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Swamped (Knocked down) Sirius 21????? c bowers at 7:04pm 03.01.13 Sirius 21/22 5/9405 Hello Sirius owners I am wondering if anyone has had the unfortunate experience of "swamping" or
anchor windlass installation puppet at 6:30pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2144 My body demands I install an anchor windlass! I have a Hunter 290. Hunter Marine not any help! Anyon
Moorings/Sunsail 323 inarathree at 4:38pm 03.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1169 My wife and I are looking to upgrade to 30'ish boat. We really like the Moorning/Sunsail 323 boat l
Are Zebras bad in the Great Lakes? rgranger at 4:23pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1175 Hello I've been doing some maintenance and general repair work on my new-2-me Balboa 26'. One of t
Cartoon Don Crowther at 2:44pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2212 Ok. I remember seeing a cartoon about sailing. I'm pretty sure it was here. It was about 6 or 9 pane
wood on a sailboat trainmanjess at 1:34pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2424 hello all i find myself in a pickle right now. i recently bought a Mac25 sailboat, and i have remo
Speakers Mounted Underneath Stern Rail Seats c130king at 12:37pm 03.01.13 Catalina 310 12/6543 I have 11 year old speakers in NAVPOD housings. Believe the speakers are MA-7500. But both are sho
Raymarine Raypilot 65 remote LCD display OEM? Skip Gundlach at 11:26am 03.01.13 Parts Search 0/1392 Raymarine Raypilot 65 remote LCD display OEM? I have a remote which is the aged twin to this:
1985 Hunter 25.5 - bulge pump? whyistherumgone at 10:03am 03.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/3859 Can anyone tell me if the 1985 Hunter 25.5 came with a bilge pump and if so where was it installed.
Source for Morse Shaft Bearing Solstice at 9:43am 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/962 Hoping someone can point me to a source for a Morse CB. I'm not familiar with the sources that poppe
strun tube harryjoe at 9:01am 03.01.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1088 I have a cherubini 33 hunter model 1980 and need to replace sturn tube. Need info on where to buy o
Looking for a captian's test book frankiedogs at 8:55am 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1568 I am looking for a copy of Get Your Captain's License, Fourth Edition for a relatively reasonable (r
How to start a C27 Atomic 4 gagabriele at 7:05am 03.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/7748 I've just acquired a '79 C27 which I will be taking ownership of this Wednesday. The boat has an inb
Shroud covers/rollers? Brian S at 6:47am 03.01.13 Day Sailers 1/2036 So, my 192 came with white tubular plastic covers on the upper and lower shrouds, only a foot or 18"
Renegade Owners KenHann1 at 6:09am 03.01.13 Pearson 0/1660 Greetings - as a new Renegade owner, 1966, hull no 86, looking around for other owners to chat with.
20' O'Day daysailer moored on sand psarocco at 6:02am 03.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3190 Hello, Can a 20' Oday with a retractable centerboard be moored in a bay where low tide will bring th
Reedville to Hampton Roger Long at 5:36am 03.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4240 It was indeed a blustery night, even in what looked like it would make a good hurricane hole. I was
Furled 323 jib circumference wrbeglin at 5:19am 03.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1474 I'm making a sleeve from a sailrite kit for my stock 116% jib. Unfortunately my boat is winterized s
H34 Cabin Facelift (5) Dave19957 at 3:57am 03.01.13 Big Boats 8/1527 I've had and loved my 1983 H34 for 14 years. This being her 30Th anniversary year, I wanted to give
a 30' boat with at least 6'2" headroom Hypobaric at 10:22pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3462 Good evening, It really didn't use to bother me much, but the older I get the more annoyed I get at

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Evergreen Will Gilmore at 7:22am 12.12.22 The Korean example of cockpit culture has made it to Healthcare. My wife attended numerous seminars
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 7:21am 12.12.22 One drawback to using the ball bearing sheaves is it will necessary and an OSHA requirement that cre
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:17am 12.12.22
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 7:02am 12.12.22 Malcolm Gladwell wrote a piece about this in The Atlantic.... I think it also appeared in one of h
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Hayden Watson at 6:58am 12.12.22 I switched to the Garhauer ball bearing sheaves years ago and they are a great improvement over the
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot rgranger at 6:49am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campi
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Hayden Watson at 6:47am 12.12.22 ... There's actually a spot in the South Dakota badlands I's love to go back to with my Mac, just t
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt rgranger at 6:45am 12.12.22 GUILTY ! that's right... I'M guilty of NOT reading all of the previous posts...:eek: BTDT:cool:
It counts, right?! (1) rgranger at 6:42am 12.12.22 I drove my stink pot to work last week. :dancing::poke:
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Justin_NSA at 6:40am 12.12.22 Sigh. That was the one thing I did not do when my mast was down a few years back.
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... Justin_NSA at 6:35am 12.12.22 LOL. It's a classic. I had it posted at work for years. Made a great conversation piece.
Evergreen rgranger at 6:32am 12.12.22 The seaman in this incident brings to mind the cultural deference we ran into during a couple of ma
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.12.22 It's been about three years since I opened up the masthead. The bushings were shot then but worked s
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves Alan K at 6:10am 12.12.22 I own a 2000 Hunter 380 with a B & R rig. This was the same hull as the 376 as I recall. The mast
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot HeelBoy at 5:29am 12.12.22 Broadly speaking, what you all are referring to is the practice of "boondocking", or "stealth campin
Single handing Will Gilmore at 5:29am 12.12.22
Water Jug on sail? HeelBoy at 5:15am 12.12.22 There are purpose made balls if you don't like the look of a plastic jug Most ships are named for
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 5:12am 12.12.22 Here you are... And it is your thread @HeelBoy ..:biggrin: This is my first time owning this much
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves (2) Marmalade at 4:38am 12.12.22 Agree... best to get someone more experienced! But that doesn't stop me making a guess! Based on t
Boat Smells! Tin Kicker at 4:31am 12.12.22 Ralph Johnstone - I didn't install the old stuff, just removed it. Obviously, the easiest way to ge

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