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Do they work? (Anchor Riding Sails, that is.) Jon6436 at 6:55am 04.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1109 Regarding recent post about Anchor Riding Sails, I've never used one because I've never seen one use
Dinghy suggestions? AndyBunn at 8:03am 04.20.07 Catalina 22 1/1446 I'm going to have my c22 on a mooring this year. I'm in the market for a little dinghy to get back a
Sticky Car on Boom Track Cool Hand at 11:09am 04.20.07 Big Boats 5/1330 Hi -- I am a relatively happy owner of a Hunter 420 passage, 2002. It has developed an interesting p
Water in the outboard Ben16737 at 7:21am 04.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/988 So I'm getting ready to cast off the dock lines within a week or two. In getting the outboard prepp
help i have just bought my frist boat rich at 1:00pm 04.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/914 I have just bought my frist boat its a 1988MAC.26 it has been to catalina two times then put in stor
optimum motor size Tommy B. at 2:01pm 04.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1003 My 1985 Hunter 23 came to me used equipped with a Honda 5 horse 4 stroke of about the same vintage.
sea sickness help Rich at 1:58pm 04.20.07 Ask All Sailors 28/3020 does anybody out there have a cure for sea sicknees I love to sail Iam new at itbut I always feed th
Barrier Coat and Bouyancy Rob Hessenius at 2:03pm 04.20.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1038 Over the last two weeks I have finished putting on a barrier coat on my Ericson 25. I followed Inte
Better Weather seadaddler at 8:37pm 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/866 It's april already so where is spring,I can't takeany more it's been so cold and all this rain. cr*
How do you rate weather services? Rich in Annapolis at 7:11pm 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1123 There are frequent comments on the abilities of weather services to provide useful advice. National
Trailering Input jreedae at 1:04am 04.19.07 Smaller Boats 9/1423 Ok.....As I have said before, I am new to sailing and to this boat in particular. We will be launchi
slide out sink Keith at 12:58am 04.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1102 A few weeks ago I posted a message about needing a slide out sink for my Mac 25. Several readers res
Deck water fill location? JimK23175 at 1:26am 04.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/796 I am looking to install a flexible water tank to replace the "stock" system on the 26M. I am planni
Switching from steam to sail Naughtycal at 12:44am 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1570 I am in a quandary, an avid go boater who is trying to make the switch to blow boater. I am tired o
Trailering Input jreedae at 12:26am 04.19.07 Smaller Boats 0/723 Ok.....As I have said before, I am new to sailing and to this boat in particular. We will be launch
Loos Guage Settings c22sailor at 12:18am 04.19.07 Catalina 22 2/1218 I am helping a friend set up his C22 boat for club racing this weekend. Does anyone on this list us
Deck Caps John at 10:27pm 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1751 On my 1983 Catalina 30 TR the deck caps for the water, waste, fuel are all the black 1 1/2" Wilcox C
New product Holly at 10:11pm 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 6/942 Hi,Im a designer and ive had an idea for a new emergency lighting solution for boats. Currently ma
Any news about the sailboat in Newport Beach? Jeff at 1:58am 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 Anyone found yet? Owner identified? What kind of boat was it? More details on circumstancesevents le
What would you "glue" in your bungs with? RobG at 3:21am 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1060 Normally I'd do it with the Cetol I'll be finishing with but time constraints dictate that I need to

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Raymarine autopilot upgrade question dlochner at 6:02am 09.09.21 Doug, I did just that with a B&G system. Most, if not all, below decks AP systems are agnostic abou
New to me needs some work (advice) smokey73 at 5:37am 09.09.21 Secondly I'm going to be sealing. Everything. Beyond that I haven't really made a plan yet. @JUUD
Parts for a 2001 Hunter electrical panel Darb at 5:22am 09.09.21 Thanks Scott. Now that you have reminded me, I'm pretty sure that I have been here before. I have
New to me needs some work (advice) Terry Cox at 4:50am 09.09.21 We used Soft Scrub brand cleaner to remove mold, stains and other discolorations when taking possess
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke kbgunn at 4:43am 09.09.21 I paid $37 plus $10 shipping for the Yanmar part. It appears to be the exact same material as the or
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 4:14am 09.09.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is i
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 9:08pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diag
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Benny17441 at 8:52pm 09.08.21 It is normal to have some backflow of water into the bilge when the pump stops. There are also mor
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear nikki4296 at 8:42pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diagn
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 7:57pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
New to me needs some work (advice) Admiral at 7:55pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome to the forum. I am on Grand Lake so you are not too far away. Like Tally Ho s
When the wind turns squirrely DArcy at 7:54pm 09.08.21 @ShawnL Lake sailing sure can be challenging. When racing we know the wind gets shifty closer to sh
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 7:52pm 09.08.21 Yep, when ours broke in 2017 I did some research and yes this is a very common so I decided to bite
SPLASH! Admiral at 7:32pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.08.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is id
If you had one of these... kloudie1 at 7:05pm 09.08.21 That is funny! My first TV was a Heathkit as was my first audio amp .. I built and tuned the speaker
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 7:01pm 09.08.21 I am not surprised of the cost if that included the cap and ss tube. If it only included the plast
If you had one of these... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:49pm 09.08.21 So what were you if you had the same device, but it said HEATHKIT on it? I think we all know the a
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:43pm 09.08.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. R
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:41pm 09.08.21 All you really need to do at this time is get the shrouds reasonably tightened to keep the mast up;

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