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Meeting with the Surveyor tomorrow dwayne13628 at 12:38pm 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/792 ...Regarding the Northern 25. After much thought, the repairs that need to be carried out, I can do,
Any news on the Chesapeake Rendezvous Jim Seamans at 12:18pm 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/878 I was in San Fran for a conference and have heard nothing about the rendezvous. Did it happen? How
Sharks Wanda at 12:08pm 07.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/896 What types of sea creatures have you come across while sailing? (Whales, sharks, octopi, etc.)
Electrical Robert at 12:00pm 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/836 I am having an electrical problem. I have just changed out the battery charger and it ran fine for
cleaning sails Mark at 11:43am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/994 Hi, anyone know the best way and cleaner to use when cleaning the sails?
Square foot area? Warren M. at 12:53am 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1152 Square footage Bottom paint makers suggest the following formula for figuring square footage BELOW
A Navigation Equipment Failure ?? Tsehum Pete at 9:12am 07.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1140 About Time suffered from the above and now needs a new bow. Now I know why I do not powerboat and lo
Travelers Don Guillette at 8:35am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/955 Shipmates: Want to know how to get the most out of your traveler in light, medium and heavy wind? If
Traveler - light air -part 2 Don Guillette at 8:30am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1283 Tacking in the lower range of light air can be a mess but like everything there is an easy way to do
Traveler - light air Don Guillette at 7:54am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1896 Mates: Do you know when and how much you have to move the traveler to control boatspeed, heel and we
Cruising and showering David W at 7:21am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1597 We are leaving on Sunday for two weeks in the San Juans. I am looking for a means of "showering" in
Good Article on Sail v. Powerboater.... Don s/v Tellico at 7:12am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1095 in today's Washington Post relevant to the demand for sailboats. Sounds like it might be time to se
GoingFrom Mystic to Block Island to Champlain lake Estelle at 6:59am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 1/938 Thank you for those who answered my previous questions. It has been very appreciated and useful. I
Sprit for assym spinnaker tack Trevor - SailboatOwners.c at 6:35am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1196 Check out this removeable bow sprit for the spinnaker tack - gets it well forward of the forestay.
Removeable Sprit Trevor - SailboatOwners.c at 6:29am 07.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1112 Check out this removeable bow sprit for the spinnaker tack - gets it well forward of the forestay.
Whales Nicole at 6:16am 07.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/911 Has anyone seen any whales recently while sailing? Please advise......
Hull Construction / crack question John P12803 at 5:38am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1347 I was at my uncles this weekend and he had a friend over that has a Cat 25 about the same year as mi
ALERION EXPRESS 28 Paul J. Rusyniak at 4:54am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1647 Hi...Do any of you have experience with the ALERION EXPRESS 28?Thanks, in advance,Pauls/v The Lo
2005 Bluewater Cruising Rally Week Tsehum Pete at 4:48am 07.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/766 Bluewater Cruising Association (BCA) of Vancouver, Canada are holding their annual Rally Week starti
putting graphics on hull Jeff Prideaux at 4:38am 07.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/864 I recently bought some vinyl graphics to put on my hull (to name the boat). I have my topsides waxe

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Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions Justin_NSA at 5:31am 02.08.21 Sounds like most of it is maintenance issues. But I would be most concerned about this " I see that
More 3D printing kloudie1 at 5:14am 02.08.21 That would be great technology to reproduce obsolete parts for older boats.. For instance, the pvc f
Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions jssailem at 5:10am 02.08.21 Boats are not supposed to leak. When they do something has broken or worn out and needs to be repair
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:43am 02.08.21 Congratulations JD, on the move. I really like Texas. I haven't seen much of their coast, other tha
More 3D printing kappykaplan at 4:42am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed Saw on the news this morning that the 3D-printe
Just cruising along... Will Gilmore at 4:38am 02.08.21 Found my H31 at LCYC and brought it to Kemah (and now NOLA). Canyon lake is a fun place to sail, a
Mast painting Joe at 4:27am 02.08.21 I'd repaint it with Interlux Perfection. There's a good YouTube vid on the project. Go direct or
Transmission Fluid sailme88 at 4:26am 02.08.21 My Hurth is currently being rebuilt. The marine transmission mechanic says Dexron III (3)...
Seeking used C&C 34 Mast Joe at 4:24am 02.08.21 I have a 1973 C&C 35 which needs a replacement mast. New is very expensive; any suggestions for w
More 3D printing rgranger at 4:24am 02.08.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed I attended a technology presentation by the Mon
Need some offbeat advice Joe at 4:17am 02.08.21 Geez, DJ, that's such a good story. .... regarding the mast though: I'd offer it for 4 or 5 hundr
Transmission Fluid Maine Sail at 3:56am 02.08.21 DEX III is all you need. WalMart has a Super-Tech High Mileage ATF which is DEX III. You can also p*
Just cruising along... Apex at 3:28am 02.08.21 so Clay, when do you expect, or perhaps there already is a special SBO-promotion post somewhere?! N
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal CYQK at 3:12am 02.08.21 Drewskie Yes the base was covered with adhesive try to save as much of the old one when you remove i
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases CYQK at 2:56am 02.08.21 phone ward@ beneteau
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question Fidgit at 11:48pm 02.07.21 I'm in the process of setting up a raspberry pi with open plotter. I'll try to document the process
More 3D printing Mark Maulden at 10:25pm 02.07.21 I read somewhere that a whole house was 3D printed
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot JamesG161 at 9:58pm 02.07.21 When leaving the boat I always "bungee" the wheel in the 0 rudder position . Sometimes, me too!
Silly questions on engine mount Ken13559 at 9:24pm 02.07.21 In answer to question #2, use West Systems or similar. You will need to be aware of ambient tempera
Transmission Fluid GeorgeC at 9:16pm 02.07.21 I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Hurth gearbox requiring Type A. Here is what I got from Mack Boring re

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