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Don Guillette at 12:51am 12.10.02
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Mates: Would you like to get better performance on your downwind leg? Of course you would. You say y
Don Guillette at 12:40am 12.10.02
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Mates: Would you like to get better performance on your downwind legs? Of course you would. You say
Christian at 11:50pm 12.09.02
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I have no experience with free standing mast.How does it affect boat solidity,performances etc?I rec
Ozana at 11:15pm 12.09.02
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I want to clean the (plastic) fuel tank in my 1995 Legend 35.5 since I find a lot of black stuff (ba
Steve de Filippis at 11:13pm 12.09.02
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how does this thing worjk, i have been watching it pretty often late aty night and don't understand
Mike at 10:02pm 12.09.02
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I have a '79 25' shoal draft. I saw the identical boat with a full keel in it's winter birth in Oshk
Francis at 1:30pm 12.09.02
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I am planning a trip across to Catalina Island in mid May and am curious as to what the weather is a
Mark at 1:15pm 12.09.02
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I have pretty much made up my mind on a new mac, thanks in part to this forum, Im new to sailing and
tom at 12:54pm 12.09.02
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i definitely need new ones..any ideas on cost...
Derek Rowell at 8:54am 12.09.02
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As a Kiwi I am of course hoping the New Zealand can hold on to the America's Cup! I was very surpri
Lee at 8:48am 12.09.02
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I wanted to run power to the boat to operate a small microwave. I found a regular shore power setup
Don McCoy at 7:40am 12.09.02
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For the last few months I have been experiencing a "stumbling" of my 1GM10 Yanmar at startup. It st
ed j rowe at 7:25am 12.09.02
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i need to get a spinnaker for my new boat, i have never puchased one before, where should i go to ge
Chris Boswell at 6:47am 12.09.02
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I am looking for Used sails for my Passage (1995) 42. It was converted to roller furling. I am rac
ricky at 6:27am 12.09.02
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I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST SAILBOAT (ODAY TEMPEST)FROM AN IDIVIDUAL THAT KEEP THE BOAT IN A PRIVA
Steve de Filippis at 5:35am 12.09.02
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i think 9 but not sure
Thaddeus Robichaux at 4:05am 12.09.02
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1984 Catalina 30 My previous boat had 2 high wattage light bulbs in the engine compartment that we
john bonner at 3:27am 12.09.02
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i am considering changing to a universaL M25XPB or beta marine BD722 if anyone has installed one of
George Alston at 2:45am 12.09.02
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I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 11.5 with flexible water tanks under the settees. It's time to replace
Art at 2:28am 12.09.02
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I am looking at an 84 C-22 it is in good shape but the trailer it is on is not a C-22 trailer. It d

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Need your help. I have no experience with moorings
Kings Gambit at 2:31pm 09.16.20
Let me rephrase this . After 15 plus years of owning a mooring right next to the U.S.Coast Guard St
Furling mast, weird switch
jchandler2730 at 2:22pm 09.16.20
So for anybody else who has this question years from now, here is the answer, thanks to Mike Bickfor
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings
Timm R Oday25 at 2:19pm 09.16.20
Let me rephrase this . After 15 plus years of owning a mooring right next to the U.S.Coast Guard Sta
Bought a 75 Cat 22
rpludwig at 2:16pm 09.16.20
mine were right side up, put em back on upside down in error, all good, no clunk, sailed great......
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting?
LakeShark at 2:14pm 09.16.20
I'm guessing that 90% of the the people that do the ASA 1xx series are boat-less people that want
SV Preston Point rescue
MitchM at 2:12pm 09.16.20
short answers 1/ what idiot goes out in a small sailboat when a hurricane has been p
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake?
rpludwig at 2:02pm 09.16.20
re: volcano, as long as you can get 2 clamps on it. good to go IMO. re: loos gauge, invest in one, n
On the beach
Stu Jackson at 1:59pm 09.16.20
Thanks, that was excellent.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings
smokey73 at 1:46pm 09.16.20
None of the three mooring fields require any type of lights at nighttime . If you own your own moor
Uh oh! Recore foredeck
pclarksurf at 1:31pm 09.16.20
That Keel cable ! intersting marks / outline on the foreward end of the keel -- looking forward to w
Main sheet twist
jssailem at 1:31pm 09.16.20
Yeah, it's probably just me... :plus: Real men read instructions. :biggrin:
Main sheet twist   (1)
FastOlson at 1:10pm 09.16.20
Nailed it, Jack. Short and to the point. BTW, anyone else here ever ponder the leading of the sheet
On the beach
shemandr at 12:55pm 09.16.20
We did pretty close to that going into Absecon Inlet in the days before Loran and in thick fog. We
Marinas...
David in Sandusky at 12:53pm 09.16.20
Where are you? If you are in the Great Lakes, I have some Great Lakes Cruising Club resources I coul
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings
Timm R Oday25 at 12:21pm 09.16.20
Been on a mooring on the south side of Milwaukee for 15 plus years . Lot's of advantages . Peaceful
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings
ToddS at 12:13pm 09.16.20
Ask whoever sets up your mooring for you to put a mast stick on your pendant. Beats fishing for it
Not a BOGO, but close
pilott at 12:12pm 09.16.20
Andersen 18ST is $ 465 at Vela....and it's all Stainless
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting?
Stu Jackson at 12:10pm 09.16.20
Capri 25 Thanks, Jack. My Catalina 25 had those same cushions. Those were the days... :):):)
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods?
Stu Jackson at 12:05pm 09.16.20
I hope to start my Around the World journey in 2023 (my 60th). I love looking at all boats, but con

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