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Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (1) zinahewitt at 2:24pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/619 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34, 1975. So far in life all the Marinas I have been had cleats, so I would
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:03pm 12.16.24 Sails Call Lounge 4/497 Christmas At Sea Robert Louis Stevenson The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; T
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 1:30pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 25/971 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does a
NMEA 0183 to Bluetooth converter? (1) bvdb at 12:38pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 0/185 Would anyone find such a device useful/desirable? If so, how much do you think it would be worth?
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 11:06am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 9/456 In this look at the coming Pacific Northwest weather, the previous hopes and fears of Dry weather da
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake jssailem at 10:50am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 3/232 This is a time of seasonal weather change. One must be flexible. Temperatures will rise this Tuesday
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall (1) zinahewitt at 10:31am 12.16.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/467 Hi Peggie Hall, Thanks for the book, after reading it I was able to replace my old bladder with a n
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 7:25am 12.16.24 Engines and Propulsion 25/1567 I'm a new diesel engine owner. I've heard and seen many people with bad injectors and plan on buying
Tracks location Seaway 25 (3) miro at 10:05pm 12.15.24 Trailer Sailors 13/964 Hi everyone, I just bought a Seaway 25. The previous owner was mounting the Jib and Genoa with diffe
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 11:57am 12.15.24 Bigger Boats 17/2181 Has anyone replace the liner of the propane locker on the 1984 34' sloop?? If so where did you find
For the Monday Mail - Sharing Holiday Traditions (1) Tiffany at 10:16am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/336
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 30/1511 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a trai
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (2) Mike Oldak at 8:19am 12.14.24 Big Boats 18/929 We upgraded our boat to the Axiom system and later found out that our old autopilot with a wheel dri
Ice Box Conversion katestevens at 3:46am 12.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/452 Hi all, We have a Crealock 40 with an approximately 11cf icebox that we want to convert to a fridge.
Is there a sequence for tightening keel bolts? BAD ORCA at 8:28pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/319 I'm about to put my new keel bolt nuts back on. Re-bedded, new backing plates etc.... Is there a p
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14 (5) SirNewblet at 4:10pm 12.13.24 Trailer Sailors 4/523 Ahoy mateys!! I recently purchased a 1970s Javelin 14 so that when summer comes around I can get on
Upgrading Thru-Hulls & Valves on a (Beneteau) Production Boat? (4) jbmia at 1:48pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/323 I have a 2005 Beneteau 323 with original thru-hulls and valves over here and I've read all the detai
Water system keep or remove (1) yelkenli at 11:22am 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/321 I sail on a lake and do not see the need for the water system on my boat. I am thinking of removing
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access (1) DHembree at 8:34am 12.13.24 Mid-Size Boats 10/795 How in the world does one get access to the area behind where this instrument is mounted? I thought
Marine Surveyor Curry at 6:33am 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/230 I'm looking for a marine surveyor with sailboat experience (preferably trailerable sailboats) in the

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Engine Start Key kappykaplan at 11:57am 04.06.25 Go visit your local hardware store and have them duplicate the key for you.
Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas pgandw at 11:43am 04.06.25 Almost 50 years ago, where Atlantis is now was our water sheltered skiing beach on the East end of H
Galley sink project Scott T-Bird at 11:33am 04.06.25 Seems like you ended up covering the original hole for the faucet? How are you going to mount the n
Wooden Boat Building Documentary Foswick at 11:03am 04.06.25
The holy grail of all questions nautical Hayden Watson at 11:02am 04.06.25 Um,... by having a dry boat? I keep my spare rolls in a storage locker and the current roll is on a
Hatch boards vents Foswick at 10:50am 04.06.25 The problem with boats and moisture is that there is a "ratcheting" effect. That is, warm/moist air
Hunter 23 cloth color (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 04.06.25 Further to my post #4. I am preparing for some repairs on seat covers for the stern seats on the bo
The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 10:15am 04.06.25 Silica gel is absolutely rechargeable. Standard practice in commercial scale dehumidification proce
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Foswick at 10:01am 04.06.25 Bleach would not be in my top 10 list of cleaners for that job. But, I will say that if you felt lik
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 04.06.25 Perhaps you may be able to back up a step and find something less aggressive to use on the non-slip
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 10:00am 04.06.25 All TP is not alike. What kind of TP is being used? We only use good quality (Scott) single ply TP a
The holy grail of all questions nautical thinwater at 9:57am 04.06.25 My thoughts almost exactly. I'd use a rechargeable desiccant. Silica gel is absolutely rechargeabl
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Foswick at 9:53am 04.06.25 I should also add that they are not perfecly flat. There is about 1/2 curvature in the surface from
The holy grail of all questions nautical justsomeguy at 9:47am 04.06.25 Add a silica moisture absorbing packet to your zip lock bag. I use them in all my non food sealed c
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 04.06.25 I was actually thinking more along the lines of the often filthy water - but to your point, that co
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 9:31am 04.06.25 Not good news.. This is on the internet.. I tried to get some parts for my Maxwell 21 winches and fo
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:26am 04.06.25 For the most part , our boat sits on a mooring on the western side of Lake Michigan . The water rare
Selden in mast question dlochner at 9:22am 04.06.25 The only time the angle matters is when furling or unfurling the sail. In the marina, get it high en
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:19am 04.06.25 It shouldn't need much tension, just make sure the boom is level. Even a few degrees off will cause
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BigEasy at 9:09am 04.06.25

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