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What to expect - International Firearms Regulation Gord May at 8:13pm 02.23.06 Ask All Sailors 21/1713 Firearms Regulations by CountryThe thread asking for information on Caribbean firearms regulations
illegal to leave shore power connected? Drake57 at 9:35pm 02.23.06 Ask All Sailors 18/2471 Monday one of the other boat owners at Harbor Master marina, Lake Whitney TX informed me that the ma
"Y" Valves? Tony Zambella at 9:36pm 02.23.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1264 "Y" valves don't seem to last too long aboard our boat.I believe that the inner workings just get e
Online sailing game higgs at 10:42pm 02.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1241 Have a little fun with this...http://www.ciconline.org/windward/#
Up the mast Sean Kyle McElligott at 12:12am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1271 Hello,I need to ascend the mast of my 1978 Hunter 27, for the first time, to install a lazy jack s
Can I put 2 Zincs on the prop shaft? Mike at 1:09am 02.24.06 Catalina 30 2/1396 When the 1986 C-30 was hauled last October I noticed that the zinc was missing.Since it is usually
O'Day 25 Trailer needed in the Dallas Area ejtewsjr at 3:55am 02.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/805 Hello all fellow sailers,I am in need of a trailer for a weekend in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I a
Made it in 70 days Jobee at 7:40am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1087 Hey great site! I'm going to ask all of my crew to try this out and see how they do. If they can bea
Spring Hull Prep..... uploadjoe at 4:29am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1624 This is my first spring with my boat and I am starting to think about what needs to be done before s
ISO Standards for Boats Mike at 4:15am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1568 Sailboats are made better now than ever before. Are there international standards that they work to?
Refrigeration on HUN 410 GBrooks at 9:01am 02.24.06 Big Boats 11/1308 I am considering purchase of a 1999 HUN 410. I have read some reviews that complain about the refri
Great Lakes Oday Rendevouzs js375_2000@yahoo.com at 9:01am 02.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/951 Yes, to challenge those east coast guys, we are scheduling an ODAY Rendevousz at the Leamington Mari
Beneteau Quality? Robert at 9:30am 02.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/8220 Was not too impressed with the quality/workmanship of these new production boats. Was at a boat show
Dripless Shaft Seals... Don s/v Tellico at 6:56am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1182 This is just for interest, not to start a debate of a well debated topic here. There was a tragic s
G7 Transport vs G4 or BBB anchor chain Al - s/v Persephone at 6:19am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 1/5363 The gipsy on my windlass is specified (by Lewmar) as sized for the pitch of (among others) 5/16" US
macgregor 26d daggerboard lift system upgrade canoeman at 5:32am 02.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4837 i just purchased an 87 mac.26d...i see that the new mac's have a daggerboard with a new lift system
Porta Potti Dumping uploadjoe at 5:30am 02.24.06 Ask All Sailors 42/19693 Porta Pottie users how do you empty your holding tanks? I am just wondering because the marina I am
12 gallons for the distance cruiser Rob H26 Monterey Bay at 11:05am 02.24.06 Smaller Boats 0/888 I wanted the max possible tankage as we cruise the puget sound area,San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands,
Shoal vs. deep draft-Hunter 34 hightower at 11:19am 02.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/914 I'm looking at two Hunter 34's this weekend. I am going to buy a Hunter 34 by May and want to know t
to use soap or not ! jack zandbergen at 12:45pm 02.24.06 Bristol 1/1751 wat kind of body soap will work in salt water and can that be used for the loundry also ???

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Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 11:56am 06.10.21 Been busy working but finally was able to measure the linguineed genoa. The luff is 38', i can't get
Hunter 49/50 salon A/C replacement tkwhalen at 11:50am 06.10.21 good to know
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Lanealoha at 11:33am 06.10.21 I was just looking at the ones I removed and I only changed the lenses and the dogs. After looking
Tender 315 Alansails at 11:06am 06.10.21 Welcome, Congrats on the New Boat and WELCOME, There is Lots of Good Solid advice here! The best ad
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 11:05am 06.10.21 I heard back from the "pro" at the marina where the boat is located. They are telling me that the ha
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 10:55am 06.10.21 I have had one response so far...but right now I'm having trouble contacting the person who actually
C310/315 IA Webmaster Alansails at 10:53am 06.10.21 I would encourage anyone in the 310/315 association who would have a small amount of spare time to c
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 10:37am 06.10.21 Mcmaster Carr is a good hardware source. Yanmar original was 10-32 thread to mate with Morse 33c ca
Mast Raising Orbweaver at 10:30am 06.10.21 I would say the concept is similar, but the execution is different. It looks like the 260 has a dece
Maiden voyage (1) marchem at 10:19am 06.10.21 Finally got a picture of the docking line. The trick is the vinyl tubing keeping the big loop open.
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 06.10.21 I'd guess that based on price, there are far more sailors in here that purchase CDI rather than Scha
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 06.10.21 I recently read a thread where someone asked how to keep the water in the ballast tank from getting
Mast/Anchor light Doug J at 9:45am 06.10.21 I always believed that the steaming light was positioned midway up the mast to distinguish from the
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 9:41am 06.10.21 Sold the house in Portland and now calling our boat in Fisherman Bay, Lopez home. Live slow, sail f
PFD auto inflating Scott T-Bird at 9:33am 06.10.21 I've had 2 Deckvest Lite inflatables self-inflate. One was in the boat during the winter. The othe
Mast Raising jssailem at 9:17am 06.10.21 Is this how your design works? PnvhSfeMeug You might want to look into use of dyneema line for your
Looked at an H260 Today (1) Doug J at 9:15am 06.10.21 My panel installation is the same as @rgranger, but with an 80watt panel. I use quick release pins,
Mast Raising Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 06.10.21 Thank you for responding
Some will hate this!!! jssailem at 9:04am 06.10.21 I found it a cool demonstration "the aerodynamics of an airfoil". There was so much not shown or rev
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 9:02am 06.10.21 Thanks, @rgranger ! I was envisioning much larger solar panels, though. The H260 I looked at had a

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