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Shipping 32-36 boats across US Mutany at 2:49am 09.08.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1584 I've had quite the time shopping for a boat. I've had 2 boats fall through due to poor surveys. I've
Electrical question Tim22 at 5:30pm 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1893 I have an Adler Barbour cold machine that is connected through a Mobitronics mps50 rectifier which a
How's your multiplication? Brian D at 3:04pm 09.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/852 I saw this this morning and found it fascinating. Haven't tried it but it looks like it would work.
One summer night... or many? (1) Phil Herring at 1:27pm 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 59/4223 They say that your tan will fade but the memories will last forever. Was that true for your summer?
41 DS overhead port in salon cracked and leaks sailor5017 at 12:58pm 09.07.18 Big Boats 3/707 The Bomar overhead opening port has several spider cracks around one of the holes drilled for the lo
1987 Catalina 30 Wing Keel Bolts Location? sailingnc at 12:52pm 09.07.18 Catalina 30 4/1067 Could someone tell me the location of the wing keel bolts? Thank you!
Fast or Furious? (1) Phil Herring at 12:45pm 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 61/5488 Do you race your boat, or have you raced it in the past? What do you enjoy about racing and how hard
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:33pm 09.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 1458/200789 Hey All: I am taking a page from the Wednesday Photoday posts and asking you to post your favorite
Insurance Cost Comparison (1) Phil Herring at 11:43am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2735 With the weather getting crazier and insurance costs doing the same, it's time we do an I'll show yo
Purposeful repurposing (1) Phil Herring at 11:27am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1204 Have you turned a berth into a closet, a cabinet into a refrigerator, or a bimini into a platform fo
Tuning an in mast furling rig Frank H at 11:03am 09.07.18 Catalina 310 1/791 Fellow 310 owners. I'm sorry to bring this topic up again but I lost my numbers for tuning my rig th
Why is there a foot of water in the cabin? (1) Phil Herring at 10:43am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 48/13342 Fortunately, most of us will never have the moment of panic when we discover water rising above the
Rigging Inspection (1) Phil Herring at 9:40am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 39/6041 Do you regularly inspect your standing rigging? If so, do you do it yourself or hire a pro? If you d
Close pass Jackdaw at 9:05am 09.07.18 Racing 5/1229 Unlike last week when we had 15 knots in the Bay, last night we had 3 knots gusting to 4. In these c
Best Winter Storage Tips (1) Phil Herring at 8:54am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 42/6798 Sure, it's a little early but Labor Day is behind us and the specter of snow is in the not-too-dista
CNG/LPG gas hose SVPardonMyFrench at 8:21am 09.07.18 Big Boats 28/4363 I am in the process of converting from CNG to LPG and trying to trace the hose that runs from the ta
40.5 rocking the strait of Juan de Fuca SVPardonMyFrench at 8:15am 09.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1077 Short video of the delivery of our 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 from Victoria, BC to Seattle across the s
Fun sailing... SVPardonMyFrench at 8:11am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/623 Short video of our delivery from Victoria, BC to Seattle across the strait of Juan de Fuca -- that w
National Beer Lovers Day! (1) JamesG161 at 7:23am 09.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/1919 Time to take refreshing pause to sip a cold BEER... OLD Jim...:beer::beer:
Hello to All Knot Stressin' at 7:15am 09.07.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1895 Hello to all. I am a first time sailboat owner. I purchased a Chrysler C-22 a few months back. I hav

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Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 08.23.24 When running we push the head sail off to the right and the main to the left or vice versa trying t
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? SteveHughessails at 7:25am 08.23.24 When running we push the head sail off to the right and the main to the left or vice versa trying to
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 08.23.24 Just yesterday Sue and I were sailing in light/variable wind, say 5 to 11 knots with main and 135% g
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Will Gilmore at 5:59am 08.23.24 And don't confuse heeling with power. Just because you aren't heeling, doesn't mean you don't have
Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang Model for 2002 Catalina 310? Joe at 5:45am 08.23.24 There's no manual. At least mine didn't come with one... The work just like a soft vang... the gre
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Joe at 5:38am 08.23.24 Do you have a sailing instructional book? Now's the time to study up on the nature of true and appa
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 5:23am 08.23.24 Curious about how you will get the replacement faucet to be secured in the tight space. The repla
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Cell Phone Boosters jviss at 5:13am 08.23.24 Get Starlink, the price for a Gen 3 dish is really low, $299. Then use wifi calling, get all the da
Faucet replacement HELP kappykaplan at 5:10am 08.23.24 A win indeed! Here is a picture of the new faucet installed and working perfectly! Well done! :bee
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Will Gilmore at 5:09am 08.23.24
Faucet replacement HELP (1) smokey73 at 5:05am 08.23.24 A win indeed! Here is a picture of the new faucet installed and working perfectly! On to the next
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? dLj at 5:00am 08.23.24
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 NYSail at 3:48am 08.23.24 When I go up the mast I always fill my bag (part of my bosuns chair) with a variety of tools. Howeve
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 3:03am 08.23.24 Be sure you are actually measuring your speed over water. You may be going faster than you think. A
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Captain Larry-DH at 11:10pm 08.22.24 Can she do any of these? The 20 best cardio exercises to do at home Stable, open deck space might al
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 08.22.24 Go for a swim? Maybe she could haul you up the mast? We are in the PNW and our water temperature s
Electronics O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 9:35pm 08.22.24 It should be wired for interior and nav lights. I'm guessing the rest of the wiring was added by a p
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Project_Mayhem at 9:33pm 08.22.24 Go for a swim? Maybe she could haul you up the mast?
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 9:04pm 08.22.24 My apologies Stu. My brain said Jim and my fingers typed Stu. Thanks David and Dave, It occurred to

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