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Sail Trim Versus Rudder Deflection larrywalk at 9:04pm 02.21.16 Racing 7/2182 Having calibrated the rudder deflection of my Oceanis 381, I was wondering how much weather helm one
Vital Oxide?????????? sail_MN at 5:49pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 Anybody ever use this stuff? I am on a serious mission to rid my boat of the infamous "Boat Smell"!
Getting out allen-deckard at 4:34pm 02.21.16 Catalina 22 12/1371 well guys after 6 years of enjoyment I believe I'm going to be letting go of my 1987. Not sure if I
Bored Winter Sailors...Graphic Challenge (2) BlowMeAway at 4:31pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 33/2115 Hello Fellow Bored, Winterized, Sailors, with graphic art experience... I'd like to offer a challeng
Good Old Boat Windtherapy at 4:22pm 02.21.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1154 Got my Good Old Boat March/April yesterday. Read through it and found two things that came into que
Westerbeke 10-2 won't start cbourne200 at 3:48pm 02.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 33/7643 Make that Westerbeke 10-2 - can't find a way to change Subject... 72 yesterday. Plans to spend aft*
vinyl windshield repair sailsail at 2:59pm 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/559 we need to repair two slits in our vinyl windshield.....and also add a piece of vinyl to the existin
Aluminum Anodes Alec at 2:34pm 02.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3718 I recently moved my boat to a new marina where the water is brackish and it seemed logical to switch
Solar panel (5) Deleted member 117556 at 2:13pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 22/6359 Several months ago I posted a question about solar vs a generator and got plenty of opinions which i
Engine Instrument Pod Replaceme Jtacqua at 1:19pm 02.21.16 Catalina 310 6/3587 Hello all, Hope 2016 brings you a happy and safe boating season. This past weekend I noticed that
forestay length and ballast tank mod on 26M fortunare at 12:41pm 02.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/905 I'm looking for a used genoa for my 26M. It has a new furling jib but thought a genoa might be nice
Supporting O'Day 23 for painting ClintonLakeSailor at 12:13pm 02.21.16 Day Sailers 3/1817 Hi all, I have a 23 O'Day and I want to paint the bottom. I plan on parking it in the driveway and w
Seaward Chainplate Leak Repair Jolly Seaward at 11:49am 02.21.16 Trailer Sailors 25/4059 Hello . . .new to the forum. Looking for anyone who has repaired their Seaward 25 chain plates . .l
H306 Aft Cabin Leakage Bedouin at 8:30am 02.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/952 Good morning! So, while checking on Bedouin while she's on the hard I noticed some leakage in the a
Seaward Slipper 17 pre-purchase ?? Donovan at 7:45am 02.21.16 Day Sailers 2/2982 Looking at a first boat. It is a 1984 Slipper 17 with shallow fin keel. Boat seems to show well. Min
Need to find this fuse...lost it so don't know type... (1) Boatman1710 at 5:38am 02.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2076 I have a 1989 Hunter 34'. There is a 120 VAC Load Center control panel just above the chart table on
Replace fixed salon portlights with ones that open. daviddiscenza at 4:56am 02.21.16 Newport 2/1736 Hello. I purchased a 1985 33' Newport late last year. She's in great shape but I'd like to make some
Celestial Navigation, part2: Sextant Apex at 4:44am 02.21.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1515 Based on the previous thread, I wonder about the various sextants out there. Besides the Plastic Da
Let's plan a 2016 Spring Rendezvous on Lake Murray Lew Love at 4:18am 02.21.16 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 4/16734 calling all Catalina boat owners on Lake Murray, send me an email letting me know you wish to partic
Lancer 25 and the Newbie TimorTom at 12:37am 02.21.16 Lancer 1/4064 Newbie Looking at the L25 and having trouble finding non-confusing information. Some sources lump al

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The Show Must Go On jssailem at 10:05am 02.06.24 Yes there are changes. Yet there is much that is the same. Vendors with new gadgets ie. Radars, sona
The Show Must Go On kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.06.24 TSA Pre Check. Shorter lines, leave your shoes on, faster screening. :plus:
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. (1) dkinzer at 9:29am 02.06.24 So I could get a converter to sea talk ng and then another to get it to nmea2000 You don't need a
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 9:00am 02.06.24 Ok made some good progress over the weekend and think I have a plan:-) So, my depth transducer and
nav pod vhf mounting dmax at 8:22am 02.06.24 Another option: on my boat, the main VHF is down below with an external speaker in the cockpit. I ke
Swim platform dmax at 8:09am 02.06.24 There are lots of options out there, just google, here's some: Swim Platforms \| Boat Swim Platforms
WATCHING PAINT DRY! dlochner at 8:09am 02.06.24 Oh my, that nice shiny finish has been replaced with a very dull surface. That nice shiny finish
nav pod vhf mounting dlochner at 7:50am 02.06.24 thanks. hadnt thought of the remote mike... will investigate. the radio on the boat is an antique
WATCHING PAINT DRY! twodzusfittings at 7:46am 02.06.24 @dlochner et al. I took the opportunity to set up saw horses outside in this 34 degree weather and w
nav pod vhf mounting domer94 at 7:43am 02.06.24 thanks. hadnt thought of the remote mike... will investigate. the radio on the boat is an antique b
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move kloudie1 at 7:29am 02.06.24 Look around Orange Beach, Josephine, Bear point Pirate's Cove areas Good sailing around in Wolfs Bay
The Show Must Go On dlochner at 7:21am 02.06.24
Hunter misleading weights dkinzer at 7:16am 02.06.24 The Cat Scale locator site shows two near Tacoma, one being at a Love's truck center. Cat Scale Loca
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts patbratton at 6:57am 02.06.24 Yesterday I ordered a new pair of struts. They are $529 a pair but I did not want to have the tops w
The Show Must Go On FastOlson at 6:56am 02.06.24 Just returned home from the Seattle Boat Show. Had fun. Not a lot of boaters, which was a bit of a
nav pod vhf mounting FastOlson at 6:49am 02.06.24 Whether the radio is close or remote, just remember that the handheld mic, however configured, has a
nav pod vhf mounting jssailem at 6:40am 02.06.24 :plus: Another remote mike in the cockpit boat. Simple. Convenient. No theft solution (just store mi
The Show Must Go On shemandr at 5:35am 02.06.24
The Show Must Go On DArcy at 4:59am 02.06.24 No do they have a chair or bench to sit on. Not all of are limber enough to stand on one foot while
nav pod vhf mounting Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 02.06.24 Another :plus: for putting the VHF in the cabin with a remote handset in the cockpit. Keeps the wiri

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