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Wireless vs wired internet speeds Brian D at 10:17am 12.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/2766 If you are running wireless (which I think just about everyone is) and you are in your home, I have
O'Day 272 LE - removing the 10-2 for rebuild DeltaBreeze at 9:44am 12.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3295 Greetings, Background: I recently purchased an 87' 272 LE and have been making it a larger and l
Height of head sail above bow? Brian D at 9:29am 12.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 26/6667 Is there any restriction on how high the foot of the head sail can be above the bow? If I have enoug
Stainless steel staples hunt DAVA390 at 9:04am 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2681 At the local hardware store, Lowes, Home Depot, I'm not able to find Stainless Steel staples of the
Exhaust Hose wufibugs at 9:00am 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1543 My H31 has 2 hoses, one from the mixing elbow to the muffler and the other from the muffler to the o
the differents betwen Hunter 260 before and after 2002 Pichin at 7:55am 12.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1980 Hi , I understand that the Hunter 26 was build from 1994-1998, then change to the model 260 and I k
Zeehag 4.108 CYQK at 6:44am 12.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1254 Saw a post from you today so I gotta ask Whats the rest of the story on the runaway 4.108 Back tog
Oceanis 40 - Polars JZebleckes at 5:03am 12.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3942 Does anyone have polars for Oceanis 40 (aka B-40) with in-mast furling main? Many thanks...Joe
ConFused Albanach at 1:46am 12.07.14 Catalina 310 7/1585
womans watch, water proof, compass,temp Navicula at 3:20pm 12.06.14 Big Boats 11/1467 I am looking for a womans watch time compass temp and waterproof and of course it must have s
10 Micron or 30 Micron Fuel Filter? (3) McIntoshUSA at 12:46pm 12.06.14 Ask All Sailors 37/35293 I'm still a newbie. The boat we bought back in April 2014 has a few extra parts. I was going to chan
Navionics is looking for Beta Testers for SonarCharts JTulls at 12:45pm 12.06.14 Ask All Sailors 31/4646 Any fellow sailors/boaters using a Garmin system for charting and plotters? Navionics is looking fo
Do you sail in the rain? Ken Cross at 12:23pm 12.06.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6703 Here in the pacific Northwest we are known for lots of rain. The Admiral and I are interested in get
How to clean rust off stainless steel ? boblufkin at 11:21am 12.06.14 Catalina 22 4/2843 Any tips for cleaning the rust spots off the swim ladder ?
Spinnaker (1) tgrass462 at 10:47am 12.06.14 Smaller Boats 24/3429 We have a Hunter 260 - water ballast. We've been wondering about a possible upgrade - adding a spin
Rebed Stanchions - HELP! dph123 at 10:26am 12.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2456 I have a leak on my 1998 Hunter 310 and believe it comes from a stanchion. I pulled the stanchion o
Is 'Day Sailor' Forum broken? cbourne200 at 9:51am 12.06.14 Day Sailers 4/1240 Or just no posts... Last post I believe was around Nov 23, and it's Dec 6 now...
Windlass on Catalina 270 Marc Robic at 9:00am 12.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 14/5635 Hello all fellow sailboat lovers! I just purchased a Catalina 270 and would like to add a windlass.
Is this Boat Worth Learning to Sail (2) QCI at 8:58am 12.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2829 Hello, I'd like to ask if this sailboat is worth the effort too learn to sail. It seems slow, unr
Logo USNAmom at 8:41am 12.06.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1110 Wanted to thank all responders for the tips on the Lancer logo. The deed is DONE! Santa is most pl

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Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:09am 08.29.23 There are two fundamental problems with "just welding G4 chain" as a connector. 1) the structural
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 08.28.23 I've been advised I can replace the bad section with new chain via a "connecting link", From all
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? jssailem at 9:50pm 08.28.23 worth running the engine with the fill cap open, or at least cracking it open periodically as a tes
Center board jssailem at 9:47pm 08.28.23 Mason. The process is straight forward. All mast head rigged or fractional rigged boats like yours.
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized Ralph Johnstone at 8:46pm 08.28.23 Replace the vent line filter. 1. What is a vent line filter ? 2. Whatever it is, tell your frie
Spreaders Eclectic at 8:43pm 08.28.23 Or is it a 1969 Venture 21 that was built without spreaders??? Like the one tested in Practical Sai
Spreaders Eclectic at 8:22pm 08.28.23
Center board Mason13 at 7:42pm 08.28.23 I noticed in your picture that you have a topping lift on the boom. Can you describe how your attach
H34 Mast Rewiring Don S/V ILLusion at 7:35pm 08.28.23 My question was "for those whom rewired your mast what wire did you use." There was no right or wro
SANTANA 23? NUBOAT?? at 7:19pm 08.28.23 I hope he means they reinforced the tanks to prevent leaks. https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailbo
A C27 Question rgranger at 6:47pm 08.28.23 Adjustable blocks for reefing positions. :plus:I was thinking that and/or the clew a stay sail or
SANTANA 23? rgranger at 6:45pm 08.28.23 :pimp:
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 6:37pm 08.28.23
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 08.28.23 3) the 45 minute run time may be indicative of a clogged vent line - insects loveto build homes the
SANTANA 23? NUBOAT?? at 6:23pm 08.28.23 I don't understand what means. Did he glass the tank valve while it was full of water? Did he fi
Impact driver on window screws? BigEasy at 6:08pm 08.28.23 My 45 year old hand held impact driver, that I purchased to work on motorcycles, has pretty much go
H34 Mast Rewiring Don S/V ILLusion at 5:55pm 08.28.23 I know electricity and how to use the internet. I asked for what others have done. What coax conne
H34 Mast Rewiring jssailem at 5:10pm 08.28.23 There are several manufactures of PL259 connectors. That is the normal item. Not all Chinese manufac
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized Tally Ho at 5:00pm 08.28.23 I dumped some nasty water from my holding tank and it drained under the floor and to the bilge. I p
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 4:52pm 08.28.23

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