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Adding a boom vang Indysailor at 9:59am 02.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/8039 Hi all, I may add a boom vang to my 23 this year and am wondering how others have set theirs up. I'v
How much foam? Where should it be? jeanmarc109 at 9:24am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/969 Yet another newbie question I bought My Mac 25 1987 from the family of the previous owner; he has p
Stern light. (1) Chris Patterson at 9:12am 02.09.12 Catalina 22 7/2328 I realize in the scheme of things, this may seem insignificant, but my stern light was M.I.A. upon r
Maritime accidents ifmdalvey at 8:41am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1466 I have attached a link that shows 7 different videos of maritime incidents. Although most of them ar
Cal 31' Ports/hatches seadude61 at 8:39am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1442 Hi There, Any words of wisdom, please advise regarding possible replacing of the two forward port
How to rig? jeanmarc109 at 7:46am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2234 This may be an overly simple question but I have searched as high and as low as u can to find clear
Making a Sail-Pack... (4) Sumner at 7:40am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4461 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-main/01-15-12-53-Sail%20Pack.jpg Ruth and I finis
Telltales Jack at 6:49am 02.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4856 Hi Don, We have a fractional rig with in mast furling, so the main power for the boat is the mainsai
Sequitur Heading to Cape Town Today Sequitur at 6:46am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 I have just posted an update to our blog at: After Cape Horn
Anyone has change out their spreaders? How about a mainsheet MoondancerFL at 5:59am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1628 I am restauring my '79 catalina 30 tall rig. I just had my spreaders remade in the original wood and
Cheoy Lee 35 Review Soundbounder at 1:39am 02.09.12 Other Sailboats 0/2825 Cheoy Lee 35 Lion Class Nice used-boat review in Soundings: Designer Arthur Robb, a native New
Anchoring at sea jorgefife at 10:06pm 02.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 55/9431 Not that I am likely to cross the ocean and be confronted with the question: how does one stop a boa
Slipping Rope Clutch nick at 7:25pm 02.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4958 I've got Spinlock XAS triple rope clutches (which are standard) on my 2004 H33. The one on the main
Sailboat Maintenance Flowchart (1) RichH at 7:06pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/12301 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/384626_10150399466623254_691993253_8547348_1913090
23.5 boom vang av8erdunn at 6:34pm 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 6/1787 I am wondering if my 23.5 has a boom vang on it. Does anyone have pics of theirs? I have had this b
Sheet sizes for 25? ebsail at 4:30pm 02.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5932 For an O Day 25. Anyone know off the top of their head, the diameter and length jib sheets for a 13
Replacement of cabin lights Bobbaynton at 4:29pm 02.08.12 Bavaria 8/9830 Have any of fellow Bavaria owners replaced the original cabin lights with LEDs? I believe the lights
What is a "fully charged" battery? Charles Erwin at 4:07pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/4980 In order to have relaible information from any battery monitor, one needs to know when the battery i
Seen in Saint Marys (4) Roger Long at 2:30pm 02.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/3993 First: The strangest liveaboard I have seen yet. http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/Strang
Found a video by Paladin Kermit at 1:35pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1443 Hey Paladin! I was surfing around watching H23 videos and happened upon this. http://www.youtube.c

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can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:40pm 03.17.22 I didn't see any mention of a y-valve--which is definitely needed !-- in smoke73's post, only a tee
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Tally Ho at 3:34pm 03.17.22 If the 2 ends are butted together and taped, what is catching? When I do it, the tape over the pape
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? dmax at 3:14pm 03.17.22 As long as you leave the bulkheads in place and don't cut up the grid/liner, you should be able to r
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ mikeracca at 3:03pm 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine. This is the #1 reason
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports rgranger at 2:49pm 03.17.22
Freshwater Sailors Columbia29 at 2:47pm 03.17.22 Is there anyone who used the Sea Hawk VMG bottom paint last season? I've used it. After working at
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ kappykaplan at 2:20pm 03.17.22 That's always my plan! :plus::plus::plus:
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') kappykaplan at 2:18pm 03.17.22 After a 20 year US Navy career, "using every profanity and obscenity in the book", that just means
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Crusty Ol Salt at 1:50pm 03.17.22 Same here. Just because I'm using every profanity and obscenity in the book doesn't mean I'm ups
Sausage Makers? Crusty Ol Salt at 1:47pm 03.17.22 I've made my own corned beef and pastrami. Pickled a big brisket for 10 days once, was great! It
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Dave Groshong at 1:45pm 03.17.22 You can replace the guts of Spinlock clutches with new cartridges
Build a Better Boat Hook? (1) sailcapt340 at 1:42pm 03.17.22
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 1:41pm 03.17.22 Ah, ok. Well I'm good there then I have unscrewed both caps and luckily no poop fountain.
Sausage Makers? jviss at 1:40pm 03.17.22 I've made my own corned beef and pastrami. Pickled a big brisket for 10 days once, was great!
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 1:37pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the comments everyone, especially the "headmistress" (cute handle!). I found that the ma
Have you made cockpit cushions? fred1diver at 1:35pm 03.17.22 If the curve is that slight, don`t worry about it
Sausage Makers? rgranger at 1:31pm 03.17.22 Back to sailing...I make my own wind.:yikes::biggrin:
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 1:13pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the comments everyone, especially the "headmistress" (cute handle!). I found that the mar
Boat Bike "tech support" Tedd at 1:02pm 03.17.22 Really just looking at the gap between the frame and the pedal ... it looks quite large, like dirt a
Build a Better Boat Hook? Dalliance at 12:59pm 03.17.22 Just yesterday I was talking with co-workers about how badly my car handles in the snow, but it was

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