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Low Key Anchorages in Florida Bay nottoosmart at 9:31am 02.19.11 Destinations 7/8056 We're new to the sailing scene in FL and are playing around for the next month in the Florida Bay ar
Dry storage for snowbirds! Mac at 7:52am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3047 My wife and I will be retiring in 4 yrs and wondering what most sailors do with their boat when they
Spreader Arms Mick at 7:13am 02.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1679 Hi folks : I have the Mac in our backyard. We will be changing lakes as soon as the new Marnia i
wanderer zephyr3 at 7:06am 02.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1509 i would like to know what I should buy for a light air genoa/drifter for my daysailer? Any suggestio
Solar Flare and GPS Roger Long at 6:44am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1797 So far, the Solar-flare-with-the-potential-to-end-life-as-we-know-it doesn't seem to be effecting GP
bilge operation Charlie D at 6:11am 02.19.11 Bigger Boats 4/1799 Hi: How does the water get from the engine section to the main bilge in the center of the boat.
New England Boat Show Maine Sail at 6:05am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2490 I will be working at the Boston Boat Show on Feb 26th ' 27th, at least, and possibly the next Fri t
Bonding New VBerth Sole To Hull In 1983 H34 Joe Mullee at 5:28am 02.19.11 Big Boats 5/1808 I'm replacing the sole in the vberth area on my 1983 H34. The old sole was bonded (no screws used) t
MacEnc +GRIB Weather Feature? Ducati at 3:55am 02.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1987 Just purchased MacENC navigation software which has something called GRIB. What is GRIB and will
Anyone tried dodger? prroots at 1:33am 02.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1188 Our new-to-us 2001 Beneteau 411 came with what they referred to as a bimini with windshield. We don'
Yacht Pirated Rick D at 6:52pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 44/7928 A yacht on a circumnavigation was hijacked with four US citizens aboard. There is a SoCal connection
More Zincs? lehigh375 at 6:47pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2744 I was reading about the bag of pennies and have what might be another dumb question. At the end of
Irwin 28 swing keel broken DonReuter at 5:54pm 02.18.11 Irwin 4/5877 The swing keel on my irwin 28 has disconnected from the delrin rod does anyone know of a fix short o
Custom pilothouse Hunter (1) Ken Honeycutt at 5:43pm 02.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1939 Snapped this picture while at Cooper Island BVI's last week. The home port was Key West. Not sure th
Enkes AR8 Winches (1) Famos_Amos at 3:56pm 02.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3821 I'll admit I may have fallen prey to the "Ebay Special".. I purchased a pair of used Enkes AR8 winch
Want to buy/ install new forward hatch w/ window gabriel.donnelly at 3:50pm 02.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1229 Is there a resource y'all can recommend ( shop or online ) for a new hatch that'll fit my O'25?? ha
Catalina 28 slack in the rudder sjaakklein at 2:17pm 02.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1577 Best catalina sailors I am the proud owner of a Catalina 28 1991 Unfortunately there is slack in
For Sale Stuff & Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention Don Guillette at 1:13pm 02.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5185 Just got back from the above convention. My wife and I had a great time and meet some wonderful pock
3rd Reef in main needed for Pacific NW Cruising ? Stretch at 10:37am 02.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1894 I am planning to purchase a new main and wondered if anyone coastal cruising up here ever uses a 3r
Don't know what's wrong, just that I'm having issues... WayneH at 9:34am 02.18.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2475 With the chandlery. On my work computer which keeps a black hole under the case sucking in informati

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Tide App Fail Davidasailor26 at 2:15pm 05.14.22
Insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:45pm 05.14.22 We just returned from the Bahamas and are insured by BoatUS/Geico. Our policy is a US policy and we
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Craig Meredith at 1:31pm 05.14.22 Thanks for the info. This is the original configuration from the factory. That is, the tank coul
Single block with cam for Genoa sheet kloudie1 at 1:22pm 05.14.22 Looks like a pretty good solution. Make sure that the sheet can be easily and quickly released and t
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Ralph Johnstone at 1:16pm 05.14.22 How many tanks have you ever seen that didn't have a discharge fitting, I "think ? ? ? ?" my sta
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Ralph Johnstone at 1:00pm 05.14.22 We'll have you speaking "marine" in no time. Is that necessarily a good #$%^&@#! thing :yikes:
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:58pm 05.14.22 It's unlikely that the tank has a dedicated fitting for the deck pump out. Most likely it's Teed of
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 05.14.22 The PAR Max has the fittings aimed the wrong way. The head on these pumps can be usually rotated.
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:50pm 05.14.22 I was wondering if anyone attempted installing a pipe to the holding tank and a macerator. It sho
Bottom paint not sand primer? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:49pm 05.14.22 Go to your first post and at the bottom, hit "Delete".
Tide App Fail (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 05.14.22 The failed app was Ebb Tide and I replaced that app with another one this morning. Beware. And th
Bottom paint not sand primer? bigchief at 12:30pm 05.14.22 Thanks! Know how to delete this thread? I didn't get any notifications off responses before and fo
Bottom paint not sand primer? Ralph Johnstone at 12:08pm 05.14.22 Please refer back to your first posting of this subject on May 07, 2022. https://forums.sailboatown
Can you identify this Throttle Controller? Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 05.14.22 WOW ! You learn something new every day. Never seen anything like it. I can imagine it falling o
Tide App Fail shemandr at 11:58am 05.14.22 That raises a question about where the data for the tide apps comes from. Are the data just derived
Can you identify this Throttle Controller? Calif. Ted at 11:43am 05.14.22 It's a Spinlock throttle control that goes on a teleflex mount. Spinlock No Snag Throttle Control \|
Rearming an inflatable life vest Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 05.14.22 Gotta know the make of the vest and all pertinent info.
Charging from a tow vehicle jviss at 11:38am 05.14.22 Your tow vehicle alternator has a regulator and will not self destruction. The regulator is not go
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 05.14.22 Also wondering if the deck pump out has a tube that goes into the tank. It's unlikely that the ta
Rearming an inflatable life vest dlochner at 11:37am 05.14.22 Is this an old SOSpenders vest?

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