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Looking to move up Ted Pinelli at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Catalina 310 7/1875 Hello all, I am currently a C27 owner who keeps her moored on one of the finger lakes in upstate NY,
Placement advice for attaching motor mount on ODay 20 sailinsally at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/1275 Hello ~ I am a first time boat owner of a 1976 O'Day 20 named Awesome. She is docked on a river in
Bow or stern in? Dunham at 1:31pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 26/5459 Hi everyone, Just curious as to how most people dock their boats. Do you go in stern first or bow f
What would you do.... Warren Milberg at 1:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2597 While sailing today, I happened on an empty kayak in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay -- not a great
Safety Check List for Guests (1) Paul and Judy at 12:38pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2130 I have compiled the attached Safety List for Guests who will be sailing with you. The information ha
Adding a Swim Platform to a traditional transom Rob19574 at 12:29pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/28273 Hi All - I have an older style transom on my Catalina 30 that does not have an open or walk throug
steering wheel james295 at 12:27pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1048 I have a 42" steering wheel on my hunter 295 and would like to go smaller would a 30 " wheel work go
Hunter34 Cabin Water Tank Replacement C2L at 12:19pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 6/1954 Has anyone replaced the Hunter 34 Cabin water tank? If so what did you use and how easy/difficult w
Catalina 25 Restoration grcccw55 at 12:15pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 1/4392 Started restoring an older Catalina 25. Found a few interior cabin boards and panels that are beyond
Olympic Sailing kloudie1 at 11:51am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/986 watching some of the sailing.. Mighty fine sailing .. The coverage is on : http://www.nbcolympics.c
Catalina 320 Owner Fuel Tank Question paiscool at 11:30am 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/3251 I recently discovered AGAIN that diesel is lighter than water and the way I discovered this is my en
Gouges in gel coat Jerry75 at 11:20am 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2051 I notice I have a few gouges in the gel coat on the bottom of my boat yesterday. The question I have
Skipper fell of his sailboat in SD and drown LuzSD at 11:19am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3589 Skipper fell off his sailboat in SD and drown I hope this gives us all pause as we take non sailor
"Hybrid" Widgeon Dilema oldnavy61 at 10:46am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 1/1145 I have found myself in an interesting situation. I recently purchased, at a really good price, thro
Cabin shades, 1990's Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/804 We now have the cabin shades used on the Hunter 28, 29.5, 290, 35.5, 37.5, 376, 40.5, 410, 42, and p
O'Day 25 Cabin top core material Gudenuph at 8:49am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 3/1625 I'm planning to install a Dickinson solid fuel heater in our 1976 O'Day 25. This requires a 5 inch
Attempting to make a new hatch cover toddco at 8:46am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2164 Hello All, The cockpit seat of my Oday 20 was cut to add another hatch on the port side by a previ
boom furling on c250wb rogdomingo at 8:40am 07.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1322 Any experience to share? Boom on my recently purchased 2004 c250wb clearly permits furling the main
Sailing to Mississippi barrier islands??? doehunter at 8:32am 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5504 I'm starting to dream of vacation time and getting away. I'm looking for ideas for a week long trip
'72 Oday Mariner Turnbuckles supercub at 8:02am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 4/1561 I need 4 turnbuckes for the side stays. I have the left hand threaded ends that are crimped into the

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 4:09pm 02.06.23 I find this most useful in medium length passages, say 40 to 100 miles. It shows me the trend and w
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips fero at 3:57pm 02.06.23 These strips were made 12 inch long and much thicker, definitely not part of a tape. You can see it
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 3:49pm 02.06.23 I have a 2007 H41AC. When we bought it, it had mostly Raymarine equipment - ST60+ Wind, Depth and Sp
Punxsutawney All U Get at 3:29pm 02.06.23 Mt. Washington sets another record for windchill.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 3:16pm 02.06.23 I find this comment very interesting: "The Chartplotter's memory is much better than mine, the data
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) jssailem at 3:06pm 02.06.23 I was at the boat and captured a picture of the Tug that pulled me across the marina.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 2:48pm 02.06.23 Auto pilot mostly for single handing. I absolutely want an autopilot - especially for single handi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 2:44pm 02.06.23 More seriously, I sailed for many years with a windex at the top of the mast and feeling the breeze
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:40pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 2:38pm 02.06.23 An automatic extinguisher sounds like a smart upgrade. How difficult would the installation be, pa
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 2:13pm 02.06.23 Hahahaha - You need to train your autopilot better.... I guess I'm just used to simple autopilots
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question (2) Caboteur at 2:02pm 02.06.23 212816 Congratulations... fantastic boat! Sailed to Europe & back through the Caribbean and Bermuda.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 1:58pm 02.06.23 Is that something we routinely do on a sailboat? Just kidding around.... Some do, some don't.... I
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 1:56pm 02.06.23 Try as I might I couldn't get the AP to just feel the wind. It was looking for bits and bytes. ;):
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 1:53pm 02.06.23 It is time to change the zinc. Is that something we routinely do on a sailboat? Just kidding arou
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 1:52pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 1:48pm 02.06.23 Quick and dirty lesson on Networking. There are 3 standards, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and a NMEA Ether
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Stephen1150 at 1:09pm 02.06.23 Thanks very much. Yes I am having a steel cradle modified that will fit the boat. I'll have it out f
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question dlochner at 12:55pm 02.06.23 Welcome SBO. C&Cs are well built boats, the weight of the boat should be on the keel in the cradle
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR leo310 at 12:04pm 02.06.23 Ray/Garmin/B&G are all good its boils down to what you want to save from the current setup. Just a n

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