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GPS to PC cable ,serial port to USB question. Patrick at 3:59am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1304 I have a Garmin 48 GPS connected to my PC for navigation.I have a new PC that does not have a serial
Don's book - don't wait until Christmas! Rick Macdonald at 3:43am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1512 Howdy All -I'm a huge fan of Don's book. I had bought others before coming across his, but couldn'
Telltales - Part 3 Don Guillette at 3:08am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1599 Mates: We are almost finished with the subject of telltales. I'm spending a lot of time on this subj
Replacing Sole plywood w/ diamond-plate steel william3045 at 2:58am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 9/1182 I am considering replacing the sole boards on my 23 with powder coated diamond plate steel for weigh
BBQ and you! Micklejester at 1:25am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1133 I have seen several boats with small BBQ grills mounted on their railings. Where can I find one of t
Getting Rid of the Winter Smell Sentman at 1:15am 04.06.05 Big Boats 5/955 Other than simply airing the boat out, what is the best way to get the winter smell out of fabrics o
Ghosts Roy at 12:43am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/937 When you change a name on a boat,you remove the letters and a "Ghost" out line of the old name remai
Need Mast For CAL 28 Mark Balthrop at 12:14am 04.06.05 Cal 1/557 I need a mast and boom / standing rigging for a 1968 CAL 28 . the boat is undergoing a renovation an
$10. Tank Gauge. Ed Schenck at 12:01am 04.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1181 Back when there was still a Thrifty Mariner I bought two 8" inspection plates for $20. One of those
Another H37C vanity step. Ed Schenck at 11:55pm 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/905 Yesterday was too nice to be working on the inside of the boat. Alas I still have that vanity proje
Blocks Before the Bell at 9:41pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1004 Hello, I'm buying new blocking for my running rigging, when I bought the boat (sloop rig 25') the bl
Vision 36 Cruising abilities Rick Jennings at 8:44pm 04.05.05 Big Boats 3/770 We recently purchased a 93 Vision 36 and are thinking of cruising. Is this a good idea?
vent dave reitman at 8:24pm 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/810 vent on starboard side of boat that acts as overflow for watertank is rusted and needs to be replace
The GAS Crunch Dennis at 7:48pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 70/4454 Why, with the unending rise in gas pricing, is not the companies going back to gasohol? The mix was
reefing on hunter 23 Rio19516 at 3:16pm 04.05.05 Smaller Boats 5/1047 I am still kinda new at this stuff, I must be doing something wrong this past year when I was trying
getting marks off the side of boat chris at 3:07pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/899 recently the admiral bumped the dock at the pump out dock. the dock was lined with that plastic doc
stiff halyards chris at 2:51pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1305 is there anything that can be done to "soften" stiff halyard ropes?
Lights Dim when engine on! pauljgrenon at 12:45pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 Hi Guys! I was wondering if you could help me out.. I bought a new (used) boat.. y2000/hunter 410.
anchor light replacement bulb, what kind? duality at 12:21pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/947 my 1984 hunter 34 anchor light bulb is out, need to replace, any idea what kind of bulb before i sen
fluorescent light, where to buy duality at 12:19pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/887 my light over the head sink does not work anymore, i searched the catalogs but cant seem to find the

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Sailing with cabin top hatch open? Hydro Therapy at 6:15am 03.18.21 That may work. Going to look into that and how to rig it. Thanks
America's Cup cb32863 at 6:11am 03.18.21 That was a fantastic event. The first few races were were very close with no clear advantage to eit
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Justin_NSA at 6:10am 03.18.21 I've owned both, AL and SS. IMO, the attachments to the boat separate the good from the bad.
Sailing with cabin top hatch open? thinwater at 6:09am 03.18.21 I've always found closing it to be the best choice. In light winds careful tacking works well, and w
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal Justin_NSA at 6:08am 03.18.21 A split coupling still has to be machined to fit the prop shaft properly. As far as I know, I would
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames rgranger at 6:00am 03.18.21 I think @garymalmgren makes a good point. Is your boat pristine? A showpiece? Then maybe an SS b
eye candy Davidasailor26 at 5:59am 03.18.21 The next step in sailboat technology will be a means of redirecting air from the sails through duct
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal jssailem at 5:58am 03.18.21 @jonelli I assisted my buddy @LeslieTroyer in removing his cutlass bearing last year. He borrowed a
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal ontherocks83 at 5:53am 03.18.21 A split coupling still has to be machined to fit the prop shaft properly. As far as I know, I wouldn
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames (1) garymalmgren at 5:33am 03.18.21 but is the difference between the aluminum vs stainless construction significant enough to warrant s
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal Justin_NSA at 5:31am 03.18.21
eye candy (1) Will Gilmore at 5:25am 03.18.21 191702 -Will (Dragonfly)
eye candy Will Gilmore at 5:22am 03.18.21 The next step in sailboat technology will be a means of redirecting air from the sails through duct
Venture 22 Rescue Project rgranger at 5:21am 03.18.21 Benches held in with SS machine screws. I put a drop of gorilla glue in the original screw holes b
Sailing with cabin top hatch open? DougM at 5:15am 03.18.21 Even if the hatch is only slightly cracked open it has a tendency to catch the lazy sheet. You have
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. sailme88 at 5:12am 03.18.21 Black flies are largely an inland problem. We don't get them on the coast. In my area, we're fairly
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 5:07am 03.18.21 Add an R&D coupling between the coupling half and it moves the shaft back about 1.2 inches giving y
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. dLj at 5:04am 03.18.21 No deer flies out there. I lived in rural Vermont for decades. I hated those things. :) I don't kn
eye candy DougM at 5:00am 03.18.21 https://www.lequipe.fr/_medias/img-photo-jpg/luna-rossa-prada-s-est-debarrasse-du-defi-americain-sam
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. TomY at 4:43am 03.18.21 Never heard of Moose flies. Do they have a season? I'll have to Google them - this is the first tim

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