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And now, a word from the wise (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 55/4722 If you could drop a single pearl of wisdom on a brand new sailboat owner, what would it be?
The boat show must go on (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.17.20 Ask All Sailors 41/3619 Are you getting your boat show on this year? Is it something you do every year, every now and then,
Don't fight the Power (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 76/5152 Diesel, outboard, sail drive, or the fabled Atomic 4... engines not only help us dock, moor, and pow
Maiden - the movie BC Bernie at 8:00am 12.18.19 Catalina 310 13/1543 The film documentary, Maiden, just got nominated for an Oscar. How about that? A sailing movie. On
Hard Plastic Cover - Aft cabin Rasselas36 at 7:03am 12.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1017 (2004 H36) I recently developed a leak coming from the hard cover over the locker in the aft cabin.
Is living aboard in your future? Or present? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.10.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1680 Do you have dreams of living aboard someday, or have you already made that dream a reality? What at
Does your boat have BO? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.03.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3292 Bilge Odor. It can strike at any time, sending your guests and crew screaming into the night. We al
Your Year In Review (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 26/1571 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foo
Slap, Crackle, Pop (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.27.20 Ask All Sailors 22/3789 Is your boat noisy? Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers,
2020 Photo Contest Winners (3) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1765 The 2018 Photo Contest is in the books and here are your winners... 3rd Place goes to Mikem, a memb
Time to Vote for Photo Contest Winners (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1245 The photos are posted, the servers are warmed up, and the time is now to vote for your favorite Phot
2020 Photo Contest (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.06.20 Ask All Sailors 112/9429 Its that time again, so drop your undeveloped film at PhotoMat... oh, right. Find your Flickr passwo
Hunter 240 jetboatn at 3:14pm 12.17.19 Smaller Boats 1/690 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 240. Would it be foolish to keep it on a sling lift? If I r
Boat lift jetboatn at 3:02pm 12.17.19 Trailer Sailors 5/940 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 240. Would it be foolish to keep it on a sling lift? If I r
Bristol 24 (6) Member 131497 at 1:13pm 12.17.19 Bristol 6/1650 Here's the story: Just went to west marine to inquire why tbe rigging shop hasnt call me regarding r
Universal 25xpA ? rpell1@msn.com at 12:32pm 12.17.19 Catalina 30 7/838 Hi all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. I have been researching for the actual difference
Boats of the Year cb32863 at 8:36am 12.17.19 Ask All Sailors 1/503 Cruising World ' Sail magazines have their pics for 2019. Pretty much the same boats between them. P
Sound proofing..... NYSail at 6:41am 12.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1292 Hello all So I am sound proofing a small cabinet that houses a couple of pumps. I don't want to us
Lost a good friend Mark Maulden at 11:01pm 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 14/824 We lost a good friend and club member a few days ago. He lived on his boat in Anacortes. He was in
Christmas Cruise 2019 Terry Cox at 7:30pm 12.16.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/780 Christmas (winter) break fast approaching and this skipper will be away from work between 12/21 thro

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Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:42pm 10.14.23 We're going to try it out and play it by ear as it's not like we don't have an alternative no matter
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing pgandw at 1:27pm 10.14.23 I find the Mariner (ODay's 1st 19ft minicruiser) will heave to quite nicely under jib alone. Marine
Proper shroud tension pgandw at 1:13pm 10.14.23 The Mariner (ODay/Stuart 19) racing tuning guide suggests 180# for the 1/8" upper shrouds as a start
H356 Engine compartment fresh air intake Patrikh at 12:57pm 10.14.23 I guess this link is what you are looking for. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_356_7
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (6) Ward H at 12:35pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forward
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:26pm 10.14.23 After some deep diving, I located what I hope is the LAST of the keel bolts, just beneath the main s
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 12:09pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 11:03am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 11:02am 10.14.23 Your challenge, @capta, began to happen to me on my Profurl. It is why, when I could, I switched fro
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 11:00am 10.14.23 Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the right way to do it.. If not, then you'd want your jib
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (2) jssailem at 10:47am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23 (headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23 Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:19am 10.14.23 Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. capta at 10:09am 10.14.23 I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23 I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23 We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23 I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 10.14.23 . Thank you for asking that question. I'm sure many have wondered the same thing. I am a "newbi"

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