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I have a 1982 Catalina 30 and found a set of davits that may work for me What do you thinkhttps://wm
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Hi All Does any one knows where can I fabricate a hard dodger for a benneteau 40 cc. My boat is in
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When the yard guys steeped my mast last spring they accidentally bent the anemometer shaft about 30
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My son and I just picked up a 1973 daysailor we were looking for so e diagrams for rigging it Thank
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Intracoastal Waterway Sailing
Scott T-Bird at 8:08am 06.06.23
O'day daysailer 3 with 3'- 9" ft draft Specs suggest 23'-4" mast. I have not measured it myself ye
Check my wiring diagram?
dlochner at 8:03am 06.06.23
The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Anchor light.....
RitSim at 7:57am 06.06.23
Error above B15 not B5
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing
rschuss at 7:52am 06.06.23
I have a friend who does that, jib sail. Seems to me to put extra strain on the unbalanced rig. On a
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work?   (1)
John T1594 at 7:51am 06.06.23
I had a 1980 H30 with the fold down table. Here is a photo
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing
Captain Larry-DH at 7:44am 06.06.23
Ahhh, Story time. If you look up Old Point Comfort Marina, Fort Monroe on a NAV map you will that w
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dlochner at 7:39am 06.06.23
Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
1976 Santana 21ft   (6)
rgranger at 7:26am 06.06.23
We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement
Anchor light.....
Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 06.06.23
I installed the Marinebeam Smart LED tri-function light on 2 boats and it is my recommendation. It'
Newbie
jssailem at 7:19am 06.06.23
First boat. 8 ft ElToro Learned the meaning of balance during all points of sail. Punishment was swi
Its funny Friday!   (1)
dmax at 7:17am 06.06.23
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Its funny Friday!
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Newbie
rgranger at 7:11am 06.06.23
.... and get towing insurance from Boat US.
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rgranger at 7:10am 06.06.23
On insurance... if you get a smaller boat that you can afford out of pocket, then you only need to g
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing
rswift at 7:09am 06.06.23
We've done that in light winds. We call that a cocktail cruise. If it's only a light wind, we don't
Newbie
rgranger at 7:09am 06.06.23
Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
Check my wiring diagram?
Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 06.06.23
The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Check my wiring diagram?
Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 06.06.23
Beth, you put together an excellent diagram. With Dave's comments and the reading that John recomme
Newbie
muzik311 at 7:01am 06.06.23
Thank you everyone for such great advice !!! I appreciate all of it.
Newbie
George Braun at 6:48am 06.06.23
As a newbie sailor, the best thing you can do for yourself is spend time on a boat small enough to g

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