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Towing a dinghy captcoho at 6:20pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1596 Is a 10' 4" RIB to large to tow??? And how long of a painter/ bridle ??? 90 LBS of hard bottom RIB i
cutlass bearing..1978 30' with yanmar 12hp morganoutisland at 5:35pm 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 Hello all, I need to change my strut cutlass bearing. Its 1 X 3 inch.. I can only find 1 x 4. inch
O'Day 222 lousy rudder George68fs at 5:20pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 2/2787 Hello All, Bought a 6hp Nissan, installed a compression post, and finally splashed my '84 222 this p
Deck Hardware Hard To Reach slowtype at 5:11pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 4/962 Hi All, I'm in the process of re-bedding a lot of deck hardware on my 88 Catalina 22. The process
Stop and Smell the Rosehips (5) Roger Long at 4:51pm 05.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2868 The wind came up just after I passed Tolchester Beach in the upper bay this morning. I was soon st
Mast height Tom Joad at 4:05pm 05.03.13 Newport 1/2962 Does any one know the height of the mast on a newport 27?
Oil alarm comes on...now what? weinie at 2:53pm 05.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 20/4015 Just when I think everything is just fine.... Oil alarm comes on today after about a half hour of m
S2 8.5 inboard jibsheet track location Bron at 2:37pm 05.03.13 S2 2/1644 My S2 8.5 uses the toe rail to attach the turning block for the jib sheet from the clew. I'm thinkin
New owner of 2001 340 (5) Vitger at 2:12pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2107 Greetings! I am super excited as I seem to be entering the distinguished world of Hunter owners. Sur
Hunter 140 purchase advice mshute at 1:23pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 3/6600 Hello all, considering the purchase of a priced to sell Hunter 140 (1998 model) for my first sailboa
Chesapeake Currents amcmahon at 12:40pm 05.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1089 Hey you Chessy sailors, I'll be heading north from NC thru the Chesapeake on my way to NJ/NY. My c
H34 fuel tank removal? splax at 12:23pm 05.03.13 Big Boats 6/1311 Hello, My quandary about the old diesel fuel in the tank ended as I resigned to dump some more addit
Red Snapper RECESS at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1579 Am I the only sailor here jonesing for June 1st to get here already so Red Snapper season can open?
Just bought 1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2761 Needs a lot of work so I am looking for any info Owners manual specs whatever Any help is appreciat
Need One of These! (1) GorillaToast at 10:55am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 16/1802 Tiller broke off when I sat on it while tacking. does anyone know of someone who is parting out a
Like riding a bike? kpgraci at 10:55am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 so....I know you northern latitude sailors deal with long sailing layoffs due to that thing you call
need help fast re 6 hp Merc Piotr at 10:11am 05.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1555 Going down Chesapeake tomorrow, so I decided to check my 2-year old OB I bought brand new from West
lifting bridle for S2 6.7/6.9/22 RonBarr at 10:01am 05.03.13 S2 0/1080 I have just purchased a S2 6.7 and want to go sailing. Has anyone used a lifting bridle on a 6.7/6.9
Sticking Telescoping Swim Ladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:36am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/962 I just bought a telescoping swim ladder but it tends to stick, if I shake it back and forth it colla
Looking for O'Day mast harraz at 9:13am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/790 Hello, I'm looking for a mast for my O'Day II or O'Day 17. It's a 1986 boat with mast attached to

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? MikeHoncho at 1:38pm 05.13.23 I always carry my cellphone in a zippered pocket. I have a dive knife on all of my PFDs and they hav
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 Neverbored at 1:23pm 05.13.23 We also bought the AC200.....removed the oven as we never used it. We reconfigured the space for the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:20pm 05.13.23 Just one comment. I singlehand many times on longer trips, albeit just in the Chesapeake. I have a
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Tally Ho at 1:20pm 05.13.23 I too love this tool...I hoist my main in the same manner.. So far zsevefral club mates have follow
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:17pm 05.13.23 Correction: I should have said "personal locating device" not "personal location beacon". Where I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:12pm 05.13.23 most definitely single sailor or not if no one knows where and when you should be somewhere no one
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:52pm 05.13.23 I talk, text and exchange photos and videos with a surprising number of boat owners all over the wor
Advice for a Solo Sailor? HMT2 at 12:22pm 05.13.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 9:12am 05.13.23 Some sites now know if a connected device is using a VPN and will block access. VPNs are favorites
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 8:51am 05.13.23 No I have never visited your website. I am very careful on the internet but clarification I though
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor sailing gal at 8:50am 05.13.23 have no idea who that is and just hoped for an answer It appears to be 120130-91370 in case someon
Kirieous about Feelings regarding the Kirie Elite 326? jssailem at 8:42am 05.13.23 in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm interested to know how you feel about the 326 (deep draft) for fai
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Merit 22 owners jssailem at 8:06am 05.13.23 Hello @emh56. Congrats on finding your boat. The Merit 22 is a fine boat. Designed by Paul Yates. Bu
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 8:04am 05.13.23 On my plan, streaming video on a device, phone or tablet, does not count towards the data cap. :)
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 8:02am 05.13.23 When out of the country there is a $10 a day charge and to a maximum of $100 per device per billing
Spinnaker patbratton at 7:29am 05.13.23 Pat; Never remove the jib halyard as it is used with the mast raising. You should have a dedicate
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dlochner at 7:06am 05.13.23 A rainy day at anchor can also chew through 2GB of data if you watch video. On my plan, streaming
Routing cables to nav station and beyond Windpilot at 7:04am 05.13.23 Where do the other lighting cables from the mast go. On my 410 there are 2 routes/conduits to go dow

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