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Delaware Bay Anchorages bnort3 at 5:07pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/6245 I'm thinkin about transiting the full C'D canal on Saturday from Chesapeake to DE bay. I'd like to
Worton Creek Anchorage bnort3 at 5:04pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5384 Anyone know if Worton Creek on the Eastern Shore of Maryland/Chesapeake is a good anchorage?
Anchor swivel news tsmwebb at 4:44pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 16/6922 Just happened across this and though it might interest folks: http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/le
Taking down and putting the mast back up??? steveebryant at 4:00pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1755 It looks like I will be buying the Hunter 30. I am having a trailer built and I will be hauling it
Instalation of instruments on the mast steveebryant at 3:49pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1024 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through t
instrument wiring down the mast steveebryant at 3:47pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 1/1525 Here is a basic question. What is required and how dificult is it to: 1. Run wire through the
lightning steveebryant at 3:28pm 06.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1269 I am looking at a Hunter 30 for sale in Tx. Rumor has it that it was once struck by lightning and a
Newbie question..Hunter 45DS Rob at 2:48pm 06.25.09 Big Boats 24/2726 Hi All, I am new to sailing. In my mid 40's and under the pressure of being an Oncologist I have dec
Emergency Tiller - get or make one graham at 2:07pm 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 15/10535 Let me relate a little story, and hopefully convince you to get or make an emergency tiller. It's my
DAMN!! Wheel spins freely jollymon2002 at 1:15pm 06.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 DAMN!! Wheel spins freely 2002 26X Macgregor 26X 2002 Coming in to port, I noticed it was becoming
Masting The 17 Daysailer ggraham at 11:24am 06.25.09 Trailer Sailors 7/7609 Just Learning to sail the 17 ; is there any easier way to mast this boat than with three people ? I
Loose Lifelines bnort3 at 11:07am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8153 I'm new to sailboating and my lifelinese are loose even with fully tightened turnbuckles. I want th
what went wrong? painted over epox:.disaster (2) emergpa1 at 10:30am 06.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2850 I sealed my plywood bulkheads with three coats of epoxy, then sanded, then primed with general purpo
Wing Keel Concerns Guest Morgan at 9:51am 06.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1850 I am considering a used boat purchase in the 26' to 28' range, and the Beneteau 285, circa 1985-1990
Surveys and what you get from them. Ctskip at 9:45am 06.25.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/2616 SBO is doing a survey about, how often do you wax your boat. While looking over the results, made me
In Mast Furler Problem w 2001 410 (1) donbrad at 9:12am 06.25.09 Big Boats 5/1778 I recently replaced my original UK sails with a Quantum Fusion X 13 main with three vertical battens
old hose smells howard at 6:37am 06.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1934 Peggie, i have replace the hoses on my boat but some smell lingers, you cannot get to this area to s
re insulating my icebox... Ross in Tampa at 6:27am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3551 My project for the weekend is re-insulating the factory icebox on my 1979 Oday 25. I am pretty sure
Diesel woes Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2177 I have to admit that Maine Sail put me to shame with his list of diesel maintenance projects. I had
In Water Bottom Cleaning bnort3 at 5:58am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3924 I'm a new boater and my 36 foot sailiboat has been in the Chesapeake Bay for a little over a month.

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I made a major mistake, I chopped off the cable to the control head of my Autopilot. Ward H at 7:07pm 12.21.21 It all makes sense. The beauty of the SeaTalkng network over the old SeaTalk network is with the STn
Headsail Length and girth Chiriqui at 6:51pm 12.21.21 It's a roller fuller setup does that make a difference. The sun is very intense these next few month
Pick one... Crusty Ol Salt at 5:53pm 12.21.21
Stern structure for solar panels berner73 at 4:46pm 12.21.21 Dlochner's got it. Purchased all of our fittings from Defender. Manufacturers were Gemini and Sunc
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 JamesG161 at 4:36pm 12.21.21 My question is whether I should just replace my rudder with the one that was architected/designed f
Flawed Logic? JamesG161 at 4:18pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dLj at 4:08pm 12.21.21 Well, the young woman at HDI that changed the order from elbow to elbow/coupler/manifold laughed w
Flawed Logic? Roland5048 at 3:52pm 12.21.21 Roland and Rgranger... Kids at the bus stop in the morning! OK, I get that, but what happens in Ma
Flawed Logic? TimFromLI at 3:45pm 12.21.21 It's all about the lag time. Here in the northeast the coldest weather is January and February and t
Flawed Logic? Tally Ho at 3:37pm 12.21.21
Flawed Logic? Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 3:17pm 12.21.21 that's an option... or not... I will say, much of the advice I've been given or read from others h
Heave To Question shemandr at 3:06pm 12.21.21 Thanks Gary! I don't own the Ranger anymore but it was my impression that the jib was too large or
Heave To Question Tally Ho at 3:02pm 12.21.21
Heave To Question garymalmgren at 2:53pm 12.21.21 Hi Shemandr RE: The result was that the wind on the backed jib would spin the boat all the way aroun
Pick one... (1) Tally Ho at 2:49pm 12.21.21
Should I add fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 12.21.21 One main thing. Cut blisters out and let the hull dry out for several months to allow moisture in
1987 Catalina 22 SK Cockpit Vinyl Cushions (1) sail sfbay at 2:14pm 12.21.21 Great question!! Suggest 2" closed-cell foam covered with Sunsure, a woven fabric made with PVC-co
Replacing a rudder - H35 - is bigger better? shemandr at 1:44pm 12.21.21 I would approach the question from consideration of the boat's performance with the "Oversized" rud
Heave To Question Joe Blizzard at 1:40pm 12.21.21 I have hove to exactly 0 times. #metoo

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