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Cape Porpoise Maine Steve A. at 6:25pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1597 I sail a '92 H28 with shoal draft keel. I keep her moored near Boothbay, Maine. It is time to sail
Boat pulling to port and other noob questions Hermit Scott at 6:06pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1610 I just motored my Catalina 30 for the first time. That is the first time I was ever even on a sailbo
What sanitation hose do you currently recommend? Alchemist at 5:59pm 10.05.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2278 Peggie: What hose do you currently recommend to minimize odor permeation? Previously you were reco
Interior panelling laminate P422 Derek Rowell at 5:26pm 10.05.08 Pearson 0/1131 I went down to my '85 422 yesterday and found a hole in the ceiling liner of the forward head due to
Bunge on rudders melbe at 5:03pm 10.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1923 I didn't see anything in the water and was in the channel when I hit some underwater clumps of Hydri
Lake Powell MontanaSailor at 4:44pm 10.05.08 Destinations 0/2218 Hi All, Sailing season is winding down here in Montana and I'm thinking about an early spring/late w
Casco Bay Sailors LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:26pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1187 Do any of you Casco Bay sailors ever cross tacks with singer/song writer Peter Alexander on the sloo
instrumentation fortitude at 3:06pm 10.05.08 Catalina 30 2/1379 would like to hear from anyone who is using the tack tick instrument system, ie. product satisfactio
Lake Powell MontanaSailor at 3:00pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Hi All, Sailing season is winding down here in Montana and I'm thinking about an early spring/late w
Battery oops damage question Wayne M at 2:09pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1296 I took my battery back to shore to charge. On the trip back I was transporting the battery back in m
Digital Inclinometer Ken Prichard at 1:06pm 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 18/3876 Anyone know who makes a digital inclinometer? I know they're available but can't find a manufacturer
PYI PSS dripless shaft seal NOISY?? LoriPetersen at 12:19pm 10.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3594 I'm considering having the PYI PSS dripless shaft seal installed on my Hunter Legend 35.5, but my ya
Adding electra scan to Hunter 42 KD3PC at 11:41am 10.05.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3136 Looking for thoughts or experience in adding an Electra_Scan to my 1991 Hunter 42, already have the
What happened Wayne M at 11:14am 10.05.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1793 to the Sailboat Photo of the Day thread? I subscribed to it and had it added to my home page and it
engine and rigging kdssail at 10:16am 10.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1066 I now own an 1985 Oday 26 with a 1GM10 inboard. any information on the engine would be appricated @
1982 MacGregor 25 Rigging Problem Butch Petty at 6:24am 10.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/8836 1982 MacGregor 25 "mainsail control line" / mainsheet line Sorry everyone. I tried to post this ea
GPS Serial to USB Ron10127 at 10:53am 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1763 Down loaded Seaclear and NOAA charts to new laptop that has no serial ports. Gps that came with the
Yucatan E-Charts Anyone? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:18am 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 0/909 Does anyone know a better source for more detailed electronic charts (for Nobeltec 9.5)?? The Garmi
Winter tips jwieneck at 8:59am 10.05.08 Big Boats 1/1088 Looking for some tips for seasoned winterizers. This year I am wanting to run messenger lines for a
Bone-head moves Bob V at 8:28am 10.05.08 Ask All Sailors 59/10561 We have all made them, some are more noteworthy. If there were a contest I think the clear winner i

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Sail Track Lubricant markwbird at 12:57pm 05.28.21 Dry spray silicone lube works great. You do not have to buy the expensive kind from West Marine tha
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! odaydokay at 12:50pm 05.28.21 It will probably turn up in my v-berth on the 4th of July o something like that.:)
Marking anchor rode thinwater at 12:43pm 05.28.21 You could always run your rode through this https://usrigging.com/rope-counter And from the times
Sail Track Lubricant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:34pm 05.28.21 DuPont nonstick Dry film lubricant
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 12:21pm 05.28.21 Great! Thanks for the info. I agree that the MW will probably get seldom used, but very convenient
The joys of reefing on our 26C (1) willsnow at 12:17pm 05.28.21 Went out in 30+ gusts and swells higher than our boat last summer. (Puget Sound Labor day storm 2020
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 12:16pm 05.28.21 A wealth of information here. The FS mast is not that difficult to take down. https://www.practica
Bimini Timm R Oday25 at 12:12pm 05.28.21 As an owner of an Oday 25 with a bimini ,hopefully this will be of some help . The bimini itself is
26D Rudder willsnow at 12:03pm 05.28.21 Na. My boat came with one, so I guess I've had one for almost a decade. It survived prop strikes and
Ahoy sailor folks Calif. Ted at 11:37am 05.28.21 This is a long shot but the wifes' uncle used to have a place on Sakonnet Point, RI and it always se
Ahoy sailor folks capta at 11:22am 05.28.21 Try Wickford, RI. There are three marinas where boats lay over the winter with liveaboards. Portsmo
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) jon hansen at 10:43am 05.28.21 194652 old flying scott ad photo bragging about it's stability. i'm sure as mentioned above that if
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker LloydB at 10:35am 05.28.21 Before you take the motor off you might try cleaning positive and negative wires that go to the moto
Tender 315 Stu Jackson at 10:23am 05.28.21 it heeled more than I expected it to. Is this other's experience? Any sail trim tips to keep it on
Bimini Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 05.28.21 It's a problem on smaller boats. The bimini on my Starwind 27 was under the boom and I had to stoop
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 10:12am 05.28.21
Odd Discharge Tom J at 9:40am 05.28.21 Tom J / JRT - the entire engine cover was clean - no goop anywhere. Regarding the breather hose is
Marking anchor rode DayDreamer41 at 9:40am 05.28.21 You could always run your rode through this https://usrigging.com/rope-counter
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? jeepbluetj at 9:40am 05.28.21 Sorry, I didn't see this post earlier. I've got an almost complete 2.5 sitting in my yard - puked it
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! Rich Stidger at 9:38am 05.28.21 More likely the o-ring was stuck to the bowl and fell off un-noticed on the floor or into some dark

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