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Wear shoes they said. It will be fun they said. Brian D at 9:02pm 02.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 15/1278 Mr1tfUCj2ag
MRE meals. any good?? RussC at 6:55pm 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 53/6036 Just curious if anyone uses freeze dried or other MRE type meals onboard, and if any in particular a
How much wind is too much? Allowishish at 3:36pm 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 38/10646 I am sure this has been asked many times... and I did find it (to some extent on another forum) but
Cockpit Table Tom Curry at 3:17pm 02.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1635 Hello All. I am in the process of purchasing a 2008 Hunter 38. The boat is fully equipped, however,
Improvements in my beautiful boat, Hunter legend 33 Layla987 at 2:50pm 02.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 12/2552 146211 The original charger was heated and destroyed. I bought a new and assembled external assembl
Rudder Shaft Bushings annabhappy at 2:43pm 02.05.18 Parts Search 5/1609 Hi everyone, My Pearson 31' Rudder is very clunky and I believe that my ruder shaft bushings need t
Improvements in my beautiful boat, Hunter legend 33 (4) Layla987 at 2:18pm 02.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/902 146211 The original charger was heated and destroyed. I bought a new and assembled external assembl
Anyone know what this flag pennant is? (1) Whatsit at 1:26pm 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1625 It was on my sailboat when I bought it. The seller said it was there when he bought it. Thanks Mike
Exumas in June or July Banooma at 12:50pm 02.05.18 Destinations 2/858 Any helpful suggestions for a 3 time BVI charterer and family crew interested in trying an Exumas ad
B 311 Swing keel - Where can I find this part? (1) Celmi at 11:32am 02.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2596 Own a Beneteau 311 with the original swing keel mechanism. The thread on the tip of the winch rod th
Horizontal Windlass Install in Anchor Locker - Hunter 30 Tartaruga Sailing at 9:26am 02.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1927 I am considering the idea of trying to mount a horizontal windlass into the anchor locker on my 1990
Steam comming out of exhaust markwbird at 8:34am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1482 I was having a conversation with a friend who owns a Beneteau about an engine problem. She showed m
Cracks in a Catalina 30 wing keel tgr23 at 8:29am 02.05.18 Catalina 30 9/2529 I'm looking at a 1988 C30 to buy and one of the things I noticed were cracks at the fore and aft of
Abandon Comfort (1) Simon Sexton at 6:47am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3798 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to share with y'all a couple bloggers I came across t
Surveyor, Wrightsville/Carolina Beach area BobHorn at 6:39am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/489 Looking for a surveyor for a sailboat in the subject area. Thanks, Bob
Thining a batten cb32863 at 6:17am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/610 So my upper 2 battens are a bit stiff, really no bend at all. So I have always heard about sanding t
First 345 Toe rail Mph2400 at 5:20am 02.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/816 Has anyone ever replaced the toe rail? I have about 15' of damaged rail...no, it cannot be bent back
garage clearance - trailer bunk height langfordja at 4:05pm 02.04.18 Catalina 22 6/904 I can currently get my trailered 22 inside my garage, however, the swing keel is not installed yet.
Service switch for AC Shore Power? Mickstr at 3:44pm 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1208 I've been reading up on Marine Electric in a US Power Squadron course. They state that you should ha
Bypassing the winter blues (1) Phil Herring at 11:48am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 159/14036 What's your strategy for keeping sailing alive in your life (or at least your mind) when the world i

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Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:44am 08.17.24 Why did you need to perform evasive maneuvers? Did you really think any one of them didn't see you
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 08.17.24 I had to perform evasive maneuvers. In retrospect I probably should have just made a U-turn, but
how to remove leds from electrical panel firebird13 at 7:28am 08.17.24 solved. It is by pulling the led towards the front of the board.
Do I have a stringer problem? JohnnyP at 7:27am 08.17.24 Thank you so much for the replies. Now that I understand it better, I will take a closer look and tr
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Don S/V ILLusion at 7:02am 08.17.24
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Tally Ho at 6:42am 08.17.24
Electric Winch Recomendations (1) jssailem at 6:39am 08.17.24
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (3) jssailem at 6:26am 08.17.24 All is true. Then there is the thrill of sailing with your buddies. 226854 Strait of Georgia, Februa
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 6:23am 08.17.24 I was motoring, keeping a watch, and my son was watching as well. I did come off the throttle immed
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 Timm R Oday25 at 5:49am 08.17.24
Rudder bracket RolfSail at 5:47am 08.17.24 FYI on broken rudder bracket. I had a welder fix my broken rudder bracket. The two panels that were
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 4:58am 08.17.24 A suggestion On my original 40.5 rudder, water got in, and cracked it. I had the rudder repaired,
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 john6206 at 4:33am 08.17.24
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Davidasailor26 at 2:40am 08.17.24 Years ago we alternated years between in and out of water storage in New Jersey. Keeping the boat in
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power marcham at 12:46am 08.17.24 There are AC electrical systems, which only work on shore power and DC electrical systems which draw
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) artboas at 10:35pm 08.16.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/aft-cabin-upgrade-pdf.48104 Above is the link to me a
What to do with the topping lift? (1) jssailem at 9:34pm 08.16.24
6mm DIN 776 equivalent. (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:01pm 08.16.24 Our gypsy is 10mm which our manual says should use DIN 766 / ISO / G4, but the dealer gave us BBB c
Small brass screw Tally Ho at 7:54pm 08.16.24
Do I have a stringer problem? PaulK at 7:29pm 08.16.24 Stringers run fore & aft. Your picture is of floors, which are used to strengthen the hull in the b

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