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H34 Split Backstay Mark48 at 9:01pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 17/1894 I was working on my boat today, and started wondering where others hook the backstay. I have been h
shallow water sailing electronics High Plains Drifter at 7:18pm 04.06.15 Trailer Sailors 31/6539 I have recently purchased MACGREGOR 26S and am eagerly awaiting my maiden voyage. I have spent a gre
Compression post rotten (3) Alctel at 7:09pm 04.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2341 While my mast is down, I took off the teak casing on the compression post and jabbed the wood undern
swing keels shouldnt stay in the water? piedpiperIII at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 17/2644 I read that swing keels should not stay in the water long time is this true? I also read that people
Changing keel on Hunter 28.5 bjmileham at 6:36pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1292 I'm moving my Hunter 28.5 from TX to FL. Apparently my 6' keel is going to be a problem, so I was th
my mast crutch (3) piedpiperIII at 6:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 6/1230 This is what I came up with
1986 Hunter 34 "My First Big Sailboat" chrisrezba at 6:22pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 18/2143 My boat doesn't have a tachometer. Is this uncommon for a diesel ? I don't even see where it should
changing halyards from steel piedpiperIII at 5:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 22 10/1889 is there an advantage or not to change my external steel halyards to internal rope? My 89 was this w
Shower in Hunter 33 (1) Dannotti at 4:18pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2309 I have a 2010 Hunter 33. That we bought last November. We have sailed short trips and have not used
Texas Coast Sailind and Anchorage TXGulfcoaster at 3:52pm 04.06.15 Big Boats 10/3022 Has anyone sailed south of Galveston and entered Matagorda Bay from the Gulf? There is an island - B
Hurth KZW at 3:40pm 04.06.15 Catalina 310 9/1359 Like many C-310 owners, I have a Hurth ZF 5M transmission. Question: What transmission fluid sho
Replacement Starter Battery Sailaway466 at 3:06pm 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/5984 I have a Hunter 466 and my starter battery went out. After investigation I found that the previous
rudder pic nitrohemi1 at 3:06pm 04.06.15 Bigger Boats 5/1067 Thanks for letting me join your group,asking for a close up pic and measure of a rudder of a 89 oday
Android GPS bug Sandy Stone at 2:53pm 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1865 Trying to remain, um, thrifty, I recently downloaded MX Mariner to my old Toshiba Android tablet. W
How to change water heater on 1987 Catalina 30? Al17265 at 2:25pm 04.06.15 Catalina 30 30/9793 Need input on how to remove and replace 6 gallon water heater on my 1987 Catalina 30. What informati
Texas Coastal Sailing Location TXGulfcoaster at 2:00pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/501 Has anyone entered Matagorda Bay from the Gulf and anchored near Bird Island? Need a good spot for o
davit lift for outboard on Beneteau 373 Peter M at 1:28pm 04.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1204 I need to get a lift to raise my outboard from my dinghy to the boat (Beneteau 373) and back. Any s
Facebook post gives clue to new direction for Hunter? (1) Ed Caldwell at 1:15pm 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1951 Anyone else notice what's different about the boat in this photo? From a picture posted on Hunter's
Rode counter - worth installing or not? holdech at 12:50pm 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1121 The "windlass deal" I picked up a few weeks ago included a Maxwell rode counter. I'm curious if anyo
Mast Light (1) tgrass462 at 12:38pm 04.06.15 Smaller Boats 12/2396 Purchased an LED Mast Light for my Hunter 260. I removed the old mast light last fall - and I don't

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5 Days in Canada nightowle at 3:53pm 06.24.23 maple bay. montague Harbor. thetis.
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 3:04pm 06.24.23 Observation about Social Media, or why some suffer in lockdown syndrome.
Oceangate Titan Crusty Ol Salt at 2:41pm 06.24.23 Not sure I agree. The Navy was using a top-secret system, and given what we know about seismic sur
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) thinwater at 2:04pm 06.24.23 I was passing behind the boat close hauled to make the gap in the breakwater pinching at like 4 kno
Oceangate Titan jviss at 1:58pm 06.24.23 The CG rescues the people, not the vessel. Yes, and you're right about that, and it certainly is t
5 Days in Canada MikeHoncho at 1:38pm 06.24.23 Ganges on Salt Island has a Saturday farmers marked. It big and the town is a nice walk around one.
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? lakesurfsailor at 1:35pm 06.24.23 Very funny. I thought you were implying that somewhere in COLREGS there was a statement that 100 y
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 06.24.23 You're just a little bit closer but not close enough to diagnose the problem you are dealing with.
Oceangate Titan SBO Police Bot at 12:56pm 06.24.23 But perhaps that's a topic for Sail's Call. Lest anyone gets any ideas - No, that would be off bou
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C dmmlyons at 12:43pm 06.24.23 Could you post the name of the supplier for the portlight lens, I need to replace one as well. Thank
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 (1) DPW at 12:28pm 06.24.23 I founf it strange that there was any voltage at all, but should clarify I was testing for voltage b
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? thinwater at 12:17pm 06.24.23 thanks for the advice. If you have any more questions about navigation rules and where they came fr
Oceangate Titan jviss at 12:06pm 06.24.23
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Oceangate Titan jviss at 11:29am 06.24.23 Ok, fine. Pick something else. FEMA (government rescue) will not help folks on the beach recover fr
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 11:21am 06.24.23 I don't buy the analogy to student loan forgiveness, which isn't happening, by the way. SLF is ver
Oceangate Titan jviss at 11:08am 06.24.23 USCG search and rescue services benefit a large number of people and society as a whole. Would we a
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 10:59am 06.24.23 I don't disagree with any of the responses. But I can't compare these examples, which benefit a ve
Its funny Friday! jviss at 10:57am 06.24.23 my next post!

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