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Stanchions for free (1) NYSail at 10:20am 11.10.18 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1827 Cleaning garage..... found 2 stanchions from my now sold 36-2. Free. You pay shipping
Furling line marking Cowpokee at 9:21am 11.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/721 After switching from my previous boat that had hanked on headsails to my current boat with a 150% fu
Happy Birthday US Marines! JamesG161 at 7:03am 11.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 16/1291 Today is 243rd Birthday to the Marine Corps! sSRlQPD6Xiw GI gravy, Navy Beans.. US Navy loves Mari
RUDDER SPACERS FOR 23.5 HUNTER E.Elder at 2:58pm 11.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/461 Bought the ones for the 24 which was the only ones listed and they were way too thick. Need 1/8" X 3
What's a yacht? AlastairLC at 2:15pm 11.09.18 Ask All Sailors 65/6434 Conversation with my dear wife earlier today: She Who Must Be Obeyed: It would be nice if we had a
H260 Compression Post Removal & Table Mod (4) h2o_snow at 1:59pm 11.09.18 Smaller Boats 13/2049 Hi All, Starting on a fall project - the infamous H 26/260 table mod. Taking a large page out of Ra
Local mystery (1) Phil Herring at 11:43am 11.09.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1179 http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/coast-guard-looking-for-answers-after-vessel-washes-ashore-on-b
Am I crazy? Lake Michigan crossing Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 11.09.18 Ask All Sailors 56/6836 The answer to that question is probably. I bought an O'Day 25 that's in Michigan City and I plan on
Looking for a trailer for an O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 11.09.18 Parts Search 0/380 Looking for a trailer for an O'Day 25. Don't really need it until the end of next season but wont he
Yet another thread about Butyl rubber... Project_Mayhem at 7:44am 11.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3595 Bed-It sounds like great stuff to use but I have a couple of concerns/questions. I'm interested in c
I have an OMC Saildrive. Am I doomed? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 11.09.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/3366 I just bought a 78 O'Day 25 that has a Saildrive. The previous owner has a lot of records and has be
Need guidance removing binnacle compass (3) CapitalistSailor at 8:39pm 11.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/6467 I have a Beneteau 311 built in 2000. I have had the boat for four years. I would like to remove the
AIS Cheap VHF Ship Alarm StargazerP303 at 7:23pm 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 36/4153 Found this online! Has anybody tried this? AIS Cheap VHF Ship Alarm Hardware required: VHF: Turn yo
emergency rudder advice msmith10 at 6:20pm 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1987 I want to build an emergency rudder. I have a C'C30, Mk 1. I singlehand most of the time on the Gr
Duck Boat sinking update Brian D at 3:56pm 11.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/603 The captain of the Duck Boat that sank killing 17 passengers has been indicted. https://www.foxnews
Odd skin reaction while cleaning hull justsomeguy at 2:54pm 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 31/6132 Wifey made me clean the hull on our last trip down to Mexico. While taking a 5 inch putty knife to a
Hunter 18 Minnesail at 2:31pm 11.08.18 Day Sailers 17/2933 I just picked up a used Hunter 18 for a community sailing club. Sadly I won't be able to sail it til
2018 Wurstfest Regatta II (1) Jackdaw at 12:29pm 11.08.18 Racing 11/1188 Jodi and I are heading down. She's getting some R'R, I'm doing tactics on the FarEast28r. Anyone els
Who likes (or hates) center cockpits.... and why? (3) rgranger at 12:24pm 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 43/8334 So every now and again, I start fantasizing about the day when I can retire and cruise the coast for
Damn centerboard Will D at 10:42am 11.08.18 Day Sailers 19/2704 Last time on the water I broke my CB down haul. Yesterday I spent 4 hours trying to remove the damn

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A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode David in Sandusky at 7:48am 10.12.24 My PNW experience is 2 weeks of chartering out of Anacortes, and we have anchored in 25 feet or less
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 6:39am 10.12.24 Will you be taking a stern shore line? I have heard that many places that is the only safe way to
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint dmax at 6:39am 10.12.24 The paints must've been incompatible. The Pettit bottom paint I used on my dinghy is ablative - I wa
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 10.12.24 @Brian M H23 Thanks for the picture as I was going to ask for one. You cannot have it fully down
HELP! with outhaul line replacement smokey73 at 5:55am 10.12.24 I could have sworn engineers were taught to do that crap on purpose. Glad to hear it is not the en
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 10.12.24 Be careful burning fiberglass
Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.12.24 There are vehicles that can tow but you need to keep in mind of towing uphill or up the ramp. Forge
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 5:16am 10.12.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Hayden Watson at 5:13am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord l
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 4:57am 10.12.24 This spring, I will be upgrading the windlass to one that has a chain gypsy instead of the capstan o
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 Caboteur at 4:16am 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode sailme88 at 3:12am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord li
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Michael Davis at 8:46pm 10.11.24 We have 100 feet of 3/8 chain and 250 feet of rode. This past summer was the first time I wished we
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:43pm 10.11.24 This is what I have learned. Connecting the forestay should take a fair amount of effort but should
Hurricane aftermath ggrizzard at 6:03pm 10.11.24 Video by a Harvard Magna: They still don't learn common sense. :banghead:
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer (1) Brian M H23 at 5:48pm 10.11.24 Am I wasting my time removing it? Can it be left on the rudder pins during this retrieval?It reall
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 10.11.24 Damage may depend on the angle of the ramp. Some ramps may damage it, while other wont. That's how m
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 5:36pm 10.11.24 Thanks Dave, I will read it again. I get the double halyard idea; I have concerns using the snap s
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 5:28pm 10.11.24 I usually use two halyards even though the load is far less than what the single line is rated for.
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.11.24 No worries, Shemandr, and thanks again!

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