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Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09
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I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
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I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09
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I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09
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Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09
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What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09
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I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09
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I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09
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Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09
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It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09
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So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09
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Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09
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I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09
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Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09
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I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09
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Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur
Warren Milberg at 6:45am 04.07.09
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In the process of having my first sail of the season a few days ago (and it was grand!), I did a sys
Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09
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I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09
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Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09
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HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to
higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09
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I have some damaged threads on my rigging that I need to take care of. They are big - I am not sure

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I got new crew
Leeward Rail at 6:06pm 03.09.22
Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer:
Docking queries
jnorten at 6:04pm 03.09.22
I recall when outfitting my rig that I Googled things and I was able to find recommendation for fend
Winch Maintenance
JRT at 5:59pm 03.09.22
Old thread, but I thought I'd recycle with some further questions. I've not serviced my winches and
LiFePo4 Refresh
Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.09.22
How's that? It's my understanding that excess current due to a lower load impedance creates more h
I got new crew
Crusty Ol Salt at 5:37pm 03.09.22
Love it
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C
kloudie1 at 5:02pm 03.09.22
S2 9.2 - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com) some info.. not too useful but worth a read
Best anchor and chain
kloudie1 at 4:22pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax
brazenarticle at 4:22pm 03.09.22
Roll a ball of wax from the toilet bowl ring, put it on the bottom of the transducer and stick it to
Standing Rigging
brockangelo at 3:59pm 03.09.22
The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH thre
In hull transducer and wax
Capt Robbie at 3:50pm 03.09.22
mine is installed in clear silicone..... I used an old plasic container as a retainer for the silic
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price
Jconnors at 3:48pm 03.09.22
Hi VS, Is this your first sailboat purchase? I also assume you hired the surveyor. If s
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker?   (1)
sail sfbay at 3:45pm 03.09.22
Do you have a bow roller to secure a Rocna/Manson/Mantus style anchor? if you do, then the anchor c
LiFePo4 Refresh
jviss at 3:35pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax
Ward H at 3:24pm 03.09.22
LiFePo4 Refresh
LeslieTroyer at 3:08pm 03.09.22
What a waste, for the lack of a $5 fusible link. Why don't they protect these things? Fuseable li
Hunter 240 rudder
Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 03.09.22
Arranged for @rgranger to handle
In hull transducer and wax
Light air at 3:07pm 03.09.22
In the video posted by Tally Ho, while checking the use of the transducer, the presenter used petrol
Standing Rigging
Dave Groshong at 3:04pm 03.09.22
The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH threa
Best anchor and chain
shemandr at 2:54pm 03.09.22
The weak link in most nodes is the anchor shackle pin. You can pick chain from tables. But the sha

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