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DMI Knotlog experts - sudden inaccuracy Skipper at 7:19am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1013 Have a Datamarine trio of instruments. Fabulous, old-school quality. Real instruments, not Chinese e
Overprop. What to do? Philip_Oceanis 361 at 7:13am 07.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/4960 Following a change of gear box and getting a new propeller my engine now can achieve maximum rpm of
Alternative to a sheet bend? kpgraci at 6:27am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 12/7232
Meals, Cooking and Galley life aboard smaller boats.... centerline at 4:37am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 61/15857 I am a guy that enjoys cooking as much as I do eating and for many years I have enjoyed the boating
Under Sink Water Filter med2463 at 12:19am 07.18.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2142 We are installing a new galley countertop, sink and faucet on our boat. While doing that want to in
Coming in this evening on SF Bay. (2) Hartley at 10:01pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1248 I got tired of working on the boat this evening, so I went out to Ferry Point (Point Richmond) and t
sail repair trainmanjess at 9:12pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1434 hello all I have developed a problem... I need some repairs done to my mainsail... I am not in a p
hunter 22 trailer Dave Ritter at 9:09pm 07.17.13 Smaller Boats 10/3282 I have an 81 hunter 22 with a swing keel sitting on a magic tilt trailer. I am rebuilding the trail
1980 Bayliner dlblake32 at 7:39pm 07.17.13 Other Sailboats 0/3210 I have a 1980 (or so) Bayliner 18' that is hull # BLBM44A80380. My local sailboat shop said I could
Solar power richiewil at 7:23pm 07.17.13 Smaller Boats 7/2057 What size solar power should I install? I have two deep cell batteries and I am out most weekends.
rollerfurler for a 30' oday tacocapa at 7:05pm 07.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/737 am looking for a roller furler and jib for a oday 30' call 1-315-769-3267 or 315-250-0370 ask for B
Lido 14 sailor mark at 6:45pm 07.17.13 Trailer Sailors 5/3866 Hi guys..Im considering buying a Lido 14.I don't know much about her but I believe she is 1994 with
Sticking mainsail bnewt at 5:23pm 07.17.13 Catalina 30 13/2971 New to the forums. Just bought my first boat and all is very new to me. Need advice on what to use t
Mac 19 Tntimbo at 5:09pm 07.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3406 I have found a Mac 19 in very nice condition and am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger. It
Hey Keith RECESS at 4:26pm 07.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/800 How has the summer been on the IP?
I dont know the terminology (1) Oblivionboyj at 3:51pm 07.17.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2581 I was wondering if there is a name for the small fixture that the anchor chain passes through to get
Prop Walk dancan51 at 3:25pm 07.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3142 I have just purchased a 1984 Hunter 31. I cannot back the boat out the the dock and turn the stern t
minifish daggerboard Ferne Winborne at 3:09pm 07.17.13 AMF 4/9474 Anyone know the dimensions of a minifish daggerboard or where I can buy one. This is about a 1977 mo
removing prop shaft H27 (2006) afelkey at 2:35pm 07.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1070 What is the easiest way to remove the prop shaft, drop rudder or pull strut? Ended up dropping the
main sail problems cgusto at 1:15pm 07.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3177 I have recently purchased 2008 Beneteau 343. When pulling out the main sail it gets hung up at the

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Newbie dlochner at 5:42am 06.06.23 The smaller the boat you learn on the better your sailing skills will be. Small boats are quick and
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Matt White at 5:38am 06.06.23 Does anyone know which shroud is longer on a 1979 S2 9.2C, the forward or the aft shroud? I failed
Newbie stickinthemud57 at 5:29am 06.06.23 I'm with Davidsailor26 in wanting to know more about what you are planning to do with said boat. Ke
Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:24am 06.06.23 Windy is trying to implement a course and weather planning tool for aviation and boat. Such a tool i
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump shemandr at 5:07am 06.06.23 I'll confess that instead of bass fishing one fine morning I was trying to start the outboard. Two
Newbie Terry Cox at 4:34am 06.06.23 A 1989 H28 was our first boat. Sailed her for three years and got bit hard by the cruising life. Lea
Daysailer 3 roller furling drgbanks at 4:12am 06.06.23 Extremely helpful! Thanks
Daysailer 3 roller furling drgbanks at 4:12am 06.06.23 The upper swivel was originally spliced to the jib halyard, there is no other attachment to the mas
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump dlochner at 4:11am 06.06.23 Self-inflicted wounds are painful. I'm sure most of us have experienced them. I couldn't figure out
Daysailer 3 roller furling kappykaplan at 2:36am 06.06.23 This is a "luff-wire" style furler, no foil. Tks, Sunbird22358.
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump kappykaplan at 2:33am 06.06.23 The problem I have been chasing recently embarrassingly turned out to be self-inflicted at some poi
Tropical Depression 2 (2) JamesG161 at 1:17am 06.06.23 The keys are Tropical Waves and their movements. They move West normally. The World is divided int
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 Joe at 1:03am 06.06.23
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) Screen Saver at 11:38pm 06.05.23 Firstly thankyou to all those that contributed. You did lead to me finding the problem. Effectively
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 10:26pm 06.05.23 Keep in mind that a 16ft wayfarer dinghy can and has crossed the Atlantic. The 22 is fine as long
Check my wiring diagram? captcoho at 8:31pm 06.05.23 Hi there! New boat owner here...we inherited our sailboat, and are redoing the wiring. I have made
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 7:42pm 06.05.23 US Navy thought they had the right away, The Container ship was not held course and we were in the
Daysailer 3 roller furling Sunbird22358 at 7:34pm 06.05.23 There should be a shackle on the jib halyard to connect to the piece on the right in your photo. I
Newbie shemandr at 7:33pm 06.05.23 Age is a big issue with insurance companies. It's cheaper to insure a newer boat than older one eve
Daysailer 3 roller furling (3) Sunbird22358 at 7:29pm 06.05.23 The upper swivel was originally spliced to the jib halyard, there is no other attachment to the mast

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