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Tiller pilot paphman at 12:38pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 2/1247 My wife and I have thought about getting a tiller pilot for our boat. We have looked at the Simrad
Extreme reverse chafe Tim R. at 11:24am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1550 A friend of mine who works at a boatyard that received 60mph winds last Sunday in our most recent st
Dennis-How Is Boat Remodeling Going? texas4 at 11:19am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 2/1514 Hi- Chuck from Brownwood. Is your boat ready for prime time yet? My wife and I will be in Corpus Ch
keel damage (2) dlewis812 at 11:01am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4407 wondering what caused this and how best to repair?
Bartow 16 winch disassembly Irwin41Ketch at 9:56am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2982 I have one Bartow 16 winch on my mizzen. It's the only one on the boat. I need to grease it howeve
Sail shape and control sailorjerrytoo at 8:51am 11.15.10 C&C 2/2475 I have a 1978 26' C ' C yacht. I have struggled with batten adjustment on the sail, and have a hard
Shared Thru-hull fitting tfoster at 8:40am 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4790 I am contemplating adding air conditioning to my 1990 Hunter 30g. To avoid the expense of a haul-out
Selden Furler - jib jam (2) Carl12686 at 8:21am 11.15.10 Big Boats 5/5160 The headsail on my Hunter 340 is jammed on the furler track. When I initially released the halyard
Heeling knotalot22 at 7:22am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 59/17789 Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about heeling in a cat 22 or 25? I am new and heeling i
Mainsail switch to square top Quoddy at 7:02am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2969 What is the purpose of the square top sail? It seems it would raise the COE. I would think this wou
What is this called? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5302 Hey All I need help finding a piece of hardware and I'm having trouble because I don't know what it
measuring height Ross at 5:36am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 29/4144 I have the need to determine the height of some light fixtures inside a large building and have in m
Silicone removal ffaubert at 7:44pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3462 Does any one have any ideas of how to remove silicone from fiberglass, metal and plastic? The PO
Refrigeration hunter43sail at 7:17pm 11.14.10 Big Boats 7/1834 It's time to replace my refrigeration on my 42. Has anyone installed the Cool Blue? Everything I hav
cockpit drain on tempest upei1 at 6:56pm 11.14.10 Day Sailers 5/2934 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing, and to this site. I tried to do a search on my topic, but to no
Changing Mainsail...Loose foot or Boltrope??? JBSailsSD at 6:51pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/8023 I am going to have a new Mainsail made. The H25 boom has a pre-existing boltrope slide...pretty comm
Schaefer track end stop healeyman at 6:46pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2880 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5. On the helm is the traveller and control lines for the boom. My Schae
How to fly a jib with a Genny on the furler? danstanford at 6:38pm 11.14.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6248 It has been some years since I was a sailor and in those days we did not have a furling head sail. I
Nexus (Silva) Wind Data Instrument- Is this NMEA Compatible? (1) damoses1 at 6:24pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/15228 I just picked up a Raymarine C70 Multifunctional Display, and wanted to know if it were possible for
Wire Size of 44' Mast? Nelsonhow at 6:10pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1981 I'm in the process of re-wiring my old Kenyon Mast. The mast is approsimately 44' tall (deck stepp

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There goes the neighborhood! jssailem at 10:17am 07.17.22 Yes Hello. The neighbors at Bell Harbor.
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 10:13am 07.17.22 Good for you MIke. Have fun in the Gulf Islands.
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar senang at 10:13am 07.17.22
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.17.22 I find it unusual that you still have the same new Catalina 315 on order almost a year later after y
Electric Horn jssailem at 10:05am 07.17.22 You could always go with a horn like this... Only put it in the V-Berth out of the salt spray... Can
Electric Horn (1) LloydB at 10:01am 07.17.22 207371 There are also other methods of getting more toot$ for your dollar- if that's your goal:wayco
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma jssailem at 9:55am 07.17.22 Thank you. Tracking your route using OpenCPN. Looks like a pleasant way to send time on the water.
Electric Horn Calif. Ted at 9:53am 07.17.22 Did see a page about cleaning/fixing them once if it seems worthwhile to you. http://www.tugnuts.com
Anchor capstan - winch Maxwell inoperative Calif. Ted at 9:45am 07.17.22 Okay, I looked yesterday and not only was I wrong but mine is also LABELED "Pull Off", my memory is
Electric Horn SycloneDriver at 9:22am 07.17.22 Have you checked to make sure that it isn't full of bug nests?
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma kappykaplan at 9:22am 07.17.22
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 9:21am 07.17.22 207368
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Captain Larry-DH at 9:16am 07.17.22 There is a shower curtain, but we never use it. A little spray ends up in the head, which is better
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:02am 07.17.22 On my Mk2 the space under the chart table is open. I can sit at my "desk" by using the starboard s
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma (1) LRsunnyB at 8:46am 07.17.22 Les, Hope it works. I knew about Christchurch in New Zealand. Did not know there was a Christchurch
Previos talk about residue from ethanol in fuel thinwater at 7:57am 07.17.22 Aluminum, corrosion, resulting from moisture absorption in ethanol fuel. It does not have to be enou
Malfunction- ACR or operator dlochner at 7:36am 07.17.22 If the ACR is probably wired in place then it is probably either old age and a battery near it EOL o
Malfunction- ACR or operator Don S/V ILLusion at 7:35am 07.17.22 Age of battery? Sometimes, batteries are killed; sometimes they simply die of old age.
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) Hayden Watson at 7:29am 07.17.22
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) Tally Ho at 6:54am 07.17.22 Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm find

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