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Add traveler to 22 foot sailboat - UPDATE Mich222 at 12:31am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 0/917 I posted about 2 years ago (on 2/21/2011 to be exact) asking for opinions for best placement for add
Follow the wires....If you can shipwreck66 at 6:34pm 02.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2175 We've all had annoying leaks after rains, most of which we find and stop. I have one I think is comi
Boom Vang Question (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:13pm 02.15.13 Day Sailers 11/2454 I purchased a boom vang that uses 5/16 rope and has a 992 lb capacity. The main reason I bought it w
Mainsail Halyard for 240 - Wire? goc_cass at 12:34pm 02.15.13 Smaller Boats 3/917 Hey all, been lurking on the forum since I got the boat 2 years ago, but now that I have a question
Wind vane for trip to Mexico from Seattle Jared1048 at 11:59am 02.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2831 How important would a wind vane be rated by importance for a trip like this? On longer passages (>=1
Sailing/Moving boat for Sand Diego to Portland Oregon therobesons at 11:01am 02.15.13 Big Boats 5/1604 We have sold our house and moving up to Portland Oregon. i want to take our boat with us. it is a 19
Wing sail - new and revolutionary, or is it? Bosman at 10:49am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1901 For those of you who watch America's Cup, you most likely remember how the BMW Oracle trimaran used
Main Sail for O'day 25 alangroskopf at 10:48am 02.15.13 Parts Search 1/3925 I am looking for a used Main Sail for an O'day 25' center board boat until I can come up with the ca
Automatic Bilge Pump Cycling? druid at 10:38am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6476 I just bought a Rule Automatic bilge pump, and I'm a bit concerned about the way it works. Apparentl
Lazarette latches (1) paulj at 10:06am 02.15.13 Catalina 310 5/3949 Replaced all leg shagging exterior lazarette latches with this ss flush mount pull ring. Looking
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Skip Gundlach at 7:36am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2536 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Any boat, if it's been modified greatly, and/or if it's sat up
Sea Water Pump not pumping! Kenny C at 7:14am 02.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 11/6469 This is for a 1982 Universal M-30 with a Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump. Last weekend started the engi
Wind machine seadaddler at 5:37am 02.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1117 My wind machine has been acting up for about a year now and was stopping and than would start workin
hard starting John R at 4:56am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1920 A few months ago I posted about having found some algae in my (diesel) fuel. I got rid of the fuel a
Remotron gas driven space heater john Gerard at 3:52am 02.15.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/6028 Doing up a Broom 30 which I recently purchased and it has a Remotron heater which previous owner d
Miami Strictly Sail Show CYQK at 3:07am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1361 Hello from Miami Well, this sure as heck beats -35 degrees!!!!!! FLL Bill thanks for the recomen
Trailer Tires & Wheels sumrvl at 7:52pm 02.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1444 My MacG 1981 trailer has tires sized L78 15. I am thinking these are maybe the origimal tires, but s
$1 boat. jfrench at 7:41pm 02.14.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/10792 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3616882373.html 1981 Cat 22 broken keel cable, no trai
20006 Hunter 25 mast struts acwku at 6:27pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/1751 I went to check on my boat today which is covered for the winter with the mast up. I discovered that
H450 outboard motor lift Captain Brian at 6:09pm 02.14.13 Big Boats 1/840 Hey guys. I looked at a St Croix outboard motor crane/lift. Has anyone out there installed one on

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Evergreen Will Gilmore at 8:40pm 12.08.22 :plus: Even if the captain is right there, keeping a steady watch on the pilot to whom the captain h
Single handing Will Gilmore at 8:29pm 12.08.22 Gradient and thermal . . . :beer: Wind going your way and wind blowing against ya. :cowbell: -Wil
Single handing jon hansen at 7:38pm 12.08.22 sailors and sailplane pilots play in the moving air. understanding such is a game changer
Evergreen jon hansen at 7:03pm 12.08.22 well, an AB is a trained able bodied seaman. they are trained lockouts. they are trained to report
Evergreen jssailem at 5:16pm 12.08.22 As for the AB failing to be aware of the route, it is his or her job to follow the pilots instructi
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:32pm 12.08.22 I thought you were asking the difference between True and Apparent wind. Nope!
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:53pm 12.08.22 I thought you were asking the difference between True and Apparent wind.
Evergreen garymalmgren at 3:39pm 12.08.22 Re: The Able Bodied Seaman at the helm failed to be aware of the route, failed to raise an alarm whe
Single handing jon hansen at 3:11pm 12.08.22 you tell em KK
Oh no, not that sticky! Crusty Ol Salt at 2:45pm 12.08.22 Use carpet glue on carpet. It comes in a quart size for smaller projects. https://www.homedepot.com/
Stain for Hunter Sailboat Interior Don S/V ILLusion at 2:45pm 12.08.22
Stain for Hunter Sailboat Interior (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:28pm 12.08.22 On my 2002 356 I was referred to the Mohawk line of products. This is what you would have been re
Winterizing the A/C Capt Robbie at 2:25pm 12.08.22 on my ac system, to make it much easier for winterize I installed a Tee fitting on the intake betwee
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 2:12pm 12.08.22 On their website, the 60 inch roll states "Holds up to 30lbs". I have to agree, they are accurate
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 12.08.22 Hmm. That appears correct. The image above shows a 120 inch roll which "Holds up to 60 lbs" On the
Single handing kappykaplan at 1:48pm 12.08.22 there are only two types of wind, what are. they? Gradient and thermal . . . :beer:
Newbie. Catalina 18 (2) Monsterfish at 1:39pm 12.08.22 Suggest a CDI roller furling which I use to put on the 18 as a dealer now retired. Probably the F
Replacing control cables. karellen at 1:27pm 12.08.22 I replaced both cables on our boat a few years ago. One of the cables was secured such that the stee
Raymarine Axiom karellen at 1:20pm 12.08.22 Yes you will have to buy additional sensors. I have tach feed coming off the altenater . I had to
Winterizing the A/C George Braun at 12:45pm 12.08.22 I just disconnected the inlet and exhaust at the unit and used a shopvac to pull and push all the wa

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