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Tiller Extension juradog at 5:00pm 07.29.18 Catalina 22 8/1188 Sailing single handed when raising the mainsail to point into the wind can be problematic at times.
Catalina 28 mkii decklight MurphyGirl at 3:32pm 07.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/392 This is going to be a stab in the dark but I'm hoping someone knows what bulb to use in the deckligh
Homemade forestay tensioner and furler (5) Rowlando at 2:45pm 07.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/760 I am working on a furler and am waiting for parts (new forestay, blocks, fairleads etc.) so I came u
H31 Mk1 deck organizer dasreboot at 12:38pm 07.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 10/875 was thinking of replaceing the deck organizer with a triple or a quad. Where is the attachment under
Anchor - Oceanis 36 cc carlager at 12:25pm 07.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/699 We are in the Med with our Beneteau Oceanis 36cc and are planning to spend some of the nights anchor
Sailing Phrase's Don Guillette at 11:49am 07.29.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 90/8290 Years ago, when I was wondering if I'd ever master the skill of sail trim, I came across some articl
Man the Universal M-12 is forgiving! (1) odaydokay at 11:25am 07.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/368 The threads about engines overheating or running sharpened my senses (Thanks, folks!), so this seaso
Sourcing a replacement stern light bulb for 1996 Hunter 280 bmcgowan5200 at 11:13am 07.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/319 Need to replace my stern light bulb. Went to the Hunter OEM parts site but can't find the right bulb
Need 3 inch plastic mast hoops heritageadam at 8:07am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/422 Hello, I have a fiberglass S-12 Alumnacraft sailboat. It is from the 1960's. It uses 3 inch plasti
shake down success! (2) tipsyravensailing at 7:57am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 34/1230 Heya all. finally made it out. not a lot of photos but i was... busy. Day started with a motor pr
O'Day 34/35 questions dmax at 7:47am 07.29.18 Bigger Boats 8/2070 Good Day, I just purchased an 87 O'Day 35 in excellent overall shape but of course, it needs a few t
Anyone ever 'wide load' trailer / haul their S2 9.2? unhinged schoolboy at 7:23am 07.29.18 S2 27/2501 It struck me to sail from Galveston to Port Aransas as a fun idea at first. However, in a short amo
Aw nuts, toasted (1) All U Get at 6:59am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 13/642 Hi all, Just had our toaster/oven do the spark and smoke routine so I took it home to pull it apart
Look To the Skies!! JamesG161 at 5:52am 07.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/648 January 31 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon Is coming!!!!:yikes: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/super-
470 Franklin at 3:39am 07.29.18 Big Boats 0/813 Been looking at bigger boats and I saw a listing of a 470. It seemed to have a very high ceiling fo
How big of a trailer winch? ScubaGuy2 at 8:45pm 07.28.18 Catalina 22 7/1038 Our 34 year old winch (like much of the trailer) has seen better days. It just does not want to loc
11.0a Mark Maulden at 8:39pm 07.28.18 S2 12/2070 So am I the only 36 aft around these parts?
Taking time offgb Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56pm 07.28.18 Smaller Boats 26/1353 Having a triple heart bypass in a few days so I ask the old sailors help each other out. Will be ta
Cat30 fuel filter bleed procedure? (2) uralite at 5:52pm 07.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/837 so I am changing fuel filter on Phasor Marine/kubota. There is a Racor filter with pump. I emptied f
Man-I-war Jimmy at 3:03pm 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/704 Thinking of buying a Chrysler man-o-war for small lakes and for practice sailing anyone know much ab

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North Channel Charter higgs at 7:26am 08.03.23
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Jacktar at 7:10am 08.03.23 Got to wonder why they just dont use a threaded pintle through the bracket instead of welding them i
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:10am 08.03.23
VHF Handheld (1) rgranger at 7:05am 08.03.23 I am only looking for basic features. I only use this to contact in sight marinas for slip assignm
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 7:00am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 6:53am 08.03.23 My phone has gone wonky. Every time I take a photo is shuts down and reboots, no photo captured... G
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone e
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:50am 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading?
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:47am 08.03.23 Thanks for all the suggestions. I ordered the Standard Horizon HX210 as dlochner recommended. When I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:46am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:40am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts C
North Channel Charter Tally Ho at 5:40am 08.03.23
North Channel Charter High Current at 5:39am 08.03.23 The control for my 1983 Hunter was like that. It was mounted on the side of the seat and got kicked
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon

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