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David Luckenbach, SailingTexas.com, passed away rgallagher at 8:53am 02.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1894 Not sure if many of you have ever been to David's website. He devoted an awful lot of his personal t
Sailing to the boonies? flynfol at 7:59am 02.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1829 Check this out. A couple guys I know use them in aviation. No reason it should not work for sailors
Line Replacement for Outhaul in Isomat Booms H35 87 & 89 Models tedsouter at 7:40am 02.24.10 Big Boats 14/10894 Has anyone ever changed out the line that ultimately ties into a "magic box" I presume, and then is
Venice, Florida dockage Chuckbear at 6:49am 02.24.10 Destinations 3/3487 It would appear that free dockage in Venice, Florida may soon be a thing of the past for those that
Bottom job Broke Sailor at 5:41am 02.24.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2131 Should I worry about sanding and putting a coat of ablative paint on the spots where the jackstands
Drilling thru the deck for solar vent - any cautions? Bob4203 at 5:31am 02.24.10 Catalina 30 3/1738 I am going to install a couple of solar powered ventilators as soon as the weather warms up (one abo
Cockpit Tables Ducati at 2:59am 02.24.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7395 We cannot mount a cockpit table to the helm because the traveler is in front of the wheel. That's a
Beaching an H23.5 douglata at 10:23pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1334 I recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 23.5 that I plan to sail in the shallow waters around Lewes, Dela
8.0 cc prop markstv at 10:11pm 02.23.10 S2 4/1734 I have a 8.0 cc with a yanmar ysm8 diesel.Does anyone know the proper prop for this setup.Any help w
Hunter 34 or NOT Doug Michaels at 9:54pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6194 I am on the verge of buying a Hunter 34 but would love some honest sound advice. Is this boat a goo
Race With A Teen Pro (3) Rick D at 8:38pm 02.23.10 Racing 2/2235 I did a three-race weekend series last week. The weather was great. Two of my crew were high school
My 310 Lists to port doctorsail at 8:09pm 02.23.10 Catalina 310 13/2594 I wonder if anyone has experienced this problem. My 310, hull #297, lists to port. The list is abo
2nd reef MLM at 8:07pm 02.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1405 I am considering 2nd reef points for our Catalina 25 main sail, Anyone have experience with this.
Potential 323 Owner br111 at 7:00pm 02.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1734 Hi All, I have a couple of questions on the 323 I'm hoping you can answer that haven't turned up so
33 ft hunter tide grid capable? Fco at 5:47pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3041 My girl and I must b in love being happy together living on a 26 northstar for months, but having fo
BVI vs Belise Monamie at 5:04pm 02.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2013 We asked for a comparison between BVI and the Bahamas and got some good input. Thanks for that one a
H170 rudder repair question heliBartek at 4:52pm 02.23.10 Day Sailers 1/1299 Did any of you guys ever had to do a rudder repair ? Recently my rudder board took a bit of a tum
hard time loading back on trailor Overtimw at 3:58pm 02.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2883 :confused: We have just purchased a used mac gregor 26 love the boat enjoy the times we have been o
Broadband Radar Bob Poff at 1:49pm 02.23.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3467 Has anyone here installed one of the "broadband" (FMCW) radars? What's your opinion of it? Is th
Rope Clutch Install?? rpell46 at 1:45pm 02.23.10 Catalina 30 4/6841 Hi all, I'm planning on installing a couple of rope clutches on the pads located on the cabin top,

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LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 1:52pm 02.19.22 I am thinking a (relatively) large LFP bank, like 400+ Ah, that's kept at 50% SOC when I'm on the mo
Need larger hole in hatch Tally Ho at 1:30pm 02.19.22
Down windsails. (1) Tally Ho at 1:07pm 02.19.22
Selling used stuff here and fraud BigEasy at 1:06pm 02.19.22 Last boat I purchased was for sale by owner. Still had a balance on the loan, so I had them pay dif
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing BigEasy at 12:37pm 02.19.22 I use Semco on teak seating surfaces in cockpit. Provides easy application & non slip surface. Cle
Installing shore power (1) Erbardy at 12:17pm 02.19.22 Dave is discussing at your panel. The current panel design is to use an ELCI breaker on the incomin
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? PaulK at 12:14pm 02.19.22 Is it a ball-bearing sheave? Doesn't look like it, even though the car is almost $400 retail. Simp
Down windsails. (1) jssailem at 12:08pm 02.19.22 An Asymmetrical is a decent option. You can learn to fly it in light breezes as a single sailor, usi
Sticky control cables Terry Cox at 12:04pm 02.19.22 Unsure of the Columbia, but Hunter used Teleflex brand control cables on most of their boat models.
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Diablito at 12:04pm 02.19.22
Sticky control cables jssailem at 12:00pm 02.19.22 I have become a fan of Corrosion Block. Produced by LEAR Chemical, a Canadian Company https://www.l
Selling used stuff here and fraud Tally Ho at 11:58am 02.19.22 I bought my current boat in a private sale, no broker. The seller had a lien on the boat, and he or
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? (1) sail sfbay at 11:55am 02.19.22 To match gelcoat colour recently on a 38 and 18 year-old boats, I went to Spectrum (see catalogue) a
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? PaulK at 11:54am 02.19.22 Haven't heard of anything like that. Seems like someone with that ability would be advertising heav
Defender Sold Hello Below at 11:29am 02.19.22 Oh yeah. NOW you tell me :mad: . Engaged in a back and forth where Defender sent me the wrong Bom
Sticky control cables captcoho at 11:10am 02.19.22 Question is, when I get the compass off, can I squirt WD-40 into the cable, or even a light airgun o
Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 11:01am 02.19.22 Looks like he put his fenders on the wrong side of the boat.:poop: Those are full of sand to help
Greatest knot tying in the world rgranger at 10:55am 02.19.22 Looks like he put his fenders on the wrong side of the boat.:poop:
Defender Sold jssailem at 10:53am 02.19.22 For me in the PacificNW: FISHERIES SUPPLY Fisheries Supply: Marine Supplies & Boat Supplies Since 1
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 10:50am 02.19.22 Interesting. I would enjoy seeing the design. I have been using a butane burner, while I finish the

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