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Sailing The Grenadines seadaddler at 9:24pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Finally got to sail one of those 4700 cats in the islands,WOWa lot of boat for sure.We had a cook
leak in fuel tanki Ronnie Ramos at 9:41pm 06.17.08 Big Boats 3/1062 I have a small leak in the fuel tank. Main problem is accessibility. Would appreciate any suggesti
What is the accepted method... Doug/Karen at 9:58pm 06.17.08 Big Boats 7/1424 ...for turning on and off the propane system? We have been told that unless we will be away for an
Why Didn't I Think of That Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 10:08pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 This is a great resource written by John and Susan Roberts. It has over 1,100 tips from cruisers
Depth Offset mamkt001 at 10:43pm 06.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2065 Just a quick question. What should I assign as the actual offset when setting up my ST60 depth guage
Pedestal throttle "shift disengage" button Turner at 12:28am 06.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1250 The black, rubber cover over the gear shift disengage button on the throttle handle disappeared. The
Looking for Oday 28 with centerboard Rob Straebel at 12:37am 06.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1328 I am searching for a Oday 28 with centerboard to purchase. Great Lakes location is preferred but not
Mistral 33, windows Edward McCabe at 11:33pm 06.17.08 Hallberg-Rassy 6/4394 We took out the plexiglass windows and changed to safety glass, rebedded them and reattached the fra
about reference library, downwind sailing Jim Boernge at 11:25pm 06.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/3120 Don,Trying to learn more about light air sailing...Is ther an word error in your text?"Wind Shi
Genoa track on Oday 26 Mike8088 at 11:01pm 06.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/990 Has anyone installed a genoa track on an O'day 26? The factory installed track on the coaming is to
Where does this cable go??? WayneCam at 1:42am 06.18.08 Big Boats 1/1009 On my 2003 Hunter 386 I found a cable behind the Nav Station Instrument panel. The cable has a blac
V17 spinnaker rigging JM3 at 3:27am 06.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/783 I recently bought a V17 which has been treating me well. It came with a spinnaker and I'd like to fi
hylas versus irwin conny at 5:33am 06.18.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4245 Hi we seem to have our heart set on a hylas, but I just saw an irwin 43 that I really liked. Anybody
Ideas if you have them sailaway78 at 6:38am 06.18.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1439 As some of you know I broke the shackle on the headstay couple weeks ago. Now I am taking things ap
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION Paul J. Rusyniak at 6:05am 06.18.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1118 Is this what the divorce courts mean when they talk about equitable distribution - half the house, a
Cabin repair/ cabin cushions Jeff Tuller at 5:13am 06.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1086 I am looking for new or newer cabin and berth cushions that will fit my Macgregor Venture 22.Any hel
rudder trust shaft bearing stuffing box Michael Jivotovsky at 4:54am 06.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1379 What can be used as a packing material under 3-bolt flange of stuffing box to seal the rudder trust
How to Rig an O'Day 23 Clayton Wynn at 4:39am 06.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 29/10593 Could someone send me pictures or a good written explanation (or a combination of both) on how to ri
Mixed Battery Upgrade? Paul F at 7:26am 06.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1308 Need more amps, thinking of adding two 6 volt batteries to my existing 2 Group 27s and 1 starting ba
Henlopen, DE Q bp at 7:41am 06.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1204 Has anybody anchored out in Henlopen inside the breakwater? If so how was it?

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Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 11:14am 09.18.21 Hi Sail SFbay: That's great! When are you available? Thanks in advance! :) I will message you
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler capta at 11:13am 09.18.21 Since you are into wooden boats, retired Northern Trollers are for sale at extremely reasonable pric
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? BigEasy at 10:57am 09.18.21 What's this, scare tactics now? Lol, I know it's expensive, Just the facts, just the facts!!!!
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 10:50am 09.18.21 Going to cost $2500 to $3000 IF you do it yourself. Approximately $2000 for the windlass, circuit
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:38am 09.18.21 I use DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant. Does the same job, less expensive.
Irwin 28 Systems sail sfbay at 10:36am 09.18.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest try to get a manual through Irwin Yachts - Irwin Sai
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? BigEasy at 10:23am 09.18.21 The 34-ft hunter I'm not ready to run out and spend $1,000+ if there isn't a reason Going to c
Cal 21 Year Built sail sfbay at 10:18am 09.18.21 Unfortunately boat HIN's were not required in the U.S until Nov 1 , 1972. If you are lucky you have
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) BigEasy at 10:13am 09.18.21 makes sails, hulls, rigging, deck hardware, and anything that moves on your boat run smoother
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 10:12am 09.18.21 I received an Email from a Cape Cod, Ma lister on the sail trim forum this morning. He wanted to kno
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) sail sfbay at 10:05am 09.18.21 Glad it worked............its a dry lubricant that makes sails, hulls, rigging, deck hardware, and a
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 10:03am 09.18.21 5th time sailing. Still can't sail but this made it way easier... had my Signet depth sounder ref
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? sail sfbay at 10:01am 09.18.21 .........If anyone knows of someone who 1) knows the area (Fortman Marina to basic area sailing in
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler sail sfbay at 9:17am 09.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What do you plan to do to modify a sailboat to a trawler.........add a pilot
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 8:55am 09.18.21 Call Bob Walker, at this link, for possible solutions... Home Jim... PS: that link is NewRudders.co
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler walt at 8:36am 09.18.21 Retired.. go for it. You will have a lot of fun and probably end up gaining a fair amount of knowled
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running DougM at 8:24am 09.18.21 17 years and no issues. Simple enough design.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Stu Jackson at 8:01am 09.18.21 just because you can doesn't mean you should destroy a boat to make it into something that was not
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running BigEasy at 7:06am 09.18.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!! Nothing stupid about a seal that is simple,
ipad for navigation (1) TomY at 6:53am 09.18.21 So many threads about this....... so many..... This season I brought the iPad onboard before a th

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