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O'Day 22 Interior Re-Design ChattOday at 7:55pm 12.11.13 Day Sailers 6/3529 I did a re-do, repair and re-paint of my boat's deck over the Spring and early Summer. Fixed everyth
Best IPad Charter/ Plotter App? fingerlakesailor at 7:51pm 12.11.13 S2 5/1827 Im a newbie sailer looking at Charter Plotter Apps for an IPad. Any recomendations would be welcome.
Catalina 30 Universal M18 underpowered John rolka at 7:42pm 12.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/4833 I thought the big work I was going to do was replace the prop shaft and cutlass bearing but I got si
Sad News For Sailing....... Maine Sail at 5:13pm 12.11.13 Ask All Sailors 65/15349 I was chatting with my buddy who works for Sabre Yachts, and we had an interesting discussion. He
Yanmar Transmission Gabor15908 at 3:52pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 10/2742 I was just told that it will cost $2500.00 to rebuild my KBW10 transmission on my 3JH@2E Yanmar. Is
Time to replace the standing rigging heart of gold at 2:26pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 17/4027 Its that time and the fact that I will be pulling the mast this winter will make it easier to do. Ca
H34 Rudder size? a65sailor at 2:19pm 12.11.13 Big Boats 7/1288 I have been reading and have found there was a rudder recall on early H34's. I would like to know if
Tablets for Navigation carboman at 12:02pm 12.11.13 Smaller Boats 19/2701 I am starting to check out tablets for navigation apps, mainly Navioncs, but am open to suggestions
Florida Benny17441 at 10:12am 12.11.13 Ask All Sailors 44/5145 To all of those that think Florida is the armpit of the Nation, we send you a warm X-mas greeting fr
272 Bimini Pat at 8:15am 12.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4865 I need to order a bimini for our 272 LE to protect us from the sun's harmful rays. As every 272 own
More info on MacGregor Sizes Tollergirl at 8:14am 12.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 48/7680 This summer I had the great fun of going for a cruise on a MacGregor 26 at our lake. I am in love w
Ropes Zakir Patel at 7:06am 12.11.13 S2 3/1036 Hi, I own a 36ft S2 sail Boat, I want to replace all my ropes as they have weathered over the years
What is under here - h26 (1) Derf123 at 6:55am 12.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/950 Hello all, just had a dumb question.... anyone know what is under this hump? It is under the starboa
Dodger on a 84 Hunter25.5 twodzusfittings at 5:32am 12.11.13 Smaller Boats 1/1035 Just a question. Can a dodger be mounted on a 84 Hunter 25.5 without interfering with the pop top sy
Mr. Bill Fort Lauderdale Anchor Chain CYQK at 5:00am 12.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1942 Mornin Planning our trip to the boat show and am getting a list together of supplies One of the thi
nightvision device wegu at 12:11am 12.11.13 Big Boats 5/1269 Hi, wegu here........are theese monocular devices any good on a boat ? i am looking at the ``newton
Wetted rear berth wood Ken13559 at 7:08pm 12.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1092 I've found some wood in my rear berth wet. Don't know where water comes from yet. Meantime to addre
Charger needed for Standard 280s merlinuxo at 4:34pm 12.10.13 Parts Search 4/2218 I need a charging cradle and charger for a Standard Horizon HX280s that I picked up at a yard sale.
No 2014 Havasu ? zjtr10 at 2:59pm 12.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1347 I went to www.sailhavasu.com to see what the dates were for the 2014 event and found a message sayin
Paint Color miguelgdelrey at 2:43pm 12.10.13 Big Boats 0/717 Hello. Does anyone knows paint color name (what kind of blue) for the stripe just above the water

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Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS jssailem at 12:14pm 07.06.23 Thank you Rick Musetta is currently south of Davis South Shoal. The wind field has him heading into
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS PaulK at 12:12pm 07.06.23 Fog is normal until perhaps September, then you start to get autumn storms. Friend in foggy Marbleh
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 11:57am 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar.
Hunter 306 swim ladder Brinky63 at 11:28am 07.06.23 Thanks all. SBO reached out with the info.
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 11:25am 07.06.23 I've done it in a race once to Halifax, in summer of course. My memory goes like this: 1. Very littl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 11:25am 07.06.23 Just reviewed Musetta's noon position. Noon Position. 40.50422, -70.17822 as recorded on AIS Marine
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: Iwpoint. I've never sailed a J88 so I'll accept Dan's experience on
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? Serenity on Hudson at 10:56am 07.06.23 A Catalina EXPO 14.2 has a beam of 6 feet and is cat rigged, no jib. Very easy to sail and almost im
Waste tank plumbing idea... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:14am 07.06.23 First... I just realized you only joined our merry band yesterday...welcome aboard! That's only don
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 10:06am 07.06.23 David: OK, I didn't see them in the picture. With all the sail trim controls for the main and jib to
Wiring advice? (4) jdrutten at 10:03am 07.06.23 Interesting timing! I'm troubleshooting my nonfunctioning bow light on my 306. I don't have continui
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 07.06.23 I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and opened up the fridge door and....of cour
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 07.06.23 The ideal is to have the sail break evenly from top to bottom. If the foot flutters, bottom luffs o
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP (4) apell at 9:39am 07.06.23 ComPacs are a known quanity. You should get your money back "if" the boat is maintained . Thin spi
st 4000 and rudder position 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:33am 07.06.23 Hey WARD .......... does it glow neon blue at night
Wiring advice? (1) jssailem at 9:28am 07.06.23 Electricians faced with this issue are often using fiberglass flexible rods to push or pull wire thr
Wiring advice? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:22am 07.06.23 No telling if still there but Hunter ran messenger cables when building. Assuming not still there, y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 9:22am 07.06.23 This leak under the engine only seems to occur after the engine has been stopped. Ok that means th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? David in Sandusky at 8:58am 07.06.23 We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake Er
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 8:49am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: I think Buddy Melges was not a big fan of the concept of twist. I s

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