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Sacrificial cloth on both sides of sail (2) Gary_H at 4:45am 01.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2994 May be a silly question but, does anyone have sacrificial cloth on both sides of their jib? Would ha
Show us your Dinghy! Hollyweirdos at 4:35am 01.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5257 We just picked up our future dinghy. We found a perfect condition Sevylor Colorado inflatable canoe
source for 1/2 sheet plywood obsailor at 7:10pm 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 15/5252 I need to find source near New York City for a half sheet of 3/4" teak and holly plywood for use in
Boat names - what are yours, why? Kestrel at 6:11pm 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 308/69264
I finally marked my truck. (1) dscribner at 5:27pm 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3140 I drew this in CAD about a year ago and have been looking (not too hard) on the internet for adhesiv
Exhaust anti siphon CYQK at 3:58pm 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 10/7582 Ready to install a new exhaust and raw water tubes. The PO never installed an anti syphon valve on t
Batteries for Beneteau 40 Goingsouthsoon at 1:40pm 01.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4409 I just sold my Jeanneau 36i, and bought a Beneteau 40, as we are heading for an extended sail to the
Question For MaineSail.. Shoddy construction (3) brian3820 at 12:58pm 01.22.12 Big Boats 10/1867 Hello, as you and many others know, I purchased a Hunter 34 that had a few cracks in the pan. Well,
Please Help! I'm looking for info about updating an old Mac hawk11261 at 11:37am 01.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1201 I spend a lot of my childhood on my grandpa's Mac 26. Now that he's getting close to being done sai
anometer. . hand held or mounted. Kootenay pirate.. at 11:18am 01.22.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/2685 Ahoy all.. I would like to get an anometer. Raymarine is 400 or so saw a mini weather station for 10
Anchorages near Victoria B C. Kootenay pirate.. at 11:07am 01.22.12 Destinations 6/4409 I am doing a one week of cruising out of Victoria B c. And would like to visit some prime Anchorages
Help me stop the insanity.. leftysailing at 10:59am 01.22.12 Bigger Boats 9/2010 Good o'day everyone, I have a 25 from 1979. My boat has been a dream come true except for a couple
Yanmar 2GM20F Alarms Jon Bastien at 8:55am 01.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2576 Good day all, The last few times I have used my boat, I have noticed a change in the oil pressure
Soundboat works kitxu at 8:28am 01.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/981 Does anybody know that online store?
Turn ovee kitxu at 8:24am 01.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1830 Hey guys, some time ago I was sailing in my Hunter 146 and i turned over and my mast broke, so I won
Radar Mount (1) Windsong II at 8:02am 01.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1204 Just purchased a new radar system for my 1997 340 and was wondering if any one has ever come off the
Anyone sail the lower Chesapeake? SceptreSailor at 7:52am 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3149 I am relocating to the Hampton Roads area and looking for good places to sail to as I have a slip li
Solar Rail Lights med2463 at 7:35am 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3397 Glad I discovered these, been looking for long time. http://www.poliglow-int.com/solar-rail-lights
Play That Spooky Music Roger Long at 6:56am 01.22.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2755
mooring pendant gettinthere at 5:53am 01.22.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2486 Trying to figure out a pendant setup for cruising. It seems to me the pendants sold by the chandleri

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Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues jonelli at 7:57am 10.03.22 Hayden, thanks again for responding. Seems like conversation between me and you! Lol I understand th
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 10.03.22 I'm reading the SPX-5 Setup Guide and it is not clear to me whether or not I should want to change o
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? stickinthemud57 at 7:21am 10.03.22 The consensus seems to be against the idea of adding ballast, and I agree. dlocher covered most of w
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida NYSail at 7:19am 10.03.22 How did he fair last night..... wind was blowing hard all night!
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping dlochner at 7:17am 10.03.22 ABYC Standards prohibit the use of check valves in bilge pump systems, even in those systems that us
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 6:15am 10.03.22 Thank you. I will.
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 6:11am 10.03.22 Totally normal. The battery in our 87 "New design" was still in the back by the transom in it"s s
Where do you guys put your battery? Leeward Rail at 6:05am 10.03.22 Does that sound way out of line? Totally normal. The battery in our 87 "New design" was still in
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak RoyS at 5:17am 10.03.22 Water may not be coming from the muffler. Check your rudder packing which is nearby.
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 5:17am 10.03.22 It lets a gallon of water return to the bilge every time it shuts off." :plus:
Wobbly Fixed Keel Parsons at 5:12am 10.03.22 I'm expecting a new member any day now posting "How to correct a wobbly keel on a Catalina 25? I ju
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Crusty Ol Salt at 5:06am 10.03.22 You didn't mention which sort of pump you are using, but one should never use a check valve with ce
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? dlochner at 4:57am 10.03.22 You are right to be concerned about the scantlings. Some older boats are over built, Macgregors are
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 4:31am 10.03.22 but who the heck is in such a rush and wants the boat so bad that they dont even want to look at th
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 4:27am 10.03.22 Significantly altering those design parameters in the absence of good engineering may well result
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Apex at 3:30am 10.03.22 my pump will be replaced for similar issues; look like the tabs on the housing are loose. If I pus
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Apex at 3:27am 10.03.22 @priopel it is the width that is important. Per @Terry Cox, check protrusion, or measure width (B).
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 12:47am 10.03.22
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 11:07pm 10.02.22 Thanks for the replies guys. At the moment I have it next to the winch cable, mainly because I alrea
Turn-Around Destinations? Kings Gambit at 10:42pm 10.02.22

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