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Autohelm ST4000+ Head replacement gahOhio H33.5 at 1:39pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 6/3242 My ST4000 head has failed after many years of service. I have access to a ST5000+ head. Can anyone t
DIY Canvas Work mcrow33 at 1:27pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 22/3130 I don't sew or know nothing about sewing but have been thinking about making my own dodger and bimin
272 LE Keel Questions dankarofl at 12:42pm 03.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1877 Hi Guys, I'm admittedly new to keel boats and I've come across a 1988 O'Day 272 LE that I would lik
Seriously? 25yearslater at 12:42pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 6/773 https://www.pressmare.it/en/regattas/volvo-ocean-race/2018-03-30/breaking-vor-vestas-11th-hour-racin
Beneteau 473 - Help Bilge Pump Selection CharlesWashburn at 12:35pm 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2928 Hello, Our survey for our recent purchase of a 2002 B-473 identified that we should increase the vol
Freshwater marina for the summer Jerry75 at 10:27am 03.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1024 I am going to be putting my MAC 26S in a freshwater lake marina for the summer. My question is what
O'Day 23 Spinnaker Pole Black Squall at 9:54am 03.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/547 I'm rigging the O'Day 23 I purchased last summer to fly a spinnaker. Can anyone provide details on t
Couple's Dream Trip --- and keels falling off rgranger at 9:40am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2089 We all probably remember the recent story of the couple who ran aground on their first landfall of t
Quick Rider R3 Windlass Experience (2) geoffschultz at 9:35am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 0/461 I'm anchored at Lighthouse Reef in Belize, which is about 30 miles offshore ' my Muir VR1000R012E wi
Annual Costs for Club Racer (1) Jumpstart at 9:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 47/3158 I just did my taxes and my wife showed me the annual costs for our 30 foot J/92. Yikes! I consider o
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 8:50am 03.30.18 Catalina 275 17/2553 I ordered one at the Annapolis Boat Show last fall and have a tentative April 16 delivery date--gett
Removing Old Polyglow.....here is a good solution! Pat at 8:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1417 We bought the 272 LE in Dec. of 1986.....In the spring of 1987 someone suggested we use polyglow on
Replacing Chainplates (2) Jim 5757 at 8:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1661 I've finally decided it's time to replace the 45 year old chainplates on our Morgan 28OI. These are
Where to connect the negative solar cable? (1) onlinelee at 5:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 2/503 Hi Friends, Im just about to do my first solar install and hoped you guys could confirm what I thin
1984 Beneteau First 32 Ron Toivonen at 4:58am 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/793 Does anyone have a manual for a Beneteau First 32 they are willing to share or know where I can find
V berth insert for Hunter 30T Cpt.Rog at 4:41pm 03.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/723 Hi guys, I bought a Hunter 30T and found out that the V berth insert was missing. I know this is a
Egg mysteries Macboy at 4:34pm 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 45/2997 We have an eight year old and a five year old who took it upon themselves to dye about five dozen ea
Agony... Prepare to wince rgranger at 1:24pm 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 16/910 This is a compilation of sailing crashes... 0F31fFLf5aw
Floatation of wet foam fritz3000g at 12:28pm 03.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 70/7737 Hi all, I didn't get a response on another forum and wondered if you smart folks know. Is there an
Spring sailing break (3) RussC at 10:27am 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 6/392 We're at least getting a couple days of spring. near 70 temps left no reason not to take our little*

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Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 9:13am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 , I get it that you want to include Cape May in the itinerary, but the truth is that ha
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) kappykaplan at 8:40am 07.13.23 @Will Gilmore is your guy! Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 8:24am 07.13.23 Wow! A lot of pent up feelings on tacking technique. Joe's post regarding tacking is very good.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Davidasailor26 at 8:16am 07.13.23 Keeping Cape May in the plan more than the northern Chesapeake, maybe Atlantic City to Cape May, wea
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 PNWE36 at 8:03am 07.13.23 Prior owner installed Zarcor doors Companionway Doors by Zarcor provides style, comfort and conveni
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 7:59am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 and @TheBigDeal Unless the Delaware Bay has a specific meaning to your goal for an adven
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 7:47am 07.13.23 just plan according to CURRENT rather than tide. Important distinction. Good point, George. Many
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 7:44am 07.13.23 You are in luck:) The H26 at full ballast only displaced 4,600. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu
Life (sailing) after heart attack. SoSound at 7:43am 07.13.23
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May George Braun at 7:03am 07.13.23 Scott T-Bird is correct, almost nobody sails the Delaware for fun. I just made the transit north to
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA DaveJ at 6:54am 07.13.23
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 6:47am 07.13.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos t
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 , I get it that you want to include Cape May in the itinerary, but the truth is that har
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 6:45am 07.13.23 Reading through this thread takes me back to my previous boats and also makes me appreciate my curre
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 6:17am 07.13.23 I appricate everyones input, as well as alternate solutions. We are looking to go to cape may as we
Prop size for my 28.5 dlochner at 6:04am 07.13.23 Most props have their dimensions stamped on them. Look at the hub there should be a 2 numbers possib
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 5:57am 07.13.23 I am adding a fuel gauge and hours meter to mine, and I am planning to mount them on the cockpit com
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 5:45am 07.13.23 Is the generator electrically connected to the seacock? Since the Zinc was in the seawater system,
Found On Deck RoyS at 5:21am 07.13.23 Looks like a masthead sheave axle for an Isomat masthead. 3/8" x 1-5/8" https://www.rigrite.com/
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 4:49am 07.13.23 Diode was probably so it didn't back feed if you're using more than one battery. helping keep the s

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