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Buy Tiller Pilot fritz3000g at 6:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4260 I'm thinking of buying an old Autohelm tiller pilot for a really good price. My question is - if it
Keel Winch ChileanJK at 5:21am 12.26.17 Catalina 22 5/1277 Last weekend I put the boat for the first time in the water and took a ride on the lake just motorin
Seamanship - Line handling Will Gilmore at 4:22am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2833 I wanted to share this video and technique from the Annapolis Performance Sailing Web site ://www.ap
Why is my Genoa so hard to hoist? (1) onlinelee at 11:35pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 23/5473 Hi friends, Happy Christmas one and all:-) The tension required to hoist my Genoa is truly too much
Mystery item on the Mast (1) hookway at 9:02pm 12.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1807
Bow cleats, 29.5 Odyssey lll at 3:50pm 12.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 Has anyone installed bow cleats on the deck. The factory installed cleats are in the anchor locker '
O ' Day 19 JOHNMADDEN at 2:02pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1963 Drain hole in bottom of stern. Previous owner said leave open. When boat is in motion - it will dr
Isinglass Covers KZW at 12:37pm 12.25.17 Catalina 310 7/2775 Does anyone know what kind of breathable fabric should contact Isinglass? My dodger has covers for
H38 head sail richard9525 at 10:53am 12.25.17 Big Boats 3/958 Anybody know the furling headsail measurements ,110% I believe. and the tape size for the furling sy
New/replacement sails for sirius 21 ChrisNY at 10:33am 12.25.17 Sirius 21/22 3/2042 I know Santa just came, but I am already planning for next Christmas. I would like to replace the m
Engine problems flyingcr at 10:31am 12.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 25/3716 I own a 265 first. Just found out my engine needs to be rebuilt, for a cost around $5000 for top end
Cleaning a main sail sfgary at 9:10am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1767 Merry Christmas all, I have searched the forums but have a specific problem. Unaware I was bleeding
God bless us all every one! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:00am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/964 On this Christmas Day, wishing all of you all the blessings of this joyous season. The 20 years y'al
Updating my v-berth Whatsit at 9:34pm 12.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2747
Done, Finished, Merry Christmas!!!!! (C30 Research) Ward H at 2:02pm 12.24.17 Catalina 30 2/1015 It took me three months but I have now read every thread on the 139 pages of the Catalina 30 forum.
New O'day 27 owner and new to this forum Whatsit at 2:00pm 12.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 42/3062 hi all My names Mike. My whole life I wanted to own a sailboat. Well on Sunday last week my dream ca
RAYMARINE EV-100 AUTO-PILOT GEAR ondine at 11:15am 12.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/595 Hello my fellow sailors - I have my sailboat on a charter and one of members broke the autopilot, th
Crash Test Boat ifmdalvey at 9:16am 12.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1163 Want to see what happens when your mast comes down and how to deal with it? The British Yachting onl
USAF Band Seasonal Greetings! JamesG161 at 8:13am 12.24.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/616 This years Flash mob by the phenomenal United States Air Force Band! mLjLny-nXo8 And the WWII veter
Newport Harbor as a Christmas-New Year's Destination Kings Gambit at 7:02am 12.24.17 Destinations 2/812 The southern California weather will be good, especially for power boaters (i.e., little wind), this

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Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Tally Ho at 5:31pm 08.09.24 What has anyone done for air conditioning and/or head while under way? Tractor Trailers have 12V A
Alternator heat - how serious? Hello Below at 5:30pm 08.09.24 So, the brown wire should be connected only to the keyed side of the ignition switch? Scott the ma
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Tally Ho at 5:28pm 08.09.24 I switch from OFF to #1, then I start the engine and keep it there whilst the engine is in use. Onc
Get my engine running. Tally Ho at 5:21pm 08.09.24 is the orientation of this photo how it is mounted, vertical? Nope. In the photo, which is taken
Get my engine running. monocerosin at 5:08pm 08.09.24 We also like to suggest things before they even come to your mind. It's annoying, but that's just
Are These Davit Mounts? heritage at 4:59pm 08.09.24 They do make davits that swing inward and effectively shorten the length of the boat so as to quali
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) dLj at 4:20pm 08.09.24 DJ, the boat is ond Middle River Landing Marina. Essex? The standing rigging looks serviceable. No
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair capta at 4:13pm 08.09.24 Some of the people who have hull blisters spend months drying the spots out, and that's on a vertica
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Fred at 4:06pm 08.09.24 My 2004 Cat 28 mkii also has a pronounced pull to port in forward under power only. Very annoying. S
Backstay Split Rigging? (1) ggrizzard at 4:04pm 08.09.24 You Got It! That's the three holes I mentioned. First, call "Rig Right" and ask them if they have it
Get my engine running. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:53pm 08.09.24 I'm sure I will have more questions. We here have the ability to read minds so I will anticipate
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 3:49pm 08.09.24 What has anyone done for air conditioning and/or head while under way? Tractor Trailers have 12V Ai
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:48pm 08.09.24 That is certainly a well made piece of metal work (solid or not) fabricated for a specific purpose.
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 3:43pm 08.09.24 That's the first year they built that boat. Where are you on the Chesapeake? I also keep my boat th
Get my engine running. (1) monocerosin at 3:00pm 08.09.24 226674 I think bypassing this old thing and going electric sounds great. I'm going to start pricing
Reading the SI's shemandr at 2:19pm 08.09.24 Competitors should definitely read the SI's! But I'm not killing these gals for several reasons:
Backstay Split Rigging? lrogers57 at 2:00pm 08.09.24 The mast does not have a hole for that weird end, the mast has a clevis pin I think i understand
Backstay Split Rigging? (2) lrogers57 at 1:48pm 08.09.24 In that case looking at your pic 8854, the longer of the 3 cables, the one with the tulip shape end
Solar Voltage dlochner at 1:43pm 08.09.24 Regarding the above link, we are talking about if fuse on the input side of the controller can prot
Solar Voltage JoeWhite at 1:39pm 08.09.24 Regarding the above link, we are talking about if fuse on the input side of the controller can prote

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