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Free Boat update sailormanbigd at 11:32am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1824 Well, I just finished filling out the Coast Guard paperwork for changing owners on the "free boat. I
Bosun's Chair Tips Mike H. at 11:31am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 21/7228 I have to go up the mast soon to install radar and I will check out the mast head and clean and lube
Portland Pudgy: Any experience? maggiegee at 9:11am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1522 Does anyone have any experience with the Portland Pudgy lifeboat/dinghy? I'm thinking of getting one
venture 21 swing keel cracks hansen4401 at 9:03am 05.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2329 hi all, I have 3 'fractures' in the swing keel running perpendicular to the length of it and am won
Signal Flags Pinot Blanc at 8:45am 05.12.09 Catalina 22 0/1087 Dear Friends, I am wishing to mount a set up to display signal flags on a halyard from the spar on
Chainplates Needed Jimmy J. at 8:24am 05.12.09 Day Sailers 14/4428 My O'Day 20 is in need of new chainplates...I have checked with DRMarine but the cost for them seems
Cracks in Transom - on a New 2008?! moentrol at 7:19am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1851 Ok, first, I'm very new to this (have never posted), but thought this would be the place to go to ge
Greetings from Afghanistan (2) Brian D at 6:21am 05.12.09 Sails Call Lounge 8/3879 Hello my favorite sailors. Hope the sailing season is doing you well. Thought I'd say hello and send
Black Tar Epoxy Layer NakedTime at 4:24am 05.12.09 Seidelmann 0/2049 Just curious if anyone else has a black tar epoxy layer between the glass and gelcoat on their hull.
Tabernacle pulled from cabin roof islandjim at 4:22am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2052 On my Oday 22' during a test mast raising, one of the helpers fell off the boat bringing the mast wi
slick on starting engine John at 4:18am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1461 Another question I have: On starting the engine the other day, I noticed a little bit of a black sli
Floating finger docks RogerHM at 4:16am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1750 Maybe the question is out of place, but... We have had to delay Boats-in twice because of high-water
weather helm?? sand sailor at 11:41pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2510 my boat experiences considerable weather helm and wants to turn windward with a genoa in heavy wind
Princess Alcohol Stove, for Catalina 27 fryerd at 10:02pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/5930 I am trying to rebuild the stove from a 1975 Catalina 27'. I don't think it has been used in over 1
Phil,, How Do I Import Images BroadReach at 8:20pm 05.11.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3791 Phil, I need some help. Tried to import two jpg images into a reply to a forum thread from Picassa
A couple more dinghy questions Manny at 7:56pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5681 I ended up ordering an 8.5 ft inflatable dinghy which I should have before this weekend and I am rea
Replacing the plexi in the ports on a 1978 Hunter 25 Rick Silverman at 7:51pm 05.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1417 Has anyone replaced the plexiglass in the ports on a Hunter25. I would appreciate an idea of how to
gel coat refinishing skal2373 at 7:17pm 05.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1362 I am about to begin the restoration process on my new 27 foot 1980 Hunter. Can any Hunter owner tell
Johnson Miniscow (1) RECESS at 6:58pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/9445 A friend that I sail with and just like to listen to gave me a Johnson Miniscow built by Johnson Boa
anchoring with an all chain rode and windlass windsock1 at 6:35pm 05.11.09 Big Boats 3/1494 This is my first season with an all chain rode and electric windlass. Once the hook is out and set I

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Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 11:01am 02.19.22 Looks like he put his fenders on the wrong side of the boat.:poop: Those are full of sand to help
Greatest knot tying in the world rgranger at 10:55am 02.19.22 Looks like he put his fenders on the wrong side of the boat.:poop:
Defender Sold jssailem at 10:53am 02.19.22 For me in the PacificNW: FISHERIES SUPPLY Fisheries Supply: Marine Supplies & Boat Supplies Since 1
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 10:50am 02.19.22 Interesting. I would enjoy seeing the design. I have been using a butane burner, while I finish the
Balmar battery monitor and ACR jssailem at 10:47am 02.19.22 Mark. Dave (@dlochner ) nailed the details of the 2 banks and the SG200. I am installing an SG200 in
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 rgranger at 10:37am 02.19.22 Love your boat and she will love you back. Try to go on a short sail on both and see which one spe
Stove Dimensions ontherocks83 at 10:36am 02.19.22 I was going to put a catch tray on the top with a lip so the cook top would be recessed in. Also I a
Defender Sold JamesG161 at 10:35am 02.19.22 Please share your "better than Defender" site. Anchor Express \| Marine Electronics Online from Top
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 10:32am 02.19.22 make a wooden box to put a small cook top on with drawers underneath That sounds interesting. As I
Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? rgranger at 10:31am 02.19.22 I'd throw the Compac 16 (or any of the com pac boats) and the Rhodes 22 into your mix of contenders.
Need larger hole in hatch jssailem at 10:29am 02.19.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) to
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dmdiehl64 at 10:28am 02.19.22 I didn't say experienced dinghy racer (lightnings). :) Been at it a little over 3 years now and have
Greatest knot tying in the world Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 02.19.22 Looks like he is all set to do his bottom job. Certainly looks a lot easier than putting the boat
Defender Sold jssailem at 10:25am 02.19.22 Despite the grumbling I heard from a Canadian Banker a few years ago in Sidney Marina, while sharing
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 02.19.22 Defender has been sold. Oh yeah. NOW you tell me :mad: . Engaged in a back and forth where De
learning to sail... The big step... jon hansen at 10:21am 02.19.22 buy frank bethwaite's book. read it over and over this winter. underline, take notes, move to the
learning to sail... The big step... Serenity on Hudson at 10:11am 02.19.22 The Colgate School is what started it for me. From basics to sail trim they covered it all easily un
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jon hansen at 10:10am 02.19.22 ..... and it will teach one how to drive a sailing vessel over the surface of the water while teachi
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 02.19.22 Use a wood backing, use an acrylic hole drill, let the drill do the work. Acrylic hole drill does
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 9:49am 02.19.22 WOW... is that book just getting to Michigan? published in 2011. A great book. Will teach you skil

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