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Need Ideas on Galley Back Splash Rick486 at 9:21am 09.18.18 Big Boats 10/1030 Hi All: Our 44DS has a long plastic back splash just forward of the galley sinks, presumably to prev
MacGregor 26 side stays/running rigging exgeologist at 8:47am 09.18.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1733 I am looking at purchasing a MacGregor 26s. It's a 1990. Got some problems here and there, but nothi
MacGregor 26 side stays exgeologist at 8:44am 09.18.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1757 Anybody have any experience with MacGregor boats? I've heard there a budget boat, and that a lot of
Are you willing to share an unflatering story... (6) rgranger at 8:09am 09.18.18 Ask All Sailors 93/7173 ... of your worst or most embarrassing sailing escapade? Here is mine. It was 1997. I had rece
New Beneteau First models (1) Jackdaw at 7:14am 09.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1112 After Beneteau bought 60% of Seascape, I figured it would not be too long before the Seascapes turne
Hunter 30T Wisker Pole attachment fbcoache at 4:46am 09.18.18 Mid-Size Boats 12/1853 On my Hunter 30T, I have a wisker pole that came with the boat attached to the foredeck. However up
Image of Isaac (1) Brian D at 8:04pm 09.17.18 Weather and Forecasting 15/1555 I believe this was taken by a friend of mine in Jamaica. He is the British Ambassador there. Very ni
Cutless (2) Charles Erwin at 5:38pm 09.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1543 156447 How to change cutless on a boat with no strut? Options: remove stern tube altogether? Remo
New to Sailing (1) dc volts at 1:52pm 09.17.18 Ask All Sailors 39/2273 156395 My wife and I have been power boaters most of our marriage(22years), and recently jumped shi
18-3 Interpretation danstanford at 12:34pm 09.17.18 Racing 29/3536 During a recent race we watched a scene unfold that resulted in a disqualification for one of the bo
New to sailing, just picked up an ODay 23. 1979Oday23 at 11:59am 09.17.18 Day Sailers 31/7143 Hello everyone, I've been around the water since my teenage years, have my USCG 6pack, and just ful
Finally made good on a promise (1) Jackdaw at 11:49am 09.17.18 Racing 13/1463 All season I've been trying to get out for a race with a boat owned by a couple that sail in our PHR
Part Name? Safety Line threaded D hook. thetailwind at 10:52am 09.17.18 Catalina 22 9/837 I did not know that the safety line D hook was a threaded part. It backed out and dropped to the bot
Chicken Cam? Brian D at 9:50am 09.17.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/1194 @Jackdaw, something for your boat? Y5rhLCRlm0U
Jabsco Discharge Angle (1) mnmpizza at 7:39am 09.17.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2649 I recently installed a replacement Jabsco Manual Toilet. For some reason , there is a leak at the d
Glad I Have a Day Job Bill19233 at 5:47am 09.17.18 Racing 14/1442 Because, I couldn't make a living racing sailboats. Came in like, eleventh or something in Saturday'
Yanmar SB8 spare parts? PotomacDaysailer at 4:53am 09.17.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4695 Anybody have advice on how I go about finding rebuilt parts (specifically fuel lift pump) for a 1976
Rapid Fluctuation in Battery Voltage With Engine Running PDReynolds at 4:51am 09.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1587 Hi All, An unusual situation seems to have developed. When I am under power, my battery voltage will
Catalina 30 thoughts? dmdiehl64 at 6:34pm 09.16.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2270 https://saginaw.craigslist.org/boa/d/catalinanew-lower-price/6685516604.html Good, bad, ugly? Than
Can anyone identify this part?? (3) recess218 at 5:03pm 09.16.18 Ask All Sailors 8/854 I was given this part many years ago by a sailing friend. I assume it is a furler for a head sail bu

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 7:22am 07.15.24
Does your 315 naturally list to port? dmax at 7:06am 07.15.24 Common with lots of Catalina and other manufacturers models, often to the side with more interior fu
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? (1) pgandw at 7:02am 07.15.24 Are you referring to extra bracing? I don't know what you want to call it. I was sailing 13nm to
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 dmax at 6:42am 07.15.24 It could be the clutch not disengaging but it may also be that the belt needs replacing, they get st
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 6:41am 07.15.24
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 kloudie1 at 6:41am 07.15.24 Probably a drive belt issue .. but there have been reports of the clutch lever not turning the eccen
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 jviss at 6:35am 07.15.24 Is it s Raymarine pilot?
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 6:32am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 6:04am 07.15.24 That is an oversimplified model of how a rode or chain falls. It actually falls as a cateenary, an
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 07.15.24 I recently found out (and verified in photos) that the racers mount a bar between the chainplates (
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 5:56am 07.15.24
What a day! (1) Hayden Watson at 5:52am 07.15.24 Hmm ... I didn't realize the orcas really ventured inside (east) of Whidbey. Could you tell who th
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:50am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:43am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 5:36am 07.15.24 Veer can also mean a shift of wind direction clockwise; versus back, a shift of wind direction coun
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:32am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:31am 07.15.24 Veer can also mean a shift of wind direction clockwise; versus back, a shift of wind direction count
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 5:29am 07.15.24 This is the specific link: OED Scope nautical Hmmm, that link takes me to the Oxford English Dicti
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:27am 07.15.24 After more testing yesterday, I'm abandoning the spurling pipe, for now at least. I retrieved the r
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:25am 07.15.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion b

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