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$tingy Sailor at 7:33am 08.24.18
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Hi, friends! Just an FYI here... Due to the popularity of my Pop Top EZ-Lift Kit (https://stingysa
Jackdaw at 7:03am 08.24.18
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Racing with 3 on board BlueJ yesterday, breeze in the upper teens. We got hit with a 23 knot puff ju
Charles Erwin at 6:32am 08.24.18
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155404 BC fire smoke nearly gone
Coppertone at 4:00am 08.24.18
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I have an '87 new design Cat 22. I find that in heavy air I prefer to cleat my jib sheet on the win
rickr84 at 3:00am 08.24.18
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Hi all, As popular as the FJ14 was, I can't find anyone online talking about how to separate the hu
Brian D at 10:02pm 08.23.18
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I mentioned in another thread that the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) site went full pay-to-
R C Albin at 6:46pm 08.23.18
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I realize there must be other threads on this topic, but I can't find them. Can someone refer me to
DialedN_87 at 5:18pm 08.23.18
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Hello all, First post (I promise a more formal and detailed introduction to come). Is there any way
peterbud at 4:49pm 08.23.18
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the lens part of one of my hatches has come away from the rubber seal. Has anyone else had this prob
Gi49336 at 4:17pm 08.23.18
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Trying to figure out how to trailer a Clipper Marine 26. Any ideas for a novice?
plenny7 at 2:24pm 08.23.18
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Go to the 30 second mark. My head would spin trying to figure out if I was the stand-on or give-way
Babette04 at 1:54pm 08.23.18
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Can anyone suggest model and type of windlass for a Beneteau323? Pictures of one installed?? Thank y
Warren Milberg at 11:27am 08.23.18
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After many years of sailing, and only a few close calls (but no collisions) with both sail and powe
LeslieTroyer at 11:16am 08.23.18
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im thinking of testing trans and engine oil on a yearly basis. Is the a recommended company or sui
nfg2u at 11:13am 08.23.18
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I am looking to purchase a new Tach sensor for my Yanmar 3GM30F and I found this in a google search.
seadaddler at 5:39am 08.23.18
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Any one using Keurig on their sailboat and I are you happy. Been using so many coffee makers on our
pbois34 at 5:36am 08.23.18
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my 10yo daughter has recently taken sailing lessons and loves it. Someone gave us a 7/11 dingy sail
rpd at 5:28am 08.23.18
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I was sailing down wind in 15 km winds and found that my direction would constantly change I have se
jbreland at 4:30am 08.23.18
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Anybody heard anything on Dave ?? How his recovery is going..... Hope all is well and he is recover
Capt Robbie at 7:04pm 08.22.18
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As I said in previous post took a lightning strike again. This is now the 4th strike in 35 years wi

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Starter motor burned up?   (2)
BTC1984 at 4:49am 09.24.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website?
Kermit at 7:51pm 09.23.24
Dang. If I'd have known that, I could have got you over to my place in the mountains by just flash
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website?
Kermit at 7:50pm 09.23.24
Whoa! You managed to bring @Kermit back! Here I am!!!! (My wife hates it when I say that, too.)
My rudder broke off
wardk at 7:46pm 09.23.24
We don't have a sling , we get a crane charges us 20 dollars a minute to get the boat from the wate
My rudder broke off
wardk at 7:43pm 09.23.24
I did this for my rudder replacement. We got all the bolts loose while were waterborne except the
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets?
Ed whatnot at 7:19pm 09.23.24
the line to the macerator is a direct dedicated hose from the tank. it is not connected to the pump
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard
marcham at 6:44pm 09.23.24
Cleaning up the worst of the blisters should be 6-15 hrs max (unless you have thousands of them, whi
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website?
Project_Mayhem at 6:32pm 09.23.24
Whoa! You managed to bring @Kermit back!
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer
Moondawg at 6:27pm 09.23.24
Thank you for the info, Davidsailor26! That is correct. I thought it was a tad short for a heat ex
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer
Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 09.23.24
I'll be taking the heat exchanger apart to inspect/clean after I get the broken bolt drilled and ta
Oday 192 outboard bracket
john6206 at 6:07pm 09.23.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website?   (1)
Kermit at 5:44pm 09.23.24
Looks like Alaska to me... Nice photo... dj Thanks. Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, AK. We went dawg
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks!
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:42pm 09.23.24
Moth balls as long as it protected from the elements might work. I have used it under the mainsail
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website?   (1)
Kermit at 5:30pm 09.23.24
Yes I can, but I believe your greatest challenge was trying to find Stanley Park in Vancouver BC.
My rudder broke off
smokey73 at 5:17pm 09.23.24
Thanks @Crazy Dave Condon Getting a thumbs up from you is a compliment. Your experience on this fo
Extra line from boom...what is it?
dlochner at 5:11pm 09.23.24
There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to r
My rudder broke off
smokey73 at 4:44pm 09.23.24
Well that is a good theory if I was to estimate the cost of this approach I think that would cost a

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