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Wind speed and direction Chris115 at 3:12am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3101 I recently came across the new SailTimer wind instrument and the related app, and am interested in h
Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/981 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2966 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2433 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2271 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6494 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1851 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/26641 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3736 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2012 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo
Attention PNW Cruisers Hello Below at 8:45am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1689 Xmas Present - 2015 Waggoner Cruising Guide - FREE 2nd year in a row that this has been offered.
Hey Mackaroni - 302 Hull/deck joint (2) the_alpine at 8:41am 12.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/964 Have you inspected the hull to deck joint on your 302? I noticed some water staining on the trim in
Leckie/46Beneteau keitho1 at 8:28am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1503 Hello to Beneteau owners. I have a 2000 Beneteau 46 Oceanis (beautiful boat!) but have problems with
Florida vs Cuba? Bonzai at 6:40am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3706 I wonder if the FL legislature realizes the position they are in now that relations are looking to b
Companionway Doors triumph250 at 6:03am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5917 Considering replacing companionway door/hatch. Any experience with Zarcor Companionway Doors?
Genaker Furler triumph250 at 5:31am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3301 Anybody had installed a "genaker furler"? I think I would use it more and leave more space below.
Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2226 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2
Redoing Head wufibugs at 8:50pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1555 Almost all the walls and cabinets on the H31 are come kind of white plasticized coating over plywood
trying to understand weather forecast newsailor72 at 6:43pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1799 planning on motor sailing to catalina island from long beach this Sun morning, coming back Mon. Che
Electronics replacement of Raymarine drtsr1 at 5:12pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 23/4853 I have a raymarine setup. 2000yr Hunter 460. 2 chart plotters, color and green screen, 2 sets of st

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Applying Cetol question CoCaptainsLog at 5:00pm 09.22.23 I have done this before but didn't like the high gloss. I went back to just using the satin finish
Its funny Friday! (1) jviss at 4:24pm 09.22.23 220155
Its funny Friday! jviss at 4:10pm 09.22.23 Wife asked what the female version of a Man cave would be? I responded "a kitchen." Follow me for m
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:55pm 09.22.23 Wife asked what the female version of a Man cave would be? I responded "a kitchen." Follow me for mo
Hold post for future announcement Paceship.org at 3:41pm 09.22.23 Thanks for the offer John, may be helpful. What I'd like to do is connect your with the very helpfu
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Benny17441 at 3:02pm 09.22.23 It sounds like clogged fuel filters or globs of crap in the fuel tank. I would replace the fuel fi
Just a bit too much heel and helm rgranger at 2:34pm 09.22.23 Watching a North racing trim video they comment that playing the traveler is best in this situation
23.5 unsinkable??? (1) rgranger at 2:28pm 09.22.23 (snip)...Ive only heard of a few sailing boats that market "unsinkability" as a design feature.....
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 2:27pm 09.22.23 Keeping dirt out of the cracks helps to hide them. And your eyes should be out on the horizon lookin
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Benny17441 at 2:26pm 09.22.23 If it was peeing before the repair, then take it all back and redo.
Need Guidance - Which trailer sailer fits? rgranger at 2:21pm 09.22.23 Here is a SAIL magazine review article that might give you some leads... https://www.sailmagazine.c
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 2:08pm 09.22.23 Then there's always this if he thinks it's fuel: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 2:02pm 09.22.23 In fact, we just returned from the trip on Lake Champlain. We did stay overnight and slept in a cabi
Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 1:54pm 09.22.23 Awesome! Thank you so much! I appreciate all the info and your time.
Deck paint recommendations jviss at 1:51pm 09.22.23 Well, Little Harbor, now owned by Hinckley, paints the decks on their very expensive yachts. I thin
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:50pm 09.22.23 Here's my post war Singer clone: That looks just like my mom's 1951 Singer 66-16. Great machine!
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:49pm 09.22.23 With this setup I can move the needle a quarter of a stitch at a time. Wow, that's awesome!
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 1:47pm 09.22.23 Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack an injector, there is a handy dandy separate fuel bl
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.22.23 D. Their recommendation was not to hook it to the engine, but to hook it to the engine's thru hull
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 12:57pm 09.22.23 Interesting, I spoke to Tides Marine about their Sure Seal; my concern over cooling water, and my Ya

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