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Propeller Shaft Corrosion (2) sgoldman01 at 9:51am 03.09.19 Catalina 30 12/4223 I am trying to chase down the cause of some corrosion / covering that has occurred in the last year
Ice Boat Sail Trim Don Guillette at 7:16am 03.09.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3011 I had an interesting phone call yesterday. Over the years I thought I'd heard every basic sail trim
Lubrication thru hulls Clydo at 11:00pm 03.08.19 Catalina 310 7/4805 Any suggestions what product to lubricate thru hulls? Friend heading out the Gate and down South fo
Exchange Shopping for Honorably Discharged Veterans Brian D at 9:00pm 03.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1037 In November of 2017 the Armed Forces Exchange Services opened online shopping to all honorably disch
West marine has lewmar winches buy one get one free! SVMOONDANCE at 6:27pm 03.08.19 Catalina 22 15/3319 https://www.westmarine.com/buy/lewmar--ocean-14-chrome-self-tailing-1-speed-winch--1863091
2017 Beneteau Oceanis Liner Crack SV_Funday at 5:31pm 03.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1050 Hello Beneteau Owner, I am looking for technical information about the design and construction of a
Does my forestay need to be tightened clmooring at 9:00am 03.08.19 Big Boats 23/6807 I sailed my new to me hunter 356 for the first time i any real wind this sunday. I noticed some m
West Marine BOGO sale on Lewmar Winches sailinmikenaz at 8:37am 03.08.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2710 Winches and Handles on sale through March 11th according the my email this morning from West Marine.
Hunter 456 helm guard BlueHeronSailing at 8:07am 03.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/403
Are Canadians ECO Terriorists??? LeslieTroyer at 8:04am 03.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 68/5400 Every time I read a new weather report they flame the snow and cold weather on Canadian Cold Fronts.
Middle Keys Charter Cowpokee at 6:49am 03.08.19 Destinations 33/5125 In two weeks we (my wife and I) will be chartering a boat in the Florida keys. We will be aboard a
Flying a Spinnaker on a V222 Todd Atchison at 6:44am 03.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1849 I must admit I have a bit of Spinnaker envy currently. We all dream of sailing during these dreary w
Genoa Repair Terry Cox at 7:41pm 03.07.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/2943 Just received the invoice from Ullman Sails of Anacortes for $550 to do the following: 1. Replace t
Replacement windows Dug22 at 3:56pm 03.07.19 Catalina 22 6/1219 Does anyone know if there are opening windows with screens available for purchase?
Five Days Living Aboard in Perdido Bay - October 2018 (8) Todd Atchison at 1:54pm 03.07.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1784 For the many who have followed our restoration of our beloved 1970 V222 - This post is overdue. We f
Space weather (1) Kermit at 1:35pm 03.07.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/616 162206 @JamesG161 can you confirm this? Sumter, SC lost all cell phone service today for a few hours
Centerboard compatability Mike in Cape Cod at 1:24pm 03.07.19 Smaller Boats 11/1079 Can anyone tell me if the centerboards for the H23.5 and the H260 are exactly the same board ? Also
How to get great picture of your boat while sailing! Jackdaw at 11:35am 03.07.19 Ask All Sailors 122/12929 In the 'Show us your boat name' thread, I was struck by how few of the pictures where of the boats s
Navigation Big Rog at 11:04am 03.07.19 Smaller Boats 61/6100
Hunter 33 stair and engine access jngotasail at 11:00am 03.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/500 Hello, I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The main engine access is behind the stairs. The stairs have to be r

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What is this mystery line? (1) nightowle at 9:52am 12.04.24 It may have been used as a tether, but it was not safe. @thinwater illustrates a proper tether cli
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 9:03am 12.04.24
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 12.04.24 I dont want to hijack this thread so please forgive....but how often do you drop your mast? Did yo
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 8:45am 12.04.24 I try to sail using the concept. Keep It Simple Sailor. Radio - with a mic at radio Remote mic for
Hunter 26/260 trailers SteveHughessails at 8:42am 12.04.24
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 8:25am 12.04.24 Boat's on the hard, so will not be able to record with my equipment. I may be able to capture some
Hunter 49 Swim Platform jssailem at 8:21am 12.04.24 The side image helps to see how the design is supported. Thanks.
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 8:19am 12.04.24 Can you record the windspeeds? It promises to be a concentrated condition. Maybe localized. But look
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 8:14am 12.04.24 Winds predictions for tomorrow are for gusts to 40-50 kts.
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (2) jssailem at 8:11am 12.04.24 Supporting DR's look at what may be in store for the next couple of days. These two patterns are d
Backing plate for Chart Plotter on Catalina 25 dlochner at 8:02am 12.04.24 McMaster-Carr. The chart plotter will be light and won't be subjected to stress, it doesn't really
Hunter 49 Swim Platform dmax at 7:54am 12.04.24 Really nice - your original top-down pictures make it look huge but you're right, it's quite proport
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:32am 12.04.24 Welcome DR to the Weather Forum. We have been chatting about expanding our weather coverage. DR has
Backing plate for Chart Plotter on Catalina 25 kappykaplan at 7:14am 12.04.24 use as a backing plate? Could you use a piece of starboard instead?
C&C landfall 42 complete deck and Cabin top re-core Reunion at 7:02am 12.04.24 Missing a letter! FastOlson may not appreciate that. :beer: Oh Crap, sorry about that Fast Olson.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel walt at 6:49am 12.04.24 Not exactly.. 30 amp 120 VAC is max 3600 watts (use only one phase) 30 amp 240 VAC is max 7200 w
P42 engine sump Tally Ho at 5:49am 12.04.24
C&C landfall 42 complete deck and Cabin top re-core kappykaplan at 5:15am 12.04.24 Thanks FatOlson Missing a letter! FastOlson may not appreciate that. :beer:
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 4:58am 12.04.24 Sure, I understand all of this well. However, it is still true that those of us with single 50A ci
C&C landfall 42 complete deck and Cabin top re-core Reunion at 4:46am 12.04.24 C&C used those, and so did Hinterhoeler. A mechanical way to secure the cabintotp to an interior bu

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