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Cave Run Lake - Kentucky (1) Fly_H23 at 11:10am 08.28.11 Destinations 0/2916 Great sailing this weekend courtesy of Hurricane Irene. We had a steady 10-15 mph wind and sailed th
Question for those who race C30 tall rigs Bob M. at 10:29am 08.28.11 Catalina 30 0/1362 Gang, Like others with Catalina 30 tall rigs, I have found that when the apparent wind goes over a
Starboard Bunk- Backrest O'day 26 (3) John Stevens at 10:10am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3091 I was unhappy with the comfort of the backrest on the starboard side settee. With the stove stickin
Halogen to LED B40 Donizetti at 9:25am 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2521 Hi all, Next year project is to change the interior lightning to LED on my B40 2008 to consume less
Newbedford,ma seadaddler at 9:12am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2111 Lots boats breaking loose in newbedford harbor are breaking loose and CG,BOATUS,SEATOW trying to sec
Northeast Harbor, ME Update Maine Sail at 9:03am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2874 It's been a great trip thus far. Yesterday ' last night was the proverbial "calm before the storm" a
Irene Bryce22345 at 8:00am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1979 Video of a boat broken off mooring in Marion Harbor MA. south facing harbor entrance on Buzzards Ba
Looks like a fairly new Hunter (1) Ken Honeycutt at 7:41am 08.28.11 Big Boats 9/3271 Liveaboard couple on Hunter meets Irene http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/27/hurricane-ir
Boat made it fine in slip (3) Tom-in-Annapolis at 7:33am 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3452 Boat made it fine in slip with no damage just north of Annapolis. Pictures are of Chesapeake early o
halyards: wire to rope? tigereye37 at 7:17am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2713 Can someone explain the benefits of wire to rope halyards over just rope halyards? I'm looking to r
Jib jorgefife at 7:03am 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/1515 I have a hank on jib on my H33. It may be a little bigger than it should, but so far I have not sank
converting to a refridgerator from a ice box rickgosselin at 6:19am 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3215 I have a Vision 32 with a ice box island in the middle of the floor. To convert this over to refrid
Forked River State Marina Loose Ends at 5:34am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2540 Any damage at Forked River State Marina (NJ) from Irene? Anyone know how the boats faired at the St
bent rudder brad gooding at 4:38am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1866 Heavy winds blew my boat to shore with the stern end facing the shoreline. The rudder was hitting th
Dents in the Hull KingAirDriver at 7:03pm 08.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1694 Hello all! New Catalina 22 owner, 1978 Hull # 8526 Great boat, many, many years of neglect, got her
Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3043 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3405 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1780 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3499 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad

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Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? David in Sandusky at 7:01am 11.02.22 I'm an engineer. Davidasailor26 has a very valid point. Mid ship bulkheads often support hull shape.
What do you have at the top of your mast? JBP-PA at 6:55am 11.02.22 Cameras are becoming popular. I've also seen a flagstaff device that puts the flag above your mast o
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
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Davidasailor26 at 6:36am 11.02.22
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
What do you have at the top of your mast? Windpilot at 9:51pm 11.01.22
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 jssailem at 7:27pm 11.01.22
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

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