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Boomvang sailnoproblem at 8:55am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2896 Open for suggestions. I am a very and repeat very novice sailor. I am learning as I go. Have been us
Abita beer Eddie7045 at 7:07am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/1913 Finally got a taste of Abita beer in, of all places, a Cajun restaurant in the SF Bay area. I got to
Wish there were more active members here Don Lucas at 6:56am 01.06.15 Big Boats 42/5730 Since it is an internet minefield on other forums to be a Hunter owner I wish there were more owners
Hunter 30-2 FernandoHunter30 at 6:27am 01.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1389 I'm looking for a Hunter 30-2 and would like to know what's the height of the boat with no mast from
Historic Pictures of the USS Arizona Anonymous 121765 at 6:26am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/1785 A pal sent me this link chronicling the life of the USS Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor. These are e
Winter Driving Rant... Maine Sail at 6:24am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 22/7627 Sorry to vent but why, oh why don't people understand that "All Season" tires are NOT all seasons wh
Capacity of trailer winch question davidmhull at 5:52am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2756 This may seem like a stupid question but here goes. I just had my trailer galvanized and I need a wi
Battery capacity pabraam at 5:33am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1123 What is the rule of thumb for the required (or minimum) capacity of a battery-bank in order to be ab
Compression post and Swing keel Leak LarryH at 5:26am 01.06.15 Smaller Boats 8/1304 My 1999 H260 is on the hard for bottom paint, and i need to drop the board for repair, checking the
wiring diagram for autohelm3000... NOT the ST version! centerline at 10:13pm 01.05.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2685 I know its a long shot but im hoping someone has a link to a wiring schematic for a autohelm 3000...
Hull cleaning NiceBeny at 9:28pm 01.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1769 Any ideas on products to clean hull at the waterline, a thin layer of dried on greenish growth. Non
tv and shelf mount (4) splax at 7:50pm 01.05.15 Big Boats 2/1056 Hello. Last year I tightened the nuts on the bolts from the jibsheet-car track and thought I should
Rub Rail Boomvang at 6:48pm 01.05.15 Bigger Boats 8/2018 I need to replace the rub rail on my 34' O'Day. The original material or something very close to it
Fuel tank cleaning About Time2 at 6:00pm 01.05.15 Catalina 30 20/6648 All, Looking for some information on cleaning a diesel fuel tank? I currently have a 17 gallon al
Ranger 12' (1) jdgmbi1 at 4:28pm 01.05.15 Ranger Boats (WA) 108/46049 DISCLAIMER: I know enough about sailing to be dangerous...no actually not even that much. I ha
washing machine for a 473 Tag team at 2:22pm 01.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1058 Has anyone fitted a washing machine to a 473 in the aft starboard cabin and if so was it difficult?
1977 Cat 27 deck/hull joint danvon at 2:07pm 01.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2279 Hi all- I have a very small leak (right about midships if that matters) that looks to be coming th
Stainless Steel Shaft vs. Bronze Prop buddyshea at 1:34pm 01.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/4675 Had to replace Hurth Trans on my 1985 - 27' Catalina due to salt water getting in. Discovered that s
Zinc type and place of install on V-22 Keel EnginesForward at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1292 I am in the process of rebuilding my steel plate swing keel. I am thinking of welding in stainless
A new use for Bed It butyl tape gettinthere at 1:00pm 01.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3531 I found a new use for Bed It tape. I think it will work out very well to solve my problem of hazed o

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Stowing Winch Handles garymalmgren at 2:27am 09.03.23 Hi Stickinthemud5 It's outstanding characteristic is that it has a more definitive resting point. St
Car Accident smokey73 at 8:20pm 09.02.23 Had a Lotus Elan +2S. Basically a street legal go cart. Fiberglass body, butt nearly on the ground
Gonna pull the boat... rgranger at 8:18pm 09.02.23
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:10pm 09.02.23 Love your tag line, Marcus: I have always taught my children and grandchildren, the answer is always
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:22pm 09.02.23 Just worth noting that the fella that welded our damaged Danforth anchor needs some recognition. His
Broken propeller Ted I at 6:04pm 09.02.23 I wouldn't limp one tenth of a mile, let alone 8, unless you have a deep desire to find out how to
Car Accident jviss at 5:53pm 09.02.23 You still haven't named the vehicle. Oh, it's a 2013 Honda Crosstour, V6 AWD.
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 5:47pm 09.02.23 Yes, but the Amazon purchaser got it delivered to their door rather than having to drive to Walmart
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 5:22pm 09.02.23 Thank you. I found it for a lot less money at WalMart. Amazon is $20, WalMart $13. Yes, but the
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 09.02.23 Something 'bout a boat Sitting on the sea Out there in the wind Floating on the free Take you around
Broken propeller kloudie1 at 5:15pm 09.02.23 I lost a blade several years ago. The unbalance broke the strut as well. Inspection showed electrol
Thoughts on chart tables? jon hansen at 3:55pm 09.02.23 i surmise that none of you have a 'chart table'. some of you have a 'navigation station', with your
Car Accident (1) Rick486 at 3:31pm 09.02.23 My wife sitting in her Boxster S. Suck the headlights out of BMer convertibles...;)
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Rick486 at 3:23pm 09.02.23 As Jimmy said, we get "...60 good years.."
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett dlochner at 3:00pm 09.02.23 I'm growing older but not up My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck Let those winds of time blow over
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett ggrizzard at 2:52pm 09.02.23 His advice that I took to heart forty three years ago: "Forget your blind ambition and learn to trus
Broken propeller Ted I at 2:16pm 09.02.23 Yes it is But having C-Tow boating insurance will take the sting of the towing expense away They a
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett kappykaplan at 2:14pm 09.02.23 Hoping the cheeseburgers are always just how he likes 'em in the paradise in which he's anchored no
radar Don S/V ILLusion at 1:57pm 09.02.23 We need more than that cryptic description - what plotter and radar, how interfaced, is it a new pro
Broken propeller Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 09.02.23 Now THAT is a first class pi$$off. However, the telling will ensure that you will be on the very be

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