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Cambridge MD Route 50 bridge Alvorada at 8:57am 07.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3035 Has anyone attempted to pass under the Route 50 bridge in Cambridge and if you did what was your ma
Cambridge MD Route 50 bridge Alvorada at 8:55am 07.07.14 Destinations 1/2537 Has anyone attempted to pass under the Route 50 bridge in Cambridge and if you did what was your mas
Northern Cal coast harbor & cove info needed? Chief RA at 8:35am 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/665 I would like to take a trip upwind from Bodega Bay to Ft. Bragg and I am acutely aware of limited ov
Installing vang on '84 H31 IH82BL8 at 8:31am 07.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/557 The boat had a vang with it when we bought it, but not installed. There's only one attachment point
Anchor Chain for Windlass lansing at 8:09am 07.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1197 We have a 1995 Benetea 42s7 and would like to add chain to our anchor. We have a manual windlass an
ultrasonic antifouling gino moretti at 7:05am 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/177 I would like some imput on the efficiency of ultrasonic antifouling. Would be worth to have one inst
Electrical Problems Easton at 6:21am 07.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1705 First sail of the season, I inadvertently shut down the engine on my Catalina 28 by the ignition key
best outlet for used sails jimwfrey at 6:10am 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 22/4239 looking for main and genoa. suggestions on outlets?
My Salon Table Does Not Work Dave Sullivan at 6:02am 07.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/745 i HAVE A 1997 hUNTER 373. THE DINNER TABLE. DOES ANYONE HAVE A DRAWING OF HOW THE LINE IS RIGGED FO
Rudder jammed DMendels at 6:00am 07.07.14 Bigger Boats 15/2130 I am new to the Forum, but would appreciate any advice. We were out on our 1974 Oday 27 for the 4th
First Gennaker Flight (1) $tingy Sailor at 10:16pm 07.06.14 Catalina 22 4/955 Enjoyed four days of mostly sunny skies on Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID. Most of the time, the wind was ei
where to buy Gates Green Stripe belts? Jared1048 at 9:48pm 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/782 I've been burning though my v-belt now that I have a high output alternator with external regulator.
Repairing leaky port Don Crowther at 7:27pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1318 I pulled one of my leaking ports this weekend and found the plywood above it rotten :eek: So now I'
changing running light bulbs Stressless at 7:24pm 07.06.14 Catalina 30 2/1011 This seems very basic, but I need to change the bow running light bulb and cannot get the light hous
Windlass questions rbenyoung at 7:21pm 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1711 I took possession of a 1996 oceanis 400 last week. Spent last night at anchor. I have an all chain r
Keel cable replacement Cincy020 at 7:17pm 07.06.14 Catalina 22 9/4823 I just purchased a 1985 Catalina 22 over the weekend. Everything is on sound condition, with the exc
Lake Norman Sailors? shemandr at 6:35pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2554 My wife has gotten on a jag for this area to retire to. Looks pretty nice to me. But I need to hea
Honda 9.9 on h240 cropduster60 at 5:03pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 2/871 Not wanting to admit this but got rudder line wrapped around prop in reverse. Motor seems to run fin
Racor 500 fuel level NYSail at 4:56pm 07.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 20/4590 Hello all! Recently changed fuel filters and have noticed when I keep rechecking primary filter the
O'Day 222 Portsmouth Ratings daleyellin at 4:37pm 07.06.14 Day Sailers 0/790 I decided to become involved in our club's races this summer. I raced for the first time in many ye

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Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 08.19.23 You need a tide book aboard giving time corrections for different locations to adjust your clock as
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 12:56pm 08.19.23 Here are some pictures of it after re-rigging to the factory rig style.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (2) Mason13 at 12:55pm 08.19.23 219048219049
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:50pm 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:32pm 08.19.23 From wikipedia: Mechanical tide clocks used on the Pacific Coast must be adjusted frequently, often
Tide Clock jviss at 12:23pm 08.19.23 Well, I did not read the article, but the exact times between full heights (max high, max low) do n
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 08.19.23 David, thank you. That was well written, succinct and answered the question without getting into t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:11pm 08.19.23 My thoughts exactly.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.23 219045 Interesting reading. So that's the max. axial load for your purchased bearing. As long as
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:04pm 08.19.23 This is from the manual for my gearbox. Hurth zf 5 HBW50 2.6 Connection of gearbox with propeller W
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 11:50am 08.19.23 Your in Tappahanok? unless there is more than one of those, you are near Annapolis.... sailing me
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 11:38am 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 11:35am 08.19.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 11:24am 08.19.23 The cover over the main sliding hatch is called a sea hood. On my 1984 Catalina 36 my recollection
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:15am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:47am 08.19.23 That may be called "skill checking".... dj Not much skill once out of the slip other than putting
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.19.23
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, If I'm not mistak
Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 10:26am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if
Gas tank gauge issue. Calif. Ted at 10:21am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if t

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