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PFD's who needs one... It is only a day sail, a milk run really... jssailem at 4:36pm 12.18.17 Ask All Sailors 72/5068 I posted this comment on the Capri Forum in response to this news article about a skipper on a milk
"Dario Noseda, epic venture. ELMAX at 3:28pm 12.18.17 Ask All Sailors 3/403 "Dario Noseda, Italian, is about to end the epic venture of crossing the Atlantic ocean in solitary
Fixing Leaks at Toe rail to decks.?? Advice Tom Y Maybe?? JayZ at 2:29pm 12.18.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/4105 Like all of us I kind of like a dry boat. ...It won't ever be dusty dry but one can dream of dusty
Best hose material to prevent splitting during ice conditions jssailem at 1:41pm 12.18.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1606 I know we should prepare for winter and blow out all lines when temps are likely going to fall below
Transmission Identification (3) Smunkey at 1:22pm 12.18.17 Catalina 30 10/3078 Please forgive me if my search skills were not strong enough, but I do not seem to be able to find a
C-22 Bimini SV_GALATEIA at 12:35pm 12.18.17 Catalina 22 11/2020 Hello all, As many before, I have been a lurker and this is my first post/question. Has anyone purch
Looks like a fun diversion Justin_NSA at 12:04pm 12.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/590 Saw this on LinkedIn - The video format won't embed. Maybe this will work? https://dms.licdn.com/pl
DECAL COST Rising jssailem at 10:23am 12.18.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1287 Hi Fellow cruisers. If you are planning on adventuring in the Inside Passage or just crossing the bo
Flushing raw water system PeterBld at 9:23am 12.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/1014 My son has just flushed the raw water system. The engine is a marine Ford 2712. He removed the impel
Raw water impellers seafox at 8:52am 12.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/803 I empty and clean my 2 raw water impellers strainers, engine ' gen, every 3 to 4 weeks. It was sugg
Replacing the old Fico pin traveler on my 1987 O'Day 272LE. Chuck Powell at 8:27am 12.18.17 Bigger Boats 36/4657 For the 2018 sailing season I want to update my old but workable Fico pin traveler system to a new c
Want to buy a Hunter356 richard9525 at 8:00am 12.18.17 Big Boats 2/733 Looking for a H-356 to purchase. I`m located in Little River, SC I use to own one and sold mine back
Discoloration around hull porthole windows (2) p.adams at 12:14am 12.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1181 Hi there - I own a 423 (2006 vintage). She is lovely boat except for one problem - around the hull p
Solar questions? VanIslandGuy at 5:23pm 12.17.17 Big Boats 15/1413 I'm considering a solar project for our H410 and am looking for advice... I will likely get an arch
Christmas and New year Greetings and ..Wish Alansails at 5:21pm 12.17.17 Catalina 310 9/955 Eileen and I want to wish everyone A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year With Fair Winds and Followin
P165 Mods.... Mainsheet, jib cleats, halyard cleats, etc. 1 stevenwp2 at 5:12pm 12.17.17 Precision 1/1173 So, I bought a P165 with the intention of upgrading, racing while I own it, then selling to a friend
Parting out Mac222-V Capt Wik at 4:27pm 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/365 Send your winter wish list Lotsa good stuff salvaged
Testing a SSB spadaforaj at 2:33pm 12.17.17 Ask All Sailors 15/892 Nice SSB - ICOM M-802 on a newly - purchased Hunter 41. Have been reading up and wanting to use thi
The lost Czech Brian D at 1:03pm 12.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/696 There was once a very rich lawyer who owned a large house up in Washington state. Every summer, he w
Prefilter in a O'Day 272LE Chuck Powell at 11:27am 12.17.17 Bigger Boats 11/803 I'm replacing my old Groco prefilter in the cockpit locker with a Racor fuel filter 200 series. Doe

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Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 7:01am 07.01.23 I'm in the process of changing from LA to LFP batteries. A few general comments. "Drop-In" LFP batt
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update SirMichael at 6:27am 07.01.23 I've got an '88 28.5 as well (lake water though...). It's been a very good boat for us for the las
VHF Antenna installation BigEasy at 6:19am 07.01.23 Side of the mast on a bracket. Put a loop in the coax line to reduce water ingress and provide extr
VHF Antenna installation dlochner at 6:05am 07.01.23 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the c
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 3:44am 07.01.23
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 3:36am 07.01.23
Install New Winches? Kevy at 9:27pm 06.30.23 Super, thanks folks. Also got put on to Hutton winches to take a look at. Think I'll definitely lo
Fresh water leak Terrel01 at 9:15pm 06.30.23 I get the leaks when I have not been sailing, but thanks. You must have been in some really big wa
SEO within Yacht World listing FastOlson at 9:11pm 06.30.23 Does your brokerage contract obligate the broker to do any sort of "listing" service, like YachtWorl
California Trailer Plates Johnb at 8:36pm 06.30.23 What Joe says. I got to believe that if you don't have current registration for a trailer and anyth
California Trailer Plates Joe at 8:19pm 06.30.23 Fair enough, but I guess more what I was curious about was "what do I need to sort out?" It sounds
Gooseneck drgbanks at 8:13pm 06.30.23 Wow! I will fix it as soon as I get home on Monday. Thanks Sunbird!!!!
Boatyard mishap MitchM at 8:12pm 06.30.23 we had a dreadful haul in accident where the Travelift crew at the marina started to
VHF Antenna installation (1) Tally Ho at 7:57pm 06.30.23
Good Boat? 1995 HUNTER 29.5??? (1) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 06.30.23
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 06.30.23
st 4000 and rudder position Tally Ho at 7:33pm 06.30.23 I had problems with the control head recognizing the rudder reference and got this respnse from Ray
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing jssailem at 7:30pm 06.30.23 To summarize: Auto pilot (or some kind of self steering device), accessible controls (including win
st 4000 and rudder position Ralph Johnstone at 5:42pm 06.30.23 I got more high tech stuff on my boat than yours. Last count we had 8 or 9 GPS and a bunch of other
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:24pm 06.30.23 Nice! Good going, John! Congrats! Just keep nibbling at the remaining small problems, and you'll g

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