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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 15/1417 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 25/2356 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 5/1266 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 6/1320 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 56/3407 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 17/1393 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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Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht Leeward Rail at 9:17am 11.30.21 Wake up fellows... Pilots train on them all the time. As do Ship Captains... Sometimes called Sim
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 9:13am 11.30.21 Timmy shouldn't have gotten an F+ for following instructions. :huh: Or is Timmy the teacher?There's
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT sailme88 at 9:11am 11.30.21 Wondering how much of the rot was caused by tank condensation.....
Best Headset........ Scott B at 9:05am 11.30.21 I found this Kickstarter very interesting concept. Hands-free and open mic so just normal conversat
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht JamesG161 at 9:03am 11.30.21 Wake up fellows... Pilots train on them all the time. As do Ship Captains... Sometimes called Simu
Switch and fuse panel chilly at 8:58am 11.30.21 js thanks, that all makes sense, what product would you recommend?
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht Leeward Rail at 8:50am 11.30.21 I am all for it, if it makes the majority of people stay indoors, leaving the real world outside, to
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 8:30am 11.30.21 V Berth area followup.. final trim and overhead complete. Lots of 'fussy cutting' - quite surprised
Best Headset........ jssailem at 8:21am 11.30.21 I wonder. When times are difficult to communicate, do you just drop the anchor, call it good, lets g
Best Headset........ FastOlson at 8:15am 11.30.21 We use "hand signals" but I would guess that another advantage of the headphones is lowering distrac
Traveler Change ... Hayden Watson at 8:10am 11.30.21 Hayden: Nice idea on a heated cockpit. Didn't need one in So Ca but what I wished I had was a set u
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT dmax at 8:07am 11.30.21 I cut my aluminum tank in parts to get it out. Replaced it with a smaller plastic tank. I did the
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 rschuss at 7:59am 11.30.21 Do not cut the plywood to fit against the hull. You will create a hard spot and damage the hull. The
Best Headset........ (1) seadaddler at 7:55am 11.30.21 I love our cruise solutions that I got at a boat show but I am not sure if they still sell them.
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht dmax at 7:53am 11.30.21 I guess some people are easily amused. I prefer reality.
Connecticut yards..... bottom job PaulK at 7:39am 11.30.21 I would love to stay near Bridgeport.... that way I can leave the boat and walk to the ferry to get
Bilge pump not working on auto Chesapeake 331 at 7:34am 11.30.21 Here is a PDF of the Rule Bildge Pump Wiring on my H240. It should be similar. It sounds like the f
Bilge pump not working on auto Chesapeake 331 at 7:32am 11.30.21 Since I can't see what's there I'll make some assumptions. Most Beneteau's do not come with a float
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21am 11.30.21
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht rgranger at 7:12am 11.30.21 I don't even like actual mooring fees.....:huh:

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