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In case of Hurricane.... NYSail at 5:35pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1611 Where is the best place for a sail boat under the following three choices. First of I have a Pearso
The mess has begun! (1) Recess at 5:07pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1100 I have started sanding the old paint off. I figured to go ahead and get the old bottom paint of firs
dingy motor lift barney at 4:38pm 08.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1274 has anyone installed a dingy motor lift on a Hunter 35.5? I am thinking of purchasing a Forespar Nov
Main reefing Bilgewater at 4:11pm 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 0/887 I am in the process of adding slab reefing of the main from the cockpit. Since I have a CDI roller
Tachometer replacement K-Mac at 3:07pm 08.11.08 Catalina 30 3/1539 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and my tach died recently. Thus far I have been unable to locate a replac
Bilge repair Randy Church at 2:51pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 2/1641 I'm fairly certain I've read all posts regarding the cavity beneath the sump floor that holds water
CDI furler on ebay sailaway78 at 2:12pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1424 Anyone interested, there is a CDI flex furler on ebay. Listed under sailboat parts. It is the FF6, w
It is going to get messy Recess at 2:10pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/884 I am starting the sanding and prep work for the paint job. Luckily my carports are freaking huge so
Need Help Evaluating a 1980 28' Oday (1) jbrosser at 2:02pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2085 My wife and I are new to sailing and this will be our first buy. We are looking at vessels in the 2
west lake Erie Bogdan at 1:54pm 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/918 can anyone tell me about sailing in western L.Erie, would live to do this in Sept
club racing swamp irish at 1:48pm 08.11.08 Cal 2/1625
Buying a Daysailor. Your Thoughts?!?! Flotsam at 1:11pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/10260 Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly seek your advice in boat purchases. I am seeking a daysailor with
Top off the Tanks??? A survey for those that don't MoonSailer at 12:47pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1644 It seems to be popular opinion not based on any physics or experiments that topping off fuel tanks i
US tourist hacked to death in Guatemala Steve22116 at 12:32pm 08.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2598 Sorry to report this attack in Guatemala but felt others should know this danger. I've included the
Dodger sharkdive1 at 11:52am 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 10/1323 I have a 96 H26. Does anyone know if there is a Dodger that I can buy for my sailboat or do I just h
Loose Steering on Mac 26 Hogan at 11:48am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 5/3832 A friend of mine has a Mac 26 trailer sailor and his wheel steering is quite loose; difficult to mai
Port Townsend to Sidney Seattle Scott at 11:46am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 As in Sidney British Columbia. I am going to cross the straight next week ( first time). Boat go
No COmpression on VOlvo MD2020 Sea Fever at 11:11am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1967 Hi, My friend has a MD 2020 and has not started the engine in 2-3 years. He just started to check
Roller Furler Tom23400 at 10:52am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1182 I have a 1994 vintage Harken roller furler. It furles in the Genoa nice and smooth. When unfurling
San Domingo Creek (back door to St Michaels) Velero49 at 10:42am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1975 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w

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Anchor light for a 420 passage Crusty Ol Salt at 9:21am 01.01.22 Here you go. A Chandler who will mail the products at a free or fair price. Thx a million.
Input on vent requested Will Gilmore at 9:18am 01.01.22 Before you take the step of installing an outside vent, try a month of living with a circulating fan
Happy New Year 2022 jssailem at 9:17am 01.01.22 Happy New year...
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 9:17am 01.01.22 electric propulsion. I do not believe electrical propulsion is new or newness. It has been around
Anchor light for a 420 passage jssailem at 9:03am 01.01.22 Here you go. A Chandler who will mail the products at a free or fair price. https://www.fisheriessu
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric markwbird at 9:02am 01.01.22 My dock neighbors did this. Very expensive and it took a couple of go arounds to get it operational.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric kappykaplan at 8:58am 01.01.22 I do not see the specific model and year of your boat Hunter 30 boat
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 8:55am 01.01.22 PYI has the PSS seals. They are in Lynwood Wa. They make a version that is not graphite so as to ac
Happy New Year 2022 kappykaplan at 8:54am 01.01.22 Same to you and yours, Marcus. :beer:
WHAT'S IN YOUR STOCKING (WALLET)? kappykaplan at 8:53am 01.01.22 My first computer was an Osborne I. I bought an Epson dot matrix printer to use with it.
Chapman's Piloting Publication jssailem at 8:49am 01.01.22 @sailcapt340 Sounds a little like the "Elf on the Shelf".
Replacement silcock access cover in shower? leo310 at 8:46am 01.01.22 take a look on Amazon
Chapman's Piloting Publication (3) sailcapt340 at 8:33am 01.01.22 Funny story, I think you'll enjoy, It's not Chapmans, but I thought you'd like to see this book anyw
Replacement silcock access cover in shower? sail sfbay at 8:32am 01.01.22 Is that your outside shower box? Need the dimensions to find a match. Found the same problem on a
Velociteck Prostart cb32863 at 7:59am 01.01.22 Please tell your friend that his contributions are missed. I hope the issues he might have had her
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 01.01.22 @Filmstress First, I do not see the specific model and year of your boat which is crucial to get a
Winter Cruising Question Kings Gambit at 7:48am 01.01.22
A lost art: Conserving ice. dmax at 7:45am 01.01.22 Vacuum panels are the ultimate in insulation - R50 per inch. http://www.thermalvisions.com/index.htm
A lost art: Conserving ice. dlochner at 7:40am 01.01.22 Tom, I'm thinking about the fiberglass panels from a home center often used to line showers, smooth
It just keeps going... jssailem at 7:39am 01.01.22 Gudgeon That would have been my assumption. I am trying not to ASS-U-ME too much this year.

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