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Chickahominy River Pictures Roger Long at 4:30pm 04.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1803 I returned to Hampton from my Chickahominy River earlier than planned due to mail and weather. I ra
Rudder turns hard WilliamH at 4:12pm 04.04.13 Big Boats 6/3119 The rudder on my 1986 Catalina 34 turns hard. It was ok when hauled out in the fall. Are there beari
mounting surface for masthead anchor light? cdavis0627 at 3:51pm 04.04.13 Catalina 22 12/141618 I am preparing to wire my mast (no existing wiring is in place) and install a masthead anchor light
Ms Cloud Gets New Cushions (1) kloudie1 at 3:44pm 04.04.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1289 Got our new US Yacht Cushions in the boat today. They are really fine.. Much better foam.. The Ultra
Fresh Water Usage anchordown at 1:57pm 04.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2187 We are news owners of a 2005 Beneteau 373 and have spend several weekends aboard the boat for the fi
Owners of an 11.0C on Chesapeake? fruivita at 1:46pm 04.04.13 S2 4/1612 I'm wondering if there are any S2 sailboat owners on the Chesapeake, particularly a 11.0C near Annap
Cutlas Bearing Replacement ?? Rag Bagger at 1:32pm 04.04.13 Catalina 30 22/4346 I was just told that there is some play in the shaft at the cutlass bearing, meaning it will need to
windlass types redhead78 at 12:51pm 04.04.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1392 Hi all, I have a manual windlass in my anchor locker pulls chain directly back, chain fall straight
Anyone operate 10m FM? Brian D at 12:37pm 04.04.13 SSB and Ham Operators 4/26313 I think the bands are opening up. Well, at least for my poor antenna installation. I can hear and hi
Best bedding for galley sink? Graham Bull at 12:30pm 04.04.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1882 Updating faucet and re-installing stainless sink in galley (heavy use, of course). Countertop 3/4" m
Lewmar/Simpson-Lawrence Windlass Failure AndyK at 11:44am 04.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/10167 My apologies for those that have already seen this thread on the mid-sized Hunters forum. I am repos
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts and Stub Repair Patriot_Sailor at 10:41am 04.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/5653 Hello everyone. While in the boat yard, I'm looking to perform the keel stub fix for my 1974 C27 and
Spinnaker furlers Charles Erwin at 10:20am 04.04.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2462 I use my asymmetric whenever I can and since I am in light wind country that is pretty often. I do
Solar Diverter? FourPoints at 9:49am 04.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5612 MS - I would like improve ventilation inside the boat, and would like to rig up something where I c
New Motor carengin at 9:48am 04.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/765 I have a Beneteau First 32 1984, the motor a volvo penta MD7B 17hp is damaged and I will like to rep
How to remove the Bow Pulpit of an O'day 23 mk 2 OS2Dude at 9:36am 04.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1163 I need to take the pulpit off my O'day 23. (1983) I think the mounts are leaking and may need core
Bottom of anchor locker disintegrated tjf at 9:24am 04.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/858 The bottom of the anchor locker in my Hunter 306 basically disintegrated and there's now a hole in t
First 38 Swim Platform twdevore at 8:58am 04.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/727 Has anyone added or seen a swim platform added to the transom of a First 38 or similar model? It loo
production boats Mcksailor at 8:45am 04.04.13 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3263 So now that I've owned my 78' h30 for a year, it has been a frustrating quest of knowledge. My boat
Java has returned Jim Seamans at 8:20am 04.04.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2019 Well everyone, after leaving for the Bahamas in November, we have finally returned. Got into Fort P

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Weather forecast... (1) jssailem at 12:56pm 04.13.23 Yes... Sunday through Tuesday promises to be blowing hard enough to batten down the hatches and shor
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 12:55pm 04.13.23 "Ya know, I use to wish I could sing. Now I just wish you could." -Will HEY!!! I resemble that r
Weather forecast... Hello Below at 12:49pm 04.13.23 Got off the dock mid morning yesterday. Had a great sunny sail from Maple Bay to Bedwell Harbour. Yi
HBW50 Hurth (1) Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 04.13.23 Here is the bell housing drawing for the M-25XP. As Ward said, you need to remove the bell housing
I'm Back! Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 04.13.23 I have left it alone for now, so, no! You do realize the horrible danger to which you have exposed
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) SailorShaggy at 11:56am 04.13.23 The bend is rather severe!
Hull/deck Leaks (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 11:54am 04.13.23 @jssailem got a good laugh
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 11:38am 04.13.23 Ouch , I wish I had put on my .. Private-Ears for that Ditty. arrgggg Pirate Jim
I'm Back! Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... Who are you again ...................................
Please critique my masthead antenna! Gene Neill at 11:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj I did not. One of my favorite topics!
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted? Ha! I have left it alone for now, so, no
I'm Back! DaveJ at 10:42am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 04.13.23 OMG. I would think your worst enema would be confusing "equate" with "Loctite".
I'm Back! Will Gilmore at 10:10am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... jv Everything! o_O -Will
CapCut video editing Will Gilmore at 10:09am 04.13.23 Absolutely beautiful. That is why Maine is such a great place to sail. Loved the beginning with th
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) rgranger at 10:06am 04.13.23 Lactate won't work on the nyloc nuts because it won't stick to the nylon. Thats what she said....:
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 9:51am 04.13.23
HBW50 Hurth (2) Ward H at 9:46am 04.13.23 Yep, did mine last year. The bell housing has to come off. Then you can access the bolts holding the
I'm Back! Davidasailor26 at 9:45am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted?

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