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Bimini for O'Day 302 Suri at 9:54am 06.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1001 Owner of an O'Day 302. I want to buy and install a Bimini. Can someone please advise me how to go
Good exercise for older boaters (1) Brian D at 9:09am 06.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 15/2297 206515G:eek:ood
Adding Hardware to Cabin Top... (1) rpell1@msn.com at 7:57am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1546
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 6:37am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3204 Good morning does anyone have a recent height on the route 663 bridge in cape may? We are planning a
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke sharkcus at 6:20am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/931 I think I have every possible problem with this 3gm30f lol. First I'll start with: 1. Can someone wi
Autopilot core pack location on Catalina 380 Scottcampbell at 5:54am 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/517 Trying to find location of autopilot core pack. Drive cables go under helm, then not sure. cant f
I sailed a Sunfish! (1) Kermit at 5:07am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/3312
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions John Marrone at 8:19pm 06.20.22 Catalina 22 12/2676 1987 Catalina 22 New Design First Summer and not sure staying overnight in this Humid Hot N Florida
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy sebastko at 7:26pm 06.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1666 Hello, I'm a new boat owner. I've seen my Catalina 250 (water ballast version) doing this funny danc
Best Flexible Solar Panels Monterey385 at 6:49pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 4/3095 Looking to see if Renogy 175W Flexible Panels are still popular and recommended. Are there other be
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 4:18pm 06.20.22 Big Boats 12/1990 Aloha, Saw the Yeti Goal Zero power supply and was wondering if anyone was able to basically power
Drain cover yogawme at 3:25pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1131 I'm new to sailing (dating a sailor). I am looking for suggestions for a part that can be placed ove
Dock line noise. Neil Spooner at 3:17pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3520 How do you keep your dock lines from creaking/groaning?
Mainsheet block Sutric at 2:24pm 06.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1389 Looking for a bit of help. We broke the lower mainsheet block on our 1993 33.5 this weekend and I'm
Bahamas Hurricane History Revealed Johann at 1:11pm 06.20.22 Weather and Forecasting 7/1409 Very interesting study. It appears hurricane activity in the Bahamas has been DECREASING since the i
DOWNWIND Don Guillette at 12:56pm 06.20.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/5520 Probably a majority of sailors, if given the choice between closehaul/reaching and downwind would pi
Repairing gate value on Hunter 31 galley sink drain (3) Galind at 11:20am 06.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1064 Has anyone done repair on the gate valve on the galley sink? The valve may be original to the boat.
Breaker keeps jumping Belgian Chris at 11:09am 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 7/702 Hello to all: I just bought a Beneteau First 29 (1984) - it needed a lot of TLC which we provided fo
Battery (1) rogerbalz at 7:39am 06.20.22 Catalina 22 9/1332 Boat has no battery would this one work Catalina 22 1989 Wing Keel? Or go with the 24DC?
Widgen date range (2) Rippey574 at 6:59am 06.20.22 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1252 Does this seem correct, I dated this as a 1971, trying to confirm before looking for manuals for thi

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Mid boom traveler use? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 08.09.25 Inasmuch as the traveler is one of the key components of mainsail trim, I recommend that you learn h
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence FastOlson at 10:53am 08.09.25 I've sailed the Pacific for decades, but admit I'm not so dumb so as to expose myself to conditions
Mid boom traveler use? dLj at 10:50am 08.09.25 I've owned several boats that didn't have a traveler. Unless I were to be racing, I wouldn't be con
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence FastOlson at 10:44am 08.09.25
Prop Halo? Tedd at 10:43am 08.09.25 @Foswick , It's a bit like that but the Prop Halo is a hoop of plain round tubing. (Or possibly rou
Trump Companion 21 cpn eric at 10:43am 08.09.25
Prop Halo? (1) Foswick at 10:37am 08.09.25 <p>
Mid boom traveler use? Foswick at 10:33am 08.09.25 You'll get varied answers on this. But, single-handing especially, I think the best general statemen
Outhaul and traveler basic help please BigEasy at 10:30am 08.09.25 Those don't have a flat. I use a Phillips (aka round shaft) screwdriver through the hole. Note also
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 08.09.25 I'd track the wiring back to the engine, Rather than tracing the wire back through a bramblebush
Prop Halo? Tedd at 10:05am 08.09.25 Excellent tip, @Hello Below ! I'll call them on Monday.
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence Stu Jackson at 9:17am 08.09.25 a flanged fitting + backing plate + shutoff valve for serviceability I just looked: WM has a 1 1/
Prop Halo? Hello Below at 9:01am 08.09.25 Tedd, when you next get to the big city, drop by or phone Victoria Propellers. They have 2 location
Prop Halo? Tedd at 8:50am 08.09.25 I did ask one owner while he was launching his boat but he got the guard with the boat and didn't kn
Outhaul and traveler basic help please JBP-PA at 8:47am 08.09.25 Those don't have a flat. I use a Phillips (aka round shaft) screwdriver through the hole. Note also
Prop Halo? (1) Hello Below at 8:42am 08.09.25 I'm posting this in the PNW forum because I suspect the product I'm looking for may only be common
Prop Halo? Michael Davis at 8:41am 08.09.25 Not sure where you are Ted but can you find one on a boat near you and ask the owner?
Prop Halo? Tedd at 8:24am 08.09.25 @Johnb , As I said in my original post, I'm actually looking for this specific prop guard. And I ha
Prop Halo? Johnb at 8:15am 08.09.25 Google outboard propeller guard and make your choice
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence testingthewaters91 at 8:12am 08.09.25 We have a number of ocean-crossing sailors in our club. Many have modified their cockpit drainage b

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