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Signs of Spring sailaway78 at 12:29am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1306 It may be just the latter part of January, but I was sitting out on the deck this morning with a cup
Adding second house battery Ross in Tampa at 12:43am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1182 Greetings all,I am planning on adding an additional house battery to my 1979 25 Oday. I already ha
Running Backstays Burleigh at 1:40am 01.22.08 Big Boats 5/1382 Hi all,Has anybody experience of fitting running backstays to a B ' R rig on a Hunter 376 ?. The m
Stepping the mast and tuning the B&R rig: any advice? RJ9757 at 1:52am 01.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/6145 Hello all. This week I'm unstepping the mast on my 1987 H31 to replace the lower spreaders and the
MacGregor 25 1983 HIN ? Sean deFuentes at 3:22am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1355 Help, anyone,I recently purchased and moved aboard my 1983 25 MacGregor.I need to apply for an anch
Local Notice to Mariners Warren Milberg at 3:37am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 In chatting about cruising with a few sailing pals of mine recently (what else is there to do, it's
VD-160 Powerplate vs VD-152 Horizontal Evaporator skip lucas at 4:14am 01.22.08 Other Sailboats 2/1871 I own a 1991 Hunter 433 Mooring sailboat. I replaced the frigibot freezer/refrigerator compressor a
Question about 22 mkII wing keel mykcoon at 4:20am 01.22.08 Catalina 22 0/1176 Does anyone have a photo of the slide-out galley for a 22 mkII?Can't find any on Catalina's web pag
88 Oceanis 390 Terry at 6:07am 01.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1175 I would like to talk to anyone who has replaced the keel bolts on thier 390 wing keel. I requested a
Inside shot (1) KevinMc at 6:08am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1142 Here is the shot from the inside. Does this help? Still don't see a bolt.Error: Error: expected , bu
Heat Exchanger gasket material for Perkins 4108 Idratherbesailing at 7:43am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1823 Does anyone have a recommendation for a gasket material that would be suitable to use under the end
Center of Gravity David Fleming at 7:42am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2507 I have recently bought a trailer for my 1987 O,Day 272 that has outboard motor. I need some help as
Recommendations for Canvas Roger Keele at 8:13am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1032 I have a 1979 28' Oday and am wanting to get a Bimini, a Hatch enclosure, and new Mainsail cover. Do
Costco's Kirkland 6 volt Golf Cart Batteries DJW at 11:13am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/7159 Is anybody using the Kirkland 6 volt golf cart batteries from Costco? If so what is the rated AH's
How low can you go? Benny at 1:22pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/899 We had some company over the holiday weekend and decide that Sunday was the day to go sailing. We k
Dehumidifier on board Mikado55k at 2:12pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/6560 I was wondering if 110V dehumidifiers are used on board while at the marina, and if so, how effectiv
Port Charlotte Harbor Area Marina seadaddler at 9:52pm 01.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 I am planning to move my 36 Hunter down to Charlotte Harborthe some time this year and looking for
Winterizing process for Columbia 8.7 Cjharles Boyle at 10:50pm 01.22.08 Columbia 2/2249 Where can I get a list of steps to take in winterizing an 8.7 Columbia? We have our own procedure
Electric powered Dink? jk kudera at 12:34am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1408 Anyone have a reccommendation as which 12 volt outboard works well on a 8.5' inflatable boat (has th
Starter Batttery DJW at 1:29am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2226 Thinking about upgrading my house banks and using 2 banks (2 batteries each) of 6 volt golf batterie

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Score of the day! SailingLoto at 4:03am 12.02.21 Meanwhile... our school district participates in an Aquaculture Magnet School Bridgeport Regional A
Proper Course danstanford at 3:05am 12.02.21 Were you within 3 boat lengths of the mark?
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging Will Gilmore at 2:13am 12.02.21 This is exactly why I don't like the standards for tuning based on breaking strength. It takes a sp
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jssailem at 9:27pm 12.01.21 AH... There was more to the story. There is nothing insincere about wanting a bigger boat. You have
Proper Course JohnShannon at 9:26pm 12.01.21 I think they were both racing.
Proper Course Stu Jackson at 8:52pm 12.01.21 My head's spinning. :banghead: Clarity. Please.
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit dLj at 8:22pm 12.01.21 OK the place at Founder's Landing in Southold is a combination of two employees from the former Woo
Through-mast leak? RitSim at 7:21pm 12.01.21 A few comments. The front bilge wall on my boat was penetrated by a drain hose from the front part o
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades PaulK at 7:15pm 12.01.21 In that case the top of the lifting keel/daggerboard should be accessible when it's lifted up into t
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:08pm 12.01.21 Well Jimmy, let me tell you the rest of my story.... After making the offer on the 18' cat, my wif
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 7:07pm 12.01.21 Here's one for you. Let the seller know you are on SBO and saw his ad. https://sbo.sailboatowners.
Score of the day! PaulK at 7:01pm 12.01.21 Meanwhile... our school district participates in an Aquaculture Magnet School Bridgeport Regional Aq
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dlochner at 6:58pm 12.01.21 Here's one for you. Let the seller know you are on SBO and saw his ad. https://sbo.sailboatowners.
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 6:57pm 12.01.21 I don't think any of us were suggesting you were a scammer. .... Why not look closer to home? I am
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 6:52pm 12.01.21 good point Marcus, I have not been on here for a while cause i am about 2 -3 gens behind a lot of t
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dlochner at 6:41pm 12.01.21 I don't think any of us were suggesting you were a scammer. Scams often start with "I really like
Proper Course PaulK at 6:40pm 12.01.21 The relevant rule is 17 - ON THE SAME TACK; PROPER COURSE If a boat clear astern becomes overlapped
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:38pm 12.01.21 I was looking at an 18' Catalina last year. On the day that I went to look at the boat, there was an
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 12.01.21 The relevant rule is 17 - ON THE SAME TACK; PROPER COURSE If a boat clear astern becomes overlapped
Proper Course PaulK at 6:14pm 12.01.21 According to the RRS definitions: Proper Course A course a boat would choose in order to sail the co

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