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sunrises and sunsets in mazatlan..... (8) zeehag at 10:42am 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1596 from old harbor anchorage--- come on, guys-- ye needs to come out sailing.... rising..http://i97.ph
Anyone ever tried sailaway78 at 9:55am 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2230 Thought there was a post about this a while back, but can't locate it. Has anyone used one of the h
Anchor locker cover for H31 Tellertale at 9:19am 05.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1243 Any idea how to get a replacement cover for a 1986 H31? Mine is about to give way.
mast wiring modification red grit at 8:59am 05.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1202 The wiring thru the mast for the deck lite and steaming lite was severed while the mast was being st
Yanmar parts cross reference sailaway78 at 8:45am 05.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/6826 Has anyone been able to find any kind of a cross reference between Yanmar marine engines and Yanmar
Folding / Feathering Props capjules at 8:39am 05.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3412 Hi, I'm looking for opinions / reviews from anyone using a feathering or folding prop. Are you hap
SR Mariner LK Knotmeter Replacement tomgrigsby at 7:03am 05.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6009 My knotmeter has not worked in the 3 years I've owned the boat. Is there a recommended replacement?
general confusion on leech tension kpgraci at 5:30am 05.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 26/13853 I read Don's book when I first started sailing a year ago but most of the stuff didn't stick because
Riding sail Rick486 at 3:27am 05.28.11 Big Boats 3/2131 Well, after owning a riding sail for three years and never having set the thing, I have it flying no
New. Advice? Queen Anna at 2:57am 05.28.11 Lancer 2/1609 I just bought a 79 L25 and know absolutely nothing about sailing, but want desperately to learn. I p
Thickness of cockpit seats? Bdub at 9:06pm 05.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1838 Need to mount cd player beneath cockpit seat, facing into the galley. Anyone know how thick that fib
Windows/Ports for Lancer 28? (1) Capnbuddy at 8:19pm 05.27.11 Lancer 8/4045 Hi, I purchased a 1978 Lancer 28' today and I'm in the process of refitting Her! The previous owne
bit the bullet bad_com_pany at 7:01pm 05.27.11 Smaller Boats 12/1908 Ok I made the choices , I opted out of the auto pilot as from all the feedback it was a nice add on
Brad Van Liew is da Man! sinnettc at 6:43pm 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1469 Brad Van Liew finished the fifth and final leg of the Velux 5 Oceans Race today - that's 5 for 5!
: D Got me a chartplotter!! KandD at 6:39pm 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2288 Got myself an A70D! so psyched! West Marine is offering $200 gift card and Raymarine has $500 rebat
Superstition? Falconer at 5:50pm 05.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2104 I have a piece of rope tied in not and fiberglassed under my V-birth compartment. Is that some super
Headliner thoughts Falconer at 5:48pm 05.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2764 What have people used to replace their headliner in a M25? What kind of glue? Pics would be awesome.
islander mkll 32 Nonyooper at 4:40pm 05.27.11 Parts Search 2/3728 hi i let my hardwood table warp ,any help also interested in any info or parts for the islander mkll
Gel battery damage question BBC30 at 4:02pm 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2808 I have just pulled out two Group 8D batteries that are only four years old. These were bought throu
Outboard sizing? daysailer at 3:38pm 05.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2349 I now have a 1988 Mercury 9.9, 2 cycle outboard on my 1988 O'day 25. I would like to upgrade. Wh

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First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced (2) Rjm st.petersburg at 7:29pm 06.12.22 Cord protection. Plug protectors are coming soon.
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 7:15pm 06.12.22 Hi Tom, I suspect your water system was built very much like the system on our 1991 boat. A Bing sea
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:13pm 06.12.22 Darned, I didn't include that... The boat will be insured, from So Portland ME to Florida's east coa
Hiring a skipper Phil Herring at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Yes, from where to where?
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Where are you bound? Do you have insurance for the trip & route?
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? AaronD at 6:44pm 06.12.22 A few owners have revamped the cockpits of older boats to slope aft (I believe the new design alread
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 6:10pm 06.12.22 Folks, thanks for all the great comments. The engine seems to be running okay now with a full fuel
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? Hollyberry at 5:57pm 06.12.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 5:30pm 06.12.22 I have three lfp batteries in parallel that are connected to pos and neg bus bars.The neg bus bar i
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dlochner at 5:28pm 06.12.22 The CP and chart format decisions in part rely on where you sail. If you are an international cruise
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 5:27pm 06.12.22 The 2 forward scuppers in the cockpit and the galley sink, though I never use the sink.
Grounding two isolated battery banks heritage at 5:04pm 06.12.22 I have three lfp batteries in parallel that are connected to pos and neg bus bars.The neg bus bar is
Water Line Fitting heritage at 4:26pm 06.12.22 https://comsmarine.com/qest-fittings-elbows/?sku=EPC%20QE33T&gclid=CjwKCAjwnZaVBhA6EiwAVVyv9KFvxyQ95
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:45pm 06.12.22 Reading about the "Chart Wars" on Panbo ( Chart wars? Post acquisitions, what's the status of chart
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:40pm 06.12.22
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles Alansails at 3:38pm 06.12.22 We have had our sailmaker make a recommendation for headsails and headsail was 135% which was what t
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:33pm 06.12.22 The charting companies are using the same primary data from NOAA. The difference is whether there i
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Steve L22188 at 3:28pm 06.12.22 Patience is hard work. It's much easier just to curse and find a bigger hammer.
Paper Charts CarlN at 2:44pm 06.12.22 I'm curious about this statement. True, the charts are resident on the chip in the plotter or other
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 2:34pm 06.12.22 Here's to all future boat projects going so smoothly! I don't want to disappoint you but......

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