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The Canadian side (1) All U Get at 4:41am 05.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1820 Hi all, We met a lot of Canadians this year in the Bahamas and laughed a lot about how we see each
oday 23 mast wirring Captmayhem at 8:09pm 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1128 Anyone have an insight into how I can pull a new cable in for my mast light? The old cable is corrod
Chain Plates W.P. Smith at 7:02pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1613 Hello everyone, Hoping someone could give me some advice on chain plates. It's a 2000 Hunter 410. Du
John G. Alden Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum 2018 (1) Scott Kraft at 6:30pm 05.08.17 Alden General Chat 8/1960 http://Photos Friends and fellow Alden Lovers, I am currently working with two Board members of the
plastic crib boards piedpiperIII at 6:23pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 12/3189 Has anyone used the plastic on their cat 22? all of my teak is beyond help and I have been thinking
Blue Hull Paint for Hunter 40 2014 smetz at 5:06pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 Does anyone know if you can get a stock number for paint that will match the deep blue paint on my h
T Track placement knotatwork2 at 4:54pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/536 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and purchased a 135 Genoa. The standing block won't allow me to pull the sai
trailer tiller boat chart plotter possible option.. walt at 3:49pm 05.08.17 Trailer Sailors 14/5786 I have a Lowrance 4 inch GPS fishfinder mounted in the companionway of my Mac 26S and it works fine
End of a partnership Ferina at 2:13pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2433 For 5 years I have shared 2 boats (currently a Hunter 25.5) with a friend. He has only a few months
Opposing wind and current made it impossible to retrieve my anchor SWagner at 1:04pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 40/3765 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 38 and believe it had a 33lbs stainless steel Delta anchor. We we
Catalina Yachts Decals shank at 12:01pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 2/1238 This is kind of trivial but it bothers me to waste money. I ordered two of these decals and the fir
Water Pump Cycling... SailFysh at 10:17am 05.08.17 Catalina 310 16/2200 Just wondering what is "normal" for the water pump on the 310. I get good pressure at all faucets. T
How do you get your non self priming pumps going jeff356 at 10:03am 05.08.17 Big Boats 12/5452 Every spring there is a battle that I wage with 2 non self priming pumps to get them up and running.
Scientific Definition Of Sailing Terms Don Guillette at 9:46am 05.08.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 60/9680 Ship mates: I talk to a lot of sailors (phone, letters, Email) and in 99% of the cases I can provide
Winch Maintenance kclancy at 9:39am 05.08.17 Catalina 22 20/1390 Over the weekend I noticed that my winch is leaking green grease. The grease must be breaking down.
Just like a rebellious Teenager... My keelbolts and their green hair! (2) wsmac at 9:21am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/747 I'm getting ready to commit to rewiring the DC on my boat... 1985 Hunter 28.5... but I have a questi
Mast base MidwestSailor at 9:13am 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/658 Hi folks, I have purchased a 1979 O'day 22! On closer inspection, I am having concerns about the m
US Coast Guard Bill of Sale Bob S at 8:37am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1503 For documentation purposes I am using the CG bill of sale form available on their website to finaliz
Does this look okay? (1) Captainkarate at 8:27am 05.08.17 Day Sailers 6/1057 Question on this repair. Should it be glassed over?
Fin keel replacement Nikos at 8:07am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 3/992 Hi everybody, I own a First 42s7 and though the hull and boat in general is very fast I lack angle s

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jssailem at 8:00am 07.14.24 If I understand the math correctly, on a still day I drop 10 ft of chain and anchor to the sea bed.
charging problem with new batterie richk at 8:00am 07.14.24 I've got the charger on and it says it's in conditioning mode. The DC output levels are 14.5 v and
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:58am 07.14.24
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jssailem at 7:53am 07.14.24 not super easy to get to in this setup, When I needed to examine the water strainer on my boat the
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 7:53am 07.14.24 Thanks for the replies folks, that's good to know. I'd still like to identify what the furling syst
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 07.14.24 Come to think of it, we typically measure out the rode as if it is a hypotenuse. However, with all
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:52am 07.14.24 Come to think of it, we typically measure out the rode as if it is a hypotenuse. However, with all
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. Davidasailor26 at 7:44am 07.14.24 That's impossible, since the table is mounted to the binnacle that houses the compass - so, you're
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jssailem at 7:43am 07.14.24 Sure from a mathematical perspective. I see no relevant application of this construct to my cruising
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 07.14.24 1 to 1 is a 45 d angle. I believe the format is horizontal to vertical. The hypotenuse isn't a fac
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Davidasailor26 at 7:26am 07.14.24
Damaged gel coat Davidasailor26 at 7:23am 07.14.24 I agree - and or grind past the cracking. From the looks of the depth you may need to stabilize the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 7:15am 07.14.24 John, looks like you are getting much closer to dropping the lines and setting sail. Glad you came
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 7:04am 07.14.24
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 6:43am 07.14.24 Thanks guys ... great info as usual. I downloaded the GPS utility Rich suggested. Its a pretty nic
Raymarine GPX File Editing jssailem at 6:42am 07.14.24 GPX file which is essentially an XML text file. Raymarine has done a really nice job of using custo
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:42am 07.14.24 @thinwater, Good comments. Thank you. ing at the pull motor mostly occurs at the splice. Once the c
Damaged gel coat jviss at 6:41am 07.14.24 I think the only thing that will work is to grind it out and re-do with gel coat.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:26am 07.14.24 Cornflakes anyone. As an engineer myself I applaud you need to "make things better" but this solut

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