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Important things I learned this weekend davejet at 8:14pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 I learned WestMarine has 2 free stickers required for my 31' Hunter required warnings about garbage
Cal 21 cockpit set up (5) Pcalvin1966 at 7:32pm 05.27.14 Cal 2/4813 Need some help setting up the main/boom on our Cal21. Is this right???
How many Eclipse Owners here? Al Santini at 7:29pm 05.27.14 Com-Pac 6/7365 Hello everyone. I actually just stumbled onto the Com Pac side of the site. I have been on the Pre
Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast Doug in Lakeview at 6:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3528 What is Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast? Hi All, Is the following doab
Looking for Main an Jib Sails rlearn at 6:39pm 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/795 We have reciently purcased a 1961 rebuilt 15.8 ft Osprey Oday fiberglass sailboat in hope to learn h
apelco 360 fish finder manual mick hodapp at 6:12pm 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2096 hello folks, if someone out there has a link on the apelco 360 manual could you please post it for m
Electrics Intermittent on Cat.30 neilcarroll at 6:03pm 05.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1756 Recently on my 1987 Catalina 30 the electrics began to be intermittent. When the radio and NAV were
Ha Ha - not funny kamper at 5:48pm 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1720 Not sure if this has been discussed, but I suggest no Baja Ha ha event this year as protest against
New to me 40.7 yachtsman at 4:07pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1162 Any info appreciated. Upgrades etc. Dare I say keel repairs! Still have the Hunter 260 tho. Fan
shift cable on 376 Mark Juetten at 3:59pm 05.27.14 Big Boats 5/1540 I believe it is time to replace my shift cable on our hunter 376 1996 year . I hope someone knows th
New Trailer for the Mariner supercub at 3:49pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 0/618 My trailer is rusted out, I was thinking about a Venture aluminum bunk trailer, 21 ft in length, 298
bottom Paint John11936 at 3:27pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/909 Getting ready for new bottom job. Did the sand blast and epoxy barrier coat last time. I plan to pow
Question for the brain trust (2) Phil Herring at 3:00pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2670 These winch covers were new in August of 2013 and have been on the boat one winter. This looks li
Solar vent bedding/sealant Cest La Vie at 2:40pm 05.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/3796 I am about to replace an aging Nicro stainless solar vent in my forward hatch. As the proper hole i
Ovens amontem at 2:32pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1005 Does anyone have any places where I might search for oven parts for my 1986 Beneteau First375Electro
Propeller Change amontem at 2:30pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/965 I have a 1986 Beneteau First 375 with a 28 HP Volvo Penta 3 cylinder engine. I wish to change out my
An arctic voyage. (1) lokiii at 2:29pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 2/1252 What is my wife dressed for on a sunny California day?
masthead wind vane dfrancis23 at 2:24pm 05.27.14 Parts Search 1/1155 Looking for a masthead wind vane that will work with my simrad is20 wind Guage. Anybody have one or
Cheapskate waste tank vent filter (2) Ken Cross at 2:01pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1746 I'm posting this here knowing it may belong in the holding tank area. I put it here because I felt m
Hunter 29.5 rig tension chitradurga at 1:58pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1481 Is there a general rule of thumb for tensioning the rig on a Hunter 29.5 used mostly as a day sailer

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I60 wind dlochner at 5:24am 07.14.23 I'll be a bit of a contrarian here. Learning to sail without instruments will make you a better sail
simple wind/weather app for iphone garymalmgren at 4:08am 07.14.23 which one and why? Windy. Good.
simple wind/weather app for iphone (1) rgranger at 4:05am 07.14.23
DIY Electronics? jviss at 3:59am 07.14.23 NMEA 2k sounds a little more involved and access to the standard seems pretty restricted. Hey ther
Early production Kittiwake rgranger at 3:57am 07.14.23 My question is where do I find a hull number, HINs became required in 1972.
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) Will Gilmore at 3:54am 07.14.23 can anyone with Mariner experience give any insight whether I should have any issues as a well buil
Need source for winch parts CYQK at 3:53am 07.14.23 in Chicago...the big dealer starts with a C They have lots of lewmar stuff
Need source for winch parts Kings Gambit at 3:42am 07.14.23 It might be a long shot .. SailorMan in florida would be my go to . They are just north (?) of Miam
simple wind/weather app for iphone Davidasailor26 at 3:10am 07.14.23 I like Windy (Windy.com, not Windy.app) for wind forecasts. For current conditions Iuse Wind Alert.
DIY Electronics? High Current at 2:53am 07.14.23
I60 wind kappykaplan at 2:43am 07.14.23 and it should have the capacity to display TRUE wind data as well as APPARENT :plus:
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:31am 07.14.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos
I60 wind Joe at 12:05am 07.14.23 so I was thinking that wind instruments might help me get a bit more wind (to find it and adjust th
Winch handle safe use MikeHoncho at 10:50pm 07.13.23 With my non ST I kept them wrapped all the he time with the handle in place. With my ST I tend to do
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna BigEasy at 9:05pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the mast
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Grotto at 7:47pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the masth
I60 wind Ken13559 at 7:11pm 07.13.23 Always good to have more than you usually need, 'cos you never know when that extra instrument would
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch Skipper John at 6:23pm 07.13.23 I should point out that the clutch was replaced under warranty by our Catalina dealer.
ST4000 auto pilot Ward H at 6:14pm 07.13.23 Yes I did. I did a diagnostic on it as recommended by Raymarine. I believe it has some bad sectors
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 5:53pm 07.13.23 @artleyt115 AC to Cape May does sound like a much better, more enjoyable plan. @Scott T-Bird s id

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