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Next!! PaulK at 6:36am 07.05.25 Hurricane Season 6/1997 Looks like it's coming right along. Tropical storm Chantal heading for South Carolina today.
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:52am 07.05.25 Ask All Sailors 30/2536 Does anyone have a recommendation for chartplotter nav software for a Raymarine a98 other than Garmi
Electric Furler Foswick at 7:57pm 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 14/883 I rather like the idea of an electric furler. Our current headsail furler needs some work. I need to
Happy 4th of July JamesG161 at 4:00pm 07.04.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/584 Of5lE6gaVXE Jim...
TD 3 --> Tropical Storm Chantal (2) JamesG161 at 3:39pm 07.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/841 232643 Batten Down your Hatches @smokey73 Jim...
Release outhaul when not using boat? BAD ORCA at 12:03pm 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/776 My main sail is old and a little stretched out but no tears or damage and is still a decent weekend
Hatch replacement 16.5 jennypew at 10:24am 07.04.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/219 Hello, we recently purchased a 16.5 and the hatch is leaking a little from a small crack and broken
the 4Th sailme88 at 3:03am 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/449 Hey EVERYONE.., ENJOY THE INDENPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES AND STAY SAFE OUT ON THE WATER.....
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) skunther at 10:32pm 07.03.25 Ask All Sailors 7/441
Air conditioning (1) SVEclipse at 1:59pm 07.03.25 Catalina 22 7/890 Just did this setup for the A/C. Power runs back to the lazarette housing my battery, can run from t
Servicing keel winch newsailor72 at 1:32pm 07.03.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/472 Found a few broken strands in the winch cable and since the winch has some surface rust, so might as
Help john rokita at 10:08am 07.03.25 Day Sailers 4/662 my jib ripped on my Oday 26, has roller furling and needs to come down Everyone else around have
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 8:28am 07.03.25 Ask All Sailors 19/974
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 5:33am 07.03.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/994 Currently my halyards all go to the base of the mast and not much further. The lines are old and the
What Model Laguna? Percival at 6:36pm 07.02.25 Trailer Sailors 4/608 I just bought a 1977 Laguna Windrose swing keel on a trailer. The owner described it as a "25" but I
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 11:52am 07.02.25 Ask All Sailors 9/642
Spreader Tip C&C 25 Adrian V at 11:46am 07.02.25 C&C 2/450
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Zencra at 11:18am 07.02.25 Big Boats 9/976 Hi all, I'm crossing from Tahiti to Tonga and the ignition panel alarm has started sounding with a c
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard patbratton at 10:11am 07.02.25 Smaller Boats 3/531 I have found over the last season the outboard is slow to start if it sets for more than a week. The
1996 Catalina 30 mkiii reseal steering pedestal donmilos at 6:34am 07.02.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/246 Water is leaking into the rear berth along the cables under the steering pedestal of my 1996 Catalin

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Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 10:39am 09.27.25 The compass can be a powerful tactical asset.
Seasonal change shemandr at 10:36am 09.27.25 Terrible news about the robbery. Best to them.
Seasonal change kappykaplan at 10:35am 09.27.25 Glad they're okay.
Timing for the perfect tack Stu Jackson at 10:34am 09.27.25 We must be talking apples and oranges because what you are saying seems to make no sense and I don'
Hatch gaskets Magicman1959 at 10:29am 09.27.25 just do a search on Amazon "marine hatch seal" you should get lots of results. I looked and there is
c and c34 babystay Magicman1959 at 10:23am 09.27.25 Mine extends from the deck, along my bathroom wall and down towards the keel.
Landfall 38 What is this? Magicman1959 at 10:21am 09.27.25 It is a chainplate that attaches to your bulk head to hold the deck from rising. I have the same thi
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.27.25 Please read this link now! Seasonal change Jim...
Seasonal change JamesG161 at 10:14am 09.27.25 Well I have bad news and some good news. BAD NEWS first, John and his wife Lyn were ROBBED in Spai
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 10:08am 09.27.25
Invest 93L (3) JamesG161 at 10:04am 09.27.25 A few pictures to show it, plus note the dates d 234532 Dammit Jim...
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 9:52am 09.27.25 I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the wi
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 9:44am 09.27.25 It looks like the GFS and ECMWF both bring the storm up just short of the SC coast and then back ou
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Tally Ho at 9:41am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries (3) Tally Ho at 8:48am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries Johann at 7:46am 09.27.25 For those of you that have, or are considering Battleborn 100Ah batteries have a look at these video
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:44am 09.27.25 Lots of good tip, so no need for me to joint the fray. Blocked practice. Go out on a nice light/mod
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.27.25 Clear Gorilla tape leave very little residue compared to other tapes. I had some cables taped to a
Invest 93L shemandr at 6:52am 09.27.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I" Irene. Irma. Others?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Dalliance at 6:48am 09.27.25 I have a 1982 H30 and have long believed that there were only two ways to pull the shaft: remove the

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