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So, which one of these is more accurate? (3) Tally Ho at 8:35pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 57/7520 sailed my O'Day 322 on the south end of Lake Michigan today. Had a nice south wind at about 12 kts,
Sail Plan (dimensions) for Oceanis 45/ Barryr8195 at 7:47pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1354 I have an Oceanis 45 with the shorter ICW mast. The manual publishes the sail plan and dimensions f
Rain leaking via companionway hatch rsotomayor at 6:43pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3765 Hi. This is on a Benetau Oceanis 321, 1999. Boat has recently developed rainwater leak from companio
Question about an ODay Mariner modification and mast hinge (2) bates221 at 5:53pm 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/610 Hello all, I am looking at an Oday mariner a local has for sale on craigslist. The modification in
New sailor on the forums (1) gimpy117 at 4:03pm 08.27.16 Trailer Sailors 10/1158 Hey all! just signed up for an account and I like what I see here so far. I've been sailing since I
Removing Excess Caulking From Fiberglass (1) FlimFlamII at 3:52pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5322 Anyone have a suggestion on how best to remove excess caulking from fiberglass?
C22 mkII Boom Stop docon48 at 2:11pm 08.27.16 Catalina 22 14/1261 Does anyone know the correct height above the cabin top where the boom stop should be set. Mine is s
Sealant w/o adhesive capta at 12:31pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1537 I'm seeking an exterior sealant w/o ANY adhesive properties that can be used with uncoated mast grad
Air lock in raw water IslandTimeInVancouver at 12:28pm 08.27.16 Catalina 30 14/6699 I have a recurring problem with my raw water system. Anytime I sail with the motor off I develop an
Yamaha 30 New to me Jdub at 11:57am 08.27.16 Yamaha 1/1165 Hi all! I've just become the new owner of a beautiful Yamaha 30 here in Charleston, SC. Fiddler's
Bbq cleaning fred1diver at 11:04am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/578 ok everyone, time to spill the beans, what do you all use to deep clean a stainless Bbq? mine is in
Desperately seeking a sailing laugh PGIJon at 10:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 64/5392 I really need good laugh today... Any good sailing one liners? e.g.... So how's your jib hanging?
Thinking of Developing an App PGIJon at 9:19am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/957 I was thinking of developing an app where when someone is sailing, they could report the non-measura
Single Line Reefing - reducing drag when hoisting Main Sail (1) smokey73 at 8:27am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 25/3972 It seems I get a lot of drag from the single line reefing line where it feeds through the sail (at t
O'day 27 aux motor bracket recommendation. jhpereira at 8:16am 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/621 Hello, I need some opinions in what brand/model bracket will be the more convenient for my 9.8hp 2 s
Starting issues Keith13315 at 6:43am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/478 can anyone offer advice? I have a Yanmar 2GMF I went to start it and the buzzer sounded sick and not
some p-shaft alignment info MitchM at 3:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/319 I subscribe to an excellent free blog by master surveyor and mechanic Steve D'antonio. h
Recore Cabin Deck Around Mast on C27 (2) Ajay73 at 1:50am 08.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1135 This is an FYI for all you C27 owners out there. On my 1 980 C27 I'm finally getting around to repai
Y25 II Manual in PDF (2) Syntonos at 10:10pm 08.26.16 Yamaha 0/873 Here it is, knew I had it somewhere.
Mast base wiring connections ozlakemac at 9:47pm 08.26.16 Catalina 310 23/9680 I'm sure a number of you have had the mast off your boats to re-rig, can anyone confirm if the elect

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School's back in session cruise! (7) SoSound at 9:52am 09.26.23 We managed to hit the pre-weather window, before the rains came this weekend. We had a great and re
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) Apex at 9:13am 09.26.23 I've had a jam cleat as opposed to cam cleat behind the winch on Catalina 25. LOVED IT. The jam cl
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 9:01am 09.26.23 Often tacking a smaller boat single handed means pushing the tiller over and holding it with a foot
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:56am 09.26.23 The wedge is smart. I agree. Wish I had thought of it myself. Lose the fairlead. No safe (or eve
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:45am 09.26.23 I did not know you had a sense of humor, Kermit. Now that I do, I'll keep an eye out for it. :wink
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 8:43am 09.26.23 Or if you single hand and steering leaves you with, well, a single hand. That is what autopilot o
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:36am 09.26.23 First of all, thanks for the comments. Always good to get other perspectives. forgets how much we s
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:34am 09.26.23
Navionics price increasing dLj at 8:31am 09.26.23 OpenCPN is a great option especially if you have a full computer at a nav station and/or a way of m
Rudder Craft Rudders Rltgold at 8:29am 09.26.23 Hi Timm, The RC mast crutch slides into making sqaure tube slots that are part of the main rudder po
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 8:13am 09.26.23 It should probably be strapped down! It could cause serious damage if things start to rock and rol
My solution for winch override. Yours? Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 09.26.23 The self-tailer is only helpful if you need to grind a bunch using both hands Or if you single han
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 8:10am 09.26.23 OpenCPN is a great option especially if you have a full computer at a nav station and/or a way of mi
Rudder Craft Rudders Timm R Oday25 at 7:56am 09.26.23 Wow , from the supplied photo it appears the pintle isn't very robust at all . When desiging a mast
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) thinwater at 7:52am 09.26.23 The wedge is smart. Lose the fairlead. No safe (or even possible) way to change the number of wraps
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:35am 09.26.23
Raymarine RL70C..... Rich Stidger at 7:28am 09.26.23 I would be happy to take it. Message me the details on shipping.
Navionics price increasing Hello Below at 7:18am 09.26.23 Interesting info @dLj. It sounds like something worthy of further research during this upcoming offs
Fresh water system pump dmax at 7:07am 09.26.23 Ralph. You know that guy just submersed the bow so that he could get a better view of the whales br
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 6:45am 09.26.23 Does anyone here have a Sailrite Fabricator? I hear the predecessor to that one is the Tacsew T111-

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