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Heaving A Line Don Guillette at 6:58am 08.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2631 Alans post about coiling a line made me think about heaving a line. Most mates, when heaving a line
Zinc "fish" where to connect Seattle Scott at 6:52am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/5128 Boat is in salt water and I see others in the marina with the zink fish wire clipped onto a shroud o
Online troubles MoonSailer at 6:52am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1067 I decided to replace my battery charger so did an online search and found a unit that I liked a Gues
Smell Joe Wienecke at 7:22am 08.10.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1499 I have a question. We have just got this season a 1998 Hunter 376 and love it. But after it has be
Vee-berth ceiling paint? Mike at 9:44am 08.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1003 Hey Y'all,Thanks for the great advice on the replacement outboard - I now have a gleaming new 6hp
C Map NT Plus Card Upper Miss gtzpeterjan at 10:51am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/950 I am looking to buy a C MAP NT Plus C navigation chip for my Ratheon Chart Plotter for Lake Pepin, b
Asymmetrical spinnaker beginner NYSail at 11:00am 08.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3098 Hello all,I bought a 1986 P36-2 last year and the boat came with an asym spinnaker with a snuffer
Seaboard Winches Carl3144 at 11:09am 08.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1383 The winches on my O'Day 25 (1976) are Seaboard Winches #2 and #3. They are not working quite right.
Help with outboard Addled Booty at 11:39am 08.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/940 I feel like I should preface all my posts for a while with "First Boat Boy", My 26D had the original
daysailer Tom Colley at 12:39pm 08.10.07 Trailer Sailors 8/5424 Please, name some boats under 20', that can be rigged and lanuched easy, that is stable on windy day
Quick & dirty way to hold tiller centered? Vin11979 at 1:09pm 08.10.07 Smaller Boats 0/927 When single handing my 77' H25, I usually start the motor, turn the boat into the wind ' run up fron
Ontario Sailors please help Paul at 2:39pm 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 1/950 I am currently a power boater, but lately have been more interested in sailing. Unfortunately i kno
Last sail as a single guy.... picklefreek at 4:33pm 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/969 Kenny (see pic) and I went out for my last sail as a single guy. After 40 years, going to add a "1s
Installing pressure and hot water system Gottabeonthewater at 8:01am 08.10.07 Catalina 30 0/2071 Hey folks. Thanks for your previous help on my last post it had lots of great information. I got
Sail bag Edwin at 8:01am 08.10.07 Day Sailers 0/1054 My sail bag for my 170 is falling apart so I'm in need of a new one. Mine is like 90" x 14" to accom
Leaky rudder post Dan at 7:45am 08.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1008 I have a 1981 Cat 30. When it rains, water leaks down the rudder post eventually into the bilge. Has
Block fo ice Joe Wienecke at 7:43am 08.10.07 Big Boats 3/950 The left side of my refrigerator (the freezer part) has slowly had ice collecting on it until now it
mooring problem LordNelson at 9:46pm 08.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1339 i have a mooring ball with two lines running to my oday 20. i have a problem when there is calm wind
Bayfield dimensions shawnkfl at 10:24pm 08.08.07 Other Sailboats 3/1126 I need to build a trailer for a B-25 for a friend. His boat is in a slip currently and costs around
Terrible Accident Marcia at 10:54pm 08.08.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2079 Man working on his propane stove caused an explosion that resulted in serious injuries to himself an

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1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues sail sfbay at 9:18am 08.29.21 Also check the suction line is clear by augering it with a hand held or drill auger.
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? sailcapt340 at 9:15am 08.29.21 Two Sails, Do you or when was the last time you greased the swivel? There is an upper and lower gre
Another Anchorage Gone MikeHoncho at 9:07am 08.29.21 It looks like in Maine, the issue was people releaving themselves and the Eelgrass was being impact
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove jssailem at 8:42am 08.29.21 If space is a constraint, check out this single serve.... p.0.5-cu.-ft.-countertop-microwave-with-ad
propeller selection, and shifting jssailem at 8:34am 08.29.21 It is not "Up and Down" but Forward and Reverse. Perhaps the way the throttle box is attached to the
Near Miss in Port Huron jssailem at 8:26am 08.29.21 As I heard yesterday... Make up your "own truth" and post it... If it goes viral it must be correct.
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? jssailem at 8:21am 08.29.21 Dmax. the Mast Head sheave is a good idea of for a Mast head rig. In "Two Sails" situation he has a
Invest 99L jssailem at 8:11am 08.29.21 I heard from Jim that NO lost power. Feels a little early as the eyewall is still at sea.
Invest 99L (1) jssailem at 8:10am 08.29.21 Here is a Photo capture of IDA modeled Wind this morning And a link to the Waveland Bay bouy https:
Another Anchorage Gone jssailem at 8:10am 08.29.21 It looks like in Maine, the issue was people releaving themselves and the Eelgrass was being impacte
Invest 99L kloudie1 at 8:06am 08.29.21 Perfect ! Many Thanks.. Looks like 40-50 where my boat is right now.. I just got a note that the po
Capri 18 Without the wing sail sfbay at 8:01am 08.29.21 Interestingly enough, same question came up on this thread wing keel on capri 18 \| Sailboat Owners
Invest 99L jssailem at 7:54am 08.29.21 Not sure... Try this link on Tropical Tidbits https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon
Invest 99L kloudie1 at 7:49am 08.29.21 I am trying to find the Hurricane Hunter data from the sondes .. The links disappeared from "spaghet
Invest 99L (1) jssailem at 7:44am 08.29.21 IDA is still building. Land fall still expected somewhere just west of Grand Isle 15 mile eye has f
H260 Price Trends Tedd at 7:42am 08.29.21 I'm on a roll. I decided to look at the price difference between H260s with wheel steering and H260s
Another Anchorage Gone dLj at 7:26am 08.29.21 @jon hansen Interesting article. It is aimed at the Pacific coast however, and @RoyS is on the Atlan
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? (1) dmax at 7:18am 08.29.21 As everyone has said, the swivel needs to be higher. Another thing you can do to prevent halyard wra
Near Miss in Port Huron dLj at 7:11am 08.29.21 That video was very unsettling. Let's just forget about the idiots who put themselves in that posit
Another Anchorage Gone jon hansen at 7:08am 08.29.21 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/importance-eelgrass

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