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Bicycle GPS speedo for boat Daveinet at 3:34pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4190 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 41/9021 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 3/1331 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) 6/2232 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 0/869 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 12/8125 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 16/2382 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 2/1393 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 15/2919 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 7/1457 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 0/861 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 5/3317 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 12/2342 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 2/1145 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) 2/2232 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 18/9527 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 3/1120 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 1/859 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 8/4650 dose anyone now about name change ceremoney?
Transducer Query Earendil at 3:19pm 12.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/789 Just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23. Considering adding a transducer fo

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Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Project_Mayhem at 8:50am 09.27.23 My sail slugs are the 7/8" flat type and I have not found a good way to clean them with anything.
Window replacement kit for the 28.5 hunter kloudie1 at 8:06am 09.27.23 I think that the 28.5 had the same fixed port as the 31 and the forward one on the 34 from that same
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? Siamese at 8:04am 09.27.23 A proper cure for cracks ain't easy. I bought a new Catalina 309 in 2007, and it developed many lon
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Hello Below at 8:03am 09.27.23 If you have an account and follow your boat you'll get an email when you arrive at a port. And a l
...and we whined about prices back in '75 kloudie1 at 7:58am 09.27.23 Back in 1991 on our first Gulf crossing to Isla Mujeres, we had Loran running and gave us really goo
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Hello Below at 7:54am 09.27.23 I understand AIS and VHF are line of sight. Here is a handy calculator to determine the LoS depend
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 7:52am 09.27.23 There are plenty of great domestic machines from before 1975 or so that are suitable for some canva
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter (1) jssailem at 7:52am 09.27.23 Marine Traffic is a 3rd party supplier of AIS data. They use the many coastal repeater sites and if
P28 Rudder Removal Siamese at 7:47am 09.27.23 I had to take the rudder off my Catalina 309. By the way Catalina, thanks for not getting the rudde
The Sewing Machine Thread (1) Siamese at 7:38am 09.27.23 There are plenty of great domestic machines from before 1975 or so that are suitable for some canvas
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 7:19am 09.27.23 I bought a Davis last year. The concept is easy. Shoot the SUN. Align the sun on the horizon by the
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 7:13am 09.27.23 My separate AIS antenna is mounted on my Bimini Frame. That puts it a few feet higher than my ster
...and we whined about prices back in '75 dLj at 6:58am 09.27.23 Wow ..I wonder how many folks can actually use one now .. Many that could, now really can't. Or at
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 6:53am 09.27.23 FDL: Wow, I'll bet that was a "oh crap moment" BUT if it happens again I'll bet you'll know exactly
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 6:50am 09.27.23 FDL: The picture is interesting from a sail trim standpoint. The trim on both boats appears to be t
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:29am 09.27.23 It also serves as entertainment, looking boats as they show up on the screen. Ya can't under-rate
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 6:28am 09.27.23 My separate AIS antenna is mounted on my Bimini Frame. That puts it a few feet higher than my stern
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:27am 09.27.23 @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer introduced me to benefits of AIS back in 2019 while sailing on the Geor
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stre
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:42am 09.27.23 Second only to GPS, AIS is a valuable asset if there is any significant boat traffic. On the ICW it

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