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One oar in the water (1) NotCook at 1:24pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3963 While rowing ashore this morning, between showers and while the wind was still piping up, about half
Cold Snapped (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 57/4345 Winter weather can be tough on boats, but has it been tough on yours? Frozen plumbing, wind-blown ri
Best Chartering (1) Phil Herring at 12:13pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1527 For those of us up north, the best winter sailing is elsewhere in a boat that belongs to someone els
Quick question about zinc anodes Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1749 The PO of my boat painted over the zinc anodes on the saildrive. The anodes appear to be otherwise p
ID Newport Model Jazzydaze at 9:09am 01.02.19 Newport 40/4856 Hi all, I'm about to purchase a Newport 30. Sitting home I'm realizing I dont know the year or mode
Happy Birthday Kloudie1 JamesG161 at 4:49am 01.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/766 SjZ8Paa_zQA Wishing the best to a great SBO contributor and friend. Jim... PS: Happy Birthday 2019
Raymarine ST60 Won't Calibrate spadaforaj at 4:00am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3120 Tried the user calibration several times per the manual. It won;t "beep", so I'm suspecting it didn
Remote Controls for Tohatsu 9.8 MaryEllaRose at 8:53pm 01.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/8812 One of my (many) winter time projects will be to add remote controls to my Tohatsu 9.8 outboard on a
Just for fun, new year gag Ken Cross at 8:35pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/446 Today we had a family gathering where small token gifts are given. I have a nice who loves dill pick
'74 C22 - Finally Got A Look at my Keel Lifting Connection (6) loveoregon at 3:29pm 01.01.19 Catalina 22 3/618 Hello All, I am new to sailing and bought a 1974 Catalina 22 last summer that seems to be in pr
Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/790 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/784 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13564
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2197 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11646 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/550 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti
San jIan 28 rudder needed Michaeljpilon at 4:29am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/640 Bent rudder, need replacement ??? San Juan 28
Buying 1990 Beneteau 35s5 (3) thetone at 1:41am 01.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6655 I am sea trialing this 1990 beneteau 35s5 on January 14th. The survey came out good. Just need to co
100 watt or plus pv panel mounted to boom crutch on a Hunter 240? TraylerSailor at 7:33pm 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/708 Has anyone done this and what was there experience? Informed folks, please feel free to comment.
Gauges... What color "Black or White" jssailem at 4:41pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/739 Hi all I am in the process of refitting my 45 year old gauges and panel (with the help of my sailing

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Shrink wrapping details? (2) Tally Ho at 2:05pm 09.09.24
Sailing an AeroRig Mark Maulden at 1:58pm 09.09.24 Ive seen this boat in Anacortes. Interesting experience!
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 1:49pm 09.09.24 Since you had just recently purchased the boat, did you have survey done? The surveyor should have
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 1:34pm 09.09.24 The intensity will grow to maybe Cat 2 Prepare now.. Heading to marina now to add & adjust line
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 1:31pm 09.09.24 Is there enough clearance under the boom to raise the roof? That would be the easier option. Remem
Sailing an AeroRig Neck9000 at 1:19pm 09.09.24 Good to know. I just got back from inspecting it. After 15 years on the hard it actually looked good
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 1:15pm 09.09.24 I actually JUST got an email back from a sales rep for a company in Norway that sells hose mostly fo
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations (2) jssailem at 1:14pm 09.09.24
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 12:48pm 09.09.24
Interlux brushing liquid john6206 at 12:42pm 09.09.24
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 12:33pm 09.09.24 Thank you all for your input Most apreciated
Shrink wrapping details? dLj at 12:16pm 09.09.24 I would not shrink wrap my boat. If I wanted it covered every winter, I would get a frame and custom
Hunter 50 AC deck light (2) joshw5144 at 12:08pm 09.09.24 WAs it a direct replacement? How does it compare to the OE when it comes to brightness? Yes, it wa
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Scott B at 11:59am 09.09.24 The Power Squadrons is a US organization. There might be a Canadian equivalent That would be the
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (1) JamesG161 at 11:31am 09.09.24 New advisory is out. are in agreement. The intensity will grow to maybe Cat 2 Prepare now... Da
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) thinwater at 10:59am 09.09.24 I get WHY it is like it is, and I don't really have a problem with its effectiveness. Gets the job
Tank Sensors sailcapt340 at 10:47am 09.09.24 Here is the guide I received from WEMA Kus, in 2022 when my fresh water tank sensor completely deter
Shrink wrapping details? capta at 10:45am 09.09.24 I thought it a really great idea when I lived aboard through the winter after I bought Skipping Ston
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Apex at 10:43am 09.09.24 all good advice in above posts..... @dlochner that reminds me of this bit: 3m5qxZm_JqM
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 10:39am 09.09.24 @dLj and @andrewH235 The only way is through the hull leaving the wingnut off due to design and e

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