 I have a little 9' Hypalon dink that is in need of new tubes. Does anybody know a good shop in Sout
Syntef use (not the Moldable version) Solstice at 6:34am 04.13.19 Ask All Sailors 5/3921 In searching the posts on whether to use the Syntef lube on Teflon packing as Western Pacific recomm
After market arch davit for Oceanis 40s Something Blue at 5:44am 04.13.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/875 We are looking for input on a transom mounted arch davit system installed aftermarket made by Benete
Ericson 28.2 Carter porter at 4:40pm 04.12.19 Ericson 4/2559 Any reviews on this boat ? Is it stout enough for great lakes sailing ?
Grunert Passagemaker Refrigeration Problem Bowedtoothdoc at 11:17am 04.12.19 Big Boats 8/4271 Hello all, My Passage 450 has the original Grunert 110v cold plate system using a single compress
Adding AC to 1984 Hunter 34 sailor832 at 10:08am 04.12.19 Big Boats 5/2025 I recently acquired a1984 Hunter 34 and I am considering adding AC to it we live in the Carolina's a
Finally (3) rosypar1 at 9:58am 04.12.19 Smaller Boats 2/563
Lines led ft project Jacomo Sailor at 7:22pm 04.11.19 Catalina 22 15/1325 So I started my lines led aft project. I finally got in most of the items I ordered so I started la
Spring cleaning and waxing time I just thought it would be an interesting. Capt Robbie at 5:40pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 9/741 Everybody in my marina and everyone I speak to always say that the product that they use is the bes
Where do you carry your dinghy?? NYSail at 5:21pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 47/8521 Hello All.... So for the time being and all through my past I have always pulled my trusty tender (
Merit 22 owner manual Ugnius at 5:14pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2064 Hi. I have a Merit 22 and looking for an owner's manual. It is very hard to find. Maybe you have it
MRBF Fuse on Busbar nramsey at 4:21pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 13/5140 I'm replacing some of my wiring do accommodate a 200 amp alternator and 4 Firefly G31 batteries. Loo

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Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 12:56pm 08.15.24 Sorry, trying plow through the racing fleet was just bad seamanship and manners. I DIDN"T plow thr
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dLj at 12:49pm 08.15.24 All I know is that if one hits a USCG buoy (in a race or otherwise) you'd better be in a well built
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks (1) dLj at 12:48pm 08.15.24 You are hanging your hat on "constrained by draft".... You were not constrained by draft. You boat h
What to do with the topping lift? dlochner at 12:48pm 08.15.24 Most people who have a rigid vang, use the main halyard as a topping lift when not sailing. It also
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 12:45pm 08.15.24 A 1000' is plenty of room and there is plenty of depth outside the red buoy. Slowing down or even st
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks capta at 12:38pm 08.15.24 All I know is that if one hits a USCG buoy (in a race or otherwise) you'd better be in a well built
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks (1) jviss at 12:10pm 08.15.24 226815 The total width of this entrance, from the point at Fort Adams, on the left, to the bottom G
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 12:02pm 08.15.24 I don't know if you guys realize, but this is a busy harbor. Seatreak, the high speed ferry, coming
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 11:54am 08.15.24
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 11:51am 08.15.24 This is one of the strangest "complaints" I've ever read on a boating forum. Dave's right. They w
Solar Voltage mermike at 11:16am 08.15.24 I agree that the DC bus is the more powerful energy source. My thinking is that if properly fused, t
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 08.15.24 Our club uses 4 of its own marks and 5 government ATONs depending on the conditions. 4 of the ATONs
Solar Voltage thinwater at 10:45am 08.15.24 The disagreement is still alive. :deadhorse:My point remains that the controller can output power
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Gary Ryan at 9:57am 08.15.24 Thank you for the responses. Can you tell me if your toerail has caulking on top/bottom?
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 9:34am 08.15.24 Jeez Jim (jssailem), that's a bugger. Kind of like the original VW Beetle wherein one had to pull t
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.15.24 I installed the mast component of the Boomkicker just high enough to clear the mast hinge when I had
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.15.24 This is one of the strangest "complaints" I've ever read on a boating forum. Dave's right. They we
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:18am 08.15.24 Never heard back from the poster as I need to know for sure if single or double spreader mast. I
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 9:18am 08.15.24 It is not paint. It is a gelcoat strip sprayed into the mold at the time the boat hull was built. To
Solar Voltage (1) mermike at 9:17am 08.15.24 No OCP is needed between the panel and controller and the controller needs OCP at the battery end o

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