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right of way: stubborn or crunch? BobT at 7:34pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 62/9755 Made it out this afternoon after the rain ended and had a nice breeze under a great sky. I took a ne
Remote chartplotter alarm jsalley at 6:50pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2132 Any of you electronics gurus know where I can find a remote alarm (beeper, buzzer, or whatever)? I'm
Depth vs. Fish Finder Reddirt at 5:38pm 09.27.09 Trailer Sailors 13/6576 I'm new to sailing. We are getting a West Wight Potter 19 a week from tomorrow!!! I'd like to buy a
folding wheel which one markwauters at 5:30pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/1350 I have a 96 hunter 376 and would like to know what folding wheel will work. I need to measure the sh
Iron vs Lead Keel Hunter 45DS rayjanine@aol.com at 5:29pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 29/14418 Like to get some thoughts concerning the new Hunter 45DS and the fact that the keel is cast iron in
troublesome leak on catalina 34 joe tanguay at 5:15pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/3095 I have a 2004 Catalina 34 MKII that has had a leaking issue since it was new. Unfortunately I am the
Leaks - Fixed Porthole/Windows mystery leak MLampner at 2:29pm 09.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2309 The starboard fixed porthole/window in the Salon on my 77 Hunter 30 leaks. It appears the previous o
36.7 vs 373 Question Ducati at 2:16pm 09.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1180 I like to go fast but my love likes to go slow. Beneteau 36.7 vs Beneteau 373. In your opinion
Roller furling that converts for racing Ducati at 2:04pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6500 I'm looking for roller furling for sailing with the family but can convert for racing. Please offer
How Many Air/Heat Conditioning BTUs Are Required? Ducati at 1:58pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3347 We like our creature comforts. Looking to install one of those High-Faluten Cool-air+Heat-air uni
h23 mainsail design RichB at 1:53pm 09.27.09 Smaller Boats 5/1688 In deciding on a new main for my h23, the main concern is to get the most efficient sail for the buc
Attitude changes (Radar) Roger Long at 1:39pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3331 I think, if you poke around in newsgroup archives, you'll find a post from me about a year ago pont
Shipping a Hunter 33 - how high ? spadaforaj at 1:36pm 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1282 Aside from the mast which is coming own, the transport company want's to know how "high" the boat it
racing a Legend 37 sailordel at 12:33pm 09.27.09 Racing 1/2646 I have a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Main and 135 are Dacron 7 years old and starting to show their age.
Nova Scotia shorty at 9:47am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1550 If you have too much time on your hands, you might be interested in our trip to Nova Scotia dodging
WC stern light (1) shorty at 9:36am 09.27.09 Pearson 0/1430 I replaced this OEM Wilcox Crittenden stern light with an LED fixture this past summer. If anyone w
Transporting to Long Beach CA johnchang7 at 9:30am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1404 Hello, I need to transport my boat from San Diego to Long Beach CA. Does anyone know a good service
slow boat! dlewis812 at 8:25am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/4258 slow boat! UPDATE certainly made some tactical errors and could tweek the sails however continually
Starter Battery Drains on Overnights JR Larsen at 8:24am 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2015 I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS equipped with Freedom Inverter/Charger, Xantrex Remote, Panda Genset, AC e
Single Handing - Dropping the Main Mike G. at 7:34am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/5837 I single handed for the first time yesterday (on my P-323) and wasn't sure of the best method to dro

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Coast Guard multi year renewal JamesG161 at 7:57am 01.19.22 Geez Jim - As much as many would like to think the federal government does (or should have) central
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rich Stidger at 7:54am 01.19.22 I now calendar the YSCG document renewal date (30 days in advance of its expiration date) in my cal
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Maine Sail at 7:45am 01.19.22 Don't take it personally. In one of his posts he's only able to support folks doing local pickup f
MMMI Scam? rpell1@msn.com at 7:37am 01.19.22 ANYONE asking you to verify your data via email is most definately a scam. Whenever I get emails th
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 7:36am 01.19.22 I received a follow up today stating that the server crashed from the overwhelming response - that's
Head Always Full sail sfbay at 7:29am 01.19.22 So I have an issue with the head being full when it truly is not.............. Some possible causes
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 01.19.22 Of all the things that will require detailed planning and of all the equipment needs that require st
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 6:57am 01.19.22 Yeah I think you have to have a state registration. I believe the USCG registration you mention is
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 6:51am 01.19.22 201881
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Neverbored at 6:40am 01.19.22 Somewhat embarrassingly, I incorrectly posted this in the engines and propulsion forum originally.
Head Always Full RoyS at 6:15am 01.19.22 Sounds like a worn out joker to me. Replace every Spring is a good idea.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered seanshine at 6:08am 01.19.22 Once a documented boat is sold, the documentation is no longer valid. You have to redocument under y
MMMI Scam? All U Get at 6:05am 01.19.22 I got an email from USPS about my MMSI number. The email asked me to visit the site - with link pr
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 01.19.22 Holy Moly, thanks for the reminder. I've seen this done on boats up to 25'... I'm sure it would wor
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Parsons at 5:33am 01.19.22 As noted, plus $130 for a 5 year renewal, plus the pain of dealing with a US Gov application page ev
MMMI Scam? dlochner at 5:17am 01.19.22 No, I got my MMSI from the FCC. You can look up the MMSI information on file on the link below.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:14am 01.19.22 Yes, most states require state registration. So long as the boat is documented it can not show the s
MMMI Scam? kappykaplan at 5:11am 01.19.22 Anyone else receive this? Nope, but now I'll be on the lookout for such an e-mail. I got my MMSI
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered shemandr at 5:08am 01.19.22 Yeah I think you have to have a state registration. I believe the USCG registration you mention is
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 4:56am 01.19.22

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