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Check your keels Bosman at 2:23pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1272 Some of you might already know Paulo's blog - if not, there are plenty of very interesting reading m
East coast Nor'easter this weekend. Gunni at 1:15pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 52/3134
Rain leaking into starboard cockpit locker Sky2Sail at 12:29pm 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/483 Hi All, I have two 1993 Hunter 23.5s and both leak a lot of water in the starboard cockpit locker wh
Handheld radio charging volts Skipper at 11:37am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1344 Have an old SH HX260 handheld VHF. Works good. Battery good. The battery is a 7.2V 750mAh NiCad. How
bilge pump drain line Dionysis at 11:10am 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/578 I have a 1989 Hunter Hunter 26.5. Its been a great boat but I had to change out the bilge pump the o
AirBnB for boats Paul and Judy at 10:12am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 19/4088 Anyone know of a marina in the Sarasota area where I can place my boat as a live-aboard and use it a
Outboard Engine bracket (2) shine at 9:04am 03.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/809 I am trying to redo the wood on my engine mount. I notice the top two holes in the old wooden bracke
MSD Vent fitting Roy 845 at 7:57am 03.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1734 Hello all, In the next few weeks I'll be installing an MSD Potty in my O'Day 22 just forward of the
Spinnaker Pole for 1990 Vision 32 SqPeg at 6:20am 03.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/1789 My boat came with a spinnaker but no pole. The spinnaker setup was an option back then. Anyone know
DIY boat ramps Whatsit at 4:31am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 37/20139
Boat name - color? Lisa at 12:47am 03.01.18 Catalina 310 17/2548 So I'm trying to figure out what color vinyl to order for our 310. Trying to match it to the blue st
Hunter 336 Dinette Table Lift Joe Papagni at 11:24pm 02.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1639 There's a rope coming out of the top of the pole that my dinette table moves up and down on. Does an
Yo... Phil (1) Brian D at 9:09pm 02.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/1226 @Phil Herring, found a bug in the forum, but I contained it in a box.
Color Code - deck and interior liner 322 - 302 (1) The Tanqueray at 5:19pm 02.28.18 Bigger Boats 11/1392 Attached is the color code for our deck and non-skid as well as interior liner. Take the code to any
Winter cruise (1) LeslieTroyer at 4:25pm 02.28.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 58/5071 day one of the winter cruise with John (@jssailem ) Stu (@Stu Jackson ) and myself. John and I left
A Locking Safety Tether Hook That Can Rotate Off a U-Bolt? thinwater at 3:22pm 02.28.18 Ask All Sailors 2/693 This only took about 25 pounds (measured) of pressure and came as quite a surprise. CbyhyC7ua8g In
H36 Companionway hatch repair (1) stuartsw at 2:59pm 02.28.18 Big Boats 7/1003 on our 2009 H36T, we slid back the hatch one day, it kept going, and showed us two loose screws. (I
Cat 22 Bomar hatch gasket (4) kbgunn at 1:44pm 02.28.18 Catalina 22 2/1180 My 1988 Cat 22 WK has the trapezoidal Bomar hatch on the foredeck. https://firebasestorage.googleap
Jib sheave box (1) Jimmy at 10:57am 02.28.18 Smaller Boats 5/526 Anyone know what size and grip range rivits to use on this 95 H 26.
Self Tailing Winch Size For O'Day 26 hejira17 at 7:36am 02.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1519 I am a new O'Day owner, have a 1985 Anniversary 26. Needs work, but I'm impressed with it overall. T

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charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.14.24 According to the manual at https://www.promariner.com/-/media/inriver/63110_USE.pdf?modified=2023032
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall (1) JBP-PA at 8:04am 07.14.24 The usual approach is a canvas cover. This place has one for a Surprise. https://www.sailorstailor.
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 8:02am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jssailem at 8:00am 07.14.24 If I understand the math correctly, on a still day I drop 10 ft of chain and anchor to the sea bed.
charging problem with new batterie richk at 8:00am 07.14.24 I've got the charger on and it says it's in conditioning mode. The DC output levels are 14.5 v and
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:58am 07.14.24
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jssailem at 7:53am 07.14.24 not super easy to get to in this setup, When I needed to examine the water strainer on my boat the
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 7:53am 07.14.24 Thanks for the replies folks, that's good to know. I'd still like to identify what the furling syst
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 07.14.24 Come to think of it, we typically measure out the rode as if it is a hypotenuse. However, with all
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:52am 07.14.24 Come to think of it, we typically measure out the rode as if it is a hypotenuse. However, with all
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. Davidasailor26 at 7:44am 07.14.24 That's impossible, since the table is mounted to the binnacle that houses the compass - so, you're
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jssailem at 7:43am 07.14.24 Sure from a mathematical perspective. I see no relevant application of this construct to my cruising
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 07.14.24 1 to 1 is a 45 d angle. I believe the format is horizontal to vertical. The hypotenuse isn't a fac
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Davidasailor26 at 7:26am 07.14.24
Damaged gel coat Davidasailor26 at 7:23am 07.14.24 I agree - and or grind past the cracking. From the looks of the depth you may need to stabilize the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 7:15am 07.14.24 John, looks like you are getting much closer to dropping the lines and setting sail. Glad you came
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 7:04am 07.14.24
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 6:43am 07.14.24 Thanks guys ... great info as usual. I downloaded the GPS utility Rich suggested. Its a pretty nic
Raymarine GPX File Editing jssailem at 6:42am 07.14.24 GPX file which is essentially an XML text file. Raymarine has done a really nice job of using custo

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