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sail cleaning, jib is FILTHY Kivalo at 2:52pm 07.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2221 Hello everyone, Just got back to the dock after a great hour and half with my brother and two nieces
Hot Shot Bimini Boat Tops Cool Beans at 2:46pm 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2015 How well do these last in the sun? I have an aluminum frame that came with the boat, but the top is
Inverter question Jim D at 2:44pm 07.30.11 Big Boats 7/2428 Added a 1000watt inverter today on my hunter 34. works good on stand alone. i tried to use a pig tai
Where to sail when considering relocation Shannon at 2:03pm 07.30.11 Destinations 1/2929 Suggestion on where to relocate and contine sailing? Hello fellow sailors, Due to a new job oppor
Sail Changes - Chichester Warren Milberg at 1:59pm 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2931 So, I am once again re-reading the marvelous adventures of Sir Francis Chichester in his various Gyp
Vent Engine Bay La Scandell at 1:32pm 07.30.11 Big Boats 8/2750 We have a passage 42.6, I would like to vent the engine compartment. Has anyone achieved this, if s
Lee helm sharps4590 at 12:54pm 07.30.11 Catalina 22 4/2176 Will a Cat 22 have a little lee helm in light winds, 4-6 mph, if you're sitting to the windward? Th
pop top supports kentsapp at 11:53am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4454 i have recently purchased a 1983 macgregor 25 with no pop top support struts. not the u shaped piece
New Motor Mount rawlings at 11:39am 07.30.11 Day Sailers 3/1617 I need to purchase a new motor mount for my 1979 O'day 22. I currently have an older 2 stroke motor
Digby to Yarmouth and - Pictures! Roger Long at 11:34am 07.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3545 There is a public Facebook album of pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1694857
Yanmar overheating advice? SeacretSailor at 10:49am 07.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3562 I'm getting high temp alarms on my Yanmar 2QW15 (raw water input) after it reaches operating temp.
Stereo/Electrical Question - New 1979 30' Hunter Owner Brianthomas at 10:48am 07.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2192 Hi All, I recently purchased a '79 30ft Hunter from my grandfather who no longer has the capacity t
Strange fuel tank behaviors jfrench at 10:28am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 3/1395 I added a second fuel tank last week, bought a new one with the Nissan name on it so that it fit pro
Importance Of Telltales Don Guillette at 9:02am 07.30.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 35/17769 Numerous articles and books (including mine) have infomation on how to read telltales. This subject
Larger Steering Wheel John in Edmonds at 8:59am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 14/4173 On my 1989 C-30, I want to replace my 28 inch diameter steering wheel with a larger one, perhaps a 3
Nice sail yesterday BobM at 8:27am 07.30.11 S2 2/1355 My Wife and I took my 14 year old niece Anne and her cousin, my 16 year old niece Sydney out for a s
backing up a hunter 38 grandcrew at 7:28am 07.30.11 Big Boats 14/4008 I'm a recent buyer of a hunter. The boat has a shoal draft, and the original 3 blade prop. I have ha
O'Day Ospray Questions P.LIZNPETE at 7:16am 07.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1407 Can someone tell me if the wooden trim on this boat is teak or not ? It's feeling dry and I'd like t
house bank/dedicated start bat confusion sailormanbigd at 6:54am 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3111 morning y'all, been reading NIgel Calder's boatowners mech and elect manual this am and my head is s
halyard pulleys (3) chrisgnh at 6:28am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5069 Good morning, I am a recent Venture 21 owner with a lot of work ahead of me and a few questions.

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Thinking of downsizing from my H26 waterman30 at 11:37am 09.08.22 My last boat was a Rhodes 22. Huge cockpit is right. Current boat is a 23.5. I anchor overnight a lo
Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 11:32am 09.08.22 I've never heard of anybody ever suggesting that you don't have a right to follow your boat down th
Now that's a thunderstorm. JamesG161 at 11:28am 09.08.22 I gather this is just the beginning. Well not really. See my Post below. Medicane Jim...
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Richard19068 at 11:22am 09.08.22 Artboas....Looking at your photos, I see a lot wrong...starting with all the glop around fittings,
Traveling alongside (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 09.08.22 You see I'm retired and once a year for 4 months I drive an 18 wheeler myself. Then rent an 18 wh
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? MikeHoncho at 11:01am 09.08.22 That's not a crimp. Its a smash.
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? kappykaplan at 10:58am 09.08.22 Did that get your interest? Yes! :beer:
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 10:54am 09.08.22 I wonder if the skipper blames himself or the autopilot more. I suspect (hope) there is inward refle
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:51am 09.08.22 Then, you start by removing the floors Then, go to the fwd head hose. Cut the end on a very straigh
Beneteau 331 steering william24424 at 10:30am 09.08.22 Yes, it makes sense. I mentioned in another post about 'state of emergency tiller' about my repair.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? capta at 10:25am 09.08.22 With a crimping tool and good quality crimp fittings so inexpensive these days, I'd do the job mysel
Traveling alongside capta at 10:19am 09.08.22 Well, the whole question is a little silly. He can follow the trucker if he wants to. You can tra
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:09am 09.08.22 The cheapest sanitation hose is Shields or Trident (they're identical) #148 flexible PVC. And yes,
Traveling alongside dLj at 10:07am 09.08.22 Personally I look at it as what's going to be the best use of my time. If I follow the truck, what w
Another Auto-Pilot Accident capta at 10:04am 09.08.22 What's that saying? "A poor workman blames his tools".
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 09.08.22 I can't imagine a worse scenario than what you are proposing. Well, the whole question is a littl
Traveling alongside markwbird at 9:35am 09.08.22 Wear a disguise.
Structural Foam Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 09.08.22 You don't have to over-think this issue. If you are putting the old tank back or an exact replaceme
Corsica Storm.. Any additional insight from a technical standpoint? JamesG161 at 9:26am 09.08.22 You mean one of these? Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? Jim...
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 9:24am 09.08.22 For the last two years, I have needed beer.... but my refrig was under quarantine.

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