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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Roger Long at 6:41pm 03.05.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/3536 Any day that starts with losing your smart phone promises to be bad and ugly. Any day that ends wit
O'day 23 dimensions needed for trailer set up Ziradog at 6:20pm 03.05.14 Day Sailers 6/3102 I just bought a 1978 O'day 23 and (separately) a dual axle trailer to carry it on. I need to do the
Main sail dimensions for 26s dglindaman at 5:54pm 03.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2927 Does anyone know the luff leach ect of mac 26s? Thanks
Hunter 31 capacity plate Croy at 4:43pm 03.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/945 Hi, Does anyone knows what is the official passenger capacity of a hunter 31 (1984) and where is lo
APC spinnker vs genoa for a 2004 hunter 326 sfwatts at 4:27pm 03.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2887 Feel the need for more speed....our hunter has in mast furling, and a decent headsail. On the Chesap
Looking for Quick Antares 5/16" gypsy trishark at 4:09pm 03.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/714 Beneteau 40 came with Quick Antares 1000w windlass. Would like to go to 250 feet of 5/16" HT chain.
Cool Video that made me think of Sailing Bad Obsession at 2:12pm 03.05.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1303 I saw a movie "Chesapeake Bay by Air" the other night on TV. It made me think of sailing and all th
Boat and trailer combined weight Willemvan at 1:33pm 03.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/956 As anyone ever taken a 27 cat over the weigh scales. And if so how much did it weigh. My vehicle has
And then the fight started... Brian D at 1:23pm 03.05.14 Sails Call Lounge 4/5694 MY Wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?' I
Hugo Boss Mast Walk Rick D at 12:58pm 03.05.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3625 Not sure what to make of this, but it does help pay the sponsorship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y
Securing the companionway slider hatch on H36 in rough seas? deacm at 11:02am 03.05.14 Big Boats 13/1549 If you are pitching about in rough weather, how do you all keep the hatch from sliding back and fort
Solar or Wind??? TaZ_Izzy at 9:51am 03.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 104/12491 Hi all! I'm new in this forum and new in the sailing experience im rigging a mac 25 1982 elect
Mystery Sailboat (1) Floatingleaf at 9:29am 03.05.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2003 In July of last year, I had an occasion to be running along the trail skirting a harbor (Lat 32.7267
Best place to replace a mast Bcfdhammer at 9:26am 03.05.14 Other Sailboats 16/9136 Hello all, I'm new to forum and honestly I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask this question
Question for 240 owners Hydro Therapy at 8:06am 03.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/988 I may go look at a 240 this weekend. I was wondering about the open transom. Does it tend to take wa
Cocpit table for 47.7 Frode at 7:48am 03.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/809 Hi, We are preparing Our "New" First 47.7 for the season here in Norway. The boat is missing a coc
Miami or Keys area P-23? Visiting Mar 31 - Apr 7 James_M at 7:45am 03.05.14 Precision 3/4256 Hi, I'm sailboat shopping, and have pretty well decided on a Precision 23. My challenge is that I'
battery replacement pabraam at 2:03am 03.05.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2736 Time to replace my sealed lead acid batteries of 2 x 100Ah on my Hunter 38. I would to go for a 300
Dorm Fridge: Too Complicated? wufibugs at 10:47pm 03.04.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3806 Decided to stick an inexpensive 110ac Dorm fridge in the port aft berth. I wanted to be able to kee
Arrgh, M25 Engine Alternator Bracket Upgrade Craziness Stu Jackson at 9:08pm 03.04.14 Big Boats 27/9543 So, I read this on another forum today M-18 M-25 Alternator bracket changeout I've read numerous a

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Spring Cruise 2023 Traveler7 at 12:19pm 04.02.23 Nice, looking forward to doing that trip from Portland in the summer sometime...enjoy!
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 12:14pm 04.02.23
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... watercolors II at 12:13pm 04.02.23 That keel bolt, is not a locking bolt to hold the keel in the down position under all conditions. If
Spring Cruise 2023 jssailem at 12:11pm 04.02.23 There is good news, from my friend Rufus... Next week will start with more of the cold temps, shower
Rain water through the mast George Da Porge at 12:01pm 04.02.23 Couldn't upload the video of the inside of the CP. File too large.
Rain water through the mast (2) George Da Porge at 11:59am 04.02.23 Hey jonelli, 3 years ago I needed to replace the oak block between the bottom of the compression pos
Speed/temp sensor wire splice (1) Hello Below at 11:35am 04.02.23 You will need a tiny 1.3mm Allen wrench. Thoroughly check the packaging the splice kit packaging.
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 04.02.23 James ............ I have all the tensions for the rest of the shourds and they work perfectly. It w
Hunter 310 1999 rgranger at 11:26am 04.02.23 Almost anyone with a modicum of commen sense can do most if not all of that. that is not fair. Fo
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (1) George Da Porge at 11:22am 04.02.23 I have a different stanchion base (see pic). The stanchion itself has 3/4" threaded rod attached to
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 04.02.23 Start with a few photos of your set up and I'm sure you'll get a lot more detailed answers.
Goosneck to Boom Richard19068 at 10:05am 04.02.23 ... I'd still like to fix the goosneck to the boom somehow. I think so too. If It's not it may
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 10:04am 04.02.23 There is naturally compression on the boom when sailing so that pin would be unlikely to come out.
Holes in rudder? (3) stickinthemud57 at 10:02am 04.02.23 OK. Pics. First pic shows the haul-up line (red arrow) and hold-down cable (red circle). The cable
Hunter 310 1999 Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 04.02.23 The first thing you will need is the boat's wiring diagrams. I'm sitting here on your sistership and
Hunter 310 1999 dlochner at 9:58am 04.02.23 If you believe it was a lightning strike, the first call should have been to your insurance company
Bilge Pump breaker JoeWhite at 9:57am 04.02.23 I suspect it is wired incorrectly. The LED should not be on if in auto position. It comes on in man
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis jssailem at 9:47am 04.02.23 Join us anytime @capta. Your insights would be priceless. Sad that your informal discussion group co
Hunter 310 1999 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 04.02.23
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis capta at 9:37am 04.02.23 I also have been monitoring and making an effort to keep myself and others who cared to listen, cycl

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