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DIY Heat Shrink - Large Boat - Mast up Derek Rowell at 10:52pm 12.14.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 Never done it before but I'm ready to go - bought the Dr. Shrink kit and all the goodies - I've watc
Installing new batteries Rob at 10:02pm 12.14.03 Ask All Sailors 21/1888 I am getting ready to up grade and replace our existing old 8+yo batteries.They have given us troub
Hunter 33' adjustable track stop -main traveler Captain John Edwards at 7:36pm 12.14.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1463 I ahd posted several days ago seeking information about the adjustable track stop for my Hunter 33'
Yo, Ed Schenck! Bill O'Donovan at 7:21pm 12.14.03 Ask All Sailors 2/985 Last March you posted the clever idea of deploying a 2-gal tank of deisel for emergency use if the m
Need Some HAM/SSB Advise Rick D at 2:27pm 12.14.03 Ask All Sailors 17/1527 In order to get more familiar with marine SSB, I recently purchased a used ICOM ssb. My boat has an
Anchoring Quiz: how did you do? ex-admin at 1:27pm 12.14.03 Ask All Sailors 22/2550 How did you do on this month's anchoring quiz?Did you run the table and ace them all? Or were you
WINTER STORAGE?? Rod Pinho at 1:10pm 12.14.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1030 How's everybody doing? I've just purchased an '81 MacGregor 25, and got it home yesterday.... and o
4JH2E Idle RPM? Rick D at 12:17pm 12.14.03 Big Boats 9/2872 While driving a friends 40.5 with the 4JH2E yanmar, I noticed it idles at 1100 indicated RPM. So doe
Docking aids MaryM at 11:42am 12.14.03 Big Boats 3/1317 Has anyone tried the "buoy hook" or "docking hook" with the 350? With the extra freeboard I was thin
Teak and Holly Sole Steve at 8:42am 12.14.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/830 The teak and holly sole on my soon to be purchased 1984 Hunter 31 has really darkened. I am Leary a
considering a Catalina 250 Reuben at 7:19am 12.14.03 Smaller Boats 4/1144 I'm considering a 2000 Catalina 250 for a first-time family cruiser. Though I've been thinking larg
NOLA - Tampa St. Pete's??? Dale Wilson at 6:05am 12.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1013 I plan on moving our boat from New Orleans to St. Petersburg shortly after the first of the year. W
Furler parts Mike at 1:16am 12.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/869 I have a roller furler on my O-DAy 25 and I need an upper swivel. There is no manufacturer name or
Hunter or Catalina? Morgan at 9:47pm 12.13.03 Ask All Sailors 19/2851 I would be most grateful for all opinions and advice regarding my dilemma! I am relatively new to sa
Standing Tall ? Moebetta at 7:32pm 12.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/853 Aloha, I have a 1974 Catalina 27. At the bottom of the mast there are tiny holes that have started t
folding prop Thad Gilder at 11:06am 12.13.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/937 Hey Ed - I'm negotiating with your friends at Flex-o-Fold now. What size did you go with - did you
Sail Covers Darrell at 10:27am 12.13.03 Day Sailers 1/1141 I'm looking for a main Sail cover for my 16' O Day. Does anyone know where to get one?
changing from a tiller to a wheel steering Ron Culbreath at 9:38am 12.13.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1184 I am looking at converting to a wheel steering on my 1979 30'catalina. How difficult is the process?
What year was this Catalina 22 manufactured? Bob S. at 8:29am 12.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/7582 I'm looking at a Catalina 22, which the seller has no paperwork for. Is there any easy way to ident
How to stay in the new format Dean Strong at 5:59am 12.13.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/984 Phil,I love the beta test format, but keep finding myself back in the old format as I switch from

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Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two (2) jssailem at 9:20am 10.29.20 Do you have your times right? The incident was reported at 07:40 local (GMT+2). 9:30UTC would be 11
Pearson 303 ; Mast Pad Eye Location Claude L.-Auger at 9:08am 10.29.20 Not a necessity if you only use the 150 but a track with adjustable padeye would give you a lot more
Masthead flotation? Rick Webb at 9:06am 10.29.20 The Bobs on top of masts are not at all unusual and are becoming more and more common. If you are g
Invest 95L JRacer at 8:55am 10.29.20 Sorry to see that Jim. Hang in there.
Masthead flotation? Justin_NSA at 8:41am 10.29.20 Several small boat sailors in our club sport flotation devices. We get some really squirrely winds h
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F wdonovan at 8:36am 10.29.20 I may be missing something here, but as previously mentioned, a failure of your lift pump to operat
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Jackdaw at 8:33am 10.29.20 OK its getting clearer. Here is the Hellenic Coast Guard release: The captain of the container ship
DIY leather steering wheel cover project Justin_NSA at 8:05am 10.29.20 Do you seal it before it starts picking up dirt and oils?
DIY leather steering wheel cover project VisionPNW at 7:58am 10.29.20 Pontedero full-grain, A/B grade Italian veg-tanned, hand-stained cowhide, 3.5-4.5 oz.
Masthead flotation? Kings Gambit at 7:53am 10.29.20
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Jackdaw at 7:49am 10.29.20 Not sure it helps a lot. ent of course changes happened about 09:30 UTC That first maneuver occu
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two dlochner at 7:45am 10.29.20 The container ship had a crew of only 22. https://gcaptain.com/maersk-launceston-captain-arrested/?
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 7:42am 10.29.20 It was an Italian whole hide from Tandy Leather. Finding one big enough was difficult, we ended up
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port dlochner at 7:41am 10.29.20 A couple of thoughts. The problem may be inside the boat with something hanging up in the pedestal
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (2) HandsOnTech at 7:34am 10.29.20 As promised, here is the second prototype. The two forward panels are Newpowa mono 150w and the aft
Pearson 303 ; Mast Pad Eye Location sail sfbay at 7:30am 10.29.20 These threads below provides guidance on pad eye location. See post 3 in the second thread for pad
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Pirate Dave at 7:26am 10.29.20 The curious thing about all of this for me: the news story said there were only 27 sailors on board
Sailing Porn Jackdaw at 7:23am 10.29.20 This popped up on my FB page from January of this year. Figured someone would enjoy it. 40 kts .mp
DIY leather steering wheel cover project dLj at 7:17am 10.29.20 Also, what do you mean by storing the wheel overhead? dj Ah, now that you point that out I see, w
Invest 95L jssailem at 7:09am 10.29.20 Jim and his family are ok. But Saba is not doing well. Zeta was a bad girl. :banghead:

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