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Long Island Sound Weather Observations: Real-time and historical Captain Larry-DH at 10:45am 02.22.17 Destinations 1/850 Those of you who sail in and near LIS will appreciate this resource for real-time and historical wea
A little winter pick-me-up RussC at 9:18am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 5/548 I was browsing the interesting little Sandpiper 565 and ran across this well done video. It just mad
Some deck creaking sounds near stanchion aft of pulpit on the port side: 2000 Hunter Passage 420 learningasigo at 8:05am 02.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/477 Hi, I've recently made a deal to purchase a new 2000 Hunter Passage 420. A few questions for anyone
Clear Lake IA & a dumb question LakeShark at 7:21am 02.22.17 Catalina 22 11/1725 Now that it feels like spring and temps are in the 60s (although on Friday were supposed to get 8 in
Oceanis 321 New owner New sailor Jason Wheatley at 6:00am 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3069 Good morning everyone. I am new to sailing bought my 321 having never sailed myself before and had o
Boom traveller or stock sheet Skipperdan at 5:55am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 33/2208 I have a 1980 Chrysler C26 that has the stock boom control, (Not sure what this is called) maybe sti
PSS shaft stuffing box RAD88 at 9:49pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 11/940 I have been thinking about upgrading to a PSS seal and started to wonder. How does it actually work
O'Day 222 Bulkhead Replacement (4) djmeaney at 7:45pm 02.21.17 Day Sailers 2/1459 Picked up an '84 O'Day 222 in November. It needs a little TLC. Among the first things it needs is to
First 38 newbie questions Jim Holley at 6:26pm 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/513 Hi folks...buying a 83 first 38...I have 6ft at the dock so needed shoal draft mine is w/o all the s
Do you have a Catalina 30 with U-bolt chain plates? (6) Skipper at 5:01pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1488 I tried to put this in Catalina Owners, but it wouldn't let me select it. (?) There is a Cat 30 on m
Yanmar runs backwards?? heritage at 4:33pm 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1279 The engine, 2gm20f, had not been started in several weeks. After failing to start after several tri
Dinghy towing Cest La Vie at 1:42pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 17/5093 Looking for counsel regarding towing our dinghy. First, we are lake sailors and generally tow our d
Blue Seas Panel Instructions Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 2/269 I purchased the 120V AC 4 position panel from the 360 Panels series and it came with installation in
Looking for electrical wiring diagrams for a 1979 C30? Maynestay at 1:10pm 02.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2925 I am about to embark on rewiring our Catalina 30 and have discovered a number of wiring anomalies.
H37C Overhead Hatch sailnc at 12:34pm 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/807 The translucent portion of the overhead hatch in the main salon has cracked from side to side. It w
Aftermarket bow thruster install for 473 BumpyNight at 11:49am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1178 Hello! We have a new-to-us 2008 473 that we bought knowing it didn't have a bow thruster...we tried
O'day gray?? WayneCatt at 10:53am 02.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1176 I am painting my rudder this spring am wondering if anyone else has tried to match the late 80's gra
Sense 50 - No Limber Holes Captain Ag at 8:54am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2991 I have a Sense 50 (hull #157) and have discovered the inner hull liner did not have the 50+ limber h
I'm wired- (H37C) rblevens at 7:54am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 33/1883 It is time to begin the arduous task of wiring up everything on my H37C for extended cruising use.
Miami Boat Show tgrass462 at 7:09am 02.21.17 Smaller Boats 0/404 We were at the Miami Strictly Sail boat show yesterday ... A lot of foreign manufacturers, Catalina

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Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 5:59am 03.07.24 It was interesting to read about how far Insurance Companies will go to deny claims. Could having o
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 5:58am 03.07.24 What has been stated, is that the ENC chart will be the "Offical Chart", once the transition is com
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 5:45am 03.07.24 I've never heard about an insurance company denying a claim because a chart is a commercially publi
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:43am 03.07.24 Sorry It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 5:28am 03.07.24 The photo is confusing because of what appears like a wheel/helm behind your drawn-in shape. Please
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 03.07.24
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 4:43am 03.07.24 I tried and hand became covered with powder. So? Then it is an ablative paint, designed to wear o
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 4:21am 03.07.24
Pulling chainplates mermike at 3:53am 03.07.24 I should add that I gave the deck time to dry. The Git Rot came last. Not a quick process. It's goin
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 3:32am 03.07.24 Mads of Sail Life fitted a stainless boat trailer winch to raise his dinghy. pcqPBZqjqJU hahaha. T
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 03.07.24
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 2:14am 03.07.24 Some reason not to use the same as what's there? dj I've checked at Teamac site, but was not able
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 1:39am 03.07.24 Some reason not to use the same as what's there? dj
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 1:38am 03.07.24 Take Care and sip an Adult Beverage . Jim... Can't right now, perhaps by tomorrow afternoon afte
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white MitchM at 12:01am 03.07.24 If you've decided to paint (I had to, PO painted some areas, didn't paint others), I'd suggest Jame
Resurfacing cockpit ranger MitchM at 11:46pm 03.06.24 I had read somewhere that the artificial teak coatings come in sheets for about $275 a sheet and
outboard hoisting fiddle block question garymalmgren at 11:25pm 03.06.24 Maybe if you use a rope block you can have your purchase and even bring the tail back to a winch, bu
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 11:12pm 03.06.24 Successfully completed replacing all the sanitation hoses on our Hunter 41 DS with Trident 102 (whi
outboard hoisting fiddle block question thinwater at 9:40pm 03.06.24 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to th
Pulling chainplates (1) rekkabell at 9:03pm 03.06.24 I had similar issues when I replaced the chainplates on Tosca. There's a thread in this forum. Your

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