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Another candidate for the Darwin Award garylinger at 4:24pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 50/9493 On our way back in from an afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, my wife and I saw a sailboat with just t
Unsinkables Panic Free at 2:18pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 12/10486 After watching the tv program on Discovery I.D. called, Escaped ( Hurricane at Sea ) about Tami Ashc
Help with Boom Lines nishar at 1:44pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1296 We are incredibly new to sailing. Bought a Hunter 27, 1980. The lines to the boom are tough to pu
Port hole or hatch for hunter 216 Erik Garcia at 1:32pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1676 Has anyone put a hatch an the cabin of a 216?
Rigging tension O'DAY 37 CC R�gis at 1:21pm 07.04.09 Bigger Boats 2/1760 Hi, I have the tension gauge LOOB9O loss but I do not know the tension that must have my boat. The r
Microwave / Slap silencer jwieneck at 1:01pm 07.04.09 Big Boats 7/2150 We have a 1998 376 A while back I remember a post where the discussion was running the Microwave o
Leaking Pencil Zinc Fitting fox islander at 12:45pm 07.04.09 Catalina 30 0/2 I just swapped out the pencil zinc in my M-25XP. I always seem to have a minor leak from the fiittin
Nav Lights? Iseethelights at 12:28pm 07.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1174 Ok, so I was going out to watch the fireworks on my H-30 and realized that my navigation lights were
Pearson 30 Rudder Slop : Miami SHAUN10675 at 12:22pm 07.04.09 Pearson 1/1875 Hi all My P30 has terrible rudder slop, which I need to attend to. I am at a loss in finding a "
Gen-set: which is best for 2004 386LE? shoeless at 12:02pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1187 Buying the 04 386 and want to install the generator. There appears to be a removable locker aft and
Spreader wires mapleguy at 11:22am 07.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1141 What is the correct tension for the spreader wires on a Catalina 30?
Cable positioning for wheel mapleguy at 11:20am 07.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1131 Hi I recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 30. The previous owner had removed the wheel and installed
gulfstar sailmaster 47 oldboat2 at 10:08am 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3813 i have been looking at buying a sailmaster 47. the one i am interested in is named 'Claudie". she is
'79 V21 mainsheet rigging artsam at 9:43am 07.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2655 Does anyone have pics / diagrams of the mainsheet rigging? I'm unsure of how to rig. I see most pi
Oday Mariner rudder: cotter pin needed? Freeblowing at 7:48am 07.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3041 My 70' Mariner 19 came with the original mahogany rudder. I'm surprized that there's no cotter pin t
CDI furler experience? joefusa at 5:30am 07.04.09 Catalina 30 3/1492 my old furler is about to give up the ghost and i'm looking to replace it on a somewhat limited budg
Texas Gulf Coast Sailors jbrosser at 5:21am 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1951 I'm considering purchasing a vessel located currently in Rockport, TX and then moving it to Kemah.
Looking for Recommendations for anchorage in the North Channel, Ontario luv2sail67 at 3:02am 07.04.09 Destinations 4/5396 Hi everyone - does anyone have any favourite anchorages in the North Channel, Ontario? We are lookin
Mast raising of a Capri 26 jpapa at 9:10pm 07.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3759 Would it be diffiicult four guys to raise a Capri 26 mast? Do you recommand better to use a mast cra
Vhf Dsc Wtfo rpwillia at 8:30pm 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1525 OK, This is one of those you don't know until you see it. I got an MMSI for my VHF radio, programmed

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Cleat at goosenext RoyS at 5:11am 03.06.22 If considering running your control lines back to the cockpit you may want to have a turning block p
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 5:07am 03.06.22
AIS Antenna Position All U Get at 4:56am 03.06.22 I have two separate antenna at the masthead and get other boats over twenty miles away. Previous to
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 4:48am 03.06.22 I was wondering about installing a dedicated AIS antenna on my cabin top. I have a splitter for my
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:40am 03.06.22 Yup The out haul and topping lift become an active part of sail trim Listening to an audiobook by
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:19am 03.06.22 Congrats on your boat.. We had an O'28 for 15 years. A boat on which our son proposed to his bride
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 3:19am 03.06.22 @chriscampbell Yes, still have them. Just send me a private message to work out the details. Listed
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Jacktar at 2:51am 03.06.22 apparently all voltage regulated alternators can only be measured under load, ie at battery
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? sailme88 at 2:47am 03.06.22 You have the S/A to realize the prospects of being upside down with this boat. That said the easies
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.06.22 the first time you here your daughter say to her kids the phrase you always used with her. You mea
Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to
Stern Rail Outboard Mount Benny17441 at 8:24pm 03.05.22 If a 200 lbs.+ person can sit on the stern rail seats there should not be a problem supporting an 85
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? JRacer at 8:20pm 03.05.22 I spoke with Interlux about a month ago. They said the new formula should be to distributors right
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Tally Ho at 7:45pm 03.05.22 I called my local chandlery today to ask about availability of VC17. They said they had about a pa
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 03.05.22 2. I have seen a number of videos showing various items being attached to the upper inboard bulkhea
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.05.22

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