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Delaware Bay Anchorages bnort3 at 5:07pm 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/6532 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 7/5600 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 16/7263 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 5/1799 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 1/1062 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 1/1564 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 3/1298 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 24/2816 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 15/11113 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 2/1331 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 7/8031 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 23/8511 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 14/3038 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 3/1900 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 1/2639 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 5/1814 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 2/1972 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 11/3784 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 7/2236 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 19/4391 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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Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills dmax at 4:22pm 03.14.22 I couldn't find an exact match. I initially installed a set of these because the flange was large en
Window Tint for Portlights Tally Ho at 4:16pm 03.14.22 A PO of my boat put some sort of film on the 2 hatches. While I like the fact that they are tinted
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Johann at 4:06pm 03.14.22 What's VRM? Sorry. Victron Remote Management. Free internet access and control of your system when
Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) pclarksurf at 3:53pm 03.14.22 I'm not coming down until I see the Margarita machine in play :) Outstanding as usual !!!
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 3:52pm 03.14.22 I connect to VRM What's VRM?
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Johann at 3:35pm 03.14.22 For a sailboat you would just need to have your boat charger (which, of course, controls your sola
Looking for artists for a logo Apex at 3:25pm 03.14.22 I have one under commission As we speak....coworkers wife is fresh in graphic design.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DArcy at 3:23pm 03.14.22 My experience with Lithium batteries is with an electric bike but it brings up a "management " issu
Beneteau 423 toe rail ron2photo at 3:01pm 03.14.22 I have a 2016 Beneteau 38 Oceanis. The toe rail is plastic not teak. check closely
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 3:01pm 03.14.22 OK, so I was at the boat today and the work on the underside of the deck/fwd chainplates is going we
Sailing and restoring #9874 (4) AaronD at 2:44pm 03.14.22 Tohatsu Sailpro Additions A couple small additions to our ~2010 Tohatsu 6hp Sailpro that others mig
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DCGULL at 2:41pm 03.14.22 Sorry, it COULD be taken wrong. I love LiFePO4- because of the 4 x's storage capacity in 1/2 the wei
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 2:30pm 03.14.22 Besides, we're very busy trying to fit a round peg into a square hull with LiFePO4. I'd like to un
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DCGULL at 2:25pm 03.14.22 Well written, considered & appropriate. For another thread. AND, I agree with you. Thanks for the ra
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer smokey73 at 2:22pm 03.14.22 Agreed - I'll delete. Don't feel like stating another thread. Thanks though. @jviss You may ne
How to cleaning halyard on the boat jviss at 2:20pm 03.14.22 Attach a "messenger" line to the halyard and remove the entire line, if possible. If not, because
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer smokey73 at 2:16pm 03.14.22 Please don't turn this thread into an argument over EV's vs. ICEs, etc. Start a new thread in Sail
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Joe at 2:13pm 03.14.22 Attach a "messenger" line to the halyard and remove the entire line, if possible. If not, because y
Bottom scrubbing issue Joe at 2:06pm 03.14.22 It's going to be difficult to clean the bottom without diving so you can actually see the results.
Thoughts on replacing 1-1/2-inch hose with 1-inch hose jviss at 1:43pm 03.14.22 I'm by no means an expert on this, but here's my thought, anyway. First, there was probably a rea

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