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Considering buying a 94' H26 Doug J at 3:48pm 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 13/1368 I'm considering buying a 94' H26, and would like general feedback about the boat, the good and the b
Newbie Question of the Week Kper at 3:36pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1366 ...not that I plan on having a question every week, although I easily could. What determines travel
Yacht specialties pedestal frankiedogs at 2:15pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 3/1442 I am looking for the wheel brake assembly from a Yacht Specialties pedestal for a 1980 Hunter Cherub
Sail Packs??????????........ woodster at 1:07pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3659 ...i am thinking about putting on a sail pack since i will be single handing most of the time...
O'day 34 Rudder rob_sail at 12:44pm 02.27.15 Bigger Boats 6/2171 O'day 34 Peformance Rudder Hi, I need to replace my rudder (Hornet O34 Modified). Has anyone had
Catalina 36 - dimensions for companion opening down_shift at 11:58am 02.27.15 Big Boats 3/1424 I am looking for the dimensions for the companionway opening on a C36. I want to cut out the opening
New Replacement Swing Keels; A Group Project (1) CloudDiver at 9:56am 02.27.15 Catalina 22 27/7107 You guys have to know by now that I'm crazy... like coo-coo for cocoa puffs right? :yeah: I guess I
AC35- Oh yeah, it's on! Gunni at 9:18am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1476 Oracle and Artemis had their new AC45 foilers out for trials on San Francisco Bay this week. They ma
1987 Hunter 23 - Offering carboman at 8:47am 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/5 https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/boa/4894836802.html
windlass replacement 352 SFsailor at 8:40am 02.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/847 I am replacing the windlass on my 352 and would appreciate any recommendation on a replacement model
February Rescue in Atlantic off Newport higgs at 8:38am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1111 captain.com/australian-lunatics-narrowly-avert-death-off-nantucket/
My view this morning - exactly why do i live in Canada? (1) holdech at 7:15am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3614 And this is winter - nobody wearing coat - can't hear a single snow blower... Shelter Island, San D
Survey or NOT?! rgranger at 7:09am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3548 I didn't want to hijack the "Survey Botch?" thread so I posted this new one.... With one exception,
smart plug testing (1) dparilla at 6:43am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 5/883 My daughter Cecilia testing the durability of the smart plug set
Radar Yes Sailgunner at 6:27am 02.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/690 I have now sailed the waters around Florida for a few years and went up/down the east coast a couple
Thermal Runaway or what?? Nodak7 at 5:02am 02.27.15 Big Boats 23/3607 Interesting thing happened yesterday. Our 41DS has a house bank consisting of 2 4D batteries. I moni
deck core on venture 25 (1) Kevin_B at 4:59am 02.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3550 Has anyone else had this problem? The mast support at the bow of my '74Macgregor Venture 25 punched
Pearson 303 : 2GMF Elbow Modification that saves you $$$ (4) StargazerP303 at 9:53pm 02.26.15 Pearson 2/1364 Hello Yanmar owners! The one thing I hate is when the engine doesn't start but it does turn-over gr
Westerbeke M-25XPB damper plate and transmission failures DFish at 9:10pm 02.26.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1579 Hello. We are interested to hear from anyone with a Westerbeke M-25XPB Diesel engine, who may have
Radome mast installation TommmD at 6:45pm 02.26.15 Big Boats 2/761 Looking to see how high folks have installed their radome on the mast. Spreader high for instance? T

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:44am 08.21.23 Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot for this test, then sure, going hove-to to reef
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:40am 08.21.23 At least on the three boats that I have owned and a dozen or so that I have gone out on for the pur
Wema tank level sender JamesG161 at 8:29am 08.21.23 So I'm wondering if some enterprising individual has had the black magnet thing that slides up and
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 8:29am 08.21.23 Please explain to me how you heave to with only the headsail up? Seems the wind on the bankwinded h
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:29am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:27am 08.21.23 See edited version #102, further explanation. Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:24am 08.21.23 I'm also pondering cross beams. As it is, I can close up the front as shown, or I can open up the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:23am 08.21.23 Exactly...if, if, and if. But that's exactly my point. I would not not offer this as generic advice
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 8:22am 08.21.23 Oh My Gosh! Hurricane Hilary caused 10 times the rain in 2 days that Los Angles see this time of ye
Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th

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