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Mac bump trailer mod walt at 6:59am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1187 there are lots of good ways to deal with this issue, here is one way and what I did (including the n
expansion ports gettinthere at 6:36am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 24/5248 I have a Garmin 3210 chartplotter. It has only one input port, RJ 45 jack. I have my radar going int
SBO/Hunter Animated GIF (1) Bob Poff at 5:31am 05.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1026 For those of you who have a webpage for your boat, here's a little animiated GIF that I made from pu
Rock Hall Md - local knowledge Blue Eyes at 5:11am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1739 I am planning a visit to Rock Hall. The charts show sufficient depth within the Harbor, but the entr
Anchor Log (1) Roger Long at 4:25am 05.24.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1853
Y25 weatherhelm dee.yeah at 2:06am 05.24.13 Yamaha 3/1925 It is more rigging/tuning issue. The sails are ooooold, and the stays/shrouds are of some age but
Catalina 310 to the Bahamas (3) doctorsail at 8:20pm 05.23.13 Catalina 310 16/8588 Catalina 310 to the Bahamas At the end of 2012, I embarked on my dream - to sail Still Crazy, my 2
Need sealant advice (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:04pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1791 Hi everybody. I've got a leak along the green line I've added to this picture... http://i287.pho
Whisper Power generator lyleh at 8:01pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1247 Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 generator Looking at installing a generator on my P42. I have a line on a ba
More good weather?? sailaway78 at 7:15pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/878 Planning on leaving Pensacola Sat. morning heading east for Carrabelle. A little over a 24 hour of
"pirate ship" dlewis812 at 6:13pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1352 recall a thread on this a couple of weeks ago.. guess this guy ended up doing ok! http://www.cnn.
Is it worth having a VHF radio in Northern Saskatchewan ? Tony E at 6:02pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3025 Hello. I am just setting up my MacGregor 26X and trying to figure out if I should put a VHF radio in
Yanmar Saildrive Advisory canuck at 5:50pm 05.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1523 For those of you with a Yanmar saildrive or contemplating buying a boat with one of these units, I s
Topping lift CzechMate at 5:32pm 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/807 Do you keep your topping lift attached to your boom when your mainsail is up, and when your sailing'
New sail vs cleaning Hydro Therapy at 4:19pm 05.23.13 Day Sailers 3/880 The mainsail on my 22 is original (1980). It seems crisp to my inexperienced eye. The sail does have
Need help what is marine gear oil Peter M at 3:59pm 05.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2999 I have a Yanmar 3ym30 the owners manual states to change the Marine gear oil. The oil has to meet o
two VHF radios gettinthere at 2:59pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2319 I'm considering adding a new AIS VHF radio to the boat. I have room to install it next to the existi
Free 17' blujay (3) redhead78 at 2:43pm 05.23.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1644 I have a 17' bluejay in my yard I had every intention of bringing up to a friends lake upstate, its
Too Much Money (2) capta at 2:31pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1627 I know most of us on here are sailors, but I feel that even motor yachts should have the tiniest bit
Am I having fun yet? (5) Roger Long at 1:37pm 05.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4833 I said that I would start posting again when I was enjoying cruising. Well, there are few worries

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 12:57pm 05.15.23 One would think so, but that's not quite the case. Just how much combustion air does something lik
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity dLj at 12:56pm 05.15.23 Seems PO bashing is rampant in this thread - but it could simply be that something caused that to fl
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Hello Below at 12:53pm 05.15.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
How many have serviced your Winches (1) jssailem at 12:35pm 05.15.23 Image for shirt
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 12:34pm 05.15.23 I'm not sure how you do that with a rotating boom. You pull down on the boom until you have the
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 12:31pm 05.15.23 Thank you for the continued feedback! Here's a little more info on this issue. My original inverter
No More Dinghy Butt rgranger at 12:29pm 05.15.23 Soooo... it is an ascot for combatting swamp-ass. The swampascot.... :biggrin:
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 05.15.23 There is a suggestion to wire the blower to the start switch so it will run when the engine runs, s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:14pm 05.15.23 You would have a greater chance of survival to be free floating with the personal AIS DCS beacon.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:11pm 05.15.23 I like both of those. Just drag the transom boarding ladder, and trail a line with a small float.
Acrylic portlight question (1) Hollyberry at 12:10pm 05.15.23 Another endorsement for DC 795 (sometimes labeled Dowsil) when you buy it check the 'best before 'da
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 11:56am 05.15.23 I used vhb and dow795 on my Laguna. Was able to find cast acrylic on ebay thx !!!
Engine compartment ventilation (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 05.15.23 when a diesel engine is running, it sucks in a huge volume of air into the compartment to allow pro
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 11:29am 05.15.23 In my case it's just sheer ignorance. So I should run the fan after shut down to cool off the comp
How many have serviced your Winches jssailem at 11:20am 05.15.23 Once a year. On the Spring Cleaning schedule. Unless there is an issue. Part of the test check list
Engine compartment ventilation Calif. Ted at 11:14am 05.15.23 Are the two scoops, one at each side of the cockpit, used to bring air into the engine compartment?
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? VenturED at 11:11am 05.15.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol
How many have serviced your Winches Dalliance at 10:32am 05.15.23 It depends a lot on conditions and usage. My boat is stored inside in the winter, but we had some
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 10:23am 05.15.23 Seems like there is a misconception of what engine room ventilation accomplishes in small sailboat

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