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Rear Stay on venture 21 ,, 1969 moorupnorth at 1:07pm 12.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3879 I recently bought a 21 Venture , it is a 1969 model. I cant figure a back stay ,to save my wifes l
Tragedy in Beagle Channel jfmid at 1:05pm 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3212 This news item crossed my desktop http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132110476
Offer on Bayfield 25 accepted (1) Bonzai at 12:46pm 12.16.10 Trailer Sailors 6/6661 Am going to pick it up this coming week in Ct.Will let you guys know how the boat does in the Keys n
Fitting & Facing A Marine Shaft Coupling (6) Maine Sail at 9:31am 12.16.10 Musings With Maine Sail 11/23834 What the heck is that..???;) I am currently doing a shaft, cutlass, coupling and alignment job
altuglass tinted glass skibum55 at 8:31am 12.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1186 Hope to find someone out there who has replaced the fixed glass over the galley, on a beneteau idyll
Halyard Wire sunwindsea at 8:05am 12.16.10 Catalina 30 7/3130 As I work to refit my 1983 Catalina 30, the next thing I want to do is change out the original wire
West FL Dinghy to store med2463 at 6:36am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1572 I've started a blog regarding dinghying to grocery stores in western FL. I did this because I could
Chainplate refurbishment Roger Long at 5:52am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 25/10247 Rich, You covered this briefly in the tang thread but, for the benefit of anyone doing a search dow
Picking a stove Smithy at 10:22pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 83/15132 As a near 20-year scoutmaster, I've been backpacking my way through all sorts of methods for heating
A friend sent me this link. caguy at 10:17pm 12.15.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/4064 Thought you guys might enjoy. At least something beautiful comes out of all that cold. http://www.
Newbie (3) CCrane2299 at 8:27pm 12.15.10 Smaller Boats 31/4515 Newbie learns to fix a boat Hi all, newbie reporting in for whatever lays in store for me. My exper
Here in Chicago Ken13559 at 8:02pm 12.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1322 Guys, just info, I am here in Chicago. Its VERY COLD!! :eek: :eek: Now to find my way to WM store in
O'Day Daysailor II Cuddy Mods Woodworker at 6:47pm 12.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/15022 I am considering a 17 ft 1978 O'Day Daysailor II. Has anyone modified the Cuddy by lenghtening and e
Broken Door Latch Spring (1) 97fxdwg at 4:09pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2443 Hi- I have a 1992 41S5 with a door latch that won't. I took it apart and couldn't figure it out so I
Restoration, 22' Mac (3) Smithy at 3:39pm 12.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 145/27917 Brought home a boat today, a Macgregor 22' swing keel. Price paid, $300, includes boat, trailer, sta
Externa Bow Thruster Reflection at 1:55pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1553 As anyone that has a Beneteau 411 will tell you, there simply isn't room in the bow of the boat to i
AIS on a laptop Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 21/7520 If I am on a long trip I have a PC below that gets the AIS data from the radio and display the tar
Desulfate with nanopulse gizmo v.s. Equalizer Charger Upgrd Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:39am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/50 We are considering whether to replace our ancient Guest 2630 (30-amp, 3-bank) charger, located way b
Best wood for hatch board? (2) Ed Schenck at 9:50am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 24/16905 Yep, wrote board, not boards. Many years ago I cut a piece of marine plywood to fit the companionwa
Boat Sold larryw at 9:35am 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1376 Well, buoys and gulls, it's been a lot of fun and a great ride, but THE BOAT IS SOLD!! I'm torn betw

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Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 6:28am 07.18.22
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:28am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education dLj at 6:24am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:21am 07.18.22 Curriculums leading to certification/degrees are designed by faculty at the institution and go thro
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:20am 07.18.22 If you are a self learner and interested in yacht design then you really should pick up a copy of S
Mast Height - Oceanis 440 sail sfbay at 6:10am 07.18.22 This might be a good opportunity to climb the mast and drop the weighted line from the highest apert
H460 bow roller removal barunal at 6:08am 07.18.22 Sure, will do so.
H460 bow roller removal jssailem at 6:07am 07.18.22 Let us know how the inspection and solution develop.
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 5:51am 07.18.22 Thanks. I'm making some options now.
Custom sailboat holding tanks dlochner at 5:15am 07.18.22 There may local plastic fabricators that can build one.
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:35am 07.18.22 That's a true wheat blond head you had there. -Will
Formal Nautical Education Kings Gambit at 4:14am 07.18.22 Ideally it would be a place where I could liveaboard the boat, commute to campus in a tender, and de
Catalina 30 Maintenance List (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:10am 07.18.22 I have a routine oriented around specific times of the year, as we haul out every winter. Might be d
Universal M-12 running hot Davidasailor26 at 3:58am 07.18.22
Custom sailboat holding tanks justsomeguy at 3:05am 07.18.22 Ronco. Not Ron Popeil's Ronco. The other one.
Dual Lever Sticking RoyS at 2:30am 07.18.22 Do yourself a big favor and buy a quality single lever dual function controller. Makes close quarter
Universal M-12 running hot RoyS at 2:26am 07.18.22 I would disconnect the raw water hose at the exhaust elbow and examine the flow there. On my heat ex
H460 bow roller removal barunal at 11:44pm 07.17.22 Thanks for the tips guys. This is pretty much the plan I had in mind. Will get to the job soon! Best
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 (3) Richard19068 at 11:19pm 07.17.22 207404207403
Catalina 30 Maintenance List Hayden Watson at 10:42pm 07.17.22 I have changed my oil and filter annually for the past 24 years. I do not really have a maintenance

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