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North Channel Charter higgs at 8:06pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/697 Just returned from a charter in Canada's North Channel. 6 of us charted a Beneteau 473. It is a ve
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:10pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4585 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. They
Lewmar 42" Folding Wheel (1) Scallywagger at 6:40pm 08.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/501 Hello again everyone. I'm still on the lookout for a used Lewmar 42" folding wheel for my Hunter 460
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MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) jssailem at 8:22am 08.02.23 Weather and Forecasting 41/5091 @dLj has posted his communications about his cruise in the Cruiser Forum. You can find his posts on
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:41am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/6308 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the re
Applying Cetol question jviss at 5:16am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 22/5946 I have given up on the idea or a real varnish finish on my toerails. Wondering, has anyone applied
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 9:34pm 08.01.23 Catalina 22 34/7337 Add me to the list of folks that had their rudder fail because of shoddy work by Ruddercraft. We wer
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 5:49pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 37/9330 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, one of which is the Pearson Ensign. I
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! (1) jviss at 3:56pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/581
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 12:35pm 08.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1053 I am planning to replace main halyard on my H33 2006 with furling in mast. Original was, I think, s
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 12:18pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/868 Hello everyone, first post ever! I have a Dickinson "Newport" diesel furnace on my 1983 Catalina 36
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:45am 08.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/783 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:44am 08.01.23 Parts Search 1/848 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
2002 Hunter 386 Yanmar 3JH3E - Kanzaki KM3P4 - Michigan Gary Ryan at 10:58am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/474 Hey Guys, I've been working on another thread regarding my Kanzaki KM3P4 not engaging when going int
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice (10) Bents at 9:56am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1584 Hi everyone! My wife and I bought our first sailboat a couple of weeks ago (catalina 27) and are su
Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? xavpil at 6:27am 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/298 the boat needs to be put on a truck and the company needs to know the height of the boat: of course
J/24 anchor roller? G0ri11@ at 9:40pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/502 I have a 1979 J/24 that my wife and I use for just sailing around Waikiki. At most, we might be in
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) SycloneDriver at 8:47pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/768 A few weeks ago my bilge blower suddenly stopped working and later I noticed that the alternator was
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 (1) Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 2:29pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/466 Can anyone recommend a replacement for the traveler car on a '73 Sabre 28-1. The traveler is located

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Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:44am 09.27.25 Lots of good tip, so no need for me to joint the fray. Blocked practice. Go out on a nice light/mod
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.27.25 Clear Gorilla tape leave very little residue compared to other tapes. I had some cables taped to a
Invest 93L shemandr at 6:52am 09.27.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I" Irene. Irma. Others?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Dalliance at 6:48am 09.27.25 I have a 1982 H30 and have long believed that there were only two ways to pull the shaft: remove the
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 6:42am 09.27.25 ... I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless....
Electronics Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.27.25 I think priority 1 is to update my VHF. The guys in the marinas told me it was pretty hard to hear
Invest 93L (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.27.25 Looking at this morning's models I'm still in camp no-landfall. It looks like the GFS and ECMWF bot
Timing for the perfect tack danstanford at 2:56am 09.27.25 The tacking angle will be somewhere close to 90 degrees but one should probably turn down 5 degrees
Timing for the perfect tack garymalmgren at 11:19pm 09.26.25 Single handed? 1. Center the traveler and main sheet 2. Hit the tack button on your tillerpilot. 3.
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 9:54pm 09.26.25 That is NOT what I said. I said 90 degrees was not doable and to sail one tack upwind then the oth
Timing for the perfect tack Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 09.26.25 If your goal is simply to point as high as possible at all times, do as Stu says and sail from clos
Timing for the perfect tack dlochner at 8:00pm 09.26.25 I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless. I gues
Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 7:49pm 09.26.25 You mention the 90 target initially, but now how it plays into the tack. Can you clarify that for*
Timing for the perfect tack PaulK at 7:10pm 09.26.25 Agree with @Davidasailor26 that holding the sheet to backwind the jib may be messing you up by delay
Sailing Croatia Michael Davis at 5:01pm 09.26.25 ICC required?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder heritage at 4:33pm 09.26.25 A third option is to remove the prop strut, allowing enough wiggle room to pull the shaft past the r
Invest 93L Crusty Ol Salt at 4:13pm 09.26.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I"
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop Angus Fleming at 3:41pm 09.26.25 Rumbero, On my 1979 37c I didn't like the very short hose connection so I roughed up the bronze thr
Electronics john6206 at 3:36pm 09.26.25 Thanks for the advice everyone, I feel like I need a spreadsheet! I think I need to schedule a nigh
Timing for the perfect tack ShawnL at 3:18pm 09.26.25 I sail a '72 Catalina 22, so hopefully comparable. When we tack, I try to get as close to the wind

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