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Why We Would Never Charter Our Boat.... (7) Maine Sail at 6:03am 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 27/7559 This is pretty self explanatory. The owners of this LOVELY Hinckley, LARA entrusted their clients to
proper way to "splice" a chain ? Bob 04 H260 at 5:43am 09.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8565 is there a proper way to slice two pieces of chain together ? I have a piece of 1/4" 70 ft long a
Great to be in our new marina! (1) yachtsman at 10:39pm 09.02.11 Smaller Boats 8/1882 For years I have been launching and retrieving with the trailer but now it's simply a matter of thro
Depression/tropical storm sailaway78 at 8:59pm 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 26/4888 Of course it had to happen. This little depression named Lee, is just sitting out there barely movi
Bulkhead Hole Repair davenlynn at 8:49pm 09.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1306 The PO left numerous drill holes, and some surface chips and dings, in the cabin. What is the best
Mast Deck Light ChrLars at 5:41pm 09.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1169 Hello! I am new to this forum and I am in search of some help! I have a 1994 Catalina 320 sailboat
Main Sail Rip and Bow Rail Repair JimGo at 4:58pm 09.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1938 Hi! I'm looking at a used, 25' Catalina swing keel. She's older, and certainly shows her age, bu
1977 Hunter 30 YanMar Removal? Help(= Rich Bright at 3:47pm 09.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3594 I am trying to Remove the Engine for Rebuild? Any Help would be Welcome((= What all has to come off
Anyone in the Saquish / Duxbury MA area? FourPoints at 3:21pm 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1326 Going to be in Saquish for the weekend at a friend's cabin, and boatless... anyone in the area who i
Deck Organizer Placement GorillaToast at 3:05pm 09.02.11 Catalina 22 14/5285 I'm setting my 1982 C-22 up for singlehanding, and I'm adding a double deck organizer for each side.
Spinlock cam cleats Puddle Jumper at 2:23pm 09.02.11 Smaller Boats 9/2021 I am looking to install a set of spinlock cam cleats on my 23 ft hunter. I plan to run my jib line
Electrosan location Rhettb at 2:07pm 09.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/5017 I recently installed an Electrosan treatment system but I was not able to install the Electrosan bel
Sailing T.S. Lee rhythmsurfer at 2:00pm 09.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1720 Planning on going sailing Sunday if the conditions are right. i.e. no lightning, pouring rain. Was w
Big swell on the west coast sfgary at 1:59pm 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1769 I hope everbody has as a great weekend. Here is a news clip showing the Latitude 38 cat Profligate l
Propane Locker Access steve stark at 1:58pm 09.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 Fellow Hunter Sailors.... I am preparing to mount some hardware to the rear of the storage lockers o
HOT in Vegas Freedom77 at 1:13pm 09.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3665 I'm not saying it's hot here in Las Vegas. It ain't Hell but you can see it from here. Record temp
Bad gas BobM at 12:06pm 09.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 12/6610 Well, I certainly had heard a lot of stories about bad gas but this is the first time I got burned.
Keeping the curve on a wood toe rail jduehmig at 11:59am 09.02.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/4179 Maine Sail, I've appreciated your words of wisdom on numerous topics. You seem to be the man to go
Out Rageious Shipping Cost??????? woodster at 11:45am 09.02.11 Ask All Sailors 25/5790 has any one had luck shipping lately....i am trying to get a package from Wisconson to Georgia...wei
376 furling mast slot pinches jander31 at 11:00am 09.02.11 Big Boats 2/1337 I have a '97 376 with the single extruded ZSpar mast. When replacing the old main with a new one, t

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Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 KGarvey at 6:34am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c Thanks, it has some good tips
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:30am 10.14.22 210057 I totally want to do this some day.;)
Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 rgranger at 6:27am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c
Raymarine electronics hookup help rgranger at 6:25am 10.14.22 What @jssailem said... or alternatively try it with out and if it does not work then the answer is y
Columbia 28 rudder bushings rgranger at 6:21am 10.14.22 Columbia Yachts is still in biz. Maybe try calling them Contact Columbia Yachts 308 E. Dyer Road S
Raymarine electronics hookup help jssailem at 6:18am 10.14.22 Frill. To answer the question you need to examine the systems you plan to connect to the backbone. T
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? jssailem at 6:04am 10.14.22
Typical weather (1) Bob S at 5:52am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Parsons at 5:24am 10.14.22 @dlochner excellent posts here point out why some of what we sail with is based on strange racing ru
Typical weather Don S/V ILLusion at 5:10am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 4:46am 10.14.22 Well, seems simple enough to test out. Do you have any testing parameters that you can share?
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 4:27am 10.14.22 I could see how, apart from manufacturing complexity, a small cruiser may be intended to lack this
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? HeelBoy at 4:19am 10.14.22 Depends on the hull form, keel, rudder placement and designer's goals. I could see how, apart fro
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 3:37am 10.14.22
Fisher Panda 12 mini Rick486 at 2:51am 10.14.22 hi there, another issue on our 49, not the boat itself but our generator. it shut down throwing a f
Fisher Panda 12 mini Slipin Away at 2:20am 10.14.22 Had same problem with my mini 8. Had to remove the exhaust elbow to get to the nut
Raymarine electronics hookup help Frill at 2:02am 10.14.22 Ok guys I thing we are all on the same page here and I am a lot further ahead. One other thing, and
Really weird water tank sensor issue Zencra at 1:16am 10.14.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 10:17pm 10.13.22 (I know you already know this, I say it mainly for James' benefit.) Thanks Gene. Appreciate it.
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:03pm 10.13.22 On the hard. I have the torque specs if you want them.

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