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Great Lakes Starter Boat Rock_Elgin at 9:13pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 57/19852 I'm looking for advice on a good starting cruiser for the Great Lakes (Milwaukee). I found a Catalin
Dinghy Lost Parent at 8:41pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1317 I have a 2003 Zodiac inflateable , does anyone know what it is made of ?
Not free... but close! jfrench at 8:01pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 10/2018 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3074896485.html Here's a $1000 boat with an outboard a
Correct position of transmission when sailing Captainron1 at 7:30pm 06.16.12 Bigger Boats 1/1333 Hello everyone. (Re 30' O'day) I wonder what is the correct position to place the transmission of my
Single handing and injury Mark Maulden at 7:25pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3538 With "all" our Problems behind us we decided to leave Fri am for a sail somewhere and back on Sat.
Snake on my boat. rgranger at 7:18pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 38/15650 Hey All Something strange happened today. The family and I went sailing today at Smith Mountain La
Boom setup slowtype at 6:52pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 5/6024 I am having a difficult time figuring out how to set the boom on my 1987 catalina 22. Mine seems rea
Desolation Sound Lost Parent at 6:44pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1366 Is anybody planning a trip up there this summer ?
Demasted JasonC at 6:39pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4158 My forestays snapped at the top today while sailing Chesapeake Bay. In case you want to know you ca
just bought first boat 1973 catalina 22 TLUNLIMITED at 6:19pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 2/1559 Would love to find a manual that shows manufactured specs for this boat, wiring, plumbing, trailer e
R/V Tioga Video (2) Roger Long at 5:51pm 06.16.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/6193 13.6 Meg Windows Media Video of the R/V Tioga's trip yesterday to service the Martha's Vineyard Coas
Stern Tube/Stuffing Box Hose Failure pencema at 4:14pm 06.16.12 Catalina 30 8/6498 I had a near-catastrophic failure the other day while motoring my '75 Catalina 30. Found several in
Throttle lever and demolition! DarylA at 3:40pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3275 I'm delighted to say we took our Mac 26m to the coast ' got it wet. Apart from one or two small is
h420 perforance therobesons at 11:29am 06.16.12 Big Boats 11/2321 We are new to hunters as this 420 is our first one. In light air, under 8 kts this seems to be a sn
Removed Factory Genset, Now inverter does not work. therobesons at 11:11am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/726 Duplicate post sorry. How do you remove a post? Bob
Catalina 27 Bayrealtor at 10:51am 06.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2745 Hi all! I recently purchased a catalina 27 dinette model. Wondering if anyone can give me directions
Spot Free Rinse (De-Ionizer) xcyz at 10:42am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1254 Much of my time while on the boat at the slip is washing, waxing or wiping the boat. I can only wash
Extending Seatalk Cable Mad Dog at 9:50am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1895 Hi folks, I apologize if this has been asked before, but a search didn't yield anything. I just
Getting Hunter 216 to head up into wind or irons Ed_S at 9:47am 06.16.12 Smaller Boats 3/1479 Hi, I'm new to the Hunter 216 but have sailed other boats. My experience is you get the boat to he
Windless and chain size? therobesons at 9:25am 06.16.12 Big Boats 3/1275 We have a 1999 h420cc. The chain that is on the boat is to small to fit the windless. Does anyone

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Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Project_Mayhem at 5:07pm 12.09.22 @Project_Mayhem has it right. Since its living on a trailer, I don't see bothering with antifouli
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose dkinzer at 5:04pm 12.09.22 Is this the area on the shaft you're referring to It is. Your comment about alignment is interesti
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 12.09.22 I had been thinking of replacing the stuffing box with a dripless seal. However, after reading more
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 12.09.22 When repacking a stuffing box, has anyone found a wear groove or scoring on the shaft Is this the
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Leeward Rail at 4:55pm 12.09.22 @Project_Mayhem has it right. Since its living on a trailer, I don't see bothering with antifoulin
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose dkinzer at 4:55pm 12.09.22 I had been thinking of replacing the stuffing box with a dripless seal. However, after reading more
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose Rick D at 4:40pm 12.09.22 If you are going to the trouble of replacing the hose, have you considered a dripless shaft seal? Pe
Oh no, not that sticky! kappykaplan at 4:33pm 12.09.22 I'm afraid that product has several other drawbacks and is not recommended for this purpose. Wise
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? shemandr at 4:31pm 12.09.22 There are three stages to a thunderstorm event while sailing: 1). You hear thunder. Crew member say
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 4:18pm 12.09.22 :poop: No, I'm afraid that product has several other drawbacks and is not recommended for this pu
Boat Smells! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:17pm 12.09.22 Thanks! I'll check both of those out for next season. Did you chose the ExterminOdor over Odorlos b
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 3:40pm 12.09.22 Your keel is showing I do wonder just how much of my bottom shows when I'm heeled that far over. M
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 12.09.22 Nice. You have to update your avatar now. Ha! Hadn't thought about that. Maybe a little Photoshop
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 12.09.22 i switched out the key for a heavy duty push button switch years ago. keys are a problem waiting
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 12.09.22 Macgregor just gelcoat in there just like the rest of the hull. It takes 2-3 weeks for growth to occ
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? JamesG161 at 2:02pm 12.09.22 Thermal Potential Energy or Joules/Kilogram During the Tropical Storm season, we focus on the Oce
Boat Smells! Project_Mayhem at 1:59pm 12.09.22 Thanks! I'll check both of those out for next season. Did you chose the ExterminOdor over Odorlos b
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? (1) jssailem at 1:52pm 12.09.22 @ggrizzard You will find it on Windy, as an item in the layer list on the right side of their scree
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? JamesG161 at 1:51pm 12.09.22 Better understanding here... What is a CAPE Index - Windy.app
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? JamesG161 at 1:45pm 12.09.22 Is there a link? Convective Parameters - Cape

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