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After reading all of the ads and reviews for all of the handhelds I am now brain dead. They all seem
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I'm relatively new to exploring and cruising around my area of the Cheaspeake Bay Herrring Bay) and
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Peggy, I appreciate your advice and have your book. I will replace the head but I think the waste ho
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We were sailing out of Noank on 7/22 just as a huge, white 4 masted tall ship was entering the harbo
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Need a little advice. I lost my mast. Broke about 12 ft over the deck.(a tree felled by Katrina.) H
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Does anyone have any experience with the Facnor mainsail furling system and are you happy with it? T
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Well, found and fixed my rudder problem, but now have a much greater one. While mooring at the end
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I was just up in Jacksonville on the St.Johns River and was talking with a sailor on a H28 who told
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How do I replace the built in deck mounted solar charger and is it worth it? I am not sure what powe
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The tiller got trashed by a storm AND an idiot commsioning yard that installed it incorrectly. The
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Kent S. at 12:02am 08.06.07
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The stuffing box nuts on my boat have 12 or so small lobes on them. Does anyone know of a special wr
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Hi all, This message is for our Portugal based readers or anybody who has info on Sailing in Portim
Barry at 1:03am 08.06.07
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The "eyelet" on the boom gooseneck connection can be positioned either pointing "up" or "down". Is
MoonSailer at 1:12am 08.06.07
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Wow this weekend it was around 100 degrees at Rogersville and we didn't even go to the boat. We went
CPT Tom at 1:39am 08.06.07
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I want to mount NavPod Stern Rail Speakers on my 2004 Model 260. Looking at the frame, I cannot see

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Engine size sail boat. Help please.
Kings Gambit at 7:30am 08.28.21
You are almost there. Two comments that are meant to help you on your way there. Not as digs. Get
Surveys are a waste of money
Alan Gomes at 7:18am 08.28.21
A licensed surveyor is bonded; if he misses something that significantly impacts the buyer either t
Hunter 42 Passage Rudder removal   (4)
HTembla at 6:46am 08.28.21
I also have to remove the rudder to correct delamination problem on my Passage 42. I read all you s
Toe Rail extrusion
sail sfbay at 6:25am 08.28.21
Welcome to the forum!! Thanks for the photos. Will need dimensions to verify the part. Might try
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danooxnard at 6:25am 08.28.21
Sadly I am near ancient. I have memories of everything you mentioned. Not to hijack the thread com
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions?
smokey73 at 6:04am 08.28.21
Had to chuckle at how old this makes me feel. "whats a cassette tape?" No dig on you @danooxnard i
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock
LeeandRick at 6:03am 08.28.21
You can save a little more by building your on storage mounts. I had some stall mat ( hard recycled
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33)
RoyS at 6:00am 08.28.21
The single unmovable component in this alignment is the stern tube. Everything else must align with
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JamesG161 at 5:58am 08.28.21
Hurricane Ida is in the Gulf and is behaving as Forecast. you a few links to watch the Storm Surge
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions?
danooxnard at 5:49am 08.28.21
whats a cassette tape?
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock
sailme88 at 5:35am 08.28.21
AS a rule of thumb... installers charge the same amount for labor that the parts costs....not an abs
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock
Davidasailor26 at 5:31am 08.28.21
I was not aware that the J was factored into race restrictions for whisker poles the way they are
forepole lenght
carlos37 at 5:30am 08.28.21
Great assistance!! Thanks!!
Surveys are a waste of money
ifmdalvey at 5:26am 08.28.21
Disagree, you just have too be a lot more choosy and discerning when picking your surveyor . i have
Surveys are a waste of money
dLj at 5:26am 08.28.21
As in all fields - not just in marine surveyors - there are the good, the bad and the ugly. Find a
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock
Joe at 5:20am 08.28.21
When racing there are length restrictions on a whisker pole, often 100% of J, but when cruising tha
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Padeyes & Stanchion Bolts
Clutch Cargo at 4:58am 08.28.21
Thanks for all the informative replies and images. This is GREAT insight! I agree with Apex that a
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic
thinwater at 2:35am 08.28.21
Thanks, just what I needed. I ordered an acrylic sheet from Amazon to practice on and desensitize
Engine size sail boat. Help please.   (1)
garymalmgren at 11:45pm 08.27.21
You are almost there. Two comments that are meant to help you on your way there. Not as digs. Get r
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions?
justsomeguy at 11:23pm 08.27.21
WIth a trailerable, I'd go (and stay) low tech. PIeces of cassette tape in the shrouds and a windex

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