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hoax? Justin_NSA at 3:41am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1192 I was talking to someone yesterday at the lake about water ballast boats. He said he heard from some
trailer loading Justin_NSA at 3:33am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/989 I was taking my boat (26S) out of the water yesterday. The reservoir is really up with all the rain
companionway cover SailaV at 3:21am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/962 Hello, I am looking for a replacement for my companionway cover for my 1979 S2 8.0B. Any suggestion
Who will make a dodger from old one as patter M. Bishop at 2:46am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2782 I want to find a place to send my old dodger and have them make a new one, but using the old one as
Solar Vents George H260 at 1:41am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1238 Hi AllThanks for all the past help. New question. On my "new to me" 1986 34 Hunter, the solar
Dirty Sails Jax at 1:30am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1136 I notices a yellowish discoloration on the edges of my mail sail. What, if any kind of cleaning so
Emergency Rudder Gary Wyngarden at 12:56am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1645 So you're sailing off in the boonies somewhere, hit a log or a deadhead or a whale and disable your
Merriman Pedestal Chet7127 at 12:38am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 I'm looking at purchasing an 1984 Hunter 31 and I'm interested in knowing if the Edson offset pedest
Bent Wing Keel Ray4658 at 12:01am 06.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/920 What is the best way to straighten a slightly bent wing keel? My Catalina 28 ran aground and the tip
390 Companionway Door Keys Tsehum Pete at 11:58pm 06.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1233 Anyone know where I can get some original door key blanks. Have tried several locksmiths and they al
seeking Oday 22 original winch handle Paul at 11:36pm 06.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/913 Hi,I'm looking for a winch handle that came with the 1974 Oday 22 winches. It inserts from the sid
Outboard Bracket Capacity Steve Braverman at 11:32pm 06.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4079 My ancient Johnson 9.9 on my O'day 25 finally died last weekend. I went searching for a new engine,
Stripping and waxing our Hunter dstewart100 at 10:48pm 06.15.05 Smaller Boats 13/1418
swing keel??? Casey A Hargrave at 10:11pm 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1076 Just bought my first boat, sailboat that is, a beautiful Hunter 23 in need of some serious attention
Yanmar 40HP diesel inboard engine owner's manual gus18219 at 9:03pm 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1721 Hi,I will appreciate any information that leads me to find an owners manual for a 40HP Yanmar dies
Stern rail table cmorin at 8:52pm 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/878 I would like to attach a stern rail table that will support a small table top gas grill. The table
how far can you go ? Kurt Myers at 1:15pm 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1024 I am new to the sport , alot of crew time and plenty of sunfish/lazor summers. This is my "first" bo
Running Aground frmreilly at 12:29pm 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1393 Yes it finally happened -- eating at a dock ' dine ' coming out to find my O'Day 27 hard aground. T
Sacrificials in M25 Wayne at 12:23pm 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1042 I had some powerboat guests aboard this weekend. The talk turned to DC and RF grounding and finally
Groco Head Repair Murphy Palmer at 10:30am 06.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1534 PeggyI rebuilt my groco (HF) head about three years ago and its back to its old antics. While sai

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Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 6:42am 04.08.21 Crew abandon ship jumping into the sea. Choose not to get in lifeboat. Agree. That part of the sto
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 6:41am 04.08.21 At first I was a bit skeptical of their idea to abandon it, but then I realized that they were in st
Cargo ship in the North Sea jssailem at 6:38am 04.08.21 Wow. A relatively new vessel. The ship gets into high seas. Gear securing the cargo fails. Ship appe
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 6:28am 04.08.21 Again, another discussion on this. Racing is racing, whether it is cars, motorcycles, power boats, o
37C keel attachment ? shemandr at 6:27am 04.08.21 It makes sense that the keel/hull stub joint opened on the ends. The boat flexes and the keel doesn
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 6:27am 04.08.21 I would pay to see some idiot off Vancouver Island, nail a deadhead at speed.:biggrin:
Frozen seacocks,how to cure? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 04.08.21 Luck Dave.. Not the skill of the Matrix.. Another example of making your own luck. ;)
There's a hole in my boat Leeward Rail at 6:04am 04.08.21 Also my plan this year. Time to redo the anti fouling so may as well deal with the 2 superfluous th
Use of bimini Juice6576 at 6:02am 04.08.21 We kept our Bimini shifted aft and tightened up the topping lift to keep the boom off the front bow.
Catalina 275 Purchase Jackdaw at 5:57am 04.08.21 Have fun with that!
Low "reefing" holes in main sail shemandr at 5:55am 04.08.21 The last time I saw one of those was on an Olson 40 - thirty years ago. It was very effective. It
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 5:52am 04.08.21 https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/EEMSLIFT-HENDRIKA-IMO-9671486-MMSI-244790047 Apparently headed
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing shemandr at 5:42am 04.08.21 One of the things I like about cruising sailing is that you are traveling under 10 knots. That is a
Catalina 275 Purchase kappykaplan at 5:40am 04.08.21 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat! :beer:
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 5:40am 04.08.21 But but but... what about the yachts on her deck ?!! Nevermind... Appears to all be stinkpots. ;)
Winch removal dlochner at 5:22am 04.08.21 Unfortunately there is no gap between the winch base and the deck. I tried to use a sharp chisel an
Winch removal Adhara2 at 5:09am 04.08.21 Use an oscillating tool with a scraper blade. Slowly and gradually slice into the sealant. The thin
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing kloudie1 at 4:49am 04.08.21 Seems to me that the biggest obstacle for foils on cruising boats is going to be where to find enoug
There's a hole in my boat Timm R Oday25 at 4:33am 04.08.21 I also have been convinced to removed all the through hulls ..I will be watching your progress
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing TomY at 4:26am 04.08.21 Looks like someone has been playing with photoshop. ;) No no. They'll be available here on the S

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