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Modernized Layouts Drambuie at 10:35pm 10.22.05 Other Sailboats 0/707 I have changed my layout slightly to increase the size and function of the quarter berth. Has anyon
Shroud Tensions - '95 Beneteau Oceanis 351 Pat H at 9:34pm 10.22.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2197 Does anyone have recommended shroud tensions for a Beneteau Oceanis '351 with in mast furling? I em
Cradle Damage Phil at 9:17pm 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 After a winter on the cradle I notice some fine deck cracks in the gellcoat of my boat. My cradle wa
Looking for Hunter 33 (1978) portlights okiman at 8:10pm 10.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2825 I have a Cherubini H33 (1978) which I am renovating. This particular boat has 3' long X 9" high po
Stuffing box stuff BobW at 3:30pm 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1628 My stuffing box decided to start leaking (2 drips per second) while I was warming up the engine to c
Weight of engine on a 240 namaste at 3:03pm 10.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/905 The previous owner of the 240 that I just bought, indicated that the boat was stern heavy and could
Distance / time Annapolis to Oriental NC Via ICW Larry Jordan at 1:26pm 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 8/8765 I was wondering if any one know the travel time between Annapolis and Oriental NC? I am making the
Corroded Stringer JR6548 at 1:18pm 10.22.05 Other Sailboats 2/784 Hello:The other day I pulled out the floor boards over by where the mast sits on the keel of my Ci
Info on Laguna sailboats? TR2957 at 1:05pm 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2342 Hello to all,I'm looking for any info on Laguna 30 sailboats, there doesn't seem to be much on the
aren't they all? lloyd at 12:22pm 10.22.05 Other Sailboats 0/645 Reply to: anon-102879121@craigslist.orgDate: 2005-10-08, 10:14PM PDT50 ft Home Built Steel Sail
Teak needs some work - Cat25 pmcarman at 12:18pm 10.22.05 Smaller Boats 3/1281 Greetings! Just bought a C25, and the teak had been varnished in the past, but it's seen some rough
crew watch system? Del Wiese at 11:35am 10.22.05 Racing 2/1646 I am planning a long distance ocean race (500+ nm) and am intersted in input regarding watch systems
Moving O'day 26 Jonathan Sherlock at 11:01am 10.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/895 I have moved about 200 miles north from where I used to live (San Luis Obispo) to the SF Bay Area an
stepping a mast with furling system Ted at 10:54am 10.22.05 Big Boats 1/815 How much more complex or difficult is it to unstep/step a mast with an in-mast furler?
H 28 Muffler Hugh McCully at 10:04am 10.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/864 I had occasion today to remove the muffler on Swallow, my H 28. While it was out, I noticed that the
I broke my cable, too! Randy18528 at 9:34am 10.22.05 Smaller Boats 6/1081 Well, after reading all of your excellent advice and vowing to be careful with the pump to avoid the
93 legend 40.5 hatch hardware steve bowen at 8:06am 10.22.05 Big Boats 0/789 Looking for a replacement hardware setup for the port aft cabin top opening hatch. The original, so
vagabond 42 info needed capt jimbo at 8:02am 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1194 I have a 1982 Vagabond 42 cc ketch and I have the pugeot lehman engine. I also have the hurth transm
Hunter Legend Ted at 7:32am 10.22.05 Big Boats 2/1002 I'm looking at Hunter sailboats and I also see Legend sailboats and sometimes Hunter Legend. I'll se
hunter 170 vs catalina 16.5 paul4378 at 7:27am 10.22.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2086 I'm looking to purchase a daysailor and have come down to these two boats has anyone owned both or h

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Fresh water filtration - is it safe? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 03.05.21
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? jon hansen at 5:50am 03.05.21 well good morning tom. i had to look up a couple of your words, ;) i too enjoy videos about sailing
Raymarine Auto Pilot Ward H at 5:40am 03.05.21 I was strongly advised at the time to invest the extra bucks in a ST2000 (by a guy here, who had ha
Fresh water filtration - is it safe? Justin_NSA at 5:40am 03.05.21 I just did this. Practical Sailor has done a 3 part series on how to get to safe, clean drinking wat
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 5:29am 03.05.21 PS: An expert in corrosion carried in his pocket, a Buffalo Nickel, to check Stainless Steel in the
Overturned Car Carrier Justin_NSA at 5:27am 03.05.21
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? (1) Justin_NSA at 5:15am 03.05.21 You might get away with it, but is it worth the risk? But you were asking if anyone has. I'd guess n
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? TomY at 5:14am 03.05.21 We get a lot of entertainment out of Youtube. But truth is, I'm turned off by the soft porn thumbs o
Raymarine Auto Pilot (1) justsomeguy at 5:09am 03.05.21 https://tomeshew.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/tiller-pilot-installation
Aluminum water and fuel tanks - corrosion smokey73 at 4:52am 03.05.21 For waste and water tanks I found a plastic tank fabricator in North Carolina - Blue Grey Plastic Fa
Overturned Car Carrier RoyS at 4:44am 03.05.21 Human error disasters will become more common as recreational drugs are legalized. Our country is be
sirius 21 hull id? SailingLoto at 4:39am 03.05.21 has your hull been painted? I've seen the HIN sanded thin and painted over where it was nearly impo
Cover pic? Really? (1) dlochner at 4:37am 03.05.21
Aluminum water and fuel tanks - corrosion RoyS at 4:35am 03.05.21 Aluminum tanks, even custom built, are not that expensive. Patching a leaking tank is not a good sol
Raymarine Auto Pilot Gene Neill at 4:31am 03.05.21 +1 to what Joe said. :) We ended up mounting ours on the cockpit coaming, primarily because it's le
Aluminum water and fuel tanks - corrosion dlochner at 4:29am 03.05.21 I had an aluminum water tank once that I sealed. It leaked again. I fiberglassed it. That lasted ab
Aluminum water and fuel tanks - corrosion rgranger at 4:04am 03.05.21 Actually, I believe it's referred to as a half-glassed solution :facepalm: . Nice!
Overturned Car Carrier Joe at 3:48am 03.05.21 Every day one of those car carrier ships leaves San Diego harbor from Natl. City... See them all the
Raymarine Auto Pilot Joe at 3:43am 03.05.21 Order the unit, read the instructions, go pull the tarp off the cockpit, mount the rudder and tiller
Cover pic? Really? Whatfiero1 at 3:26am 03.05.21 99% of world population don't know anything about sail trim there was a tv commercial for a razor or

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