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Question about traveling. St8kout at 7:06am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1125 I'm looking to buy my first boat soon and join the liveaboard lifestyle. I would like to travel/expl
I NEED HELP, my jib/genoa seems to be broken (1) gloveside45 at 6:06am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3299 THANK YOU for listening and potentially helping. I have a 30' Lippincot 1981. My brother and I wer
Changing halyards... three options Brian D at 6:55am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1967 Option one: Connect a 7/16 line to the old halyard and pull it thru the mast and over the mast head.
Sheets for 150% genoa and storm jib Brenda at 6:43am 01.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2182 We just purchased a 1982 25' Macgregor. Our first sailboat! The sails are in good shape but the shee
Chicago Strictly Sail closes at 3 p.m. Sun. Paul at 9:43am 01.29.07 Big Boats 1/770 Since I encouraged everyone to go to Chicago Strictly Sail on Sunday to avoid the crowds, I now need
Sail Life Bob7291 at 9:47am 01.29.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1828 I'm curious as to what others consider to be normal sail life for the various materials available no
FLL Bahia Mar Seized Boat Bwana The Iguana at 9:13am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 1/792 I was in FLL the other day and was admiring the large vessels docked off the Bahia Mar hotel. One of
Proper Prop Pitch? Crescendo at 9:30am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1550 We replaced the standard two-blade sailor's prop with a fixed 3 blade from a reputable propeller sho
Another question about touring the East Coast. St8kout at 9:21am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1411 This person on his website talks about wanting to travel up the East Coast to Canada, into the Great
Main halyard to cockpit Chuck Turner3968 at 10:21am 01.29.07 Catalina 22 3/1519 I have a 22 Sport with internal main halyard. I would like to run the halyard aft to the cockpit.
Cruising guide CT. seadaddler at 10:18am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2310 Are there any good cruising guide books for long Island sound mostly want to sail over to CT. from n
Tsunami Franklin at 11:01am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 3/973 I'm watching this show on NGC about Tsunami. It talked about one that happened I think in Alaska in
gloss finish over satin ??? Pat at 12:20pm 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1453 I finished my ladder last year with a water based satin finish. (Target Coatings)When I got it back
My boat FINALLY smells good!!! hunterjana at 12:03pm 01.29.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2040 Thanks to all who responded to my late-December/early-January posts about the awful diesel smell in
Weather Doug Burton at 11:50am 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1383 I just returned from a delivery, my first offshore experience from Miami to Cozmel and feel fortunat
Fresh Water Leak Richard long at 12:32pm 01.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1085 i have a leak that is dripping off of the rudder shaft, it appears to be coming in from the top of t
making your own stuff letterman at 3:03pm 01.29.07 Ask All Sailors 28/1859 I was re-reading my old PBO's or something I found on the net got me going. It was a story of a guy
What NOT to do..... Sinbad21462 at 9:52pm 01.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1043 .....can this crew have done anything more wrong? yksThis group of YoYo's are a disaster waiting*
Flexible fresh water tank Phil Smith at 10:39pm 01.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1016 HiHere on Fantasy Island I cannot find a replacement for the flexible under sink fresh water tank
376 fridges randy18488 at 12:12am 01.28.07 Big Boats 4/959 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 and find that the refridgeration unit does not adequately cool the full co

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What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Tally Ho at 6:55pm 06.03.21
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? jon hansen at 6:54pm 06.03.21 inviting a crew to sail with me :poke:
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Terry Cox at 6:50pm 06.03.21 Anything else? Mid ship cleat most important with a boarding step to help in boat docking.
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Tally Ho at 6:48pm 06.03.21 Autopilot Lazy jacks/ sail bag (MackPack) ST winches Jib furling line run to cabintop rope clutch (t
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JimP at 6:34pm 06.03.21 I replace the whole fixture with this one on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0838RWH7Y Onl
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? JimP at 6:21pm 06.03.21 Make sure your autopilot is networked to your wind indicator. This allows you to set the sails for a
Keep fuel tank full? TimFromLI at 6:20pm 06.03.21 Topics never to be discussed: politics religion and condensation in fuel tanks. Some say it's imposs
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 6:18pm 06.03.21
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 Tally Ho at 6:13pm 06.03.21 Some of the newer refrigeration units come with the compressor unit, the cold plate, and the hose se
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 5:50pm 06.03.21 Hi Andrew, I researched U-Haul and they longest trailers they have are 12'. A 6' x 12' Utility trai
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior nightowle at 5:48pm 06.03.21 Much like Sail SFBay, we've used 3M command strip hooks that have worked great. The admiral's handb
H326 HIN Ed Caldwell at 5:41pm 06.03.21 HUN
28.5 Side windows kloudie1 at 5:31pm 06.03.21 Measure carefully and go on line to Tapp Plastics. They can custom cut smoke tinted cast acrylic for
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please shemandr at 5:27pm 06.03.21 I don't know anything about Seattle but you might be best served by renting a U haul or similar trai
Keep fuel tank full? NYSail at 5:21pm 06.03.21 Sort of like the anchor question. I keep my tanks as empty as possible until I am going on a trip...
Keep fuel tank full? sail sfbay at 5:15pm 06.03.21 Don.......good recommendation but unlike my diesel truck and skiboat turing over my boats diesel tan
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 06.03.21 If I understand what you're saying, your existing opening is an eight (1/8") of an inch too narrow.
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 5:06pm 06.03.21 RitSim - I am somewhat handy. Being a boat owner again proficiency is improving. Thanks for the quic
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 RitSim at 5:00pm 06.03.21 How handy are you? You can buy a new compressor for $250-300 and a new controller for approx $150 ma
H326 HIN stuendan at 4:58pm 06.03.21 Thanks guys, I'll have another look! - the problem is the number I have from documentation begins wi

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