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Historical wind data Tom Hamilton at 9:40pm 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1317 I am trying to plan my trip to move my boat back to the Chesapeake from FL this spring. Does anyone
Fog Horn Phiggins at 8:41pm 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 11/8534 I've been using a handheld horn for my 35' O'Day but would like to install an electric fog horn. An
Bavaria 40 Phil at 8:19pm 01.09.05 Bavaria 6/6016 Hi All,>>We live on Cape Cod and will be sailing Buzzards Bay, and cruising to >Nantucket, Newpor
VHF cable routing Rick P at 6:49pm 01.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/949 Can anyone share some advice on routing the vhf antenna cable as unexposed as possible.
Hull number George H260 at 6:30pm 01.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/881 Where do I find the Hull number on the H22?
Looking for a PFD recommendation JoJo at 2:59pm 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1381 Anyone have a recommendation on a good PFD to get? inflatable? manual or automatic? fanny pack type
Windlass for Catalina 30 Rob at 1:42pm 01.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2190 I want to install an electric windlass on my Catalina 30. Any hints or suggestions?ThanksRob
Is there a powerboat in your future? ex-admin at 12:35pm 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 69/4988 The past few years have seen more sailors trade their winch handles for a flybridge, giving up the c
Cherubini Jack W at 11:34am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 I'm new to Hunter sailboats (I've had an Oday for 20 years) and new to this site.Please don't make
Girls Girls Girls Bryon Thomas at 11:23am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2562 Does anyone know what kind of boat that beautiful old wooden sloop was in the Elvis movie Girls Girl
AFT room odor Carl Gosselin at 11:12am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1396 Hi,We have Hunter 386 2004. After a few months of usage we noticed a bad smell coming from the bac
Why so few... Jay at 10:54am 01.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/967 Does anyone have a clue as to why there are so few postings about the 306? Have there been that few
Main Halyard twisting Ron at 9:26am 01.09.05 Big Boats 5/2582 On our Legend 45, the main Halyard got twisted and old and was rubbing on something inside the mast.
Anchor roller Barney Gibbs at 9:24am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/819 I read a post awhile back on anchor rollers. Somebody replied with a link to a site that did custom
Radar Antenna ian19147 at 8:17am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 0/795 Are radar antennas inter-changable? Specifically, will a Raymarine raydome 2KW antenna work with a
Peek A Boo Hatch Blinds Droop at 8:00am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1370 Does anyone have any info on Peek A Boo Hatch Blinds..Thanks
Removing Exterior Paint Eric at 7:45am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1239 I want to remove the name that the previous owner of my boat painted on the stern. It was painted in
Phil.....Archives? Don s/v Tellico at 7:36am 01.09.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2133 Where are the older archives, i.e., pre 1999? Are they still accessible? I was directing someone t
California 90 day club MichaelStacy at 7:31am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/835 Are those who have taken advantage of the 'tax loophole' (pre Oct 04), are you required to submit a
O'Day 23 Traveler Norman Fox at 7:00am 01.09.05 Day Sailers 4/1201 I'm interested in upgrading my O'Day 23 with a traveler for the mainsail. I'm looking for suggestio

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Auto helm Beneteau 381 sail sfbay at 2:33pm 02.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Is this a Raymarine autopilot and d
Masthead real estate (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 02.12.21 Here's a link to the arm I have. It looks like you can change the angle of the Windex's base as well
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 2:24pm 02.12.21 They really shouldn't get loose enough to fall out of the spreader. Once the mast is up they're ti
PLB recommendations Richard19068 at 2:24pm 02.12.21 One of the things we discovered was that communication between the COB and mothership via a wate
interesting history of the Americas Cup and it's trophy (1) jssailem at 2:17pm 02.12.21 We saw America II in Key West. Carbon Mast that looks like wood. An all Woman captain and crew.
Spreader boots dlochner at 2:12pm 02.12.21 If the jib on the boat is small enough that it does not come in contact with the spreader ends, then
PLB recommendations DrJudyB at 2:05pm 02.12.21 Plan 1: Assuming my wife and I are together and I go overboard, I would first try to have her rescu
Spreader boots capta at 2:03pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly the
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:53pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly ther
Spreader boots Parsons at 1:50pm 02.12.21 Perhaps @Drinky Crow is a gentleman who never goes to weather. Aside from chafe-guard, it makes a n
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 1:42pm 02.12.21 Speaking of older circuits, it's interesting that his boat was built in 1771 ! :) Catalina's are w
Steering Backwards jon hansen at 1:34pm 02.12.21 "balanced rudders"
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 02.12.21 The OP appears to moor in an area of warm temps and salty air. After decades have passed it's proba
Masthead real estate Project_Mayhem at 1:18pm 02.12.21 My Windex is on a little arm. I'm guessing it was made by Davis Instruments but there isn't any logo
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short FastOlson at 1:16pm 02.12.21 The OP appears to moor in an area of warm temps and salty air. After decades have passed it's probab
Steering Backwards DArcy at 1:11pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the Those aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European ca
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 02.12.21 I agree with splitting the circuit in half to narrow down the location of the short. I know with 120
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:01pm 02.12.21 People who dont like ripped genoas?
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Project_Mayhem at 12:59pm 02.12.21 Thank you everyone for the information. This might be crazy but I'm thinking of having 2 outboards.
Steering Backwards capta at 12:56pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European cats have

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