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Sailing in Antigua nosocks at 7:11am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 We will be leaving shortly to sail in Antigua and Barbuda for two weeks. Any thoughts on anchorages
WOODEN COCKPIT GRATE MikeMarley at 6:52am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/3905 I want to build a cockpit grate for my catalina 22. The cockpit sole has a few minor cracks and it f
Topping Lift - is there an easier way? KimSalt at 6:35am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 16/8096 This is our second season with our 1972 Catalina 22. We love her and she's a great boat, but the top
Chart updates Leviosa at 6:20am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1209 On our recent Memorial day trip my wife and I had the joy of sailing back from Annapolis MD to our h
Below deck ventilation Jonathan Costello at 6:18am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 8/1289 Has anyone had any experience with installing a cowl vent(placement and type?)on a 23.5 to improve v
Looking For a Stern Rail - O'day 22 Matt7760 at 5:34am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1336 Does anyone have a Stern Rail for sail for my '70 O'day 22?
external Fuel Tank problem Tom Roberts at 5:30am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/862 I have a metal 3 gallon external tank that works fine, and a plastic 6 gallon tank that has issues.
bimini top judith ann at 5:27am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 One of the supporting tubes was chrushed over the winter. Can I find a replacement or is 1/2" alumin
Mast geometry Geoff in Ann Arbor at 5:22am 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1056 My boat is a '92 33.5. I'm looking for advice on mast setup. I haven't changed the length of the r
h170 Looker Roger5024 at 5:20am 06.14.04 Day Sailers 12/1950 Dear h170 sailors,I am downsizing from a C27 so tht we can daysail in different waters by traileri
Inside the mast Fleur deau at 5:15am 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1074 I purchased a hunter 27 1979 in october 2003, when i put the boat in the water 3 weeks ago, i notice
Turn or not to turn? While out on a sail Chip7183 at 5:12am 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1362 this Saturday I noticed that the shaft was spinning that goes to the prop and motor. The motor was o
go check another boat!-a story with an odd twist. SRCruver at 4:47am 06.14.04 Other Sailboats 5/862 my father and i were out getting our boat ready,the only problem is,we had never rigged our own boat
Removing the rudder from a Catalina 27 rand18446 at 4:27am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2022 I have just bent my rudder shaft and would like to know if there are any tricks to removing the rudd
First sail kcraft at 4:22am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/994 Ok, Sunday was my first chance at taking the boat out this weekend. We sailed out of Cadle Creek in
Sail size for a 27 ft Oday nfaz4 at 3:54am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/898 I am a new oday owner (my last sailboat was a Hobie 18) and I picked up a 27 ft Oday (1973). I do n
Stinki yvonne6138 at 3:52am 06.14.04 Big Boats 3/828 Can anyone help when the toilet is pumped into the holding tank the vent of the holding tank stinks
Replacing Windows Karakahl at 3:50am 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1884 To O'day Sailors:I am the owner of a 1979 O'Day 22. My view ports in the cabin are becoming cloud
Chicago/Milwaukee Surveyor Recommendation T J Furstenau at 3:23am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1574 Does anyone have a surveyor that works the Chicago/Milwaukee area that they can recommend? I've got
Any thoughts on Macgregor Trailer? Kevin C 26S at 2:48am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1089 Hi,I am wondering what the consensus is on the MacGregor trailer that came with the 26S (I assume

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Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 4:45pm 01.13.21 There are probably a gazillion boats with 6V banks in series/parallel. I read a TON of boating web
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 4:41pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge tha
Boat graphics sail sfbay at 4:23pm 01.13.21 Lots of low cost options on the internet such as up to 18" x 40" custom boat decal for $21.60 from t
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Replacement feathering prop uncledom at 4:02pm 01.13.21 The blades hardly ever fall off those! :laugh: Oh masked one, we have covered this, it has a servi
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.13.21 Well done! :thumbup:
Cracks in keel SailingLoto at 3:43pm 01.13.21 If thr weather holds, I may dig deeper tomorrow night. Thank you everyone for your input! I do no
Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 3:42pm 01.13.21 Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes: I think total displacement might be a
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (1) SailingLoto at 3:35pm 01.13.21 I got the winches and line clutches reinstalled this evening.
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 3:24pm 01.13.21 Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes:
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 3:09pm 01.13.21 189074
My Penobscot Archipelago. Rick486 at 2:54pm 01.13.21 Great shot Tom. Reminds me of the last time we departed Stonington to the West. Once we cleared that
My Penobscot Archipelago. jon hansen at 2:52pm 01.13.21 yo Tom, as always, we love your pics and your sharing. my alden caravelle's pedigree is a new englan
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21 Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries. Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21 Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RitSim at 2:07pm 01.13.21 If you decide to retorque - consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads.
Boat graphics shemandr at 1:59pm 01.13.21 I would check out local sign makers as post #5 from Dave. We've done that and were impressed with t
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:52pm 01.13.21 Hey, thanks for the welcome. There were no signs of trauma when I checked after the boat was lifted;
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 01.13.21 I used "Full Moon Signs and Graphics" to replace all of mine. On Central just East of Washington. D

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