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Old Sailing Friend swallowing the anchor Bad Obsession at 3:52pm 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1587 My Uncle and Aunt spent a lot of time sailing the Chesapeake Bay area. It is his fault that I was b
Size of mattresses? Dr. D at 2:41pm 12.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/700 I need to order fitted sheets for the mattresses in our '18 Oceanis 35.1. I am hoping someone out th
What is your backup GPS solution? (1) Jackdaw at 2:37pm 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 102/10650 If you really rely on GPS for navigation and piloting,you need to have a robust backup plan for when
Plywood bilge covers btmarino at 1:47pm 12.06.18 Catalina 30 3/1959
Just curious (2) oharag at 1:11pm 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1231 Hello. I'm a noob regarding sailing. I'm interested in purchasing a sailboat one of these days. I wa
Coast 250 - power sailor from UK. S (3) Bosman at 12:41pm 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 3/3689 I am not into power sailors. Not my cup of tea. With that in mind, I run onto this new boat out of
How come Beneteau killed the First 35 line? weinie at 11:38am 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 7/3189 @Jackdaw
Susie Goodall Adrift and alone but OK CaptKimble at 11:26am 12.06.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1526 Just saw this posted on a news feed: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/susie-goodall-solo-yachtswo
Frogs dlochner at 11:20am 12.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 15/1493 Frogs. Need I say more?
Exhaust System Simon Sexton at 8:36am 12.06.18 Tartan 6/3052 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I spoke with our Skipper this morning, and he asked me if I kn
PEX size & fittings Boby_Hunter33 at 10:17pm 12.05.18 Big Boats 8/989 Hi All, What is the standard used on the Hunter 45 2010 for PEX? can fittings be found at home depot
Ice in Everett LeslieTroyer at 7:22pm 12.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1206 The fairway and around most of the boats on Q south were iced up this morning when I got there. Mos
Clean fuel tank (3) seadaddler at 6:02pm 12.05.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1388 Well 2 times had to get towed by BoatUS back to my dock and changed out both fuel filters but yes en
H26 mast base blocks (1) Jimmy at 1:50pm 12.05.18 Smaller Boats 12/1051 159091 Has anyone put blocks on mast foot to control out haul topping lift and reef line the origin
Adding a solar panel mihaso at 10:05am 12.05.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1618 Hi, Quick question about solar panels. What specs do I need for a to keep my batteries charged? I ju
Keeping the juices flowing LuzSD at 9:20am 12.05.18 Ask All Sailors 0/350 I receive regular emails from WD Shock and always find them well written and interesting at the very
Searching for Pelican John Hards SearchingForPelican at 8:22am 12.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/542 I am hoping that someone in the sailing community might see this and be able to help. My husband, Br
Replacing the windows in my 1983 Catalina 25 (and fixing small leaks) (3) JetLaggedChef at 5:58am 12.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/3365 I'm creating this post to document the window replacement on my Catalina 25 in case it's helpful to
Group sailing All U Get at 1:21am 12.05.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1080 Hi all, We had another experience with the group sailing the ICW and thought maybe other had the sa
Sailboat Transport/Trailer rental UnknownFlotsam at 9:37pm 12.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/1971

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Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:36am 07.28.24 Now that you mention it, that pretty well describes most of the people I see in our marina who are
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 07.28.24 He will, of course, tell his insurance company that it was an autopilot failure. I don't know if
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:30am 07.28.24
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues SailingCal21 at 10:16am 07.28.24 If you can, I suggest that you also look into changing the fixtures as well. The LED replacement bu
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Stu Jackson at 10:09am 07.28.24 Welcome home! :):):)
Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 10:06am 07.28.24 I wonder if that was his problem. Couldn't be, naw...I'm sure the Second Narrows Bridge piling jus
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 10:03am 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource.
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 07.28.24 "I am a sailor, not a gadget geek," I replied. Now that you mention it, that pretty well describe
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 10:00am 07.28.24 The main halyard goes all the way to the top, and the vang and main sheet are loose. I'll see if I
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 07.28.24 Motor mounts?
Anchor deployment (1) Stu Jackson at 9:52am 07.28.24 Put a cleat on the pulpit and tie the anchor hoop to the cleat. Problem solved.
Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 9:50am 07.28.24 Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx and Autohelm ST3000 is the limit of my electronics (beyond radio and the basics).
Navigation repeater Calif. Ted at 9:36am 07.28.24 Try searching for a Raymarine ST60 Repeater, there's a few on Ebay. If you have NEMA2000 or Raymarin
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast morbidfollower at 9:33am 07.28.24 Tie a line to the main halyard long enough so that you can pull up only the main halyard without th
Navigation repeater dlochner at 9:29am 07.28.24 Depends, we really need to know the brand and model of the instruments. Electronics evolve constantl
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 07.28.24 I go sailing to enjoy "sailing" and see the scenery. Not to play with electronics. Garmin GPSMAP 2
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 07.28.24 Just do it. No big deal. I think most LED's for lighting today are warm white. You can match tungs
Set your watch back 20 years ggrizzard at 9:13am 07.28.24 YES! ;)
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 9:04am 07.28.24 An 0600 start the next morning hoping to catch the slack to ebb at Dodd Narrows. Motored down Barnes
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 8:53am 07.28.24 Looks good! There is a reason fairing compound was developed, it is near impossible to get the glas

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