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How to Set a Genoa Sail Car catalanc at 6:50pm 09.11.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/15836 Hi Guys, I am relatively new to sailing and sail on Lake Dillon, CO. Wind speed and direction chang
Hull repair required? (1) supermatt2 at 4:07pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/943 I noticed these marks on the side of the hull of a very well used sailboat I am thinking of purchasi
Freshwater Tank CHris F at 4:00pm 09.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1650 I have just purchased a 1976 Oday 20, and am in the process of cleaning it up in preparation for sai
Hunter 23.5 Storm Jib (1) VT Fitz at 3:43pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 12/1969
WHO MADE THE STEERING PEDESTAL ON THE 1984 HUNTER 31? Reg M at 3:34pm 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1432 I want to install a pedestal guard on my 84 H31 but I can't read the name of the manufacturer of the
23.5 forestay tension travelingjerryb at 3:11pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 2/601 OK all you 23.5 owners (and crazy Dave :-) ) Exactly how tight should my forestay be? I think I have
Uship Karyon at 12:15pm 09.11.16 Trailer Sailors 26/3185 Anyone ever used uShip to ship a boat? How was your experience. I found a H26 in Ontario and I want
Hailer Location? BayMan at 11:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1458 The salesman talked me into a hailing horn to go with my new VHF. Now I am wondering where to locat
Rig Tension Specs palacegrand at 10:56am 09.11.16 Yamaha 6/1518 Hey, anybody got any tension specs for the Yam 30 Tall Rig? Want to set up for the winter sailing up
bow navigation running light = out krivalsi at 9:26am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4251 Catalina 28 - 1990 My bow navigation running light does not light. The bulb is fine. When I throw
Victoria eighteen came in 2nd in fleet at Can Lake of Woods Regatta! RussC at 9:14am 09.11.16 Racing 0/649 So much for the Vic being a "slow boat" . OK... it was a "time adjusted" 150 mile regatta, but Vic o
Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper marchem at 8:35am 09.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1774 Any thoughts on the Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper? http://www.ancorproducts.com/en/703065 I'v
Does this look right? (1) Bob S at 7:57am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1094 127992 looked at a potential boat. I don't think the owner uses her much. I took a few pictures and
1. Auto Pilot Installation Thomas Batty at 7:56am 09.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/673 I purchased the Simrad HLD350 for my Beneteau Oceanis 400and having a difficult time trying to figur
Invest 94L, 93L & new 92L JamesG161 at 5:40am 09.11.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/782 The Hurricane Season is trying the ole' "one, two, three" combination punch, looking for a knock out
Raymarine EV-100 p70 Wheel Pilot Pack by Raymarine, yay or nay? Md80max at 4:37am 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1730 I am looking at one of these presently and wondering if you have one, do you like it, would you buy
Autohelm Question wgshaw at 3:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/410 I have a 2001 Mac 26X which has a Raytheon, Sport Pilot autohelm. I bought the boat in the summer o
LCYC SeanTX at 1:17am 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/964 Any members here? I sure would like in over there. Guess you have to know someone? I am at Canyon Ma
portable generators tadd5181 at 7:46pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 66/10440 My boat is a Passage 420 2000 Hunder 42'. When I sail to Avalon from San Diego and at a buoy for a
portable generators tadd5181 at 7:45pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 6/861 My boat is a Passage 420 2000 Hunder 42'. When I sail to Avalon from San Diego and at a buoy for a

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Is separation for the best? ggrizzard at 4:24pm 01.18.24 What kind of outboard? How old?
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 3:31pm 01.18.24 Yeah ugh! Over the last 40 years, racing on a friends boats, I've been there for a few "sudden stop
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... dlochner at 3:22pm 01.18.24 My neighbor many years ago rented his C&C 34 to someone. They smashed it into the rocks near Watch
Weather at your location currently and photo? (2) SoSound at 3:09pm 01.18.24 In the teens F and sunny today. These were from a couple of days ago, the temperature was shared wi
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... jibes138 at 3:07pm 01.18.24 My neighbor many years ago rented his C&C 34 to someone. They smashed it into the rocks near Watch H
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy Project_Mayhem at 2:58pm 01.18.24 Are you referring to a bimini, dodger or something else? If you have a pic from another boat with wh
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 01.18.24 Just to make sure everyone is on the same page - is the bent part on the rudder or stern? Catalina D
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 01.18.24 If you are looking for something to keep the thru hull from spinning while you are removing it or t
Weather at your location currently and photo? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 01.18.24 Weather ? WEATHER ? ? ? Ya call that weather ? ? ? ? This is what we call weather up here. E
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 2:11pm 01.18.24 Thank You Dave..very very useful information for sure.. Just to be clear about the last part, You're
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) jssailem at 1:43pm 01.18.24 My weather picture
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... jibes138 at 1:35pm 01.18.24 What is more important than the specific torque is the clamping force generated by that amount of to
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? bobtigar at 12:54pm 01.18.24 If you are looking for something to keep the thru hull from spinning while you are removing it or ti
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? pgandw at 12:27pm 01.18.24 In improving my Mariner (19), my priorities are: - repair what's broke or needs fixing - improvement
California King Tide Fail FastOlson at 11:52am 01.18.24 There's a reason this marina is so cheap :laugh: d annual dredging,)
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? JBP-PA at 11:19am 01.18.24 Pillows. Portable rechargeable fans.. Cozy blankets. Portable lanterns. Boom tent (if no bimini)
California King Tide Fail DRhoads at 10:39am 01.18.24 Thinwater, When was that picture taken? It has been a few years since the water was that low and
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? (1) LaDonaMina at 10:23am 01.18.24 The best low cost upgrade was getting a sewing machine that could handle the canvas and leather and
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 8:41am 01.18.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 8:04am 01.18.24 find other music more playable on the boat This. You probably wouldn't like the music I enjoy now.

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