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Fitted sheets for bow and aft cabin mattress Viktor Eysselein at 5:34pm 08.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5534 We have a Hunter 45CC and would like to have a second set of fitted sheets for the bow and aft cabin
Rudder Issue hhcribbs at 3:59pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1692 Ok, today was an interesting day. Winds were forecasted to be great, left work early with a buddy,
Directly down wind, faster than the wind Chilidog at 3:40pm 08.20.10 Trailer Sailors 7/3114 OK, this is a sort of applicable here. It's a craft. (ok, it's a cart) It's powered by wind alo
Rodkicker Vang Siamese at 2:40pm 08.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/3466 I'm guessing most or all the 309s are equipped with the Selden Rodkicker vang. I'm wondering if the
Status of the Rigoles JohnEh at 2:35pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2445 In early June we opted to stay in the lake because of the oil. Now we will stay in the lake because
How the sailing world has changed 25yearslater at 2:11pm 08.20.10 Bigger Boats 8/1869 Well it's been 25 years since I sold my much enjoyed Teazer, an Oday 22. It is amazing how things h
quick info needed FourPoints at 1:45pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1991 anyone have any information about the mooring field just north of the holland tunnel in NYC? you c
The inside track (2) Scott T-Bird at 1:26pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3199 I am thinking about additional projects so one of the things that I'm a little dissatisfied with is
What is this sail for? NWFarage at 8:47am 08.20.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 10/4205 I just bought Hull 47 R26 and one of the previous owners raced it a lot. Well, needless to say, ther
sunshade discolored on 420 hatch tadd5181 at 8:08am 08.20.10 Big Boats 9/2153 The plastic sunshade on the aft hatch my 2000 420 (fits the underside of the hatch over the main sta
How to get your wife (husband) to live on a boat jibes138 at 7:51am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 39/7982 In discussing retirement with my wife I suggested "why don't we move onto the boat, go cruising and
Passing more milestones !! (2) blowinganddrifting at 7:40am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2174 Tears of joy rolled down my face as we passed downtown Detroit, we are really on our way now !! It
Ok, here are the nav pod pics I promised (3) blowinganddrifting at 7:33am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2692 So it is not really a pod, more like a stand, like I said it is a little crude for now, I will have
Yet Another Battery Woe shemandr at 7:11am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 24/4989 I have some practical question for the group to help me sort out why my house bank isn't charging wi
Gremlins (1) All U Get at 5:56am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 21/5359 Hi all, While on a return leg of our 2-week cruise we had an unexpected event. We set out from Glouc
Okay Mainers, you think you've been taxed enough? READ THIS! Gail R at 5:43am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4483 This appeared in yesterday's Portland Pressed Herring. We can only hope no one in our Legislature ta
Main sheet rigging Don Crowther at 5:30am 08.20.10 Big Boats 21/9847 Hello once again H34 owners Had a great day sailing yesterday winds were 15-20 perfect for tunning t
St1000 autohelm geehaw at 12:13am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3108 Well my autohelm became a drunken sailor on me last weekend. Couldn't keep that boat going in a stra
rockie encounter geehaw at 12:03am 08.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1297 Well had my first mishap with my sailboat. Was fishing for salmon in Prince William Sound right alon
What is the best way to christen (or re-christen) a sailboat? truckmen at 11:09pm 08.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2537 Hello All! What is the best way to christen (or re-christen) a sailboat? I am preparing to s

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Water Line Fitting heritage at 4:26pm 06.12.22 https://comsmarine.com/qest-fittings-elbows/?sku=EPC%20QE33T&gclid=CjwKCAjwnZaVBhA6EiwAVVyv9KFvxyQ95
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:45pm 06.12.22 Reading about the "Chart Wars" on Panbo ( Chart wars? Post acquisitions, what's the status of chart
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:40pm 06.12.22
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles Alansails at 3:38pm 06.12.22 We have had our sailmaker make a recommendation for headsails and headsail was 135% which was what t
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:33pm 06.12.22 The charting companies are using the same primary data from NOAA. The difference is whether there i
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Steve L22188 at 3:28pm 06.12.22 Patience is hard work. It's much easier just to curse and find a bigger hammer.
Paper Charts CarlN at 2:44pm 06.12.22 I'm curious about this statement. True, the charts are resident on the chip in the plotter or other
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 2:34pm 06.12.22 Here's to all future boat projects going so smoothly! I don't want to disappoint you but......
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? Hollyberry at 2:30pm 06.12.22 What's the thru hull for? Galley sink drain? Cockpit drain? ??
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 2:27pm 06.12.22 Don't ya love it when a plan comes together? :beer: Here's to all future boat projects going so s
Paper Charts dlochner at 2:25pm 06.12.22 The oft raised argument that GPS jamming might happen is silly since electronic charts work just f
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 2:21pm 06.12.22 Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Paper Charts CarlN at 2:18pm 06.12.22 As long as you carry up-to-date electronic charts on more than one device to have redundancy (e.g. c
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 2:05pm 06.12.22 Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? BarryL at 1:46pm 06.12.22 HI, I have B&G gear on my boat (and on my previous boat). I have CMAP and Navioncs charts. both cam
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 1:05pm 06.12.22 The primary reason for only one negative connection to the engine block is to keep the engine out of
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? Head Sail at 12:56pm 06.12.22 I'm using Navionics charts with Raymarine chartplotter. I am in a well charted area so I haven't up
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:56pm 06.12.22 the second image is a birds-eye view looking down at it.
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:55pm 06.12.22 Hi Ralph, Thanks for your note. It's the stock Yamaha prop shaft thrust bearing that mounts to a
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:50pm 06.12.22 Is this bearing a part of the Yanmar engine or an add on for your particular installation ? lso,

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