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Some good news for a Friday Phil Herring at 12:15am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1521 The new archive search is almost ready to go. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out: It's scr
To Replace Or Rebuild Cliff Carter at 12:44am 02.17.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1415 Peggy,I have a Jabsco compact head in my Cat 30 which I installed 6 years ago. This past summer it
A bottom cleaning sunk my boat - need advise Neil - 1978 33ft Hunter at 1:48am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 21/3579 Hello All, I need some serious advise. I do have a bunch of photo's of the boat in the water and bei
Hydro Bubble Gerald Davies at 1:54am 02.17.06 Big Boats 4/1014 Anyone have experience with the "Hydro Bubble" anchor?I am "thinking" about purchasing one, but wou
spinakers scott bates at 1:50am 02.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1322 Do Macgregors require the use of a spinnaker pole for use downwind?scott
Great Sailing!! Bryce Custer at 3:54am 02.17.06 Destinations 3/1810 Great sailing video found on sailingscuttlebutt.Dedicated to all of us whose boats are on the hard.
Tandem Anchors Gary Wyngarden at 4:10am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1220 Beth Leonard has written an interesting article in the March issue of Cruising World with some sugge
Extended Warranty John Ehricht at 4:07am 02.17.06 Big Boats 12/907 We lost our Hunter 33 in Hurricane Katrina. We have replaced our 33 with a new 36. We were suppose
Restoring my 1978 33ft Hunter that Sank Neil - 1978 33ft Hunter at 6:31am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 64/4380 Hi All,I'm 'over' the drama of my boat sinking after a bottom scrapping, and moving onto keeping h
automatic or manual inflating PFD ? Ron at 6:16am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1437 Im trying to chose between the Mustang automatic inflating PFD or their manual one. I have heard a f
Prop for 1968 Morgan Jim Gordon at 7:36am 02.17.06 Morgan 2/1774 I currently have a 12 x 8 two bladed prop on my 1968 Morgan 30. Top speed under power is about 4.5
BVI -Winds / Weather in May David at 7:33am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1732 Going to charter in the BVIs with a rookie crew this May. Any idea of what the winds (how strong and
42s7 Comments A Future Boat Buyer at 7:43am 02.17.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1029 I really think that the Beneteau 42s7 is a really great looking boat. They are very expensive for a
Detroit Lake, Oregon Steve Leon at 8:48am 02.17.06 Destinations 7/4166 Any comments on sailing on Detroit Lake, Oregon? I'm thinking of making a trek over there this summe
looking for details on 1971 offshore 27 rik at 9:04am 02.17.06 Other Sailboats 2/882 If anyone out there can help me find specific info. on (specs./ design and designer/owners manual...
deck flexing when you step on it hearsejr at 9:17am 02.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1727 I was up all night last night pondering this....if the bulk heads are bad...very very bad..would the
It Happens to the Best of Them! Peter Milne at 9:41am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1084 Just back from a haul out. Our boat was perched in the yard next to a gorgeous 2000 Swan 42. A thro
compass Scott at 9:59am 02.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/978 Looking for a replacement compass for my mac 22. Wanting something as close as possable to the one t
1995 Lagoon 42 Cat Sailor at 11:42am 02.17.06 Other Sailboats 1/976 I am looking to install a radar/solar panel arch. I'm looking for manufacturers of same. Anyone with
Prop walk and the outboard motor Brian D at 2:52pm 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 5/7683 Is the effect of prop walk different on an outboard motor than an inboard motor. Given a right hand

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Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks and such (1) Lisp Lisp at 7:31pm 06.08.21 Thanks; Not sure if I used 3M hooks before but the damage-free hooks I used all came down even the
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Hayden Watson at 6:55pm 06.08.21 My question is how many of us have pulled the chainplates out of the boat for the complete inspectio
How would you patch this? (1) withintheruins14 at 6:52pm 06.08.21 Here's the first layer, not a total home run but it should work as a starting point Very first time
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? shemandr at 6:08pm 06.08.21 I've been on two boats on which the mast came down. In each incident I was surprised in how gentle
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Jaxn at 5:47pm 06.08.21 Wow. That is an impressive amount of help! I have a much better handle on what is going on now. I h
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Jollyroger at 5:21pm 06.08.21
Standing rigging tension? shemandr at 5:10pm 06.08.21 We had a guy in our Club level fleet with a Pearson - maybe a 33. He loved to crank up his backstay
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville jmce1587 at 5:08pm 06.08.21 Just spent a few nights there last week. They did a great job on refinishing the bulkheads. As f
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jmce1587 at 4:57pm 06.08.21
AC Condensate Drain Oprion (2) Closing Time at 4:43pm 06.08.21 Congratulations on your new boat. Ours sat at Texoma and had a wet bilge due to some leaks. Using t
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? capta at 4:27pm 06.08.21 Our mast is essentially two masts of very thick alloy. The rigger from Newport who I asked to survey
Standing rigging tension? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 06.08.21 My only reason for checking mine is that my leeward shrouds get pretty loose when sailing in a brisk
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Maine Sail at 4:00pm 06.08.21 Could running the charger cause that kind of a load dump, or does it take physically (or via a swit
A whale of a time. (1) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 06.08.21 Wife and I head to Maui every year in January and see LOTS of humpback whales. The species was on
Standing rigging tension? shemandr at 3:38pm 06.08.21 It was or is my impression that 20% is center. But, maybe that's not right. In any event, if you t
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Stu Jackson at 3:38pm 06.08.21 Congratulations on your new boat. You have a lot to learn and have asked good questions. In additi
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 3:37pm 06.08.21 After consulting with Peggie and feedback from the forum I purchased 2 Raritan Elegance standard (si
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Tally Ho at 3:12pm 06.08.21 Hey, Group 27 FLA deep cycle batteries are around $85 at Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ever
new boat owner, how do I use the batter selector/shore power/generator? Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 06.08.21 I think you should also determine how the batteries are connected to the selector switch with cables
Standing rigging tension? (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 06.08.21 30% seems very excessive to me. I used the Loos gauge to start my shrouds at 15% on our Starwind

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