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Seeking tips on spinnaker sailing Scott Blahnik at 6:32am 08.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/884 I'm new to sailing with a spinnaker. This past weekend, I had my new asymetrical up with the wife an
Autopilot Settings ST4000 MK II + for Cat30 Bob Berry at 6:30am 08.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1516 I am looking for best autopilot settings for a wheel mounted Raymarine ST4000 MK II + for my Cat30.
Just a Little Trip Rick Ellis at 4:59am 08.06.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1162 I am planning a trip from Pass Christian in Mississippi to Destin Fla. in Sept or Oct. Have any of y
Beneteau 325 from 1985 Holger at 4:54am 08.06.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1096
Traveler Over Companionway on a 260? Stan Chapman at 4:15am 08.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/973 I would like to get the main sheet out of the cockpit of my Hunter 260. What would be the down side
Make/model archive specifications Philip H. at 3:06am 08.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1674 Hi,It's easy to find all sorts of specifications and data for new Catalina models. However, I am
Hull strength on O'day 19 (not Mariner & not 192) Dave at 2:31am 08.06.02 Day Sailers 4/1769 I have a 1984 O'day 19 (not a Mariner ' not a 192; by the way - what is its model name?). I just di
Packing gland water run off Brian Peyton at 1:43am 08.06.02 Big Boats 10/1165 We have a 2000 model 340.The packing glend began to leak badly after a particulary stormy return un
Boom Parts Butch Beard at 12:55am 08.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1081 I have a '79 30ft and am missing some parts off the boom (reefing jam cleat). Does anybody know wher
mast/steaming/anchor lights? Al at 12:52am 08.06.02 Ask All Sailors 15/6227 Could someone set me straight regarding the differences between a steaming light, mast light, and an
hatch parts Geoff in Ann Arbor at 12:49am 08.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1044 I broke the hold open rod on one of the deck hatches on my '92 33.5 -- actually not the rod itself,
my droopy port spreader Geoff in Ann Arbor at 12:44am 08.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1264 The lower spreader on the port side keeps drooping on my '92 33.5. I have pushed it back up a coupl
Never Sailed Looking at 17' Oday and 19' Mariner Peter Maglione at 12:06am 08.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1334 I have a 3 year old daugter and would like to get a small boat to start. I have looked at a 17 foot
Jacklines Bob at 11:57pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 19/1169 We see that a lot of sailers use inch wide strap for jacklines. I would like to know what everyone
Did the Form change the way post are posted???? Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 11:48pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/759 Did this bulletin Board change format? I now get 4 columns titled, Topic , Regarding , Replies , La
Cutting Board Tony at 11:45pm 08.05.02 Big Boats 6/1040 We use our galley extensively and the cutting board which fits over the sink is showing wear and sta
Keel up? Keel down? Hunter 23.5 Hayden Jones at 11:34pm 08.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/1632 I find the Hunter 23.5 quick to heel and it goes to 25 degrees pretty quickly. Scares land lubbers
Eisinglass and plastic portholes Joni at 11:30pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1609 We have a new Catalina 320 and are trying to keep it looking new - does anyone have any tips on how
Oday 25 headstay sag Tim Fletcher at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1780 I have been sailing my "new" 1982 25 for a couple of months now and have a few questions. This is m
Engine temperature John at 10:50pm 08.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1161 Engine temperature is 185F. I've changed the impeller, temp gauge, cleaned the heat exchanger, chang

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Ships Bell Fog Bell jviss at 5:49am 07.29.20 Thanks Larry, it's more a matter of aesthetics and decor than anything else. A bell isn't required
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake Sable Sailor at 5:30am 07.29.20 Pictures would be great. Thanks.
Real chance of capsizing? dlochner at 5:28am 07.29.20 The waves @Will Gilmore describes are often referred to as Rogue waves. There has been a lot of rese
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M tfox2069 at 5:27am 07.29.20
Solar Vent on a head hatch. Justin_NSA at 5:27am 07.29.20 .... New one works perfectly but I put a higher capacity battery in it (mine sits about 2 feet below
A week in Jamaica JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:23am 07.29.20 Where did you have this experience? A passage from St. Barts to Guadeloupe. Summer of 2019. We had
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations shemandr at 5:09am 07.29.20 I have a Revere for nearly 2 decades. The stitching around the neck irritates my skin. I had my wi
Ships Bell Fog Bell Captain Larry-DH at 5:08am 07.29.20 Is this just to meet regulations? Or is it for use in fog? If the latter, IMHO it would be better
Deck Light Switch on a 2009 36 Hunter gmnormal at 4:49am 07.29.20 Hmmmm Thanks ...that is what I think... now where would you look ...I checked the Helm ..ng, I check
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question jviss at 4:47am 07.29.20 I say this because I've tested piles of these outlets with FLIR imaging and 7.5A is what is safest
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 4:41am 07.29.20 Furlex comes with their lube and they say in the instructions that you should periodically clean th
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 4:24am 07.29.20 Dr. Judy wins! I suppose it should have been simple, but I never put together the 2 things 1) having
Sump Pump on Nav Panel and Rule 650/750 Bilge Pump kloudie1 at 4:09am 07.29.20 Bad info .. sorry.. not possible to have starter run away without instrument panel switch on.. Was t
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 07.29.20 So you inadvertently (sic) logged into another boats signal using the "default password"? LOL! No
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Rick486 at 3:35am 07.29.20
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 07.29.20 Are you saying that a shipboard device like Simrad can connect to home base using an available mari
ProSport 20 parallel batteries. Davidasailor26 at 3:03am 07.29.20 It should work fine. Use one output from the charger for the house bank, and the other for the engin
Jerks! kappykaplan at 2:59am 07.29.20 Or add an ice cube. Blasphemy!
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Rick486 at 2:51am 07.29.20
Yanmar YSB-12 Start Problems kappykaplan at 2:31am 07.29.20 One thing I have noticed though, I cannot get the motor to start unless I have full throttle set.

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