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Can't find the old "Your Custom Forums" Mulf at 3:59pm 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1219 I used the old "your Custom Forms" to select which forums I monitored. Am i not looking in the righ
Removing paint on hull set2sail at 3:55pm 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1874 Hello, I need help. I need to remove the "old boats name which is painted onto the hull. Are th
adding an avatar kenkindy1 at 2:32pm 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1315 Hi, Where do I add an avatar? I can't seem to find this in the user profile area. Thanks. Ken
Hoisting for storage GRIZ1000 at 2:21pm 09.26.08 Day Sailers 1/1266 We own an early Javelin with wood floor boards with a trailer. Want to hoist hull in garage so we c
Life comes at you fast... Brian D at 2:03pm 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1471 This morning I am sitting at my desk getting ready for lunch. I get a call that a woman who owns a b
Members on line list. Ross at 1:56pm 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1093 The roll call is not complete I think. Sometimes I am logged on and not shown in the list and someti
Inverter problem/question sailaway78 at 1:35pm 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1580 The scenario. Was doing some engine compartment wiring this afternoon. No shore power to the boat.
One Person Mast Raising System papamills at 1:20pm 09.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1747 Looking for suggestions for one person mast raising system for 1985 MacGregor 25....in water and on
Bottom Sanding - Painting sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 09.26.08 Big Boats 2/1286 When the boat is hauled for the sesaon, can it be light sanded now (Oct/Nov) and left to paint in th
NavPod Installation Tips (Photo Heavy Post) (8) Maine Sail at 11:52am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/3821 It occurred to me, after seeing a guy at the boat yard destroy a $200.00 + NavPod, that some may be
Removing Mast Step ggreen at 11:31am 09.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 24/2965 I have a 1984, 23 ft. O'day with a stepped mast. The mast plate leaks, and needs to be rebedded, how
Anyone else going to the Lats & Att's party at 2 harbrs. caguy at 11:22am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1327 Anyone else going to the Lats ' Att's party at 2 Harbors. Oct 10-12th? Promises to be a good time.F
Rigging Diagram for O'Day 19 Conrad at 8:52am 09.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/5191 I have just purchased a 1983 O'Day 19 and I need a diagram of how to rig the the mast, sails,etc.I a
Yanmar Manuals Warren Milberg at 7:27am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1598 Phil: I still cannot find the Yanmar engine manuals that Jim Seamans had posted to the "Resource" s
Vinyl GoldLeaf Lettering igor at 6:51am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3205 Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has ordered vinyl goldleaf letters for the name of their boa
Sailcare Warren Milberg at 6:35am 09.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1225 FYI, for those of you who like and use "Sailcare," as I do, their 15 % discount period runs on sails
Control of specific forums to show? Rich Stidger at 6:35am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1669 On the old site a user could check off which forums in which they were interested and only those pos
How to control getting only Hunter forums? Rich Stidger at 6:16am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1563 Upon first opening of the home page, if I click New Posts I get posts from all boat brands. If I cl
attached thumbnails ffacts at 5:59am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1232 How do I manage to see the attached thumbnaills They are not showing and I cannot find the "special
Posting images to new post Ken Palmer at 5:21am 09.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1105 I just ran across a posting where a couple images were included in the post. When passing my mouse

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Looking for New Chart Plotter Ward H at 6:46pm 01.09.22 I had all of maybe 20 waypoints stored in my GPS which were the inlets of the harbors and bars I wo
I still don't quite get rule #2... jssailem at 5:50pm 01.09.22 Greg... The ColRegs are pretty clear. They are literal in their construction. I try not to read too
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... jssailem at 5:42pm 01.09.22 Nice catch Terry. You are absolutely spot on about the first BING cleat hitch tie. It failed to prop
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat SF Bay Sailor at 5:27pm 01.09.22 The test sail went well and I will be purchasing the boat. Thanks for all the info. I am sure I wi
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 5:22pm 01.09.22 When I first wrapped my furler, The line was a bit loose on the drum. When I wrapped the sail in a s
Towing Rick Webb at 5:14pm 01.09.22 As someone told me when I asked about pulling an Oday with my CRV, it's not the pulling but the sto
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Ward H at 5:10pm 01.09.22 I wouldn't dismiss the idea of cast pieces entirely. If you follow best practices for diesel opera
Is compass light wired into stern running light on the 270? sail sfbay at 5:07pm 01.09.22 Have you turned on the navigation light switch at the panel to check? Otherwise might do a function
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

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