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A toast to friends lost today... dparilla at 7:21pm 02.19.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/3575 I ask that we all pause and raise a glass to my friends who lost their lives overseas today while fl
Rendevous for Trailer Sailors - Great Lakes Happy Dolphin at 5:40pm 02.19.12 Day Sailers 2/1182 2012 Sailing season will soon return to the Great Lakes (Michigan - Ohio area)! Does anyone know of
Leaking ports jacko1015 at 3:37pm 02.19.12 Pearson 2/1886 I have recently purchased a Pearson 34 1985 model sailboat. It is in excellent condition, but this w
NJ Surveyor Recommendations Waldo5 at 2:49pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1321 Hi all, I'm looking at a boat in South Jersey. Can someone recommend a capable sailboat surveyor i
VHF antenna question Joel H. at 1:31pm 02.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1587 So, I think I know what the answer to this is but, not being a radio-head, I want to check before I
Card Scraper to Remove Varnish Video saltysailor at 1:03pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3915 Hey, I just wanted to share a video I made that shows how to use a card scraper to remove varnish. I
B361 prop size Tarsie at 11:48am 02.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/991 Does anyone have their 361 out of the water for me that could measure the propeller clearance? Spec
Attaching Spreaders on a 222 treeman at 11:11am 02.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3184 I'm trying to figure out the proper way to attach my spreaders on my O'day 222. When preparing my
sail slugs seaStan at 10:11am 02.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1509 would like to put slugs on my mainsail and am not sure which ones to use. I,m setting up my 2007 26m
Furling main car zrolimt at 9:47am 02.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1552 I went sailing yesterday in 8 knots of wind. Sailing along comfortably and all of a sudden the car f
Swing keel jam James Bandle at 9:30am 02.19.12 Day Sailers 8/2800 I'm new to the ODay 25. The boat is at a slip in 10 ft of water, the rope keel line is slack and the
Y Strut Installation CapeMaySailor at 7:36am 02.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1489 I'm about to replace a Y strut with one I salvaged from an '84 Hunter which I had to sawzall out of
Setting the pitch on Maxprop drchpete at 7:00am 02.19.12 Big Boats 12/4281 My maxprop is set a B/Y and V/X. I am only able to get to 2700 or so RPM if I am to keep the temp in
Going to Carolina in My Mind.... Roger Long at 6:30am 02.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4603 ....and the rest of me by boat. It started to rain just as I walked onto the dock in Saint Mar
Boating Tip No. 647 Roger Long at 5:29am 02.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2154 Just because it tastes good, don't over caffeinate when thunderstorms are rolling overhead in the mo
Light wind-Less sail Quoddy at 5:10am 02.19.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/5618
Prop Questiion Steven5552 at 3:00am 02.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1625 Does anyone have pricing information on the Campbell Sailor 13X9 or 14X10 3 blade Props for a 1" sha
LED lights - save power (2) mghunter310 at 2:41am 02.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3117 For those interested, I've replace all my light bulbs in my H31 with 24 LED surface mount devices th
Butyl Tape Yet Again AtlanticAl at 7:51pm 02.18.12 Ask All Sailors 46/22724 Two questions to aks about butyl tape, I cant find the answers anywhere on the forums. What width o
Recent Hudson/Tampa area boater Fastwater56 at 7:22pm 02.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/997 Just found this site looking for other Mac owners in the south FL area. I have a 26M that I sailed

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Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 4:47pm 08.21.22 I almost ban you because I thought someone hacked your account. I might just ban you because you ma
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:46pm 08.21.22 @Leeward Rail , I know you're messing with us! :beer:
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 4:42pm 08.21.22 Some people learn better through conversation than just reading. That is different than being lazy
Any woodworkers about? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.21.22 @Will Gilmore is your guy!
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:32pm 08.21.22 I almost ban you because I thought someone hacked your account. I might just ban you because you ma
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Brian D at 4:26pm 08.21.22 I almost ban you because I thought someone hacked your account. I might just ban you because you mad
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swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (2) SailorDaveO at 4:05pm 08.21.22
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Richard19068 at 3:47pm 08.21.22 The vang bracket ears on both ends of the vang make it look like the vang is too horizontal and not
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 3:45pm 08.21.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 3:39pm 08.21.22
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:26pm 08.21.22 McLube costs more than most others but a can lasts me years. :plus:
Hatch gaskets sail sfbay at 3:23pm 08.21.22 Photos? Dimensions? Who is the hatch manufacturer (stamped on inside frame or on the window)? I woul
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:00pm 08.21.22
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 jssailem at 2:55pm 08.21.22 There is nothing wrong with altering your boat to fit your needs. Shrinking the Mainsail by raising
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 08.21.22 You should not have any tension on the topping lift except for when trying to sail in very light bre
Fuel gauge sender buddybear at 2:23pm 08.21.22 I record eng hrs at fill up. Every evening New eng hrs - Fill up eng hrs = Tank hours. Knowing hour
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) jssailem at 1:59pm 08.21.22 Looks a bit like a Lightening

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