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First time sailboat owner
Kings Gambit at 6:52am 11.02.22
As a new boater do you know your susceptibility to sea sickness and that of your crew? Attempting to
What do you have at the top of your mast?
RoyS at 6:46am 11.02.22
Windex is helpful to determine wind direction with a glance. Suggest removing the wings on the winde
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space?
xavpil at 6:45am 11.02.22
This is a good point. However the bulkheads are 8mm plywood Any engineer around ?
What do you have at the top of your mast?   (1)
kloudie1 at 6:37am 11.02.22
The basics here, windex, Wind instruments, VHF antenna, anchor light. For lines, port and starboard
First time sailboat owner
hatchclan at 6:03am 11.02.22
I would like to hear your assessment, John. When you get a chance. I still do not have a definite cl
First time sailboat owner
shemandr at 5:55am 11.02.22
I wouldn't go outside in those conditions. Looking at TWC forecast there are number of days with
First time sailboat owner
hatchclan at 4:53am 11.02.22
From the information that I saw this morning; an open sea trip is going to be rough. 8-9 ft. waves a
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25
CShev at 10:02pm 11.01.22
Thank you all! I had not considered ( or knew) a lot of options that have been suggested here - I r
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter
Captain Larry-DH at 8:06pm 11.01.22
@jssailem if you buy the 3M Preservation Tape, choose your supplier carefully so you don't end up wi
Saltwater hose to engine
jssailem at 7:51pm 11.01.22
I understand the hose comes from the thru hull. You have the filter located on the thru hull. This m
What do you have at the top of your mast?
Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.01.22
I suspect there's a village of spiders living at the top of my mast
Saltwater hose to engine
TimFromLI at 7:40pm 11.01.22
What hose was there originally? Is that a new pump? Is it oriented correctly? Seems odd that the raw
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter
Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22
I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag
Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22
If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast?
SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22
A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the
Saltwater hose to engine
Terry Cox at 5:38pm 11.01.22
I will report back my success or folly here in probably a week .... I so appreciate all the advice
What do you have at the top of your mast?
Justin_NSA at 5:22pm 11.01.22
Add in spider webs :banghead:

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