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Solar Airplane Over San Francisco kloudie1 at 6:32pm 04.23.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/685 Live feed right now of the solar powered Solar Impulse over the Golden Gate after 4 days non stop fr
Oday 28 Hand Rails IAMCCF at 6:05pm 04.23.16 Bigger Boats 51/6702 Hi All, I have been working on replacing all the teak on my Oday 28 Take Two. I have 6 of the 8 toe
What are these (1) sailnewbie at 5:40pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/872 Rope with alot of snaps, for flags ?
Fresh Water Tank Jim 5757 at 5:08pm 04.23.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1781 Our 1973 Morgan 28 has a poly tank under the V-berth. I've been chasing small cracks over the past f
Sail worries sailnewbie at 5:04pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/561 I've been finishing up a few things before it totally warms and noticed many spiders and bugs inside
Looking for opinions of the O'Day 31 / 30. jrowan at 3:57pm 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/955 Hello, We are considering purchasing a 1985 O'Day 31. Would love to have other O'Day owners opinions
H290: Reef Lines set-up (2) rssmith2468 at 1:14pm 04.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1353 Hi Folks New comer here - moved up to a 2000 Hunter 290 (bought last fall, just getting in the water
Greco SweetTank... Doug/Karen at 12:58pm 04.23.16 Big Boats 2/1077 What experience, if any , has anyone had using the Groco SweetTank product?
West Marine thumbs up DAVA390 at 12:23pm 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/718 I know we sometimes enjoy busting on 'Worst Marine " but they did right by me today. While waiting f
Info WRT Purchase 1994 Catalina 250 WB doublereefed at 11:08am 04.23.16 Trailer Sailors 6/1172 I am looking at a 1994 C250 WB that I'm interested in buying. I've observed, sailed on friend's boat
Drain from Cockpit seat jssailem at 10:36am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1792 I have a CAL 35 C 1974 boat. The starboard cockpit seat drain is plumbed to the sink drain. The sink
Interprotect barrier coat concerns kito at 10:09am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2955 I applied my second to last coat of 2000e (white) before I start on the AF paint. I am kind of conce
Weight distribution on a 26 classic walt at 8:56am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5000 I posted the quote in sticky thread about the differences between the 26 foot water ballast boats. I
Dangers of Breath-Hold Diving Kings Gambit at 8:46am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 54/7535 In another thread there has been brief discussion of reports of the tragic death of a fellow boater
rudder post cover for O'Day 28 (1) Riga at 8:02am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1423 I lost this cover plate. I checked with Rudy at D'R and he hadn't seen one like it. Anyone with an
Battery Location Greengas at 7:31am 04.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/761 Where do you keep your battery in your Mac 25? And what size battery do you use?
Replacement led lights for Oceanis 45 SteveInMD at 6:18am 04.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2789 I'm thinking of replacing the lights in the arch of my Oceanis 45. I would like lights that can be
Battery Charger Info (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:12am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 3/759 There have been a lot of threads lately dealing with charging batteries and chargers which got me th
Life on the outside All U Get at 5:39am 04.23.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1105 Hi all, We've been making our way north trying to keep outside when the weather permits and this ye
ODAY 34 galley sink mpraizner at 4:54am 04.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 Can anyone tell me where the galley sinks drain to?

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A fresh old gelcoat reveal Drinky Crow at 9:56am 04.11.24 Ok never mind. I has Primocon. Using the word "putty" generically. Of course I have a two part wate
Small Wood sailboat PaulK at 9:55am 04.11.24 The oars, (maybe ash?) are never going to look as good as the varnished rail - the wood doesn't have
A fresh old gelcoat reveal Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.11.24 The gelcoat is probably polyester which, by itself, is not completely waterproof and could blister e
Catalina 34 Interior Alansails at 9:27am 04.11.24 Parker & Bailey lemon oil polish. Since 1879 works well on wood, smells nice, and last all season.
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Alansails at 9:11am 04.11.24 When we bought our 310 the wind instrument was dead, Raymarine sent us a new sending unit at the top
Catalina 34 Interior william24424 at 8:43am 04.11.24 Parker & Bailey lemon oil polish. Since 1879 works well on wood, smells nice, and last all season. $
Electric Windlass Rich Stidger at 8:39am 04.11.24 Simpson-Lawrence, who was bought out by Lewmar, used to use a French-made motor by Leroy-Somner. It
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 7:57am 04.11.24 A lot of Captains, myself included, stand forward of the wheel while they back into the slip. :plu
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:54am 04.11.24 i'll try it but with my luck I think half the time id miss the cleat and then go to using a boat ho
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:45am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the op
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:45am 04.11.24 I was reading Practical Sailor today and there was an article about solo sailing. One of the issues
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? CaptainCr3ative at 7:41am 04.11.24
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 7:38am 04.11.24 Yes, ours look to be ready to be replaced or removed for good.
A fresh old gelcoat reveal BarryL at 7:31am 04.11.24 Hey, Years ago when I had my boat bottom soda blasted, I used Pettit Protect before applying bottom
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info William Taylor at 7:20am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ec
Keel shemandr at 7:02am 04.11.24 When a yard re-bedded my keel they used 5200. It was a yard with a very good reputation. I took my
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: BrianQ at 6:49am 04.11.24 you throw it past the dock cleat then pull it taught. The line will the go from the boat to the opp
1996 Beneteau 440 Owners Manual w/Perkins Info jssailem at 6:39am 04.11.24 I think your serial # goes to the Perkins M60 engine. If so here is a link to the manual. http://ecg
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 6:27am 04.11.24 Have you considered practicing controlling the boat from in front of or beside the wheel? A lot of
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:06am 04.11.24 No informed idea, but I assume they are handholds to help pull up from the lee side when heeled. But

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