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International RNC charts Franklin at 9:20am 09.30.06 Ask All Sailors 5/944 SeaClear uses RNC charts and I have found the charts for all of the US on the NOAA site, but where c
water in bow matthew cosmas at 4:15am 09.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/857 I over filled my potable water tank so much that water came out of the vent / fill line filling the
Sheet to Tiller Steering (1) John P12803 at 10:34am 09.30.06 Ask All Sailors 13/3498 Well, I read the posts and looked at the pictures, read the online articles, and then I went to my b
Lessons learned from overhead VHF 16 chatter tony litvak at 11:48am 09.30.06 Ask All Sailors 23/1888 I want to share a tough conversation that I overheard today. Local NYC Coast Guard was in contact w
Engine cooling (1) family 30 at 11:23am 09.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1154 I have owned a Catalina 30' for three years (1975), and would like to know why my Satalina has extra
Looking for a set of sails for an O'Day 27 bbh at 1:34pm 09.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/906 I'm looking for a main ' genoa (any size) for an 1978 O'Day 27. I have a chance to get one for free
Islander 32 McGlasson Design Larry77 at 4:14pm 09.30.06 Islander 2/6121 Any older Islander 32 owners out there? This is the McGlasson Design Wayfarer Yacht version with the
proper oil pressure Boat Babe at 9:15pm 09.28.06 Ask All Sailors 5/941 I have a Cal 28-2 ('87) with a Westerbeke 13 engine. The engine has always run fine (1700 hours no
second motor on 2001 26x Kauai26 at 9:55pm 09.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1538 I'm just now buying a 2001 26 Mac. It has 50hpr Johnson on it. Has anyone seenanyone mount a sec
Is license required for.. Jim Seamans at 12:13am 09.29.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1397 Have a fellow sail boater who volunteers his sailboat for charity rides. This is where someone bids
Diesel Mechanic Brooklyn mikenovit at 12:12am 09.29.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1188 I am looking for a Yanmar Diesel mechanic in Brooklyn area...near Kennedy Airport...to check out a Y
Sailing around St. Martin mike at 12:44am 09.29.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1075 We are planning to charter a boat in St. Martin in January and wanted to get some feedback from thos
Winterizing Water Ballast Tanks jao1972 at 11:01pm 09.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2165 Just recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 26 with water ballast tanks. I plan on leaving it in the wate
hydrolift muffler leak john Fasulo at 12:59am 09.29.06 Catalina 30 1/1776 I have a 1984 C30 The hydrolift muffler leaks around the muffler connection to the engine.. any idea
Length/size of spare halyard jveatch at 1:30am 09.29.06 Big Boats 4/1056 The main halyard on our H36 is 126 feet of 7/16" line. How much longer do you think we should have
Battery and/or charger issues... Mook at 3:00am 09.29.06 Ask All Sailors 2/915 ...are driving me crazy! I bought a Merchant Marine 2-bank charger (model MM-12210) from a vendor o
good sf bay sailboat bestfriend at 3:10am 09.29.06 Ask All Sailors 12/3078 Hello all, I am new to the site, so forgive me if this is a dead horse topic. I am a fairly inexperi
mast-up chuck7799 at 3:49am 09.29.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1342 Wondered where I could buy a mast raising device??Also a "crutch to support the mast, stepped.??/ Al
Replacing Hot Water Heater Hoses H-33.5 Dick Carey at 4:57am 09.29.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1352 I have had a leak of fresh water coolant due to chafing of the 5/8" Shieldflex hoses that go between
Harvest Moon Regatta texastom at 1:35am 09.29.06 Big Boats 0/740 Looking for Sailors planning to participate in the Harvest Moon Regatta next week. This is my first

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Universal M4-30 Tally Ho at 6:01pm 06.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is a "running take out"? A motor that was running when it was pulled
UPS must hate sailors Phil Herring at 5:28pm 06.18.21 UPS hates everyone. Let's be clear about that. It's not only the peak demand that's made 2021 diffi
West Marine Sold (again) garymalmgren at 5:14pm 06.18.21 And then there was one. This is what has happened in Australia. Some might bemoan WM, but they are
Relay for always on MC-614 heritage at 5:00pm 06.18.21 No, I do not have a service disconnect switch. Am considering installing one though. The ignitio
UPS must hate sailors dlochner at 4:54pm 06.18.21 Ouch! All the outdoor recreation companies seem to be hard hit in a good way since Covid. Business
1978 C & L 45' Explorer 45 - looking for data specifically the deck build dlochner at 4:45pm 06.18.21 Teak decks are generally installed in one of two ways. They are either glued down to the underlying
Mast step for hunter voyager 17 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:43pm 06.18.21 Hull number, picture, year of boat, construction , etc would be helpful in identifying the boat.
Irwin Virginian at 4:40pm 06.18.21 Thank you all for the feedback. Most appreciated.
Anchor chain joiners Screen Saver at 4:28pm 06.18.21 Yep thanks guys all understood and I think smart suggestions. I typically do 7000-10000 nm a year, 9
West Marine Sold (again) Don S/V ILLusion at 3:47pm 06.18.21 Exactly how it often works. Borrow a lot of cash and add a relatively small amount of your own, to
Boat Explosion in Greenport Rick Webb at 3:34pm 06.18.21 I grew up with a kid, whose dad refilled ammo. Had bags of various powder. I grew up in a family th
Universal M4-30 kloudie1 at 3:26pm 06.18.21 Not endorsing this but : universal marine diesel \| eBay
Lookout for Abandoned Piers Stu Jackson at 3:22pm 06.18.21 WADR, the guy was a nincompoop. Stupid and irresponsible, too. Sure, I sailed SF Bay for almost 20
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 06.18.21 Not too much help from C-MAP or AquaMaps at moderate zoom levels either. Need to know to zoom in and
Lookout for Abandoned Piers sail sfbay at 2:56pm 06.18.21 Davidasailor26.......you are correct!!......one needs to make very certain, when sailing north or so
Keel wench.. Gene Neill at 2:52pm 06.18.21 Not in the long run. ;)
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 06.18.21
1987 Catalina 22 Kick Up Rudder sail sfbay at 2:47pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 (catalinadirect.com) and Rudder Craft
When 11 knots is really 25 knots Gene Neill at 2:46pm 06.18.21 Was goofing around with the 75 last summer-- didn't know if I could hove to with such a small heads
When 11 knots is really 25 knots ShawnL at 2:46pm 06.18.21 My question is, for those of you that don't have sail slugs, how do you keep the main from thrashing

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