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H 260 Water Leaks tgrass462 at 9:50am 08.15.11 Smaller Boats 3/1631 I'm getting water coming in from somewhere in my 1999 H-260. After an afternoon sail I am having so
When using one sail only, main or jib? Phyrexii at 9:38am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/10485 Up until last summer, when I bought my '76 Venture 25, everything I'd ever sailed had only one sail
Rudder post Bearing Rodsails at 8:46am 08.15.11 Big Boats 0/920 Does anyone have experience changing out the bearings on this series of Hunter 45 1987 ? Coming ba
Need Owners Manual jbellino at 8:44am 08.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1076 I'm looking for an owner's manual for a 1984 O'Day 30 with swing keel. Does anyone out there have on
Cheap inverters used in an emergency Tim R. at 7:57am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1676 This weekend we had a real dilemma: Whether to start the engine driven generator or use a cheap Rad
AIS up and running Tim R. at 7:53am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1918 This weekend I installed my AIS class B transponder. I interfaced it with my Garmin 3206 chartplott
Mast / compression pole leaks jpswoope at 7:36am 08.15.11 Big Boats 0/1394 Regarding the mast / compression pole leak complaints that often appear in similar forums, I own a 1
Yanmar Engine control panel light Scotian at 7:27am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4093 Did a moonlight sail Friday and while motoring after dark (first time) noted that one of the two die
Mac 26M in the Dodd Straits of British Columbia oreana123 at 7:24am 08.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1025 I am crewing on a power boat enroute from Ketchikan to Anancortes Wa. Yesterday, we transited a tida
Danforth compass swinging Claude at 7:11am 08.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2719 Hi folks I want to swing my Danforth compass Downloaded instructions on how to but There anr two
battery does not charge-alternator not working? ewapapiez at 7:08am 08.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1602 Good morning, I discovered that on my recently purchased Catalina 25/ 1984, battery would not charge
Installing a Depth Sounder AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:48am 08.15.11 Big Boats 2/1222 I am installing a new depth sounder on my 2001 Hunter 380 and am having a problem routing the wire.
Videos Of Catalina Island Trip Rick D at 6:30am 08.15.11 Destinations 7/4394 Here are a couple of home videos documenting a recent trip around Catalina Island to Cat Harbor on t
Power Inverter John Stevens at 6:29am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4369 I'm looking at a 19 inch digital TV, running at 20 watts. I'll need an inverter to run it off my
T-track pin stop stuck solosail at 6:01am 08.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/1222 any ideas on how to release the pin stop for the main sail? i cant pull up the knob to release it. t
Electrical Q's: Charging, motor, batteries sPk at 5:54am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2018 I have an O'Day 25. I currently have a 15w solar charger with charge regulator ' two deep cycle batt
Slug confirmation??? Falconer at 11:42pm 08.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1301 I am about to purchase slugs and clips for my bolt rope sail on a mac25. I have read of people using
Mast wiring/radios harryjak at 10:41pm 08.14.11 Yamaha 6/2422 Another Yamaha 25 question, what are people doing about radios. Masthead is the best location, but h
Yanmar Starting Issues FL-AV8R at 10:05pm 08.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1611 I have a 1980 - 30' Hunter wuith replacement Yanmar Engine (low hours). The engine has been sitting
Sucia Island paulj at 8:11pm 08.14.11 Catalina 310 2/1567 I don't think summer is over yet. Just came back from 6 days at Sucia Island, Wa. https://pi

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 3:48pm 09.11.22 ...Our greatest concern turned out to be getting a pompout. On the GDS route there are no pompout s
Anchor Chain 4Winds at 3:43pm 09.11.22 LOL....obviously not your first time on an online forum.:biggrin: I got no smacks for you but woul
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 3:39pm 09.11.22 Random thought here as I seem to remember occasionally reading in the installation instructions som
H36 2008 holding tank issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:20pm 09.11.22 It won't work for a few reasons: 1. A successful weld requires melting quite a bit of new PE toge
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 3:06pm 09.11.22
Ticklers Siamese at 3:03pm 09.11.22 Yeah, like that. Three pairs along the leach. It's not rocket surgery. You can pretty much eyebal
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida kappykaplan at 3:00pm 09.11.22 There are a lot of picture junkies on this forum. :beer: :plus::plus::plus:
Underrated marinas (1) rgranger at 2:59pm 09.11.22 @dlochner You are correct about depth.... but I sail a retractable keeled boat. I've stayed the
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 09.11.22 The tank on our 1989 H28 was located behind a bulkhead, stern side, in the aft cabin. You also had
Anchor Chain Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 09.11.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida rgranger at 2:56pm 09.11.22 Ask Guy to post pictures. There are a lot of picture junkies on this forum. :beer:
Underrated marinas dlochner at 2:52pm 09.11.22 Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental NC https://www.whittakerpointe.com Nice people, nice location
Anchor Chain (1) rgranger at 2:51pm 09.11.22 If I have made an uninformed or incorrect statement, please smack me down with an explanation! LO
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:50pm 09.11.22 Vetus sanitation hose is decent...never noticed it looks plastic covered. It's double walled hose
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 2:48pm 09.11.22 This link to Cruiser Wiki shows the east west passage of the ICW in southern VA and Northern NC. h
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 2:48pm 09.11.22 I'm not expert in this but it seems to me that September is a good month to start - in the Typhoon.
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 2:46pm 09.11.22 I don't think I can rely on cell service once I get a little ways off the coast. That is too ba
Ticklers Davidasailor26 at 2:46pm 09.11.22 Assuming you mean ticklers as another name for telltales - on our furling main we have 3 sets along
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 2:42pm 09.11.22 Since you are in a fairly remote place you might consider a Garmin inReach or a Spot tracker. :pl
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 2:41pm 09.11.22 Your friend's boat can take the short cut from the Atlantic to the Delaware Bay by going through the

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