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storm sailing redhead78 at 10:36am 08.22.11 Big Boats 1/1278 Hey all, I've noticed in the last couple of weeks several of our group have been interested in saili
Cabin sole delaminating drharveys at 10:01am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 0/943 Thanks to a combination of floods, rainstorms and heat, the cabin sole is delaminating. This is not
Anyone on Lake Champlain? vtsailguy at 9:59am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1050 I am looking for a friendly MacGregor owner that is on Lake Champlain. I am interesting in getting o
C-387 Transmission - Kanzaki KM3A1 Service Instructions? genestangel at 9:57am 08.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3519 Fellow Catalina Owners, I just purchased a 2003 C-387 and would like to service the transmission. W
O'day 25 anchored : 2 questions Coty137 at 9:52am 08.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2548 Good day fellow sailors, I have a few questions for you 25 O'day CB owners. 1- How do you deal,whe
Celebrity Class sailboats (4) 31seahorse at 9:51am 08.22.11 Trailer Sailors 2/11146 Hello Members, Today we start cleaning and restoring our Celebrity! :) "Linde" is hull #860. We
Irene Steve Kamp at 9:31am 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 48/8054 NWS projecting category 3 storm targeting Charleston Saturday morning. Carolina sailors , take note
Instrument Wire Routing Hunter 37.5 Judgemeknot at 9:22am 08.22.11 Big Boats 1/1377 Trying to run speed and depth wires from through hulls to cockpit. Old wires appear to run starboard
Venture 2-22 tiller/rudder voltzwgn at 9:10am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4043 Good Morning, This weekend I became a new sailboat owner, of an old sailboat. I picked up a 1973
Cut my trip short (1) doehunter at 8:44am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1025 What was I thinking? It's just too hot down here. I put in about 5 Saturday evening. I had a wond
Standing Rigging On 1975 H27 bsavulis at 8:38am 08.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2096 I have a 1975 H27 that has the mast un-stepped each fall and re-stepped in the spring. (I store it i
Galley sink drain hose Alvorada at 8:14am 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2891 I was replacing the hose that leads from the galley sink to the thru hull valve directly under the s
Automatic bilge pump Capt Dale at 7:55am 08.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2490 Our 1984 Hunter 27 has a square Rule bilge pump wired to the bilge pump switch on the DC panel. It i
h26 circuit breakers tkaser3210 at 7:54am 08.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 Over the weekend, I blew a circuit breaker while replacing an interior light. Now I can't get the br
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 13th bobjames at 7:25am 08.22.11 Catalina 310 0/1042 Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the August issue of Mainsheet Magazine and sa
When To Replace Running Rigging? Fly4hire at 4:01am 08.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1436 Is there any good rule of thumb or guidance on when to replace various running rigging short of you
Widgeon question kspear09 at 3:16am 08.22.11 Day Sailers 4/1637 Hi all Just picked up my Widgeon from town sailing program last year. On the front of the boat there
anchor/steaming light H260 Sublime at 9:59pm 08.21.11 Smaller Boats 5/1516 They're out. I'd like to only go up the mast once. Does anyone have a link to replacement bulbs?
Evinrude Yachtwin 6 charging circuit schuhjm at 9:58pm 08.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/6529 Hi folks, New to the forum here... My GF just bought a ranger 20 that I've been diagnosing som
Source for the clamshell vent BernardOfCA at 8:42pm 08.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2415 I am looking for a source for the clam shell type vent that is used on many Beneteau's (at least the

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Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 2:17pm 07.09.22 So what the heck, I've been watching this thread and finally decided to throw in my two cents. I'm
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Maine Sail at 2:12pm 07.09.22
Sailing with a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 2:04pm 07.09.22 Where the OP is sailing with the boat that he has, an electronic depth sounder is really only a nic
Sailing with a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 1:59pm 07.09.22 It depends, but not recommended in Florida. Nor would I when operating in or out of Lynnhaven Inl
Sailing with a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 1:57pm 07.09.22 As mentioned above, the best use of a depth finder beyond avoiding accidental groundings and establ
Sailing with a depth finder shemandr at 1:52pm 07.09.22 I carried a lead line for years. Its best use was for sounding the Mystic Seaport anchorage. But w
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others Crusty Ol Salt at 1:49pm 07.09.22 I see a screw behind the new spinnaker line. That suggests to me that you can remove the screws and
View From the Top o' the Mast - H41DS jssailem at 1:39pm 07.09.22 I heard from a Bridge operator, that they like to exercise the bridge. Preferably not at rush hour,
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS (5) Nachismo at 1:37pm 07.09.22
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 1:36pm 07.09.22 Thanks. Did you use the Very High Bonding tape to hold it in place?
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad PaulK at 1:35pm 07.09.22 Would hesitate to go overnight in a new-to-me boat with just two aboard (both getting tired & sleepy
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS Nachismo at 1:30pm 07.09.22 I used about 1.5 tubes per window. Don't forget to put a couple small spacers under it when you sti
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim dLj at 1:24pm 07.09.22 So what the heck, I've been watching this thread and finally decided to throw in my two cents. I'm p
mac 25 keel lifting cable bolt size ? rgranger at 1:21pm 07.09.22 ... so the diver... What a PITA! Let us know how it works out.:(
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 1:21pm 07.09.22 I frequently sail single handed to a nearby destination just as you are doing. Once I set the sails
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim thinwater at 1:10pm 07.09.22 Windward or AW no more than 60 degrees off the bow. Autopilot on "wind." Off the wind or AW aft of
Sailing with a depth finder dLj at 1:01pm 07.09.22 Where the OP is sailing with the boat that he has, an electronic depth sounder is really only a nice
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim Will Gilmore at 12:40pm 07.09.22 Raised on racing, the key has always been to get the boat to the destination in the shortest time.
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat (8) rgranger at 12:36pm 07.09.22 207100 207102207103207104
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim JBP-PA at 12:35pm 07.09.22 I frequently sail single handed to a nearby destination just as you are doing. Once I set the sails,

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