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leehoward at 4:40pm 09.29.13
9/2323
Today when I went to my boat in a slip, I found about 12 inches of water in all storage compartments
Piotr at 4:31pm 09.29.13
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So my family and I took our end-of-season trip up Chesapeake from Rock Hall to the Harbor North Mari
My Keel   (5)
ncbyrdman at 3:34pm 09.29.13
12/1778
Well guys, what do you think past helping or salvagable?
newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13
9/3073
I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13
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Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day
Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13
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I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav
Deadline at 2:22pm 09.29.13
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I was motoring my H320 on the York River when the Yanmar 18 suddenly ran away, not in gear but revvi
Found at Sea at 12:56pm 09.29.13
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Prior to servicing the winches on my 1984 H34 I discovered that Lewmar no longer makes parts for the
nvilleteacher at 10:47am 09.29.13
3/2379
I have a Catalina 380 that was built in 1999 that I purchased this past spring. The boat came with a
jorlich at 10:31am 09.29.13
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I'm looking for a rudder/tiller for a Widgeon 12. orlichjo@yahoo.com
Leak 37c   (2)
med2463 at 10:10am 09.29.13
5/1860
We have one leak that I haven't managed to eliminate. When there is a prolonged heavy rain, water c
gitpicker2007 at 9:30am 09.29.13
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I'm an experienced Hobie Cat sailor, and am considering the purchase of a 1981 Catalina 22. I've sai
sfr at 8:24am 09.29.13
7/1994
Frist of all thank's everyone for the great advise,found it very helpful. So I've decided to launch
PirateLisa at 8:20am 09.29.13
9/6978
New to us boat had a zodiac sitting above the companionway for who knows how long. When we removed
Spence at 8:02am 09.29.13
16/3325
I was wondering how a sloop can simply stop for fishing in various weather conditions. I'm not talki
Vegas at 7:58am 09.29.13
2/979
Never had a ceiling light burn out before. Can anyone tell me how I open up the "hockey puck" shaped
jviss at 7:28am 09.29.13
8/7877
(Trying this again, because of my faith in most of the contributors to this forum. First, let me th
jscm1971 at 7:27am 09.29.13
15/2404
The boat was in winter storage ON LAND at the marina during the storm last fall, the back stand shif
Rich (P303) at 7:18am 09.29.13
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Blindsquirrel at 6:55am 09.29.13
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Boxes of new leftover deck hardware and some unused sails

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Continupus mainsail furling
Seahawk345 at 6:44am 06.04.23
Well....I guess I must be doing something wrong,....so sure, the help would be appreciated. How shou
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow.   (1)
Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 06.04.23
@JamesG161 I live on a mountain ridge with 325 degrees views of the Allegheny and Blue Rige mountai
New Alternator Regulator?
jviss at 6:05am 06.04.23
Thanks Stu. ink that's the case. You can find the manuals for all of this stuff at Xantrex's web
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Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 06.04.23
Be aware of the heavy concentration of military on the Chesapeake Bay, make sure your paperwork to
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stickinthemud57 at 6:02am 06.04.23
One of the few things I have that make less sense than my sailboat...
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing
Ward H at 6:00am 06.04.23
@davidwkenn One of the early things I did to make single handing easier on my C30 was to add Spinlo
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing
JamesG161 at 5:55am 06.04.23
To Drop your rudder, you must pound out that Pin, that holds your rudder in the boat. I would sugge
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leo310 at 5:45am 06.04.23
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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing   (1)
JamesG161 at 5:43am 06.04.23
Trying to wrap my head around how it works.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing
dmax at 5:33am 06.04.23
How does the pin exit? Is there a hole in the. Middle of one of the plates? Yes, one plate has a h
Dissimilar Metals
dlochner at 5:27am 06.04.23
Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanoco
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dlochner at 5:21am 06.04.23
Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Continupus mainsail furling
JamesG161 at 5:21am 06.04.23
Its beginning to sound like 'operator error". :plus: He needs to learn the Mechanism. If you wo
Dissimilar Metals
Captain W at 5:20am 06.04.23
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Intracoastal Waterway Sailing
Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 06.04.23
Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing
shemandr at 4:51am 06.04.23
What struck me about the ICW from Chesapeake City to Beaufort NC was the lack of services. For bein
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing
Apex at 4:25am 06.04.23
@thetone dimensions of the other press is not important. You are on spot with needing a clearance h
Continupus mainsail furling
Seahawk345 at 4:13am 06.04.23
So it looks like the winch is working and the line is the right size.....(I really appreciate you se
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kloudie1 at 3:46am 06.04.23
Wishing for a healthy rumble when it starts! I will lift a toast (gin and tonic) in the pool Monday
Possible SmartPlug problem
CYQK at 3:23am 06.04.23
CONVINCED I have a smart plug

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