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No sailing in Sarasota yet Kermit at 5:56pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1444 My First Mate and I have been in Sarasota since Friday and so far no sailing. We stayed out of the r
S2 11.0a chainplate deck cover screws?? sailcruiser at 5:44pm 09.06.11 S2 3/1750 Hi all, I'm a new s2 owner and the first thing I always do is rebed chainplates. This boat in parti
Electric Windlass Seized Mr.X-Ray at 4:28pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3351 Hello All, Well for my first post is a question on something I broke!!! lol I think I did anyways
weekend sailing at the Skipjack Races (4) Marc Bergmueller at 3:41pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1679 My family sailed down to the Deal Island Skipjack races for an over nighter. We rafted up with a fr
Help with leak in battery compartment allen-deckard at 3:20pm 09.06.11 Catalina 22 4/1664 Well this last storm assured me I still have a leak somewhere leading to the battery compartment.
Trailer Wanted in Vermont/New Hampshire vtsailguy at 3:01pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/981 I am looking for a trailer suitable for a 29'sail boat OR Steel cradle for same Please email me at
Triangular plates for mast raising (5) Trinkka at 2:36pm 09.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2956 Some of the guys on the forum have inquired about the triangular plates attached to the lower stays
44# Bulwagga Anchor Nodak7 at 2:30pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2580 Does anyone know where I might locate and purchase a 27# or 44# Bulwagga Anchor? If so have them con
Catalina 28 starting/elctrical problems Victoria28 at 1:58pm 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3585 I have a 1992 cat 28 with the m3-20 engine. batteries are new group 31's and all fuel lines, filters
What are the top four sailing vessels I should consider? Capt Karl at 1:24pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 32/5982
Replacing the water pump Impeller sailortaylor at 1:20pm 09.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2365 Is there anything special I should know when replacing the impller on the Westerbeke 42 B. ? Mine is
Gelcoat stain from Seagull poop Kivalo at 1:10pm 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 10/6238 How do I remove the discoloration on my helm seat from seagull poop? :evil: Thanks in advance. Bra
Solar Installation FourPoints at 12:18pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1740 I have talked enough about it, but I finally got around to posting pictures and a writeup from the i
Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1598 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.
Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2150 Took the plunge bought a catalina 22 a couple months ago against everyone's and I am really talkin e
Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1715 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/6023 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp
Cockpit Locker Modifications merlinuxo at 10:39am 09.06.11 Morgan 3/3573 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or
Even dumb steel parts fail....... (1) waternwaves at 10:33am 09.06.11 Big Boats 8/2462 here is a new one to watch out for.......especially for all you owners of 25 yr old yanmars.........
starter motor problems newboatowner at 10:04am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1101 Hope all had a good summer. I had to replace the original stater motor on my Universal M 18 and d

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 11:52am 09.22.22 It's pretty cool when a herd of wild cows come to the beach to welcome you!
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 11:33am 09.22.22 For the origins of why I use Dammit Jim when one SBO poster Tagged me with that Title in 2017. Small
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 11:26am 09.22.22 Ocean passages need storage. Water is a critical item. I suspect looking at Attainable Adventure Cru
What's this hole in the shelf for? T J Furstenau at 11:18am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak FastOlson at 11:18am 09.22.22 Speaking of "hoses".... if you have any remaining hoses in the system(s) that are over 20 years old
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 11:10am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you a
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line rgranger at 11:00am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wi
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 10:59am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thus the reason @Phil Herring ask Joh
Invest 98L jssailem at 10:58am 09.22.22 Yes Big Easy.
H49/H50 main sheet input Daze at 10:53am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you ar
Help Me Choose A Boat !! DayDreamer41 at 10:50am 09.22.22 Personally I would go for the bigger more room, the offshore trip can be accomplished with either an
Invest 98L BigEasy at 10:42am 09.22.22 Here we go again. Was too good to be true that hurricane season has been uneventful thus far. Nex
Invest 98L walt at 10:41am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thanks!!!
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 10:38am 09.22.22 Yes, Dammit Jim! You're doing all of us a service by sharing. Tks!:beer:
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 10:34am 09.22.22 When the hot water tank is hot, it increases the pressure on the HW lines because the water expands.
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:25am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 09.22.22
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 09.22.22 Have you checked that the prop does not grass on it. Run the engine in reverse and check if grass b
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tim2022 at 10:05am 09.22.22
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 9:46am 09.22.22 Have you checked that the prop does not grass on it. Run the engine in reverse and check if grass b

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