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Trailer for 88 hunter legend riversloth at 12:43pm 09.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1452 I am thinking about moving my boat about 200 miles. Away from the lake and back in a few months. Sh
Furlers and trailering Rltgold at 12:35pm 09.12.18 Catalina 22 15/1528 I am thinking of adding a furler to my Catalina 22 and was wondering how people dealing with their f
Insurance requirements for 17' sailboat? Shorefun at 7:16am 09.12.18 Ask All Sailors 12/558 I live in NJ. What is recommended insurance on a simple 17' daysailer (a Hunter 170)? Currently no
Rigging our new (used but NEVER sailed) MacGregor 26X and baffled!! 1sailsman at 6:39am 09.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2294 We are setting up our Macgregor for the first time ever. Found a "used" 26X that still had all riggi
Your favorite weather website? pateco at 6:37am 09.12.18 Weather and Forecasting 39/4152 The page I have been using for the last couple of hurricane seasons is Mike's Weather Page http://sp
Pearson 26 Shbhroundey at 6:00am 09.12.18 Parts Search 0/446 I am the sailing instructor at Safe Harbor Boys Home in Jacksonville, FL. We are a unique residentia
Hunter Legend 40 1989 Electric Panel (3) seasthemoment at 2:48am 09.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1802 I am trying to clean my electric panel and reverse more to original. Who can tell what is supposed t
Moondance glaufman at 8:07pm 09.11.18 Racing 4/930 Been meaning to post this for some time now... Our club did our annual Moondance race a couple weeks
Worldwide Marine - National Weather Service - NOAA HF Fax Document Brian D at 8:01pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/534 For those of you who have a shortwave radio receiver with Single Sindband capabilities, or those tha
NOAA Data Buoys JamesG161 at 7:49pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1039 This is the spot to find all local and global Data Buoys. https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov They even link
Boat show employment DAVA390 at 6:16pm 09.11.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1667 With retirement looming ( ever so slowly) I have been thinking it would interesting to peek behind t
23.5 water tank JL Stratton at 6:03pm 09.11.18 Smaller Boats 4/725 Looking for leads on a good water tank for my 23.5. I think the original was a 3-gallon tank that fi
First "Endurance" Race JRT at 5:51pm 09.11.18 Racing 24/1928 It looks like the stars and schedules have finally aligned for my first race at our club. http://b
Red sky at morning ... williamtl at 5:07pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 4/1039
Use of the term "invest" and a number jmce1587 at 5:01pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 8/1121 guys, this is a curiosity question for me for the guys that know/track weather systems. When did
New forum on weather and forecasting Phil Herring at 4:57pm 09.11.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1027 A couple of avid marine weather enthusiasts asked if we could have a forum for weather and forecasti
Welcome! Forum guidelines. Phil Herring at 4:46pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 21/3392 This forum was requested by a couple of users who are really into their weather, as most of us are t
Bonding system on Catalina yachts? Terrel01 at 4:26pm 09.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1433 We don't have an electrical bonding system on our Catalina yachts, right? They don't work well in ma
87' Mac25 to live aboard, is it enough? Norlan at 1:09pm 09.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1685 Hello. I'm considering a mcgregor 25 to possibly live aboard, I wanted someone opinion on this if is
Taking the 170 off the trailer? Shorefun at 12:24pm 09.11.18 Day Sailers 19/1873 I will need to take my boat off the trailer. The bunks need to be redone and some maintenance one th

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 2:43pm 07.14.24 dLj, try this: Oxford English Dictionary (oed.com)
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 2:38pm 07.14.24 In questions of definition, the first step is always to consult a dictionary. If it's nautical, the
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 2:34pm 07.14.24 But, I swear, if one more powerboater drops an anchor within swinging distance of a mooring buoy, I
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Foswick at 2:18pm 07.14.24 Lots of answers here - some correct and some, less so. As some have noted, 1:1 scope means you are
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue mermike at 2:00pm 07.14.24 Kudos to @Ralph Johnstone for some excellent photos and diagrams!
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 1:58pm 07.14.24 In questions of definition, the first step is always to consult a dictionary. If it's nautical, the
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 07.14.24 KG, Maine Sail did a wonderful explanation of this years ago, I don't know if it's still up on his
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 1:29pm 07.14.24 I looked at the control end of the wire and noticed a little deformation thay I assume was from the
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard PaulK at 1:21pm 07.14.24 The photo with your hand looks like you're holding two separate halyards. The wire one may have bee
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Alan Gomes at 12:44pm 07.14.24 And if someone wants to know why, tell them the math is beyond the scope of this course Pun no dou
What are these tracks used for? FastOlson at 12:44pm 07.14.24 At our local WM, you're as likely to get a blank stare from the teenage help if you use terms like
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes smokey73 at 12:40pm 07.14.24 As I suggested. Take a small bucket of "muck" from where you would normally cruise and store it whe
What are these tracks used for? Davidasailor26 at 12:24pm 07.14.24
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 12:20pm 07.14.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 12:00pm 07.14.24 The "jumping" might be damped by the lower roller, but any thing below the roller, could form a big
What are these tracks used for? (4) Will Gilmore at 11:50am 07.14.24 ... and the thing sitting behind the wheel of the truck is a teamster.:biggrin: The teamster turns
Tiller mount damages fiberglass dlochner at 11:45am 07.14.24 This is when the tiller is in the stowed position? To answer your question, probably not. However y
Tiller mount damages fiberglass shemandr at 11:45am 07.14.24 I've seen stainless chafe guards used in areas where sheets have worn through the gel coat - not som
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:43am 07.14.24 Would get the jock's attention for sure. Back when I was teaching as a fill in for a number of year
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 07.14.24

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