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2010 Rendezvous for the Salish Sea for the Pacific NW Crusers bubba at 2:36pm 01.06.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 14/223716 Is there anyone interested in having a Rendezvous for this group ? I am thinking about Susia Island
Mirage 24 Information Mirage 24 Crew at 12:37pm 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/5884 Greetings.... My family has owned a Mirage 24 for about 33 years and sadly we have not used it all
Air Head Toilet CYCLEPATH747 at 11:08am 01.06.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3566 Hello Peggy, I am purchasing a Stabicraft 859SC, and the present owner fabricated an aluminum fra
Dinghies & tenders B Kropf at 10:13am 01.06.10 S2 3/1775 I will be buying a dinghy this summer and need some input. My boat is a S35CC. Any ideas what to get
Fuel Tank Vent Question jibes138 at 9:33am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2426 The fuel tank in your boat needs to be vented while fuel is being drawn from the tank, but how about
3 amp discharge kerryb at 9:21am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4436 Well, I am still tracing down my amp draw and have it kinda isolated to the alternator wires. I pull
1977 Hunter 30' - help & info Hornman at 8:46am 01.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/7715 New to this forum and new to sailing for the most part. I recently was able to aquire a 1977 Hunter
Anchoring a Beneteau 323 sheetmusic21396 at 8:14am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1960 I am currently traveling to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas on a Beneteau 323 with a swing keel. An
Whats the best windlass for my boat ? pkdailey4 at 6:27am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2258 What windlass is the best application for a 2000 Beneteau 321 ?
Lower shroud Chainplate replacement Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 01.06.10 Catalina 30 8/6302 Hi to all members, I'm brand new to the group. I have a 1980 C30 MarkII of which I,ve owned for 20
Sails B Kropf at 5:25am 01.06.10 S2 5/1934 Want to know how most sailors store their sails? Do you uses a stuff bag or take time to fold them,
CO monitor goes off Viktor Eysselein at 4:35am 01.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1665 For any Hunter owner with installed CO monitors: When we use the oven on our Hunter 45CC the CO m
Irwin 39 Yanmar info Basil Carter at 1:55am 01.06.10 Irwin 4/3376 I have an Irwin 39 with the 3 cyl Yanmar, 27 HP. Boat is 1981. Has a 3 blade prop. If anyone has the
Potential MacGregor Buyer with a few questions clongly at 8:10pm 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3262 I've been in the market to buy a MacGregor for awhile now but after a few conversations with non-Mac
Ship Finder - application for iPhone Manny at 7:48pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2846 I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with the Ship Finder application and if it wor
Emergency Steering Prime Time at 7:15pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4771 I am thinking about sailing in the 2011 Marion-Bermuda race and was looking at some of the requireme
Need or Want ? pkdailey4 at 6:23pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4311 Is a windlass and a Rocna anchor a waste of money ? I don't anchor much. Or I should say didn't anch
Jib Repair cdkell at 6:15pm 01.05.10 Catalina 30 2/1755 I am a new (inexperienced) Catalina 30 owner with a jib that needs the UV liner replaced. Can someo
Packing Material Size Confetti at 4:46pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1281 Would anyone know the size of the packing material (for a stuffing box) required for a new Hunter 38
auto helm 5000 linear drive woodster at 2:36pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/5263 this question is about the autohelm 5000 linear drive..... i am helping a buddy of mine ready his al

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Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 8:08pm 04.13.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Burning insense on a boat rgranger at 8:05pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:43pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 7:10pm 04.13.22 I could actually adjust the tension knob now that I had it off the wheel. I guess rinse out with s
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:55pm 04.13.22 Thanks. I am aware of the frequency difference and I have a replacement antenna that is compatible w
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 04.13.22 i infer you have a VHF antenna fed through a splitter. Keep in mind AIS transmits on/around 162 MHz
Catalina 320 start problem Tom J at 6:37pm 04.13.22 You did mention that when you turned the key switch to ON, you didn't get the usual beeping. This w
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Justin_NSA at 6:17pm 04.13.22 Or your car Or anything...
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. jviss at 6:10pm 04.13.22 On the other side, I messaged the PO of my boat a couple times after I first got the boat and he wa
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:10pm 04.13.22 So let's sail there! It's got to be lovely to arrive on your own sailboat to visit! dj You know i
Keel question Rangofish at 6:07pm 04.13.22 Yes agree, was trying to find a experience sailer to go with me, but found trailer rental today for
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. DArcy at 6:05pm 04.13.22 On the other side, I messaged the PO of my boat a couple times after I first got the boat and he was
Catalina 320 start problem chp at 5:52pm 04.13.22 Had this problem with my Yanmar 2GM20. Start wire had already been replaced. I installed a start rel
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:52pm 04.13.22 We know all about the metric system here as well, we went metric many years ago, we colonials are al
Seams A Problem? higgs at 5:50pm 04.13.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 5:46pm 04.13.22 Considering the original channel has been in use for years, is there any reason they don't put warn
Keel question higgs at 5:42pm 04.13.22 If you don't have a motor and haven't learned to sail going by water is a bad idea for you. If the
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:34pm 04.13.22 Yes, I had to be careful about putting my Fujinon binocs with compass near the control head. Or ste
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out DeniseO30 at 5:32pm 04.13.22 I repaired mine because the clutch would not disengage and would make a chattering noise. The the ti
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 5:30pm 04.13.22 dlochner, thanks for the tips.

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