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What magazines do you read? Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 28/3378 I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer
Replacement Navigation Lights ggooch at 7:09am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5974 I am replacing the original navigation lights on my 1982 MacGregor 25 and need a little advice. The
Ice box drain and Pirate defense gun RECESS at 7:04am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1851 Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco h
Rudder richk at 6:42am 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1014 My boat (1988 H35 Legend) is currently hauled and I am prepping it for launch in two weeks. I notic
22oday doug brown at 5:39am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2355 hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail s
Leaking bilge Deadline at 3:18am 04.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1159 My Hunter 320 is ten years old and pristine. But now one of my keel bolts is leaking. I estimate a q
Inner Child Toy Boat Question? Sail123 at 12:49am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2337 Who here used to have toy boats in the bathtub as a kid? I am taking a bath and I just finished a
Goodbye, H23 (1) Brian M H23 at 11:27pm 04.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1762 I know I haven't been very active lately, but some of you might remember me. In any case, I figured
Teak Rejuvenation Options (4) Sail123 at 10:53pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2739 Teak is over 35 years old. My 1976 Clipper Marine Aft Cabin 32 has always been a saltwater yacht. Fo
New boarding ladder (2) paulj at 10:09pm 04.29.12 Catalina 310 2/1492 Just can't make that one foot up on deck and bent knee jump any more.... Modification # 1 shown.
Vinyl stripe over Gelcoat stripe Skywalker at 9:42pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2189 I want to change the hull stripe color on my Beneteau. The waterline has a factory Gelcoat stripe th
Realized I left my water pump on Bigjer40 at 8:59pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2140 I am leaving town for the week and realized I didn't shut off all the swithces on my DC panel. The
Proposed sailboat rewire project (1) gray_penguin at 8:47pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3198 Hey, I have been researching and studying how to redo the 12V system on my 78 Hunter 33. If I could
Single-hand cast-off Joel H. at 8:07pm 04.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/4382 I need to hear some new solutions to casting-off single-hand. Last year I was fine using a midship s
Velcro-like door stopper pipes111 at 7:21pm 04.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2633 In building new bulkheads, I somehow misplaced "the device" that holds my cabin door open against th
Need Advice (8) grtsct at 6:47pm 04.29.12 S2 21/3650 I am looking at a S2 9.2C that I would like to buy, I know the boat needs some work but I feel that
First Mishap Bigjer40 at 6:37pm 04.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3659 So I didn't account for the windage while docking and side swiped my neighbors outboard. Little blac
Passage 42 pulpit,pushpit source Tropicalmark at 6:37pm 04.29.12 Big Boats 1/972 Hi guys, Need to replace my pulpit and pushpit on 1991 Passage. anyone know the best source for t
Replacement holding tank-black water Endurance2010 at 6:24pm 04.29.12 Big Boats 11/3640 Has anyone replaced their holding tank in a 1984 Hunter 34? I have several leaks. Apparently clean
Rudder Post bushing / Gasket on a 1984 Catalina 30 Catalina3394 at 6:07pm 04.29.12 Catalina 30 7/4469 I am trying to find a replacement for the nylon bushing /gasket that sits onve the rudder post insid

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Starboard & Port tack confusion! JohnShannon at 6:12pm 11.21.22 So the only confusion arises when you are sailing by the lee. Obviously the side the sail is on is
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 5:58pm 11.21.22 I just confirmed that the line is 1/4". I just realized the furler is slanted backwards but the p
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:14pm 11.21.22 Thanks Sailors. I'll try to gravity feed the system. I haven't checked yet, but I assume this impl
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away capta at 5:02pm 11.21.22 I was always under the impression that Salt away was to was chrome and stainless outside of the boat
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 5:01pm 11.21.22 Let the forum know what the surveyor found.
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 4:59pm 11.21.22 Propably no different than any other sailboat of that vintage depending on how it was maintained. Wh
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.22 It is like an Easter Egg hunt! You have to crawl over the boat, look in every nook and cranny, and
Painting over sanded non-skid surface jssailem at 4:30pm 11.21.22 Do not change your wife! Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new b
Keel crack jaysweet at 4:28pm 11.21.22
New friend is a crow? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.21.22 But no sign. :( Bummer... He'll remember your face...:biggrin: and likely your tasty treats. Steak
Racing rule questions Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also 2
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 11.21.22
Keel crack Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 11.21.22 Lead keel due to keel shape. Which boat and year? I would scape off coating to see if crack in kee
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.21.22 It seems we don't have ravens in Florida. We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow.
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 3:30pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and
De-powering water heater for winter Leeward Rail at 3:28pm 11.21.22 Fwiw I would install a better circuit breaker so that you can simply turn it off in the future. Hope
Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 11.21.22 If you are lucky, what you have is just failed fairing compound. If so, the repair will be fairly e
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:18pm 11.21.22 FUJIMO, famous 50' FRER'S RACER with a red hull. detroit racer came home and told his wife, Jane th
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.21.22 Erie feeling

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