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42s7 Safety Jacklines John Mangan at 2:59pm 06.21.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/994 I have purchased a First 42s7 in French Polynesia and will be sailing her back to New Zealand.For
Your help on choising an autopilot and a roller furler Jack Bollinger at 1:59pm 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1245 Hello Everyone,I have a 1983 30' Catalina that my wife and I enjoy tremendously. I am looking int
Is There a LoJack For Sailboats??? Clyde at 12:34pm 06.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/1065 I saw this story about a sailboat that was stolen in Washington and sailed through both American and
306 cabin step Richard at 10:13am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/950 The step on the engin compartment is supported by a wood trim 2x1. It is not strong enough to suppo
My First Race Carl at 8:34am 06.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/810 We sailed in our first race with our 240 Wendsday night.Winds were 15 to 20 with gusts near 30.The c
Should I assume??? Ron at 6:39am 06.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/771 I'm going for a degree in Refrigeration/AC and am about to attack my AB refrigerator DCM-12 as a fir
Bow Sprit Add-On - Good idea? Allen at 5:58am 06.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1045 I've got a 1977 C-30 Standard Rig w/o the bow sprit. I see that Catalina Direct has an add-on kit.
Base plate for pole supporting table Jim caine at 5:49am 06.21.02 Big Boats 3/923 Has anyone had to buy a new support plate that attaches to the sole and into which fits the supporti
Fresh water system Gregg at 5:48am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/952 I'm a new owner of a 2000 290. The 'fresh' water in my boat has a funky smell/taste. What's the safe
documentation-290 nick at 4:00am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1185 Has anyone documented 290 or similar boat and where did you put the numbers in side of boat.
DIESEL REPOWER George OC at 3:36am 06.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1619 I am going to repower my Atomic 4 with a new diesel engine. HELP! Does the Yanmar fit right in? A
Do lazy jacks suck, or what? Paul at 1:23am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/2506 Since I got such a great result from my last rant about single-line reefing systems, I'm going back
Keel confused Ed Mollencupp at 12:54am 06.21.02 Smaller Boats 3/985 We have a 75 22 and are new to sailing My question is we are starting in a small lake and shallow do
Cheap solution to Bird woes..... Greg Sampson at 12:53am 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/993 after my last post on "bird woes" (they were hanging out on my spreaders) and seeing the prices of t
depth transducer placement Mike Colucci at 12:17am 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1387 Is it possible to place a transom mounted transducer inside my bilge area to shoot through the hull?
Juryrig temporary fuel tank Jane at 11:29pm 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1008 I have ordered a new fuel tank to replace my 'too dirty too clean' tank but it will take 4 weeks to
changing to jiffy reefing -- anyone done it? Paul at 10:49pm 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1116 I've had it with the single-line reefing system on my '95 336. Most of the time, I can't get a reef
Thanks a million... or two SailboatOwners.com at 10:39pm 06.20.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1040 On the 20th, at 3:29am Pacific time, Rich Kelley clicked a bookmark and promptly became the 2,000,00
Oday 16' rigging vince at 10:03pm 06.20.02 Day Sailers 1/1792 I am new to this and need some help in knowing how the Main sheet is rigged on a 1964 16ft. I have a
compression post on 81 H30 coleman brydon at 9:27pm 06.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/949 I noticed the rusting of the compression post as noted in archives. My fix is going to be to remove

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Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. Meriachee at 11:47am 08.15.20 When I saw the subject I imagined I would see boats along the coast of maine.... But John, that s
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (1) TomY at 11:33am 08.15.20 Anchored deep inside Winter Harbor on Vinalhaven Island. Only boat. A bald eagle is casually flying
Danforth anchor rules Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 08.15.20 on granite. Tucks right in. If it's anything like my old Danforth, best to insert it with a five
Number one.....or number two? FastOlson at 10:40am 08.15.20 FWIW, I am voting with Ralph on the relative percentages of boating foolishness.
Cruising RPM. Don Lucas at 10:35am 08.15.20 I for one DON'T feel it is BEST to run the diesel at 80% (or some other mysterious high power output
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replaceme
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? dLj at 10:29am 08.15.20 Boy John, you were busy, that was a nice write-up! (well until I got to the part about the cute gir
Number one.....or number two? Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 08.15.20 Ralph, that comment is the nautical equivilent of racism No nautical racism here. Just based on
Check your sink drain hoses... S/V Honu at 10:25am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Even if you didn't replace the actual t
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:19am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hull
Check your sink drain hoses... BigEasy at 10:11am 08.15.20 Man: you did it in the water? How the heck did you do that? Ahhh... you must mean you put the plug
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 10:11am 08.15.20 Here are the ingredients off the tube. No oxybenzone. :huh: the US version contains Oxybenzone. :
Check your sink drain hoses... smokey73 at 9:59am 08.15.20 Does anybody have a suggestion for a reasonably flexible 1 1/4 ID reinforced hose for the replacemen
Winch question justsomeguy at 9:53am 08.15.20 Must be something obscuring the keeper. Lightly dig around in the socket with a narrow pick? Who kno
Check your sink drain hoses... Bob S at 9:50am 08.15.20 My Bene uses the same corrugated hose and I have been suspect of it. I always shut the through hulls
New 37C owner (1) dLj at 9:46am 08.15.20 The only real difference is grounding. Which is not rocket science and parts. Same as. Hospital gr
Danforth anchor rules Bob S at 9:44am 08.15.20
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 08.15.20 Been there, done that. See my post from 2016. Sorry you didn't see it sooner...... @Rich Stidger
Danforth anchor rules (1) Ron20324 at 9:34am 08.15.20 Fortresses in Maine are built of granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555c99afe4b
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. sailme88 at 9:33am 08.15.20 so, some of us use totally different standards then others here. some love a crowd, i find crowds

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