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Cape Cod Sailors delandz at 8:47pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1118 I am going to be visiting Wellfleet, Cape Cod, MA in late Sept and would like to rent/bareboat chart
Mast creaking Oday 20 nitepilot at 7:02pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1264 I have a 76 ODay 20 that I bought this year as my first sailboat. I notice that when I am in a port
Dropping the mast gabriel.donnelly at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3865 Does anyone have a drawing, diagram or suggestions for using the whisker pole or spinnaker pole to a
Lectra San system on two head boats dhays at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3188 I've considered converting to a Lectra San system for my Catalina 400. Unfortunately, pump out stat
Compass BGill at 6:42pm 08.22.11 Sirius 21/22 7/8201 Does anyone know where to get a replacement for the cockpit compass? The sun has destroyed mine. I w
I need a new jib and looking for advice??? New2thecat at 6:08pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 6/1840 I need a new jib, where should I look to Buy one? I sail a cat 22 on Lanier, what size jib should I
Pearson 31-2 Compass Binnacle Quint at 5:34pm 08.22.11 Pearson 1/2168 Greetings from the "Dog Days" in New Orleans: I just spent this weekend replacing the old, worn br
Looking for Manual/Rigging for Escape Rumba 12'? sunkensailer at 5:26pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2314 I just bought this boat, not sure how to rig the "smartrig" that reefs/unfurls the main. Looking for
'92 36' Hunter Vision/Adler Barbour refrigeration denniscarlin at 5:03pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 6/1828 We need to replace our refrigeration unit...is there a good replacement anyone knows of?
Mast cap modification (4) Falconer at 4:06pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1889 I've been searching for mast cap info.... Not sure if the M25 even has one, but I made one! I read a
Saturn Aquameter Manual? bfassola at 3:51pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3191 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a Saturn Aquame
GTKL Series II Manual? bfassola at 3:48pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1024 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a knotmeter tha
C22 steer with outboard or rudder? hubbardbilly at 3:43pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 17/3477 Newbie question. When motoring, what's the preferred steering method? I have found it easiest to sw
30-40 degrees; too much heeling? Jared1048 at 3:07pm 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/7322 I've read somewhere that 25-28 degrees heel is the most you should have without being in-efficient i
Lost Pirateer ID Plate DeniseBarrett at 2:19pm 08.22.11 Chrysler 0/2697 Hello, I am brand new to sailing and just bought my first boat, and almost ready to sail Chrysler
Replacing swing keel frayed line shake55 at 1:38pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1520 I have an 86 Oday 222 and I want to replace the line for the swing keel this winter. Any suggestions
Am I crasy hunter bum at 1:30pm 08.22.11 Islander 7/3068 I don't know if I'm getting crasy. I just find a boat 1982 islander 36 feet good engine good sails v
Stuck in-mast furling sail Jamesjoanne at 1:22pm 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3500 I've had several instances of my furling mainsail on my 2007 343 becoming caught so that I can't pul
Necker Island Fire FourPoints at 12:56pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2858 http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/08/22/richard-bransons-private-necker-island-estate-de
Clogged Fuel Pickup, Diesel jimmcgee at 12:50pm 08.22.11 Catalina 30 15/9355 Two weekends ago we were sailing in choppy conditions on the bay. When I fired up the engine to drop

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Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? JamesG161 at 10:45am 10.31.22 Ask my friend @jssailem , who I nicknamed Mr Mummy, about his Foul Weather gear. Warmer in the Sout
4.108 winterizing dLj at 10:43am 10.31.22 Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :) Snob.... Of course, me, I'm an equal opportu
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:38am 10.31.22 Heathen Only drink gin and vermouth Ok pickled Onions for you then! Your last name must be... Gib
Port shades/covers dLj at 10:32am 10.31.22 I've been thinking of getting some of these for my boat also. They look quite nice. They are low on
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 10:30am 10.31.22 You must bring the Olives. Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :)
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 10:30am 10.31.22 back in he day when we would campaign aeolus pretty hard all over the the great lakes, with 5 to 8
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Cowpokee at 10:29am 10.31.22 I ride with a Firstgear Thermo One-Piece Suit on cooler mornings coming into work. The concern wit
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 10:28am 10.31.22 cheap Vodka to do same thing as EG. Here, even cheap vodka is more expensive. You can use anyth
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:26am 10.31.22 You can just use cheap Vodka Then you can make Martini's in the Spring. :cowbell: You must bring
OEM Bimini support structure 4Winds at 10:24am 10.31.22 :plus::beer: Just reached out to Dave, thank you!
Furling genoa cover seems too small? h2o_snow at 10:17am 10.31.22 Appears too small in diameter. Sailrite (or any loft) can sew in a protective Sunbrella UV cover.
Port shades/covers rgranger at 10:11am 10.31.22 Ooops Nevermind.... I found them. https://seaworthygoods.com
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 10:03am 10.31.22 Check out "boat info" on this site lots of good information on the 420. OP says he has a Passage 4
Sinks draining slowly. OS2Dude at 9:58am 10.31.22 in our 1985 Catalina 30, all the drains have a water level just below the bottom of the sink. The s
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.31.22 EG is a Poison. Environmental Toxicity is a different thing. You can just use cheap Vodka to do sa
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 patfarrell1949 at 9:54am 10.31.22 We are Carib cruisers (now in Grenada) and have used a 65# Mantus with 275 feet of 5/16 G43 chain on
4.108 winterizing Davidasailor26 at 9:46am 10.31.22 People engine winterize while still in the water? How is that normally done ? Big bucket of Glycol
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? rgranger at 9:46am 10.31.22 Asking for a HIN is not "unusual behavior." But it is indicative of a buyer who isn't a dummy or in
Gloucester 22 Centerboard rgranger at 9:45am 10.31.22 Thanks for the suggestions. Has anybody ever heard of making the centerboard fixed in place so I d
OEM Bimini support structure rgranger at 9:40am 10.31.22 Buggar... Did you reach out to @Dave Groshong? In the past he has found stuff I couldn't. :plus::b

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