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Learned to sail the "OLD FASION WAY" Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 1:55am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1487 Just sitting here wondering how many of us learned the old fasion way to sail.I spent several year
BVI? BungalowBill at 1:37am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1414 Soon my wife of 35 years and I will be celebrating our anniversary with a week of sailing in the BVI
Florida boats higgs at 3:56am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2352 Tthere have been several discussion here about how hard it was to find a nice used boat down south.
Compounding and waxing Lauren at 7:47am 03.01.08 Big Boats 5/1265 This year I want to compound and then wax my 2000 340. It has some oxidation but not so bad that it
Dog Claude at 6:08am 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1317 Does anyone have any idea how to get a 90 lbs labrador back into the cockpit after his swim ???Has
Wow! $19K For Using VHF Rick D at 8:14am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 56/3406 Before ya'll go flaming, remember the US has caught a few cruisers in some nonsensical provisions. R
Hot water heater engine exchanger ? Chet7135 at 6:29am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1195 I`m thinking about replacing my old electric water heater with one of the combination electric/ heat
installing a raymarine S-1 auto pilot bobinski at 9:24am 03.01.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2246 the rudder indicator on the C-30 using the raymarine S-1 wheel auto pilot. What is the work around
Sole in, (2) Kerry13709 at 9:12am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1369 boat almost back together. Should have the rest of the cabin back together tomorrow. Sending a coupl
Canvas cleaning David Cadwallader at 9:44am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1216 what is the best way to clean mold off or out of canvas dodger
h26 cabin top leak david king at 10:31am 03.01.08 Smaller Boats 5/1044 I have had a bothersome water leak on the cabin top of my h26 that results in water leaking through
Any first hand experience lubing a Kiwi prop PJ at 12:56pm 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1245 The manual isn't really detailed. What is involved in removing the 3 Pozidrive SS screw? Is it done
Swim Platform - Anyone added one to a Hunter? 34 in particular? justice at 9:34pm 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1215 Anyone added a swim platform to the rear of a 1984 H 34? or anyother sailboat with a slanted transom
Slingbox Rich at 9:52pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/946 I'm curious if anyone has used or is currently using a slingbox. It sounds like an obvious choice fo
Mast head light JungleJetJock at 11:56pm 02.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1004 Anyone know the correct bulb for the anchor/steaming light on a Hunter 260? I really would prefer t
polarity alarm I.R. WC at 2:21am 02.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1250 After a day of sailing and returning to my slip at a local marina, the polarity alarm sounded after
outboard mount quilombo at 2:38am 02.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1053 hey everyone, does it matter where I mount my outboard, port or starboard? I had it on the port si
Chicken or the egg type question... Brian D at 2:54am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1392 I know I could probably search the archive for this, but sometimes I like to just jump right out the
Counteweighted mast Jerry Dykhuisen at 2:59am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1160 Some years ago I saw a sailboat with a counterweighted mast. Coming to a bridge, the guy just tilte
Teak deck Rick at 5:16am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1977 A teak deck on a fiberglass boat looks classy when it is new and is supposed to provide a very good

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Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 11:36am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Edition III Finally getting around to a trip report from last summer.
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:22am 11.26.21 The calculations assume that the hull is a cylinder and that the center does not rise as it leans o
Touchless Sailing DayDreamer41 at 11:11am 11.26.21 Three of us went out one blustery day this past summer, my son on the helm and a buddy of mine sitti
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:04am 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk, e
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:02am 11.26.21 I did fabbed one out of sheet aluiminum ,not a good picture boom is hanging on wall in my garage dr
PacificNW weather update. (1) jssailem at 10:48am 11.26.21 My friend Rufus has posted his "Black Friday" weather report for the Pacific NW. Perhaps it should
Single handing Stu Jackson at 10:39am 11.26.21 Stu How long is your boat hook? Longer than your telescoping one? Ric Probably about six feet. Ye
Tipping angles Hello Below at 10:37am 11.26.21 It's time like this when I ask myself the question: "If things go bad should I really expect my insu
C-36 salon table Stu Jackson at 10:26am 11.26.21 @sail sfbay Nice "find." I hadn't heard about these guys before with that name (Catalina Only) b
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... jssailem at 10:24am 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It is
Tipping angles jssailem at 10:20am 11.26.21 Tom, your experience sounds a lot like the one demonstrated in this youtube video. kiv0fxFcV3I
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 10:14am 11.26.21 Thank you Rob. You are right about the detail they put in their blog. I installed my spinnaker pole
Tipping angles Tom J at 10:12am 11.26.21 When we transited the Okeechobee Waterway, we needed to heel to clear the railroad bridge at Port My
C-36 salon table sail sfbay at 9:28am 11.26.21
Touchless Sailing sail sfbay at 9:25am 11.26.21 Nice post!! Sailing with a neutal helm by adjusting sail trim and area is my goal. This article aug
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 9:08am 11.26.21 I think there is more awareness nowadays about the inferior quality of Chinese made hardware, and it
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... markwbird at 8:58am 11.26.21 A lot has changed since 1990.
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild DougM at 8:16am 11.26.21 They should have put an end-cap on the boom. Mine is completely open at the back end! Perfect sol
Single handing smokey73 at 8:00am 11.26.21 At the beginning of an underway I log date/time, engine hours, generator hours, who is on board, des
Single handing kappykaplan at 7:46am 11.26.21 Is there a specific log book for this or do you just use a plain note book? I use a plain notebook

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