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mast steps joefusa at 8:01pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1846 has anyone installed mast steps (folding type)? how far up do you go? what are your thoughts? thinki
I am considering a Paceship and a Kelt NCNoviceCouple at 6:18pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3341 I am shopping for my first boat. I am looking for something that will let me get on the water, deve
Need WIndless for 1997 Hunter 376 randy18488 at 6:09pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1277 Hi All I have a 1997 Hunter 376 , it didnot come with a windlass, can someone that has a 376 with
people capcity ratings porsche at 5:01pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1718 I have looked and looked and I can not find what the limit is as per persons and gear weight for my
Manson Supreme - 1st test John at 1:50pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2228 I just got my new anchor - a Manson Supreme 35lb. for my Catalina 36 and took it out for a test yest
Rake of the mast Captphil2412382 at 1:38pm 08.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1322 I have been working on adding mast support (in addition to the compression post). Now that I am fin
My new 20 year old trailer Doug J at 1:04pm 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/907 I picked up an old galvanized tandem axle trailer. The structure of the trailer had no rust, but did
My new 20 year old trailer Doug J at 1:03pm 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/770 I picked up an old galvanized tandem axle trailer. The structure of the trailer had no rust, but did
Car Size Lateral Ballast at 12:57pm 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/759 what is the recomended weight of the vehicle to tow a 26x on a double axle. If not for towing but fo
Boom sheave replacement Ne Oublie Voyager at 12:53pm 08.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2082 The plastic sheaves that the reefing lines run thru the boom on have broken. How are they replaced?
The lost newbie MrMikey64 at 12:41pm 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/940 i just acquired a Macgregor! But, I know so very little about them. The only number I found on the
Annapolis Boat Show Oct 9-13 Jim Seamans at 12:34pm 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/913 First shot.. Joan and I are going on Oct 9 due to travel plans. Is there interest in trying to g
Retirement sailboat "winter cabin" walt at 11:41am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 I would like to hear "stories" and get some ideas from folks who maintain lives in Northern places b
Hull Speed Tom23400 at 10:57am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4911 They say you can determine your max hull speed by knowing a sail boats length in the water. If that
Survey: For Sailors Who Have Converted from 2-Blade to 3-Blade Prop: PropWalk rardiH36 at 10:31am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2277 Here goes: For those that have actually converted boats from 2 blades to 3 blades (or know someon
Knots Bob S at 9:38am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3011 Being a novice I am still learning how to tie knots and stumbled on this animated website.
mast needed H23 Grymkiwi at 8:15am 08.06.08 Smaller Boats 6/1352 any one know where I can find a mast for an H23 ???
Tropical Storm sailaway78 at 7:51am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 Any of you guys down in the Galveston, Sabine Pass area get any damage at all from that little tropi
BVI Charter Co. needs 45' provalorbrent at 7:25am 08.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/929 I have a new, small, growing Yacht Charter and Yacht Management company in the British Virgin Island
Battery Combiners vs Isolators Bill Murray at 6:58am 08.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2166 My 1999 H410 has an electrical system composed of a house bank of 2 4D batteries and 1 SRM-24 starte

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I still don't quite get rule #2... Hayden Watson at 5:20pm 01.06.22 I understand the philosophical distinction you are making but it probably only comes into play (leg
I still don't quite get rule #2... Hayden Watson at 5:17pm 01.06.22 The red wine is on the left. Port is a red wine. Green has more letters than red. Starboard has mor
I still don't quite get rule #2... rgranger at 5:05pm 01.06.22 There is a not so subtle difference. The Give Way vessel is obligated to give way, however the stan
I still don't quite get rule #2... Charles Erwin at 5:01pm 01.06.22 I am one and don't play one. The rules (see the link at #7 above) are both inland and general mariti
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tom J at 4:58pm 01.06.22 A couple of rules of navigation I swear by are "common sense prevails", and "the big guy always wins
I still don't quite get rule #2... dlochner at 4:34pm 01.06.22 Close - but relative fault gets quantified in Admiralty collisions. That means it is not a 'last c
I still don't quite get rule #2... shemandr at 4:16pm 01.06.22 January? Crossing argument? Situation Normal!
I still don't quite get rule #2... Charles Erwin at 4:03pm 01.06.22 As I understand the law, if there is an accident and the give way vessel did not give way and the s
I still don't quite get rule #2... Stu Jackson at 3:28pm 01.06.22 I believe burdened and give way are used synonymously. Dave, IIRC the 1972 changes eliminated the
I still don't quite get rule #2... kappykaplan at 3:18pm 01.06.22 The red wine is on the left. Port is a red wine. :huh:
I still don't quite get rule #2... dlochner at 3:17pm 01.06.22 RULE 15: Crossing Situation; When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of co
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Stu Jackson at 3:14pm 01.06.22 Not indulgence, it's simply the way things are here with our merry band of brothers and sisters. :)
I still don't quite get rule #2... Calif. Ted at 3:14pm 01.06.22 RULE 15: Crossing Situation; When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of col
I still don't quite get rule #2... dlochner at 3:00pm 01.06.22 Quite right and good rule. Except during daylight and the operator of the vessel (me) can't rememb
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? kjdoyle1 at 2:59pm 01.06.22 Although this third-year sailor can't repay you guys with equal knowledge, allow me to do so with gr
I still don't quite get rule #2... dlochner at 2:59pm 01.06.22 You are correct of course but.... the "give way" boat has the obligation to allow the stand on boat
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 01.06.22 We have a 4.3KW thruster on a Beneteau 37. Beneteau powers it from a single group 27 battery under t
I still don't quite get rule #2... dLj at 2:23pm 01.06.22 You are correct of course but.... the "give way" boat has the obligation to allow the stand on boat
I still don't quite get rule #2... Charles Erwin at 2:00pm 01.06.22 If you can see the other boat's red light, you are the give way vessel. If you can see the other bo
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Chris Blubaugh01 at 2:00pm 01.06.22

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