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This a great daily read! Jack W -2005 H 36 at 7:44am 11.18.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1526 Hi gang! Friends and dockmates of mine from CT are sailing their Beneteau 423 from Ct to Texas and p
Rapture of the Deep - Humor(?) Bob Poff at 7:11am 11.18.08 Sails Call Lounge 3/3097
"Thru Hull" or "In Hull" Transducer Joe Mullee at 6:20am 11.18.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4656 Looking for a new depth finder. Just curious about any experiance with the In Hull transducers. Do t
How do you attach your jib sheets? Roy Udwin at 5:56am 11.18.08 Ask All Sailors 33/12207 I was curious to see the different ways (knots) sailors attach their jib sheets to the jib. Please
Hunter 27 Merriman shift lever Calvin1Calvin at 5:29am 11.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1059 Does anyone know where to find a transmisson shift lever for a 1978 Hunter 27? My understanding is
Pearson 38 jimma4191 at 4:51am 11.18.08 Pearson 5/5755 I currently own a 1987 P33-2 hull #109. I would like to move up and I am looking at 1990 Pearson 38
spare tire compatability Jansen at 4:35am 11.18.08 Trailer Sailors 7/2816 Will the spare on my dodge minivan fit the boat trailer? Looks like the same spread on the lug nuts
26s Rub rail Jansen at 4:31am 11.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1421 My rub rail is not sealed and part of it is rubbed plum off. Will lack of caulking around the rub
Shower Hook Up shymel at 8:37pm 11.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1058 how can i hook up a shower to my 27 Hunter. new to sailing
Repair Topside Leaks countrygent147 at 7:57pm 11.17.08 Day Sailers 3/2190 Good eve. Live in southeastern CT. Would like to met other 22 owners nearby. Anyway, bought my 22
prop for tohatsu 50 hp outboard Sea Scrapper at 7:45pm 11.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2460 We have a 9x13 prop on our tohatsu 50 hp outboard, on our 26M, it will only turn 4400 rpm. Does any
H/C pressure water winterizing pauldebhanna at 7:42pm 11.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1100 I own a '97 Cat 28 MKII, can anyone tell me what the process is for winterizing the H/C pressure wat
Where to get the canvas gear bags Fourtylove at 7:27pm 11.17.08 Big Boats 0/890 Im looking to buy another gear bag that came with our 2002 Passage 456, they are Kaki , hang bags wi
Christmas Cards regor-123 at 7:17pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2427 Does anyone know a good source for "sailing" Christmas cards?
Beneteau First 38 !! High pressure fresh water leak windsmaker at 6:27pm 11.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2484 I have a beneteau first 38 (1984) and have a leak in the fresh water pressure line which is leaking
Need Help with Yanmar 3GMF Oil Leak H34Rich at 4:51pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1863 Hello. Anybody out there experienced with replacing the Rear (crankshaft) Oil Seal mounted in the Me
Spinnaker Size vcastleton at 4:33pm 11.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1256 Can anyone advise the correct luff for a symmetrical spinnaker for 86 H31 ? Also any tricks for rev
Hunter Parts michaelanthony at 3:08pm 11.17.08 Big Boats 6/1565 Hello all. Many thanks for this forum and all the assistance I have received from you folks. I
GoreTex packing size question (4) Hermit Scott at 3:03pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3630 This gore stuff feels like fabric infused with silly puddy. So it's kinda mallable. I thought that i
Multimeters Bob S at 2:25pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 29/8008 I am going to buy a multimeter for my boat. Any recommendation? Any features I should be looking for

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Point to ponder: furling the jib quadrille38 at 4:55pm 01.09.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib heritage at 4:48pm 01.09.22 Another cause of furling jibs being shredded in a storm is not getting a tight furl, which can happe
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 4:29pm 01.09.22 If you have existing instruments and auto pilot that are all manufactured by same manufacturer, tha
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Terry Cox at 4:03pm 01.09.22 The other end (boat end) of the lines would be left straight to tie to the cleat. The Bing video s
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 4:00pm 01.09.22 7XC0y4QJxsw
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 3:40pm 01.09.22 mxR5HBEa76w
Beached boat on oak island (1) rgranger at 3:36pm 01.09.22
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 2:33pm 01.09.22 I thank everyone (except maybe @Scott T-Bird ) for their thoughts, comments and insights. I sail oft
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:18pm 01.09.22 Banjos are so under rated nU1VfYYKMDk
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tom J at 12:15pm 01.09.22 Maybe we have discussed this topic enough, but I would offer one example of what can happen when som
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 12:05pm 01.09.22 Slipped anchor bend. mPM8In947MY
Point to ponder: furling the jib BigEasy at 11:58am 01.09.22 I always furl the jib and have three wraps of sheets around the furled sail as well as tie off the e
Looking for New Chart Plotter BigEasy at 11:44am 01.09.22 If you have existing instruments and auto pilot that are all manufactured by same manufacturer, that
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 11:43am 01.09.22 Ditto that..............never know when we will have a 70+ mph wind storm. Never had a jib sail unf
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 11:34am 01.09.22 An easy way to add wraps to the furler line on the drum without removing the sail, is to release th
Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 11:30am 01.09.22 ...but you believe I should be well versed before asking anything, so I am asking pertinent questio
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) Will Gilmore at 11:11am 01.09.22 https://media.tenor.com/images/0cc3ca22b2720ecc97d6f9ce6fd357bc/tenor.gif?ctx=share -Will
Charging acceptance Tom J at 11:05am 01.09.22
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace DArcy at 10:46am 01.09.22 Galling is not really caused by heat but pressure combined with movement causing shear stress at the
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 10:10am 01.09.22 I think the issue here is, what are the requirements for the charger to exit "float mode" ? Float i

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