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Anchor Roller install tight fit no bowsprit CPH at 2:39pm 07.15.14 Catalina 30 9/6895 So I may have leaped before I thought. I just purchased a 45lb. Mantus anchor to use on my standard
Can I DROP 26D Daggerboard on the water to replace lines? Snowbird One at 2:10pm 07.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1717 Sorry for the truncated title. Had to get it to fit. And also sorry if this has been answered. I did
raising rusted keel ambler at 12:05pm 07.15.14 Catalina 22 3/807 Late last year I purchased a 1983 Catalina 22. With the warmer weather I've been in the water to loo
Vision 32 Prop Shaft Length MrBingle at 12:01pm 07.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1177 Anyone know the length of the prop shaft on a 1992 Vision 32? Or where I can find it? THX
Legend 290 Captian Al at 11:28am 07.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1478 I have just purchased a 2000 legend 290. This model does not have a back stay. I'm not familiar with
Westerbeke W21 overheating - possible airlock? Makeitone at 11:07am 07.15.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/4678 Hi Everyone, I have a Hunter 34.5 (have never known what that .5 means btw) with a Westerbeke W21
Window Replacement JourneyPatch at 10:34am 07.15.14 S2 18/4747 I have a 1979 S2 11.0. We are looking to replace our windows this coming off season. Looking for ad
Trying to locate companionway latch (1) FasterHorses at 10:17am 07.15.14 Parts Search 2/1735 We are trying to replace a companionway latch that was originally made by Schaefer marine for our 19
capri 18 mainsheet controls sailorsteve1 at 9:20am 07.15.14 Smaller Boats 1/798 i have an 87 capri 18 and am pretty happy with it so far except for one thing. the mainsheet control
Less important than a failed engine or rig, but... (1) Rich Stidger at 9:19am 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1466 I have a Westerbeke genset and since new 17 years ago I have condensation that appears in the temper
Backstay Tension for Beneteau393 with rolling RodBry at 7:44am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1320 Can anyone advise the recommended Back Stay Tension for a Beneteau393 with Rolling Furling Main?
Almost lost my mast Satuday (1) keary N at 6:32am 07.15.14 Day Sailers 2/1118 While sailing on the Southern of Narragansett Bay Saturday in my O'Day 22, we heard a loud metallic
Wiring to VHF DSC lehigh375 at 6:31am 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4926 This week I am going to try and wire my Chartplotter to the VHF to connect the DSC. The plotter is a
BG Network Wind carlager at 6:08am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/599 Our BG Network Wind Display Unit is "frozen" The LCD displays "18.8appvstrue", the analogue pointer
BG Network Wind carlager at 6:06am 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 0/773 Our BG Network Wind Display Unit is "frozen" The LCD displays "18.8appvstrue", the analogue point
Holding Tank waste coming back garethreeves at 5:59am 07.15.14 Big Boats 13/2092 I plan to replace the old aluminum holding tank in my Legend 375 with a plastic tank from this site
Cleaning the holding tank sludge sailcapt340 at 5:50am 07.15.14 Big Boats 11/14053 Has anyone any tips for cleaning out the sludge at the bottom of the holding tank? A recent clog in
Different Style Keel Hangers (2) Guardian at 2:49am 07.15.14 Catalina 22 8/1968 Removed the keel hangers from my Boomaroo 22 (Australian made Catalina) to check if the PO had maint
Shore power yachtsman at 12:09am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/956 Any advice on connecting shore power and effects on anodes and sail drive. The shore power on my 4
H26. Or. 260 Larry D Calander at 9:11pm 07.14.14 Smaller Boats 1/650 I need main sail cover. When ordering there is a distinction between the 2. Mine Is a 96 model that

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th
Hunter 23 Keel rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23 Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23 Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ? kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23 Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he
Sails up at the dock ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 08.21.23 Yes.
New owner! PMK at 6:18am 08.21.23 She is in the water at Safe Harbor Pilots point hull #11 Quite an ordeal getting boat and trailer h
Hunter 23 Keel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.21.23 It must be one of the first winglet with a centerboard attached. If the poster could supply the hu
H49/50 battery replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 5:21am 08.21.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:40am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the main
Expectations from solar Captain Larry-DH at 4:08am 08.21.23 The MPPT works more efficiently with one per panel, if there is any shading or difference in panel
Hunter 23 Keel shemandr at 4:03am 08.21.23 I couldn't tell from the original post that the centerboard is housed in a wing keel (At least that'
Wema tank level sender jssailem at 3:52am 08.21.23 I installed one of these sensors in my diesel tank. If I was going to cut the donut off I would try
Hunter 23 Keel caverun at 3:49am 08.21.23 While we wait for Crazy Dave to chime in, check out this previous thread- apparently an early versio
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 1:05am 08.21.23

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