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Hatteras inlet lee oakley at 12:17pm 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 1/354 would like all info on Hatteras inlet at pemlico sound. Experiances of it. I draft about 5ft and wo
MARCH/APRIL MAINBRACE is out CaptDon01 at 12:14pm 03.02.16 Catalina 22 1/507 Just hit the streets, the 2016 March/April issue of the MainBrace: http://www.catalina22.org/index.p
Cleating the anchor rode Iluna at 8:52am 03.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3664 The owner's manual for our 2007 Hunter 31 says that the cleats on the deck are the "strong points" a
Furling the Genoa thaeni at 8:02am 03.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1762 Instead of turning into wind and furling, is it OK to furl (using winch) under full sail ?
Buying process question - opinions wanted Richard Theyerl at 7:16am 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 44/4157 Hello; I am in the midst of buying our first "big" sailboat. A 1973 Pearson 36. We are not going thr
Propeller / Cutless Bearing tools. North Shore, MA azambella at 5:52am 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/840 Does anyone know of a business or shop that loans or rents out propeller ' cutless bearing tools on
Installing additional winch on 361 Oceanis forte at 2:53am 03.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2820 I own a 361 oceanis clipper , which is equiped with 1 main winch on portside companion way ( in addt
Hi sailors tips and trix dufour Jonas Jojo at 10:30pm 03.01.16 Dufour 3/3618 Hi I got some handy trix to shear Sadly I can't post specific photos In my album you can find my la
Going to the Broughtons Mark Maulden at 9:45pm 03.01.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 37/2958 Were headed to theBroughtons this summer. Anybody have any favorite anchorages/experiences to share
222 Storm Jib George68fs at 8:09pm 03.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/977 Hello all, Would anyone know the size of a storm jib for a O'Day 222? Sq feet, luff, etc. Thanks, G
House batteries?? eianm at 7:49pm 03.01.16 Big Boats 29/6348 Does anyone have any strong opinions re the choice between traditional wet cell 8D's as opposed to A
Opinion on this sail trim (2) Ward H at 7:45pm 03.01.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/4712 Here are a couple photos I took at the end of last season of my new sail. There are some wrinkles ne
Carbon Monoxide Detector lehighsail at 6:45pm 03.01.16 Ask All Sailors 31/6019 Went to check on my boat today to see how it faired over the winter. One of my carbon monoxide dete
Looking for a 26S Leigh Ross at 5:34pm 03.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/718 My wife has commanded an increase in the fleet. So I'm looking for a 26S in good shape. We are in no
No spark in Tohatsu 5hp 4 cycle Mac Bentley at 5:13pm 03.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/763 Getting no spark in my Tohatsu. It's only two years old. Kill switch checks out OK. New spark plug.
Is it me or is it Yacht World Brian D at 4:43pm 03.01.16 Sails Call Lounge 15/1836 Seems like on every boat I look at, I cannot get past the 6th picture. Clicking on the arrow works f
Im probably overthinking this.... ironchemist at 4:11pm 03.01.16 Day Sailers 10/1775 I recently stepped the mast on my O'day 25 to replace the halyards and rig her for cockpit sailing.
Yanmer 2GM20F for 1981 C30 lpbosch at 2:59pm 03.01.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/643 Would the Yanmar 2GM20F fit into a 1981 Catalina 30. I would be replacing a Universal 5411
Pemlico sound lee oakley at 2:01pm 03.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1074 Would like some input on inlets entering atlantic from the sound. How is the Hatteras inlet? From wh
Question about Turnbuckles from two websites flyinbrian87 at 12:54pm 03.01.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1588 hello, quick question about quality of turnbuckles on two different websites, with totally different

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H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet Allan12210 at 9:49am 08.22.23 On mine there were connectors in the mast that revealed themselves as the mast was being lifted. Thi
Wema tank level sender Hello Below at 9:46am 08.22.23 So I'm wondering if some enterprising individual has had the black magnet thing that slides up and
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 9:43am 08.22.23 That is quite possible, because there is no way to see between the members. Also, a friend who owned
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? ggrizzard at 9:18am 08.22.23 I don't know your specific model boat, but if you can see the chain plate, both from the inside and
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 jssailem at 9:10am 08.22.23 we are trying to decide whether to rig his boat for hurricane or not.. It is a non-trivial undertak
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 9:04am 08.22.23 That was why I was inquiring about the distance. For me, until I get to the Port Royal Sound or pas
new companionway doors jviss at 9:02am 08.22.23 Wow, very nice work, both of you! Yes, the whole companionway is a design mess in general on contem
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:38am 08.22.23 ... That was why I was inquiring about the distance. For me, until I get to the Port Royal Sound o
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kloudie1 at 8:30am 08.22.23 My buddy is heaading out on an Alaska cruise (ship) with his wife and we are trying to decide whethe
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 8:15am 08.22.23 Watched your video, you have way to much chain bunched up too close to the windlass. In my view you
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure Davidasailor26 at 8:09am 08.22.23 That's kinda the problem... it's stuck up there! Can't get pics! When we get it down we'll have an
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix fero at 8:02am 08.22.23
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 Johann at 7:56am 08.22.23 John, Looking at Windy.com, and going forward to mid to end of next week, I see their model (ECMWF)
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 jssailem at 7:36am 08.22.23 Very observant @kloudie1. The storm you mention appears to be an upper level LOW that starts in the
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 7:04am 08.22.23 You might note I am using this Site for my Graphical view. nowCOAST The reason is for Mariners.
Need Routing help for navigation to Soo Michigan dLj at 7:01am 08.22.23 I haven't seen anyone answer here. I'm not the best person to answer as I've not made that leg of th
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:56am 08.22.23 @shemandr, when the fail happened, we were just around the corner from your home port. In fact, we t
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 (1) JamesG161 at 6:50am 08.22.23 At least the News Cycle is positive on this storm.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure VT Fitz at 6:45am 08.22.23 Since the swivel or part of it and the halyard are jammed inside the mast column I'm not seeing how
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 JamesG161 at 6:41am 08.22.23 I know that the confidence is a bit shaky :plus::plus: Jim...

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