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Java almost home Jim Seamans at 1:04pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3369 Well after 7 months and almost 3000 miles, Joan and I will return to our home port at Cobb Island, M
Installation of Raymarine radar pod Bobbaynton at 11:36am 05.19.11 Bavaria 0/2321 I am in the throes of installing the above on my 2 cabin, 2003 Bav 36. The pod is being installed on
How to start bow thruster Donizetti at 11:22am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4524 Hi all, just received my B40 2008 today and I was unable to get the bow thruster to work... Everythi
Cockpit table ideas dscribner at 10:53am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7332 My Lancer 25 has a tiller, so binnacle for mounting a table to. Anybody have any good ideas on a st
Attaching Dock Lines to Pilings arknoah at 10:50am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/14078
Jupiter & St. Lucie Inlets bobtigar at 10:48am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2277 Does anyone have local knowledge of entry(from the ocean) of Jupiter and St. Lucie Inlets?
wrapping the mixing elbow (1) guidera48 at 9:19am 05.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1369 I have removed all the loose wrap from the exaust manifold since it was loose and comming apart. I h
Victron questions Roger Long at 8:46am 05.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5777 I just got the Victron battery monitor installed. I didn't realize that I now have one parasitic lo
Ideas about sail sales Jeffrey Wittmann at 8:12am 05.19.11 Day Sailers 3/1452 Gang, I have a new sail for my old O'Day 22, 1974 that I want to sell (for a long list of boring re
Getting Rid of Mould KenG at 7:07am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4344 Hi there Started to clean up the boat yesterday to get ready for the season. Last summer I noticed
Winches c_witch at 6:00am 05.19.11 Trailer Sailors 6/3167 Hiee all, Firstly, the keel winch is toast on our boat. I have looked at a number of ramps that I
First Boat C-27 chris07182 at 5:59am 05.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1855 Hi everyone, This is my first post so I'll give you a little background. I am a mid 20's guy who has
I hate this time of year... BobM at 5:44am 05.19.11 S2 2/1463 Questions from well meaning friends... "Did you take the boat out?" "Is the boat in?" "When
Hunter linens grandcrew at 3:33am 05.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3225 I'm about to take delivery of a new boat and can't seem to find a place to purchase fitted sheets an
beneteau 393 - bow thruster and cabin conversion platogb at 3:25am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3768 Update on 2 393 questions: 1/ bowthruster for 393 2/cabin conversion from charter: 3 cabin to owner
2 Questions dstaylor95 at 9:11pm 05.18.11 Catalina 30 6/2597 1. Does the raw water sea cock need to be off to change the impeller on the raw water pump? I assu
ultrasonic antifouling Ross King at 9:09pm 05.18.11 Big Boats 3/1847 Has anyone tried ultrasonic antifouling in conjunction with normal antifouling? Any results or opini
Mac 26M and Heavy stern. Cameo380 at 8:49pm 05.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4462 A beautiful sailing trip with a routine pit stop at the gas station on the way back to the marina tu
FlexoFold - Shaft / Hub Nut Torque # Chuteman2 at 8:19pm 05.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1509 Did a forum search but did not find any specific references. FF Instructions say "very tight" bu
Standing rigging-est. How much. Cpt. Jon at 8:04pm 05.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5531 My boat budget is getting less by the day. My 1980 hunter 30 we bought a couple of years ago is get

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What is this cable for? Abarb at 1:06pm 09.08.22 I think it's part of the topping lift. I'll leave it in place since it might be useful at some point
What is this cable for? jssailem at 12:44pm 09.08.22
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 12:43pm 09.08.22 All my stays /shrouds are 6mm - 1/4 in. They were replaced 4 years ago for the second time. Sorry fo
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida jssailem at 12:40pm 09.08.22 Sounds like a grand adventure. Certainly doable. Dave provides sound advice. We had a member here
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? (2) JamesG161 at 12:20pm 09.08.22 This is a picture to start with. ut the same for several hundred years. 209137 Jim...
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:20pm 09.08.22 The trip is close to 2,000 miles, but it is not a 2K mile trip. It is a series of 35-50 mile day tri
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 12:17pm 09.08.22 The original fixed windows were made by Mark Plastics in Corona, Ca. Google the contact info. Th
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 12:16pm 09.08.22 Hi everyone! So sorry for the delay here. I am very thankful for all of the help with this issue! I
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? jon hansen at 12:09pm 09.08.22 yes
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:57am 09.08.22 209134
What is this cable for? (1) Richard19068 at 11:57am 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this,
Internet entrance test Richard19068 at 11:49am 09.08.22 e can also think "atlantically" Is that why there seems to be a bicoastal rivalry?
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

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