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Buying a Daysailor. Your Thoughts?!?! Flotsam at 1:11pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/10310 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 9/1646 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 2/2606 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 10/1325 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 5/3850 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 6/1482 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 2/1977 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 1/1186 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 4/1986 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w
Keel isolated or not ? ZIncs warranted? Jellyrum at 10:41am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1234 As background to my question, I have a Freedom 21 with the fin keel. I imagined that the lead keel (
93 26s back stay MontanaSailor at 10:13am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2283 I just bought this boat. I'm a total newbie. I sailed it this past weekend. WOW it was great! I'
diesel exhaust below water when underway (2) M at 10:02am 08.11.08 Lancer 1/1681 The previous owner of my Lancer 25 added an inboard Yanmar 1GM10, and ran the exhaust pipe out over
Lost my mooring - (1) Randy Burns at 9:57am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6087 In about 14' at low water. Its a mushroom with chain. It doesnt seem logical, but I have trolled abu
Bimini for Capri 22 BrettHunt at 9:38am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2285 Considering buying a Capri 22. Boat does not currently have a bimini. Wondering if anyone out ther
H27 GENOA LEADS tedsbeds at 9:24am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1018 After a year and a half of restoration my 1981 H 27 is finally in the water. With no help from P.O.
Willard HIN erikj267 at 9:17am 08.11.08 Lancer 2/1959 I just bought a 1976 Lancer 28 foot. It has a WLD (Willard Marine) starting at the hull ID number.
keel won't lower Blue noser at 8:18am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1604 I think a friend raised my keel to high, it won't go down when i try to lower on the crank, any sug
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 7:55am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 6/39573 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good
Electric winch vs. drill power attchments Mark Mynsberge at 6:56am 08.11.08 Big Boats 20/5112 I am trying to find an easy way for my girlfriend to raise the mainsail. Using the winch manually t
Grounding idea Deadline at 6:29am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1055 Ran aground with seven people onboard and couldn't budge with the motor. So I put all of them on the

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Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Tom J at 4:28pm 01.08.22 I'll also call HDI Marine but their website only talks about cast pieces. I wouldn't dismiss the i
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 4:27pm 01.08.22 I took possession of the boat today. It took all afternoon to step the mast and tune the rigging bu
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 4:25pm 01.08.22
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 4:23pm 01.08.22 Plans are to just cruise and play around. If I find the right deal on a trailer, I"ll consider it b
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 4:20pm 01.08.22 Why would one even do that? :facepalm: I have wondered that, too. When they furl the jib, the fu
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Ward H at 4:20pm 01.08.22 Replace it I will. My research shows one of the larger Catalinas came with a SS riser so I'll ca
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 4:11pm 01.08.22 Maybe I should clarify that. Glad I'm not dealing with snow. Otherwise, I do miss New England. :)
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 3:46pm 01.08.22 BTW, grew up in Scituate. Glad I'm in Fl. now. Maybe I should clarify that. Glad I'm not dealing
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 3:34pm 01.08.22 Watch it again. It flashes on the screen near the start. Four meters Metric? Just when I was i
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 3:22pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 3:13pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 3:11pm 01.08.22 As I am looking at the shredded jib laying in my backyard, I am thinking it was an issue of the prev
Point to ponder: furling the jib Don S/V ILLusion at 2:57pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 2:53pm 01.08.22 Does leaving that handkerchief of jib sticking out lead to shredding, or more likely, did some sail
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:11pm 01.08.22 I might have missed it, but how do you estimate the amount of line needed for the project? Watch
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 1:55pm 01.08.22 Snoopy, we all started out not knowing anything about any of this. We learned. Your question is l
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 1:46pm 01.08.22 jssailem, I read your attachment, and it was very enlightening and interesting. I watch Sam Holme
Looking for New Chart Plotter Tally Ho at 1:04pm 01.08.22 Yes, the only difference in those specific units are the maps that they come pre-loaded with. I don
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 1:02pm 01.08.22 I might have missed it, but how do you estimate the amount of line needed for the project?
I still don't quite get rule #2... LloydB at 1:01pm 01.08.22 They are the stand on when approaching pass port to port. when overtaking pass starboard to their po

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