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A holiday poem for cruisers... Curious Sailor at 6:39pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/851 I am often asked, "Why do you want to learn to sail and eventually live aboard a boat some day?" Alt
1973 Pearson 30 with Atomic 4 LakeMurraySailor at 6:05pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 50/5043 Hi Sailors, I would like some opinions from those who have experienced a similar situation. I recent
Deciding to buy a boat that needs a new engine spadaforaj at 3:52pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2025 Looking at a Beanteu 40 that the owner says needs a valve job - have no idea what that would take, o
Charting and Plotting Raven34 at 2:56pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 58/6811 A lot of opinions swell around electronics when it comes to navigation. A USCG captain course instru
Heart of the Sea shemandr at 2:12pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 10/1323 I saw a few posts about this but not much response. Maybe not that many have seen it. I saw it yes
Christmas boat parade (2) sailaway78 at 7:28am 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/404 Every year we have a decorated Christmas boat parade. Got a few pics last night.
St. Peter and the Marines Brian D at 8:11pm 12.19.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/615 Three Marines died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of
Buying a Bristol 38 SailingPilot at 5:56pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4303 Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum and in the process of buying a Bristol 38 for winter sailing in the Ba
Merry Christmas and happy new year ...... (1) woodster at 4:41pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1140 118221 ....from Fairhope Al
95 H26 Revamp "Dark Side Of The Moon" is reborn (8) Astrozombie at 3:41pm 12.19.15 Smaller Boats 8/2050 Just wanted to post some pics of work ive been doing to revitalize my H26 that was handed down from
Plastimo Davits Yellowjeepman at 2:57pm 12.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1011 Anyone out there with an O'Day 34 with Plastimo Davits ? My boat is in South Florida and I live in E
Main Trimming (new) hijack avoidance... rgranger at 9:17am 12.19.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 67/16166 I didn't want to hijack the other ongoing thread on trimming the main in heavy air. Thanks Jackdaw.
Is my 34 Citation a blue water boat? Odelia at 7:54am 12.19.15 Irwin 14/9876 Hi. I am a new owner of a 1982 Irwin 34 Citation. I am the 4th owner of this delightful cruiser. I
O'Day 272 Rudder Replacement kickntires at 8:47pm 12.18.15 Bigger Boats 13/3581 Hello all, I have a 1986 272 with a tiller. My rudder is full of water so I'm looking at options an
Help me identify these portlights? (2) StephenD at 7:14pm 12.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3418 118185 Just got an H27 with 4 of 9 portlights replaced. I think they might be Bomars, but can't find
some 26x rudder facts and thoughts from the net (1) TortugasRoyal at 6:50pm 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4089 "Accurate foils can easily add 10% to the upwind performance of any boat" (from http://www.storerboa
places to visit with 26x soon in south. TortugasRoyal at 5:23pm 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1773 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers third system seacoast defense forts on Islands in south. https://en.wik
Trimming main in heavy Air markwbird at 4:11pm 12.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/4828 So, most literature on sail trim will tell you to flatten sail and drop the traveler to the low side
shopping for a hunter 356 or 36 why would you recommend one over the other? Paula at 3:06pm 12.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/10511 We are shopping for a Hunter in the 36 range, and find some of the newer 356 and older (2004) 36 in
Cherubini rudder support question kito at 11:51am 12.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1882 I removed a stack of rotted plywood on my H30 that I am not sure if it was a PO rigged job or a fact

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Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 8:09pm 08.13.23 I have handhold envy...
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:48pm 08.13.23 Once you have slugs, you will almost certainly want mast gates. Mastgates.com is my recommendation i
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:45pm 08.13.23 Heck yes, slugs
Topside Teak Trim (4) Gene Neill at 7:39pm 08.13.23 If things are easy to take off ill just do that. I don't have the handrails installed yet, so that
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 7:19pm 08.13.23 Might have both, and might have to remove the headliner. No headliner in a C22. Ten to one there
Weather vane dlochner at 6:31pm 08.13.23 The surface area of the body and the wings are too large. Rather than reinvent the wheel, look at
Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac

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