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Any Pensacola area sailors on SO? Jumpstart at 5:06pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 14/725 Curious as to what your thoughts are about the approaching hurricane Irma. My grand daughter just s
Hunter 356 Table tracks The Book of Sail at 4:49pm 09.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/334 The previous owner had removed the tracks that the big table brackets go on. I have the brackets th
gas struts for pop top Submarine at 3:31pm 09.05.17 Smaller Boats 2/612 anybody installed gas struts to raise their pop top? Seems like there would be plenty of room on my
Schenker 30 modular PeterBld at 3:16pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/422 we have the above Watermaker. Brilliant. But time to replace the membrane and we are in Vava'u, Tong
1992 Macgregor 26s: sails and motor questions (1) Russ Ward at 2:58pm 09.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2215 All, I recently purchased a Macgregor 26S and have a load of questions, but will stick with a few t
Tampa Boat Show postponed Ron20324 at 2:21pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/706 MarineMax Vacations Family, The safety of our customers and team members is our number one priority
Free Sailboat Yahoo Group Christian Sailing at 2:09pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 1/630 There used to be a yahoo group for people to post their free boat in an attempt to give it away but
Winter Storage Cover - 1985 Beneteau 325 Tom McM at 1:33pm 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1336 Hello, I am looking for a winter storage cover for a 1985 Beneteau 325. Can anyone recommend a fabr
1975 Catalina 30 deck thickness damonnomad at 1:27pm 09.05.17 Catalina 30 0/588 I have soft spots on the fore deck between the hatch and anchor locker. I believe it was originally
Tabernacle/Mast Step Leaking (3) Capri at 12:27pm 09.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/734 I'm telling you what. It seems I've been spending more time learning how to repair my boat than sail
How to sail Away From A Dock (not a slip) Don Guillette at 9:46am 09.05.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 40/8925 Moderator Brian D contacted me regarding this topic which is displayed on another forum. As a kid gr
Paneltronics Replacement Meters jviss at 8:56am 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/453 Buying a new, old boat - a 1996 Tartan - that has a Paneltronics, OEM electrical panel. The meters
Dark Blue pinstripes (1) MollyO64 at 8:52am 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/810 140527 We have a 25 foot Pearson and the stripes were badly peeling when I bought the boat so I remo
Advice for an Aspiring Live-Aboard Sailor Pearse at 8:44am 09.05.17 Ask All Sailors 34/6459 Hello! I do not have much experience sailing, but having gone out about 10 times, I am in love with
Hunter 30T Goose Neck Failure djekels at 7:42am 09.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/764 Every time for the past 3 years that we have gone out sailing in 25+m winds the goose neck bracket m
Irma prep... rpludwig at 6:24am 09.05.17 Catalina 22 23/1945 assume most if not all c22'ers put the boat on the trailer, strap it down and either tow it out of t
Oday 32 bow and stern rails! Pjmarine1985 at 5:56am 09.05.17 Big Boats 1/390 Hey guys I have some oday 32 bow and stern rails I salvaged. Let me know if you're interested.
The John Alden schooner, WHEN AND IF, coasting into the Eggemoggin Reach. (1) TomY at 5:07am 09.05.17 Alden General Chat 3/1452 John Alden design # 669, built in Wiscasset Maine for General George Patten in 1939. She's in the ch
Oday 25 C/B outboard shaft length supercub at 2:20am 09.05.17 Bigger Boats 13/2132 Does anyone know what the recommended outboard shaft length is?
1989 Hunter 30 cradle dimensions (1) Ecosta at 8:05pm 09.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1425 Hello, I purchased a 1989 Hunter 30 in the spring. It did not include the cradle. Freind of mine wil

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Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 8:14pm 06.14.24
Auto Pilot fixable? higgs at 8:11pm 06.14.24 Batteries "about" 5 years old. Could they be 6 or 7 years old? The AP works well for twenty minute
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:09pm 06.14.24 The amount of misinformation and false disparagement I've read over the years is staggering. Much o
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 06.14.24 Ill also open the inspection port (Or try), more afraid if the port breaks off) Maybe hold off on
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? higgs at 7:50pm 06.14.24 Your post intrigued so I did some research. Found this info: https://www.google.com/search?q=hullma
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:42pm 06.14.24 Without the stripper arm you need to tail and remove the line as it is winched in. John, Not in my
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 06.14.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one, g
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 7:32pm 06.14.24 Anyway. I normally agree with Stu as well; I just see this differently. If we're talking to our com
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dizo514 at 6:22pm 06.14.24 It should be. I think there were a handful of screws and sealant. I had mine replaced along with the
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 6:14pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 5:59pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying the
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? jssailem at 5:54pm 06.14.24 Thanks for the update. I would not worry about the needle holes. They will disappear as the webbing
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 5:49pm 06.14.24 As @Joe explains, winchers at best are tailing assistants. Without the stripper arm you need to tail
Halyard line Tally Ho at 5:40pm 06.14.24 Price, value. I have never used Sta-Set. Greg
Cleaning Anchor danooxnard at 5:36pm 06.14.24 That is a cool device. Much easier than installing a pump! Dano
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle danooxnard at 5:34pm 06.14.24 Rebuilding is not hard. The cost of a rebuild kit is about 1/3 the cost of a new head. $80 to $90
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches danooxnard at 5:28pm 06.14.24 I agree a waste of $100. I have a set for my Cat22. I took them off after trying them on a couple of
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 4:43pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post. :plus:Indeed! :beer:
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 4:33pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 4:31pm 06.14.24 Don't waste your money if you expect them to be "self tailing". why? Because there's no stripper a

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