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mbaker at 5:51pm 04.08.19
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I'm having my '93 Passage 42 rudder rebuilt. While its out of the boat I'm replacing the boot seal
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We have a mooring spot at our local river (St. Croix, Wisconsin), but have to set up our anchor syst
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Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or
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I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
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I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T
Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19
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I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
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I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p
Sailgunner at 12:32pm 04.08.19
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My passageway slider is hard to move unless it gets wet and is lubricated. Has anyone found a way to
Ed Caldwell at 11:05am 04.08.19
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Xantrex Trucharge 40, now about 14 years old, replaced as part of a lightning repair on this 20 year
Shorefun at 10:31am 04.08.19
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So I am new to sailboats. Had a sit on top ski in the 90's and an F250 pickup. The 250 was manual hu
Solstice at 10:30am 04.08.19
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SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 04.08.19
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Raced Pardon My French, my H40.5 this weekend in a Seattle classic benefit race called the Blakely R
Scandium at 9:51am 04.08.19
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I want to install a solar fan/vent in my seaward 23. What's the best location? Cabin is small so air
JayOnTheBay at 8:55am 04.08.19
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I have an '88 C-22 with a Harken roller furl system. The Jib on it is a 135. Recently I did some rep
Valiant1 at 8:03am 04.08.19
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After 2 years cruising the Caribbean and 21,750 sea miles under the lead keel of my '01 C-400, it wa
lingerfeltja at 7:45am 04.08.19
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My furler was damaged while the boat was being taken out at the end of last season. I have had cont
ronhardin at 7:43am 04.08.19
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New problem on my 41Hunter AC Before haul out with bottom paint cutlass bearing and packing gland se
Banooma at 7:39am 04.08.19
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My Florida native wife is growing less and less tolerant of NJ winters, and has lately been very ene
dwcory at 6:11am 04.08.19
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This question has nothing to do with boats, but rather, for a bus. Let me explain.... I have some
bugbitten at 6:10am 04.08.19
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I'm shopping for a new old boat and am looking at 423s, which are probably out of reach, and 411s, w

Recent Replies

Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area
Tally Ho at 2:07pm 12.11.24
Do they do the work in house or send it out? I am not sure now that you ask. I think they do it t
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen
Project_Mayhem at 2:07pm 12.11.24
If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts
DArcy at 2:03pm 12.11.24
I don't need to meet official chart carriage requirements and I have 2 other forms of charts on boar
Moisture prevention....
dmax at 1:52pm 12.11.24
Ah, generally you want as much air movement as possible.
Moisture prevention....
dLj at 1:49pm 12.11.24
No, im just want to prevent moisture from causing mold, ect while im living aboard I'd say ventila
Moisture prevention....
The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:47pm 12.11.24
Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized
Moisture prevention....
dLj at 1:45pm 12.11.24
Moisture may also come from underneath in which case one of the under ventilation type pads often us
Moisture prevention....
dmax at 1:31pm 12.11.24
Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized g
Gasparilla...
The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:35pm 12.11.24
Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of C
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable
Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.11.24
You could use some binoculars to take a look at the antenna/cable connection to see if it looks conn
do I really need winches on my mac 26d?
Von Clipper at 12:27pm 12.11.24
About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pair
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts
SkiingSailor at 12:18pm 12.11.24
D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Cups on strings on covers? Why??   (1)
Tally Ho at 12:00pm 12.11.24
That's very unusual. I know of insurance companies that require your boat to bs stored on a cradle
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen
Tally Ho at 11:50am 12.11.24
This looks like run of the mill heater hose if I'm not mistaken? No issues with collapsing under va
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines?
Benny17441 at 11:38am 12.11.24
A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposible
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts
jssailem at 11:00am 12.11.24
D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is

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