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Sand inthe Bilge Eric on Selah at 3:39am 01.31.09 Big Boats 6/1833 Last year we took our year 2000 380 from Charlotte Harbor Florida down to the Keys and up the east c
LED Navigation lights jibes138 at 12:07am 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3238 Anyone using the LED navigation lights? Recommendation for the aqua signal 25 series deck and steam
Jabsco pump cam Ken13559 at 11:12pm 01.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1975 Hello Peggy, Some weeks back I've changed the top gasket and joker valves to my Jabsco manual pump.
Looking for someone to sail tagalong at 9:35pm 01.30.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3842 I am looking for someone to sail my boat from Slidell to Mobile. Job will pay very well and I will
Turnbuckle Selden WANTED NO-Name hardware anikalela at 6:56pm 01.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1234 I have a 2005 hunter 33. I am looking to get a Selden knock off if possible. My turnbuckle snapped
Reconnecting... John at 6:46pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1840 Okay, here's another question - maybe just a minor detail. I'll be pulling the keel stepped mast o
Fuel consumption on a 26S Blake at 4:43pm 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2987 We are planning a trip to Lake Powell in April. Big lake with few Marinas. I have no idea what kind
Ballast in ODay 22 ? Sea Drifter at 3:25pm 01.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2007 My ODay 22 (1978) is designed to have 600 lbs lead in the keel. It is fine under sail, and I reef do
Classic Cruiser vrs Modern Cruiser Franklin at 2:02pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4246 I don't want this to turn into a thread war of which is better. It's more of a thread to discuss an
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2796 When I lived in So Ca I conducted many sail trim seminars, 2 or 3 of which were under the auspices o
New Running Rigging Coming Soon (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2055 I just returned from Yale Cordage from picking up my freshly spliced halyards (WOW is all I can say)
Autohelm ST1000 on a Capri-18 CaptDon01 at 12:47pm 01.30.09 Smaller Boats 1/2014 Anyone install an Autohelm 1000 on their Capri-18? Thinking of the ST1000 vs the ST2000. I think t
Cool things that a digital camera is good for. (1) Ross at 10:49am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2594 I had a job today locating some water pipes that would freeze in very cold weather and correcting th
Bilge pump on 26D Nik at 9:30am 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4066 How and where is the best way to mount an electric bilge pump in a 26D? The problem I am seeing is
Good vendor report (1) Maine Sail at 5:30am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4505 After 20+ years I was due for a new Forstner bit set. While cruising through Fine Woodworking magazi
Gone to Catalina windward54 at 8:34pm 01.29.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4909 Weather looks great, mid 70's with a good breeze. I'm hitting the water and heading for Catalina Is
What do I have ??? onbye at 8:27pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1362 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner... Iam a builder of canoes and kayaks and hve just purchased my f
Im Building a Sailing Dinghy! Check it out! (2) sailingandsuch at 7:51pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 46/14243 UPDATE I have since added more photos and posts to my blog! Check it out, the boat is coming along p
Home Made Furler? Mike M8297 at 7:47pm 01.29.09 Catalina 22 20/12791 Anyone have experience with home made furlers on a C22? I've seen a couple of posts on the web showi
Semco Products renom2 at 6:21pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/974 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner.

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Farr 940 v. Farr 9.2 v. Noelex 30 Tedd at 3:12pm 12.30.21 Thanks, @sail sfbay, that's very informative! I've been comparing polars for a few different boats.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric DArcy at 3:03pm 12.30.21 A Diva 39 across the way from my boat was converted to electric several years ago and the owner says
Farr 940 v. Farr 9.2 v. Noelex 30 sail sfbay at 3:02pm 12.30.21 The Farr 9.2 was introduces in 1979 with a lifting or fixed keel, 4661 lb displacement and 1294 lb b
Its funny Friday! Tally Ho at 2:58pm 12.30.21 My uncle Dave was a real woodsman, big man, keen nose, etc. my brother and I lived with my cousins
Key West activities. BigEasy at 2:47pm 12.30.21 Mel Fisher's museum is interesting. Not high tech; however, learning about salvaging the Atocha wa
A new 466 (3) Cruising Spirit at 2:45pm 12.30.21 Hello Blacksheep. Congratulations on your 466. Ours is a 460 2000 model. We have 8 100 watt panels o
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric MikeHoncho at 2:38pm 12.30.21 There has been two 28/30 ft boats of great condition for sale in my area that have been converted to
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric LeeandRick at 2:27pm 12.30.21 If you go to an Oceanvolt saildrive system, goodbye prop walk.:D
M25-XP Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump is dripping oil at the base Hayden Watson at 2:25pm 12.30.21 I would suggest that the first thing you do is tear down the old pump as I showed in my photo to see
Key West activities. chip veres at 2:09pm 12.30.21 A great place to eat a number of years ago was the Hogfish Cafe on Stock Island. Still there, stil
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 2:06pm 12.30.21 I think with all this ass beating we probably developed stronger tighter butts.
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:03pm 12.30.21 201329
New Roller Furler - Your pick? Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 12.30.21 Do you already have a halyard restrainer? If not, the ProFurl with its built-in wrap stop top swive
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 1:48pm 12.30.21 In the case of hiring someone to rescue the vessel, they could still consider it salvage I have gu
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:30pm 12.30.21 I always told my son that he had an older brother, but he didn't know how to behave. -Will
Key West activities. Tom J at 12:33pm 12.30.21 Walk down Duvall street and gawk at the natives Do the "Duval Crawl"!
Wow! First image from the James Webb Space Telescope LloydB at 12:28pm 12.30.21 Scientists are explaining that this glitch was simply a misunderstanding of the new COVID mask regul
New Roller Furler - Your pick? Dave Groshong at 12:25pm 12.30.21 We'll beat any published price on Harken MKIV or the new Harken Ocean model, or Furlex furlers (Fur
Key West activities. Rick Webb at 12:15pm 12.30.21 What I remember: Drink Take your picture at the Southernmost Tourist Photo Op Drink Walk down Duval
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing (1) Tally Ho at 12:09pm 12.30.21 So since I ended up ordering from SBO for an extra $30 to get from the same place I was going to or

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