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A favour please . . . GBGraham at 8:07am 12.20.17 Smaller Boats 6/726 Or to you Guys, favor ! Until I collect my boat which is a 5 hrs drive away. Could somebody please g
Why the race to the bottom....? Maine Sail at 4:40am 12.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 79/6624 We live in Maine, we get lots of snow, we use snowblowers to relocate the white stuff because we'll
Catalina 30 wing keel width katana750 at 8:32pm 12.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/874 Hi there I was wondering if anybody knew off hand what the max width of the wing keel would be on 92
Dual Helms on Hunter 45DS Jack Barnes at 8:27pm 12.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1603 I am looking at buying a hunter 44ds or 45DS. I like all of the features of the 45DS but I am conce
Apostle Islands quarter (1) Jackdaw at 12:58pm 12.19.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1221 The US Mint recognizes the beauty and wonder of the Apostle Islands, and commemorates it with its ve
Mac 26 X Door Bennkat81 at 11:40am 12.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2049 Just purchased a 1998 Mac 26X door to head has been replaced with wood. Anyone know where I could lo
Quick Antares windlass problems - 2009 B37 Vegas at 8:33am 12.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/5392 Has anyone else had trouble with their Quick brand, Antares model windlass? My windlass quit and I
Proper use of outhaul Ben4195 at 7:03am 12.19.17 Racing 12/1560 Hi folks, During the off season I've been trying to read more about tactics to improve my team's ra
Bimini Top dsims at 6:55am 12.19.17 Sirius 21/22 1/1971 I am curious what others have for a bimini on their Sirius 21. We have a homemade bimini that is so
another "toy" that is sure to get attention Justin_NSA at 5:43am 12.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/935 This was on LinkedIn as well. An interesting dive machine that will definitely turn heads! https://
VDO Tacho / Hour Meter Repair (1) onlinelee at 12:16am 12.19.17 Ask All Sailors 8/9944 Hi friends, if you have a VDO Tacho with hour meter that does not work you may already know its a co
The DOD's 12 days of Christmas Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16pm 12.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/482 An oldie but a goodie (slightly updated) that never fails to make me laugh: The President has autho
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 72/7509 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 3/448 "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 8/5429 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 16/1863 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 10/3872 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 11/2229 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 6/678 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 15/1674 Hi Fellow cruisers. If you are planning on adventuring in the Inside Passage or just crossing the bo

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Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 03.25.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:00pm 03.25.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean t
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Davidasailor26 at 5:48pm 03.25.24 I think you did the right thing given the layout of the channel and your initial reaction to follow
Boom Skipper J at 5:36pm 03.25.24 If that doesn't work, Dwyer Mast and Rigging, with a website online, got back to me quickly with a b
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel colb218 at 5:35pm 03.25.24 Thanks for the re-assurance all. As the person who got me into this said when I took my first boat o
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.25.24 Based on your description and the image you posted, no. You were correct to make the limited adjus
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:36pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? Based on your description and the image you posted, no.
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit Skipper J at 4:28pm 03.25.24 That's very professional looking. You will likely find so many uses for it.
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 03.25.24 O'Day's are known for leaks as they used silicone to seal everything from the factory. Paper, tape a
Boom AngelM at 3:48pm 03.25.24 Thanks gonna give them a call. Angel
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 2:54pm 03.25.24 I'm almost done! Only two holes left to drill. I had to remove my Traveler X track so that I could d
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit ...3TacksontheWater at 2:46pm 03.25.24 Very nice! George
M-12 Oil Change (2) GeorgeC at 2:04pm 03.25.24 Randall.... I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Universal M-20 (5416) 16 hp engine. Some of the folks respo

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