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Ian's third landfall rgranger at 6:49pm 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 4/761
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:44pm 09.30.22 Big Boats 15/1877 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of m
helm wheel nut Rick.johnson at 10:48am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1308 Hi Guys I have a 87 hunter 40 legend sailboat just purchased in June an am in the need to find the
Getting cold out here fred1diver at 10:33am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1731 Well, fall is almost here, the temps have dropped significantly around here, will probably be my las
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:53am 09.30.22 Catalina 22 7/1365 Hello All: It's getting closer to launch date. Now is the time for the "new me" to plan for steppin
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Nichole340 at 5:01am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 24/3888 I have an Achilles Haypalon dinghy. Every year, I take it home, wash and clean it, and store it, in
Finally did it Brian D at 8:22pm 09.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/1794 I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon. I'll let you know. ...
Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/617 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3545 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1214 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/930 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/10236 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/2719 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/8651 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1233 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match
34 Morgan 1967 - Crack in the keel - Anyone?? (1) Frill at 3:02am 09.29.22 Morgan 6/1981 A hair line crack on the keel on both sides. Is this serious or not? Any owners ever seen this befor
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Scuppers at 11:25am 09.28.22 Day Sailers 2/984 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailers Scuppers at 11:24am 09.28.22 Trailer Sailors 0/17 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 11:07am 09.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1322 My boat has an electric windlass with a Quick remote in the anchor locker and a control pad at the p
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 10:31am 09.28.22 Ask All Sailors 7/876 Hello, I'm a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying engineering. For my final year of s

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What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Michael Davis at 9:37pm 03.05.25 Radios can be funny things. A couple of years ago we were sailing off the west coast of Vancouver Is
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53pm 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Tally Ho at 7:16pm 03.05.25
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Ken13559 at 6:52pm 03.05.25 having the fuel system clean and leak free makes for a happy engine. Happy "wife" happy life
Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 5:51pm 03.05.25 Good evening Rardi! Yes I most certainly referenced your posting from several year ago. In fact I
Oday 22 structural question Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 03.05.25 That's what I meant by a molded component. No problem with that on your boat. Is it also connected
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? MFD at 5:26pm 03.05.25 Pretty much the same as being able to see a lighthouse. https://oceannavigator.com/geographic-range-
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? dlochner at 5:20pm 03.05.25 I'm not sure where the 10 or the 20 come from but I think I get what you are trying to say. Are you
Early 80s H36 Strut heritage at 5:18pm 03.05.25 Yes, you should get some protection that way, but it may not be perfect. For a zinc to protect a me
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Richard19068 at 4:59pm 03.05.25 The line of sight distance is 10 miles to the horizon. An antenna on a masthead 20 miles away can j
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? dlochner at 4:47pm 03.05.25 The line of sight distance is 10 miles to the horizon. An antenna on a masthead 20 miles away can ju
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? kappykaplan at 4:44pm 03.05.25 10 miles :D :plus:
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 4:33pm 03.05.25 Know that VHF radios are line of sight. How far should you be able to talk/listen? https://3roam.co
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BigEasy at 3:27pm 03.05.25 mast was being pulled so redid everything while it was down. Understood. I replaced my antenna
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. artboas at 3:14pm 03.05.25 Just got my new Plasideck teak pieces to replace all the old ones on the boat. Any recommendations
Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 2:46pm 03.05.25 Question for those that are on this forum for a long time: should I start a new thread when I'm sta
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? (1) jssailem at 1:51pm 03.05.25 Know that VHF radios are line of sight. How far should you be able to talk/listen? https://3roam.co
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 1:26pm 03.05.25 For what it's worth I regularly receive VHF from the San Diego Coast Guard station and San Diego ba
Oday 22 structural question (1) calone at 1:21pm 03.05.25 Picture taken from somewhere on this forum. These are the "ceiling" channels / guides. It is obvious
Oday 22 structural question calone at 1:19pm 03.05.25 There are two bulkheads. One that is connected to the post, I guess is glued (or slide) into a chann

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