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I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. thevoyager at 3:11am 02.19.22 Ask All Sailors 8/627 I plan to visit some sailing schools and do all the relevant theory needed.. (already started some).
Sticky control cables Halvern at 9:19pm 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1018 Moved my new to me S2 from Berkeley, CA to Oakley up on the Delta. When we started it took a good am
I need cockpit table plans Jimongee at 8:59pm 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 1/764
Defender Sold dlochner at 5:58pm 02.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 26/2578 Defender has been sold. Wonder what changes will ensue. https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/industry-new
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 5:46pm 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1908 My Harken jib sheet cars have flat spots worn in the sheaves. I'd like to replace with something mo
Greatest knot tying in the world (1) Brian D at 4:57pm 02.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/996 202743
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Wing_Mechanic at 4:38pm 02.18.22 Trailer Sailors 7/1147 I'm new to the sailing world and have been shopping for my first sailboat. Right now I'm torn betwee
Precision 23 outboard power alcarr at 3:07pm 02.18.22 Precision 5/2131 Does anyone know the minimum HP the outboard should have for the P23. I currently have a Tohatsu 8 t
Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? Bob Kessler at 2:51pm 02.18.22 Trailer Sailors 2/1068 I'm in the market for something 16-19 feet. All three of these seem to be fairly seaworthy for coast
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 2:18pm 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 11/855 I am replacing all batts this spring. House bank is four 6V in one bank. Reserve (start) is one 12V
Chaos Theory and Weather Forecasting jssailem at 12:36pm 02.18.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/935 Reading this subject heading may have you asking, has John taken up smoking some of that Oregon funn
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure keepsmilin at 11:51am 02.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/644 The Raymarine linear drive on my 2007 Hunter 41DS no longer engages when Auto mode is selected. The
Luna, The Story of a Forgotten Catalina 30. (2) mikeracca at 10:15am 02.18.22 Catalina 30 366/28258 This is the story of my Catalina 30 I named Luna. Here you will find my progress of bringing a boat,
Selling used stuff here and fraud NYSail at 4:30am 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1232
Cockpit Water Hose Inlet (2) jdkusa at 11:41pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 2/492 Looking to begin replacing the plumbing onboard. 1974 Sailboat. This connection is in the cockpit
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) dkinzer at 5:36pm 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1085 I'm looking to replace the running rigging on our 2007 Hunter, beginning with the topping lift and t
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 DennisL at 5:15pm 02.17.22 Big Boats 8/1629 I've looked at the video on the Ellebogen engine mount website for replacing the mounts, and without
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 3:35pm 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1845 Hi, I thought about posting these 306 questions separately but didn't want to spam the forum. We've
learning to sail... The big step... Daryl V at 3:20pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/931 Wanting to start a week or two live aboard courses in my winter ( frozen and landlocked in winters l
Installing shore power (4) Erbardy at 2:37pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1379 202703 202704202705202706Installing shore power. I am going to have two recepticals, one is for the

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Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:27am 04.03.24 Danforth won't due and CQR tends to be unreliable in these parts. Hmm. Our boat came with a 40# Da
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 4:19am 04.03.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per sec
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:17am 04.03.24 Where did you have the problem? Also been there many times before, Leo and never had a problem. Pr
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 3:30am 04.03.24
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 12:17am 04.03.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom... ring the diagrams in the user manual. C
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (1) marcham at 11:45pm 04.02.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom...
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks ggrizzard at 7:17pm 04.02.24 Yanmar chooses specific distributors to service a given geographic area. The distributors sometimes
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 6:22pm 04.02.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain Terry Cox at 5:47pm 04.02.24 All good points thus far. Our horizontal windlass has a gypsy for the chain and a drum for the rope.
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40pm 04.02.24 If anyone should know would be me but you have me stumped unless marine putty was used in sealing th

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