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1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Francisco Lost Parent at 11:19am 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3389 So sad to hear of this bad news
Want to Add Boom Vang to PY26 (2) Squidd at 10:30am 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4083 My boat currently doesn't have one, and I'm "thinking" I want one... So I dug up some rigging to m
Farallones Race 1 Dead 4 Missing Rick D at 10:23am 04.15.12 Racing 3/6923 There is a notorious area on the return leg, I'm assuming they were there: http://news.yahoo.com/1-
H27 Owners/Where u keep ur batteries? Bigjer40 at 10:20am 04.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2070 1984 H27 and I have a start and house battery under the nav station/port-aft- 1/4 birth. Not sure I
Maiden voyage of the new used boat...perfection. (1) centerline at 10:17am 04.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1894 Saturday was a great day for sailing. After being a powerboater for 40 years I cashed them all in
Best way to replace rudder on Hunter 28.5 Miss_Shell at 9:05am 04.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2132 We ran aground yesterday and the rudder broke off at the post. what is the best way to get this rep
Wilcox Cridden Sands Winner type Head casual at 9:00am 04.15.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3309 I,just removed my above mentioned head and cleanded the Bronze so I,am sure of what I ,Have,The Head
H 376 Helm pedestal minnella at 7:33am 04.15.12 Big Boats 3/1184 Does anyone know who built the pedestal on the 376? As electronics evolve I can see the need for rep
Teak Flooring (1) shark929 at 6:39am 04.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2261 Looking for help on a teak/holly floor. Had a water stain from a rug. Attempted to sand out and fina
Gel Coat Beajae at 6:23am 04.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1696 I have some small nicks and scratches on my 84 O'Day 28 that need repairing and am having difficulty
In the Future of Cruising Roger Long at 5:29am 04.15.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/10173 This kind of thing is going to be more and more a part of the cruising life, I fear: http://cruiser
Davit for a watkin 27 in fl (1) cubaneo at 5:22am 04.15.12 Parts Search 0/1729 http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=28.152604,-80.595552'zoom=14'markers=28.152604,-80.
Transporting with water tank full Beneteau 321 at 4:31am 04.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1178 We have a Beneteau 321 with 55 galon water tank. The question is ther any problems transporting the
Tv on the boat txtowman at 9:00pm 04.14.12 Catalina 22 26/4114 So, My plan is to stay on My boat in a marina while I hunt for a job in Houston, TX. Do I go ahead
Need help in Identifying Boat tombluewater at 8:14pm 04.14.12 Day Sailers 3/1294 Need help in determining model and year of an older daysailer. I believe it is a DSII. Difficult to
Saw an Interesting Looking Boat at the Marina Today. (5) caguy at 8:08pm 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1669 This boat should be a blast once its on the water. With twin 90s on a catamaran this boat should hau
Furler line cleat rrichard at 8:01pm 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3677 I am installing a CDI furler on my 79 Oday 23. Any suggestions on the best placement for the furlin
Selden Mast Forestay Attachment Recall Larry Jackel at 7:41pm 04.14.12 Big Boats 24/30755 A few months ago Selden sent me a questionnaire for scheduling a repair of the recalled forestay att
a C27 autopilot install ... navigateur at 7:04pm 04.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1247 C27 auxiliary water tank and autopilot I recently bought a 1980 C27 in almost like-new condition, a
mast step lag bolt broke GDTRFB at 6:32pm 04.14.12 Catalina 22 42/8507 So i was doing some maintenance and noticed the lag bolt that goes through the mast step into the co

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Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 (1) Scott B at 9:36am 11.14.22 I bought the Oceanair Size 44 screen and fit perfectly. I drilled out the corners to fasten them, t
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 9:20am 11.14.22 You seem to be more concerned about people reading your posts than you are reading the responses yo
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 9:04am 11.14.22 This is the best Forecast for Wednesday. Winds But remember the view will be memorable, when the Ro
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Herman18887 at 8:59am 11.14.22 I also have the 2005 H33. I think we have the Lewmar low profile 40. Did you get the Oceanair screen
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Alan M at 8:57am 11.14.22 The most challenging docking is entering a double-wide slip where you must tie to a windward finger
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 8:51am 11.14.22 3. We do have fore and aft A/C. Most Marine A/C's are reverse cycle, Landlubber term is Heat Pump.
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum shemandr at 8:47am 11.14.22 It might be worth a day trip up there. The question is if there's a launch? Viewing from the Ft. P
CENTERBOARD WOES GeorgeC at 8:45am 11.14.22 You seem to be more concerned about people reading your posts than you are reading the responses you
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 8:45am 11.14.22 Nice writeup, quite jealous of your side access for this, on ours there is literally no access and I
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 8:44am 11.14.22 Yes, it has midship cleats. :plus: That is the only one needed for solo docking. Many can explai
Mystic to Quincy dmax at 8:42am 11.14.22 Careful when leaving Mystic, there are lots of rocks on the north side of Fishers Island. Plenty of
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 8:24am 11.14.22 There are many desalination units available. Three main issues for you. 1) Survival Water 2) Bulk
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 8:23am 11.14.22 Here is a link to visit https://www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/best-procedure-coolan
Engineless.... dLj at 8:16am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bi
Engineless.... rgranger at 8:11am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bit
Selden self tacking jib system John Montgomery at 8:02am 11.14.22 DIY my own selftacker. Not to hard to do. FYI my boat came with a Solent stay so I can still hank on
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:58am 11.14.22 Countdown to launch started today!! The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday
Engineless.... jssailem at 7:40am 11.14.22 Oh DJ... Applying logic to an illogical query... :biggrin:
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? (1) ambler at 7:27am 11.14.22 I've got to agree with Gene. My 1983 C22 spent it's entire life in a freshwater lake and this is wha
Engineless.... dLj at 7:27am 11.14.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c

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