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Sailed to Fort McRea for the weekend RECESS at 7:46pm 03.18.12 Pearson 0/1175 I sailed down to Fort McRae from Chico Bayou in Pensacola yesterday, spent the night and sailed back
340 Halyard Blocks Andy1237 at 7:07pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 3/1448 Need to replace one of the halyard blocks at the base of the mast. Owners manual says "Rutgerson Se
How do these sail? (2) rpwillia at 6:59pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/6138 Saw this in the boatyard in Ft Washington, MD. Don't see these too often and wonder how they handle.
Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7671 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4888 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster
Brookhouse NMEA 0183 Multiplexer Crane man at 6:43pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6474 Can any one verify if Brookhouse is till in business:doh:. I'm currently trouble shooting a Brookhou
Why pan head screws on the toe rail? Nelsonhow at 6:06pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1164 I finally decided to chase down several toe rail leaks on my old H-30. I started from the stern and
O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2890 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2998 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho
Off 'center' spreader (2) Team118 at 5:00pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 5/1322 I just noticed this on the way home tonight. The port spreader seems to be a bit 'downward' as com
Balancing my 30 MK 1 C&C tanders at 4:48pm 03.18.12 C&C 2/2216 With my 30 C'C MK I seem to have to reef down at least one in the main ' some in the jib when winds
Dingy on Davits DougMc at 4:44pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 2/1421 I currently keep a 10'6" inflatable on davits on my H 36. I sail on lake Erie with the top of the di
Yamaha 25 Yanmar YSB8 Exhaust Issue gobluemich290 at 4:39pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 7/3427 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and when replacing it, noticed ano
H33.5 Water fill leak WestCoastMike at 4:37pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/914 Hi all, I have a leak on the fill line to my fresh water tank. Has anyone pulled apart the wood
Yanmar YSB 8 Exhaust HELP NEEDED! gobluemich290 at 4:33pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 0/1 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and then replacing it, noticed an
H22 Rain Leak Viesail at 4:32pm 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 16/3622 Water filling up in bilge after rain. Sat in cabin and watched for leaks during storm, nothing visib
question rudder post jhenderson at 4:27pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/976 How do you take the play out of the rudder post I have a Beneteau 400 Oceanis... Do you know where
Prop shaft coupling philliz at 4:21pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 2/2188 Hi I am in the process of replacing my cutlass bearing. I have taken the prop shaft coupling apar
Centerboard Cable Help dsciba at 4:20pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1822 Hi, I have a 1974 Essex 26 and my centerboard cable broke. The boat is out of the water now, and I
Commissioning Hunter 39 canuck at 3:47pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1538 Any thoughts on the size of fenders that should be used on this 18,000 lb displacement boat? In th

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Roller furling rigs Messing About at 4:53am 11.17.22 Ah, the plot thickens! Again, thank you for your help.
Roller furling rigs dlochner at 4:52am 11.17.22 @kappykaplan and I both forgot to mention adding UV protection to the sail's foot and leech. This is
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 4:50am 11.17.22 With the 362, it is much more like work and when I go out I want to go somewhere and not come back
Clever Boat Names rgranger at 4:47am 11.17.22
Roller furling rigs Messing About at 4:43am 11.17.22 Very helpful - thank you!!
Miss sailing rgranger at 4:42am 11.17.22 I miss it because of this. When management admitted she wasn't feeling the love anymore, ( for sail
Roller furling rigs dlochner at 4:41am 11.17.22 Mullet Lake is certainly way up there! For a smaller boats, such as yours, a CDI furler may be the
Do you like Pocket Yachts dlochner at 3:58am 11.17.22 When I had smaller boats, I sailed them more. It was quick and easy to take the Tanzer 22 out for a
Roller furling rigs Messing About at 3:38am 11.17.22
Roller furling rigs kappykaplan at 3:33am 11.17.22 Your local sail loft should be able to convert your hank-on foresail to one with a luff tape once yo
Mystic to Quincy Captain Larry-DH at 3:04am 11.17.22
Mystic to Quincy Russell26 at 2:45am 11.17.22 All the suggestions are great. I do like Newport but would certainly try elsewhere. I will not be i
Clever Boat Names nightowle at 12:25am 11.17.22 Don't Panic! (Upside Down on the transom). Wetever.
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Clever Boat Names mermike at 8:55pm 11.16.22 My favorite: Tender - Original Contract 100' yacht - Change Order
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel Joe at 8:50pm 11.16.22 Smear some Desitin on it. i.e. baby diaper rash ointment.
Insurance for older boats Project_Mayhem at 8:40pm 11.16.22 I have Progressive. There's some threads with positive feedback from owners who submitted claims. I
Do you like Pocket Yachts Project_Mayhem at 8:37pm 11.16.22 I had a Starwind 19 that we now regret selling. Great little boat. Could comfortably sleep 4
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Project_Mayhem at 8:30pm 11.16.22 I read a test (don't remember where) but their first pick was 50/50 acetone and transmission fluid.
Clever Boat Names Project_Mayhem at 8:22pm 11.16.22 The best I've seen was Sloop Dogg. I might have to steal that one someday As for terrible names we

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