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Adding a boom vang Indysailor at 9:59am 02.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9146 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 1/1019 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 7/2421 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 3/1526 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 2/1492 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 5/2312 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 5/4644 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 12/5289 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 2/1187 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 4/1704 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 0/3425 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 55/10455 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 12/5551 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 22/12972 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 6/1861 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 15/6498 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 8/10504 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 19/5788 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 13/4266 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 1/1464 Hey Paladin! I was surfing around watching H23 videos and happened upon this. http://www.youtube.c

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I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 8:36am 10.05.22 Is there a practical application of an alkaline environment of concrete actually protecting steel fr
transmission when sailing eherlihy at 8:35am 10.05.22 The manufacturer's recommendation, which was on a note on my 2004 HBW-50 transmission, is to put the
Invest 98L rgranger at 8:31am 10.05.22 I spent 3rd grade at the Beach School on Fort Myers Beach. The whole row of beach houses on stilts
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 8:29am 10.05.22 Sure, steel rebar that is encased in concrete that is well-protected from moisture will not corrode
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? rgranger at 8:28am 10.05.22 So I got currious and did some digging... found this interesting article. https://www.cement.org/le
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Hollyberry at 8:28am 10.05.22 What part/area of Georgia Strait are you planning this? What is the exposure? I kind of agree with t
40 ft O Day winterizing water system twodzusfittings at 8:23am 10.05.22 So first my disclaimer: I'm not an expert but I've done this for the last fifteen years with success
Loos gauge questions higgs at 8:22am 10.05.22 The gauge comes with instructions and an additional gauge to find out your rigging size. Perhaps yo
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? PaulK at 8:22am 10.05.22 Used studs like that to mount the foot braces in my kayaks. They're designed to be installed with th
Buy now or wait for recession? Calif. Ted at 8:20am 10.05.22 Prices took a large leap solely based on demand, I had an unsolicited offer of $10,000 more than I
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? dlochner at 8:17am 10.05.22 Yes, not those specific mounts. Weldmounts are popular with marine electricians for securing low wei
Merit 22 trailer rgranger at 8:12am 10.05.22 The trailer axle should also have a load printed on the cross bar. Typically axle sizes are 2000# o
Invest 98L Will Gilmore at 8:08am 10.05.22 I spent 3rd grade at the Beach School on Fort Myers Beach. The whole row of beach houses on stilts
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? JamesG161 at 8:06am 10.05.22 PS: Just Read above post. Building bridges that take Vibrational loads is much different Static loa
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 8:05am 10.05.22 Thanks @Scott T-Bird for starting this topic. I think it is helping lift some of the Seatalk fog for
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 8:05am 10.05.22 When folks on the dock offer to help us as we approach we always politely decline. :plus: Amen! E
Happy Birthday to John Shepard JamesG161 at 8:04am 10.05.22 Today one of our favorites is going to celebrate his Birthday in Branson MO. Happy Birthday @jssa
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 10.05.22 We have used Iron Rebar in Concrete for years. The Rebar never corrodes inside the cured Cement.
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 7:59am 10.05.22 Why wouldn't the ones I buy already be updated? :what: Would it be that the store models aren't n
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. brien rahilly at 7:54am 10.05.22 You posted a clear question, along with photos... so that people who have never seen a snipe, could

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