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Trouble posting new topics jonelli at 9:09am 09.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/451 The site isn't posting my new topics.
Parts Thread jviss at 6:44am 09.10.17 Tartan 2/1124 Generic service, maintenance and replacement parts
Florida seadaddler at 5:53am 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1428 I am up safe in NY and had decided not to head back to our home in SW Florida and so glad we are sta
Florida Catalina owners hurricane plans? SVMOONDANCE at 9:46pm 09.09.17 Catalina 22 36/2454 Just curious what my fellow owners in Florida are doing to secure and safeguard their vessels from t
Summer Photo Contest! Phil Herring at 5:13pm 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 179/19085 UPDATE: Entries are closed, voting for the winner is open! Go here to vote The winning entry will
26S rub rail restauration? Bfranchini at 1:58pm 09.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3582 after a real lousy summer here in the Montreal area, we are just about ready to bring Egret home for
No fuel shutoff at fuel tank? (1) Suncatcher at 12:26pm 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3978 I recently purchased a new-to-me boat with a Yanmar 2GM and got brave enough (never touched a diesel
West Marine/Caframo air dryer (2) Skipper at 10:23am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 20/5608 West marine air dryer, made by Caframo of Ontario, CN. First note is that it says, "Made in Canada"
Documentation uncledom at 8:10am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1453 I just received the letter from U.S. Vessel Documentation which hopefully we all know is a scam. Ju
Sail Storage David Digby at 8:48pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1664 I have a new sail pack for the main. After the boat comes out of the lake the boom gets stored in my
Why do some Mac 26M's have a Blue Hull and others are White? Darin Stubbs at 8:27pm 09.08.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1237 New to Macgregors. Just wondering why some have Blue Hulls and others don't?
To Kill a Hurricane (3) rgranger at 3:34pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 32/2803 Yesterday at lunch, I was musing with some of my colleagues on the feasibility of using liquid nitro
San Pedro (Southern California) sailors - head pump out stations? marke14 at 1:42pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/942 Greetings SBO friends, those of you in the San Pedro marinas in particular! I am gearing up - menta
Mooring preparation in the event of a hurricane Plymouth Sailor at 10:16am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1353 I don't believe the area I'm located in (North East) is in any threat of experiencing a hurricane at
Radio 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:14am 09.08.17 Catalina 310 4/931 I have a Catalina 310 (2003). I'm trying to find what model the radio is. The best I can find is thi
Propellor, speed dpearce at 6:06am 09.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1479 i have a beneteau Oceanis400 1993 with a Perkins prima 50 and 17in max prop (3 blade feathering). A
Post Labor Day Cruising jssailem at 6:05am 09.08.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/1821 I am two days in on a 95 mile cruise around Whidbey Island. So far it has been light on boat traffi
Mixing metal in a mooring Adam D at 1:30am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3616 For my mooring I have galvanized chain and a stainless swivel shackle attached to it just under the
Battery Hold-Down Material jviss at 6:59pm 09.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 43/4343 Hey RC< My new boat has what appears to be soft wood hold downs for the batteries, made post-factor
Boat Electrical Outlets jviss at 5:42pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2969 My C36 and my new boat, a T3800, both have 120V AC outlets all over the boat. This is great if you'

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Bilge Pump in Keel? Dalliance at 5:04pm 05.07.24
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? (1) Richard19068 at 4:58pm 05.07.24 Richard is there an area you would recommend in Cabrillo I should request? It's a 25' and want to b
Rode hard and put away wet Allowishish at 4:50pm 05.07.24 I think that boat is a little above the specified tow rating of the BMW.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 4:10pm 05.07.24 The plan is to cut out sections of the bow and the port side first as I'm working in a yard and not
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (4) monocerosin at 3:58pm 05.07.24 Hello Monocerosin: So maybe your wood core is actually rotted. But maybe it ain't. Hunter cored wit
Rode hard and put away wet (1) Dalliance at 3:53pm 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c rardiH36 at 3:44pm 05.07.24 I appreciate that. I'm recoring the entire cockpit (the whole thing flexes, I have removed the helm
How worried should I be? jssailem at 3:19pm 05.07.24 Hopeful that @nto1221 will come back and say hi again. We had a boat in the Marina that a was bein
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank KneadingWater at 3:14pm 05.07.24 Agree that aluminum holding tank is a problem waiting to announce itself. Build was 2004. Before m
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 3:10pm 05.07.24 Looks good at this distance!:thumbup: :biggrin:
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested ShawnL at 3:05pm 05.07.24 I will agree with Timm above -- I purchased a Catalina 22 swing keel and the owner said the trailer
over starting line early (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 05.07.24 What do you mean by "now always uses P flag"? Just read through the rules, which suggest P be flown
over starting line early PaulK at 2:31pm 05.07.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing
Replacing exhaust hose (1) Sutric at 2:18pm 05.07.24 Thanks, but I really don't need any parts. What I'm looking for is how to access the exhaust hose wh
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 1:54pm 05.07.24 Thanks for everyone's support. I have previously built a new anchor locker cover using epoxy, EZ Fa
Maybe we have earned it Will Gilmore at 1:48pm 05.07.24
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 1:26pm 05.07.24 Rick D is corect but having done both I would rather leave from Cabrillo. It's about 3 miles closer
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 11:47am 05.07.24 Not originally Rick. Ah, makes sense.:)
Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 11:23am 05.07.24 We have been watching the weather and was worried about the loads of sun. The last couple o times m
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Mark Maulden at 11:21am 05.07.24

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