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How does your boat sit on her lines? OldCat at 11:12am 10.29.12 Catalina 22 11/2459 How does your boat sit on her lines? Mine sits stern down, with the boot stripe underwater. Is thi
Locker Boxes Bali Hai at 11:03am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/895 I have a 1982 Oday 34 and my interior removeable locker storage boxes made of polyethylene resin are
Ideas from the boat show (5) timebandit at 10:23am 10.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1248 Just a couple of things from the show http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/Tmebandt/boatshow20120
What to do if in the Bahamas durring hurricane rgallagher at 10:18am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2864 I am really interested in some honest imput on this topic in light of Hurricane Sandy. If you were
Peak Sails in Seattle SamNelson at 10:17am 10.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1161 Is anyone familiar with Peak Sails in Seattle, Washington?bare they still in business? I am having
HMS Bounty - combined thread higgs at 6:01am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 103/16474 Another victim of Sandy http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coast-guard-monitors-tall-ship-in-di
Some Early Pics from Sandy (4) gpd955 at 6:53am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1988 Here are some pics from the first high tide of the day in AC. Bulkheads already breached and they a
Spring Line Shock Cords Roger Long at 5:21am 10.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2186 The boat was snugging and jerking last night just after I turned in. I put my clothes back on and
How long dwells7297 at 4:58am 10.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1234 How long can you leave a sailboat on the hard? I have a Catalina 30 I bought in 06, and it was on th
Sandy Scks! bugbitten at 4:12am 10.29.12 S2 4/1767 But not as bad here, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, as folks are getting farther north. I was fortunat*
NOAA Marine Buoys Bad Obsession at 12:25am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1976 Check out this site for data from the marine buoys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
Garmin GWS 10 Robert 47 at 9:30pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1248 I would like to replace my tired Standard Horizon instruments come spring time and I am looking at t
Replacing Datamarine Depth and doing in-hull transducer (3) c and c 30 at 7:46pm 10.28.12 C&C 8/8423 I had to replace my non-functioning datamarine depth finder on a C and C 30 1982. I searched all t
lets hope... (1) FourPoints at 7:19pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1388 lines secure, extra lines added, canvas removed, but none of that will help if the 11-13ft predicted
The Beginning of the (fore)End CaptJake at 6:11pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3023 Well..........................It's that time of year in Oklahoma where it's still not too cold to sa
Help with topside paint repair (5) malyea at 5:45pm 10.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1604 Somehow managed to scrape my painted topside (...plz don't ask...) and would like to repaint/repair/
Boom vang repair Wareing at 5:20pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3867 Has anyone had experience repairing a profurl rigid boom vang. Mine has lost all power. It is on a h
Fluid Film Liquid A for rudder rust AnchorDragger at 5:19pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1439 My old Wavelength 24 has a typical fiberglass spade rudder with a steel framework inside welded to a
Mac 26C owners and O.Bs rgranger at 4:55pm 10.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2373 How many of you Mac 26C owners mount your outboard directly in the transom cut out and how many of y
Lowering sail on isofurl casey at 3:18pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1484 Because of this storm I recently tried to lower my jib sail for removal. From what I understand you

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Older sailers David in Sandusky at 11:22am 12.31.22 The Admiral and I are 77, and still planning over 20 nights aboard Lady Lillie this summer. About 5
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:04am 12.31.22
Older sailers Don S/V ILLusion at 11:04am 12.31.22 Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a s
Older sailers WayneH at 10:53am 12.31.22 <- Young Punk, evidently. Just turned 67 a couple of weeks ago. If/when I get this damn cast off, 20
Orca dlochner at 10:49am 12.31.22 I suppose if you "need" the latest technology, this is cool. However, I see no reason to jump on the
Pesky Otters jssailem at 10:41am 12.31.22 When I had my boat in Seattle's Fisherman's Marina, just down the dock from Deadliest Catch boats Wi
Orca shemandr at 10:35am 12.31.22 The main feature that I would find useful is the route planning off the boat. I couldn't do that wi
Older sailers jssailem at 10:34am 12.31.22 Age is a number. Mine is currently 72. My head says I am younger than the number. My body mostly agr
Older sailers Joe at 10:13am 12.31.22 This thread really touches me, as it has so many others that hang out here. Maybe it's the New Year
Pesky Otters (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 12.31.22 Was that the otters or the others? Nope, that was the otters. The aftermath looked like a bunch
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Tater at 10:01am 12.31.22
Older sailers cymeyer at 9:55am 12.31.22 I am wondering how many senior citizens are still sailing. I am going to turn 74 this summer and st
Older sailers thinwater at 9:17am 12.31.22 Don't give up on singlehanding. Instead, break it down to where you are never doing 2 things and onc
Raymarine Axiom (2) Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 12.31.22 Or you can go the more DIY way and attach sensors to get some data directly from the engine and log
Older sailers john6206 at 9:01am 12.31.22
Pesky Otters Mark Maulden at 8:56am 12.31.22 I leave the stereo on a talk-radio station.
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease JoeWhite at 8:20am 12.31.22 I use lanocoat in the stuffing box. It becomes soft when the shaft turns and when cools completely s
Older sailers Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 12.31.22 Underwent heart surgery in 2018 at age 74, yet still singlehanded my 34 down the St-Lawrence River a
Pesky Otters Jacktar at 8:06am 12.31.22 Mothballs keep the wasps out of underdeck areas on boats too.
Pesky Otters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22 Squirrels also hate mothvballs

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