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Santa Cruz Island "Report" Kings Gambit at 9:25am 07.30.16 Destinations 7/1222 So, my wife and I were at Santa Cruz Island last weekend and up through yesterday. Four lovely nigh
Forum rules capta at 8:23am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 15/922 I suppose if one wants to bulldoze the members and make up the rules as one goes, a battleship is th
Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1608 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6036 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc
Interesting sights at the marina. (1) DAVA390 at 6:35am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/900 My marina in Baltimore County is only 15 minutes from home. I really appreciate that as I go there o
Balmar Smart Gauge and ACR - bad combination... Chris & Lenore at 6:12am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2191 I'm curious if others have experienced this? I love the high accuracy and "it just works" aspects o
Centerboard uphaul line replacement John Curtis at 5:09am 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1151 I am looking for advice on how best to replace the centerboard uphaul line on my Hunter 26. Can it b
Refinishing teak/holly sole H33.5 - use stripper? RichW9603 at 9:27pm 07.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/537 Hi all, Bit by bit getting my 1989 H33.5 in shape. The teak/holly soles look dull, don't think they
Water in rear storage on a 29.5 Twille at 6:52pm 07.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/829 So I have water in the scoop storage on my 29.5. I have rebedded the rail feet, the hatch hinges a
1973 Venture 21 Restoration (1) Curious Sailor at 5:16pm 07.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/779 All was going well with my restoration... And then this...
Is this cosmetic only, or does it need repair? (2) SFS at 2:43pm 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/892 Got the first section of sole removed in my 1983 H31, to begin replacement. Underneath the old sole
Removing strut.... NYSail at 11:15am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2224 hello all...... So I have a slight weep from my strut. Very slight and see no reason to do now, howe
Practical Sailor Rick D at 11:06am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/625 I assume the rest of you subscribers have also received the letter stating the page count will be re
Fun time-lapse video Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/358 Fun vid... I mounted a GoPro Session camera to the mainsail headboard, and set it to take a photo ev
In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... Skip Gundlach at 7:40am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/281 In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... I am servicing my Lewmar V3 windlass. Extended emails and a f
Fuel Tank Options & Hello Cujo665 at 7:36am 07.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/713 Hello all, New site member New owner of a 1979 O'day 23 Learned to sail with my father on an O'day 2
Lewmar Gear shifter help needed Jack at 6:10am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/446 Hi All... this is something that has been happening intermittently for a couple of years. sometime
Coffee Pot Clamps CYQK at 5:13am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5107 On the gimballed stove thread someone mentioned using a coffee pot clamp on their stove Anyone have
25.5 Sole Repair (2) kaboboom at 3:18am 07.29.16 Smaller Boats 0/431 The Pop-Top on the 25.5 is notorious for taking on water. Some previous owner decided to drill a hol
Coating and sealing options for the swing keel reefsider at 12:18am 07.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1431 Hi all, I just got the keel off and am going to have it sand blasted and a bushing pressed in. Once

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1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm More Sail Mark at 2:52pm 02.26.24 I have a 1980 40 as well that is new to me and have exactly the same issue. As well there is a starb
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 2:52pm 02.26.24 By the way, the Link bars only work with BEP bus bars and the bus bars are shorter than Blue Seas bu
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 2:51pm 02.26.24 I currently use hanks, but hope to install a roller with a Genoa this summer. What are you running f
Hunter 356 stanchion vibes at 2:49pm 02.26.24 Fill with Epoxy , drill and tap per my link above post #2 All info in that link to fix it. Jim...
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA Dogswater at 2:46pm 02.26.24
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:40pm 02.26.24 Rather than connecting 2 dissimilar buss bars, why not make your own copper buss bar using the info
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:35pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical
dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 2:33pm 02.26.24 Your plan could work, but won't be very efficient with the size panels you have. The typical 6 gallo
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:31pm 02.26.24 The Marinco/BEP Proseries is a great system. I especially like the surface mounted switches, a much
Marathon Florida anchorage ? dlochner at 2:29pm 02.26.24 Thank you so much for the information. I contacted the harbor to see if I can get on a ball but t
Hunter 356 stanchion JamesG161 at 2:28pm 02.26.24 Try this how to do it. Fill with Epoxy , drill and tap per my link above post #2 All info in that
Merit 22 owners texasptb at 2:25pm 02.26.24 Yes it is! I didn't know they all didn't come that way! Funny, I was looking hard at Catalina 22's,
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 1:53pm 02.26.24 223224
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:50pm 02.26.24 I just want unlimited Internet when I'm stopped, and not to be cut off because I accidentally went
Marathon Florida anchorage ? hardinvoyager at 1:33pm 02.26.24 Thank you so much for the information. I contacted the harbor to see if I can get on a ball bu
Oh so dirty bilges All U Get at 1:23pm 02.26.24 Try a urinal freshener mat.
Hunter 356 stanchion (2) vibes at 1:22pm 02.26.24 Hey thanks for the replies. When I move the stanchion with the screw still attached i can see the al
Marathon Florida anchorage ? dlochner at 1:10pm 02.26.24 Sorry to hear about your troubles. Key West to Marathon is a long tow. A couple of years ago we brok
No holding tank options? captain69 at 1:06pm 02.26.24 Interesting that free peeing is okay, but peeing into a cup in the cabin, and tossing that overboard
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest kappykaplan at 1:03pm 02.26.24 PS: it's nice to be back. For the last couple of days I've been getting this "you are not authorize

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