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Singlehanded sailing RichardW43 at 3:39pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4503 Can anyone recommend a good book on singlehanded sailing geared towards a novice sailor
Bicycle GPS speedo for boat Daveinet at 3:34pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4029 Anyone ever used a bicycle GPS speedometer on their boat? Have been wanting to install a speedo of s
Leaking in the yard (2) gsherwood at 3:15pm 12.16.14 Sirius 21/22 41/8768 I am a new Sirius 21 owner. 1981 #441. I have noticed water in the compartment under the sink. I ha
owner modifications for oceanis 31 gmerrill at 2:31pm 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1309 sorry for my ignorance, but I am having trouble getting to the owner modifications for an oceanis 31
Deleting a Posting Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 12.16.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2203 How does one go about deleting a posted article from the "Sailboat KnowledgeBase" ? Accidentally p
Colors Bleeding on Spinnaker Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/865 So my new Asymmetrical Spinnaker was used and cheap because a color bled into other colors on the sa
Beneteau Oceanis 31 gmerrill at 9:06am 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/7980 I'm new to the forum and I don't even own a Beneteau yet. I'm looking to move up to a beneteau 31 o
What's Up With Domestic Advertising? Rick D at 8:51am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2363 I happen to get a lot of sailing mags plus some weekly and monthly newspapers, mostly because they a
Bedding Fixed Port Hole NICK1951 at 8:49am 12.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1386 Maine, Thank you for the good information. I purchased butyl tape from you this morning. I plan t
8.0a Does anyone know what this was for? (3) jlillie at 8:47am 12.16.14 S2 15/2856 I've been curious about this structure located in the starboard aft corner under the settee since da
Transducer Question Earendil at 6:37am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1432 I'm a new sailor who just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23 -- sailing in t
Any Tartan 34C owners out there? sailnoproblem at 6:12am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/859 I bought and restored Hull #68 model year1970. (boat was built in 1969) Have several questions tha
Installing a television in the 30... Bob4203 at 5:35am 12.16.14 Catalina 30 5/3270 I have the u-shaped dinette arrangement that allows the port bulkhead to be void of the folding dini
House Battery replacement looking for suggestions drtsr1 at 7:52pm 12.15.14 Big Boats 12/2291 I currently have four golf cart batteries, need to replace. I would like to have longer lasting batt
Minney Update--Winches rbringle at 7:32pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 Minney's is for real. Thanks for the responses to my earlier post about Minney's Yacht Supply and t
Fresh Sailboat Listings thomas.dargan at 5:17pm 12.15.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2222 Would it be a good idea to open up the list menu for shoppers, by not requiring the boat Brand field
Wet core, would you buy? Ken Cross at 4:40pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 18/9362 I'm looking for a new (used) boat and found one we really like (1988 Hunter 30.) The problem is I fo
Motor Mount Bracket (1) bigpapaporsche at 4:33pm 12.15.14 Catalina 22 3/1109 I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
Motor Mount Bracket (1) bigpapaporsche at 4:29pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 1/854 I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
renaming a sailboat captain monk at 3:21pm 12.15.14 Seafarer 8/4560 dose anyone now about name change ceremoney?

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H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 5:53am 09.09.23 Like Nate I would be happy to discuss with you what I did. One difference is I decided to use a lith
Spontaneous combustion RoyS at 5:43am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO
Florida Marina reconciliation? dlochner at 5:20am 09.09.23 Try searching with Dockwa.com or Snagaslip.com. The 2 months probably won't be an issue, the $600 a
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) garymalmgren at 5:05am 09.09.23
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.09.23
Winter Cover - Midwest LakeOntario270 at 4:54am 09.09.23 I use two 18' x 24' heavy duty tarps mounted over a home built frame. https://www.tarpsupply.com/pro
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 4:42am 09.09.23 Back to the use of a Cunningham for a minute. I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tensio
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 4:19am 09.09.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue sailcapt340 at 3:56am 09.09.23 Are you sure you need to remove the bolt? A few years back my friend had his 340 ball joint linkage
Used sail? morbidfollower at 10:57pm 09.08.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stic
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 10:35pm 09.08.23 Sitting on ?? with a dozen "friends".
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 9:51pm 09.08.23 Electrical
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 09.08.23 I really appreciate the input, everyone. I especially like being instructed to do more sailing. We
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX stickinthemud57 at 8:33pm 09.08.23 If I was selling it I'd add to the price for it being a two stroke! A lot lighter, and no oil chan
Used sail? Gene Neill at 8:32pm 09.08.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stick
Spontaneous combustion stickinthemud57 at 8:32pm 09.08.23 Thanks, capta! It's not something we typically associate with sailing, but as dlochner alluded to,
Looking for new sails?? Gene Neill at 8:20pm 09.08.23 We've been well served by our Rolly Tasker sails from thesailwarehouse.com.
Spontaneous combustion Mark Maulden at 8:17pm 09.08.23 Cardinal rule has always been no rags, paper towels, brushes, etc etc that have been used with oils,
i am considering mounting a anchor assist devise Leeward Rail at 8:15pm 09.08.23 Holy Hanna was that hard to read. g to how modern, mass produced,boats are commonly made Vs a struc
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:57pm 09.08.23 Custom 28' fishing boat: $300,000. Six $40,000 Mercury outboards for a total of $240,000. The peace

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