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Sail Life Bob7291 at 9:47am 01.29.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1867 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 1/819 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 17/1770 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 9/1493 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 3/1536 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 18/2546 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 3/1008 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 7/1542 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 4/2114 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 13/1436 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 1/1110 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 28/1936 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 1/1066 .....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 2/1051 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 4/1009 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 and find that the refridgeration unit does not adequately cool the full co
Names Again Roger5024 at 11:51pm 01.27.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1258 Not to get this thread started again, but while driving around on the Cape I saw nice redhulled kee
Brush On Paint for Deck Don at 11:47pm 01.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1098 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 and the Gel Coat on deck is chalky and wearing thin in some areas. I was won
Parts for O'day 20 Dawntreader22789 at 1:28am 01.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 My good old O'day 20 needs some parts. Foremost would be the cast attachment from the boom to the
"Message in a Bottle" Brian D at 1:22am 01.28.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2796 Saw this movie Saturday morning. Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn. Not a very good movie, but the
Centerboard cable shortstuff at 12:58am 01.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1028 The cable to our centerboard corroded and down came the centerboard. Interested in what other boater

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Windlass on a Beneteau 343 jssailem at 8:40pm 07.30.21
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 8:36pm 07.30.21 @BigEasy understood. This is a really great idea, it should enable me to get the dinghy on & off si
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:31pm 07.30.21 Funny how our ears go as we get older!
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 8:20pm 07.30.21 196639
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 07.30.21 I have not had any response as too why I should not double up on the cables. Just couldn't let th
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 8:02pm 07.30.21 I mounted a blue sea water proof duel usb low and out of the way. Great addition to the cockpit. Ra
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 Megaro76 at 8:01pm 07.30.21 Very specific fetish. How about a West Wight potter? Lol. I will check those out, but really draw
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:52pm 07.30.21 The Axiom cable does split into two cables. One for power and one for NMEA2K network. The DC power
How old is too old? CaptainRan at 7:50pm 07.30.21 Surprised it has balsa. I think those old boats were overbuilt as FG was a new material. $25k seems
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Ralph Johnstone at 7:37pm 07.30.21 I guess I was worried about the voltage drop too. You wouldn't run too much length before voltage
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:32pm 07.30.21 So is the light, two instruments, compass, and chartplotter installed by the factory and dealer on
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 JohnShannon at 7:32pm 07.30.21 Very specific fetish. How about a West Wight potter?
How old is too old? JohnShannon at 7:31pm 07.30.21 Surprised it has balsa. I think those old boats were overbuilt as FG was a new material. $25k seems
Between chart plotters Ward H at 7:28pm 07.30.21 looking at the Axiom manual, it doesn't look like it has a dedicated power cable anyway: it has a c
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:27pm 07.30.21 I wouldn't want a USB outlet on the NavPod. First, I like to charge devices in a protected environ
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:24pm 07.30.21 On my H36 I have a light on the navpod that aims at the cockpit table. I never use this light, so
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:18pm 07.30.21 Sounds like a decent plan. I don't understand why you would have a 3-wire VDC cable but maybe I'm
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:00pm 07.30.21 Suggest that you also drill a 1/4" drain hole through the bottom of the navpod. Navpod probably wil
Beginner Questions shemandr at 6:59pm 07.30.21 You're on a good track. You get the issues. There's a whole genre of sailing/campers. Tents on s
Beginner Questions (1) JackOlsen at 6:09pm 07.30.21 I'll offer some perspective, since I recently jumped into this hobby. First off, there's really no

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