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Towing wide Noodat Lady at 7:35pm 03.12.20 Trailer Sailors 20/2408 I am attracted to some of the catboats and catboat derivatives available, with their generous accomm
Where is the best source for the M25XPB heat exchanger gasket? rpwillia at 4:25pm 03.12.20 Catalina 310 12/1722 West Marine has some Sierra ones, but not enough information on them; and they are 60 miles away in
Water in compartments with foam ingramsail at 4:14pm 03.12.20 Catalina 22 17/3172 I'm restoring a Catalina 1977, how do you get the water out of these compartments? Has anyone remove
Torqeedo on Cat 22? gkmoore at 11:29am 03.12.20 Catalina 22 20/4962 Hi all, I'm using a 5hp Honda 4 stroke, mostly reliable. Just wondering though if anyone has powere
Hand rail covering/grip Justin_NSA at 10:50am 03.12.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2951 I'm adding a Taylor-made aluminum rail to the steps on our slip. I want to add some wrapping like yo
Genoa track - 86 Hunter 31 Tom H31 at 5:55am 03.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1073 I have a leak that shows up as water in the lazarette. I believe it's due to leaking around genoa tr
LED anchor light AWG requirement Richard19068 at 7:21pm 03.11.20 Ask All Sailors 37/5912 I'm getting a new LED anchor light and running new wire for it. The lowest amp draw I can find a v
Hunter 290 Mast Post Leak drdanj at 2:47pm 03.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/575 I recently bought a 2000 Hunter 290. The cabin mast post has a small leak, about the only leak in th
bragging (1) jon hansen at 1:51pm 03.11.20 Alden General Chat 75/23786 i here claim that i have the fastest alden caravelle in the world! :) of the 19 built, i have maximi
Main sheet on MH 37? richk at 1:42pm 03.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/890 I need to replace the mainsheet on my Marlow Hunter 37. Any suggestions on diameter and type of lin
resealing top rail Barnett at 12:45pm 03.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/864 My beloved "OLD" Irwin has a leakage issue. Don't we all upon reaching a certain age. It's narrowe
It is going to be foresale... Pat at 10:03am 03.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/20 I want to sell my O'Day 272 LE....it has been a beautiful boat...let me know if you are interested..
Dehumidifiers Stephen M at 9:26am 03.11.20 Big Boats 20/2918 We are looking for suggestions on a dehumidifier for our Hunter 420 passage that is small and effect
Big Wave Foiled dlochner at 6:41am 03.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/1325 Is there no end to foiling? Some awesome waves here. 7fWhI3xeo1U
Will this work for fiberglassing a thru-hull? Ben4195 at 6:25am 03.11.20 Catalina 22 6/1219 Hi All! I've started wading into the process of updating my new-to-me 1975 C22, and one of the majo
Keel repair (2) TimFromLI at 7:56pm 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2392 My keel got wrapped around my mooring chain last season and I'm getting ready to repair the damage.
Calling all engineers...... Bulkhead question Grotto at 5:06pm 03.10.20 Catalina 22 14/2141 So just loving the space inside my 83 without the bulkhead installed ( in the process of refinishing
Best way to get data inside cabin JRT at 4:52pm 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1762 I was working from my Catalina 310 last week and the wind was howling and raining. I have the origi
I love wood, but,... (1) TomY at 9:52am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 37/2270 This was posted on a wooden boat site. Clever idea and superb workmanship. What do you think?
Total Boat Non-skid (3) william24424 at 7:46am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4574 I put this product on top of the non skid diamond pattern on my 30+ year old deck. Cleaning was a li

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 5:29am 07.15.24 This is the specific link: OED Scope nautical Hmmm, that link takes me to the Oxford English Dicti
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:27am 07.15.24 After more testing yesterday, I'm abandoning the spurling pipe, for now at least. I retrieved the r
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:25am 07.15.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion b
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 5:19am 07.15.24
Anchoring woes dLj at 5:18am 07.15.24 What do you mean by a bridle? I currently have 30ft of chain and around 100ft of rode. When we anch
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:18am 07.15.24 It is common nautical vernacular - did it on all the large gray things I sailed on. Allowing an an
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:01am 07.15.24 Regarding strainers. some plastic strainers are top fixtures with in/out fittings that screw a bowl
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.15.24 Is that common nautical vernacular It is common nautical vernacular - did it on all the large gray
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 4:55am 07.15.24 25 ft veered out I have never heard the expression "veered out." Is that common nautical vernacul
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Scott T-Bird at 4:54am 07.15.24 Scope is the length of line let out relative to the depth, so it is the hypotenuse (ignoring centen
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 4:39am 07.15.24 Please, just throw money :biggrin: . :laugh:
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 4:15am 07.15.24 Can you take measurements from your existing arch? Sure.
Damaged gel coat east coaster at 4:06am 07.15.24 The chandlery here in Dartmouth Nova Scotia has a "machine " that will match your gel coat colour re
Anchoring woes (1) fred1diver at 2:18am 07.15.24 Looking at your bow, I'm wondering if using a bridle might work. How much chain do you have and how
What a day! Foswick at 12:05am 07.15.24 Hmm ... I didn't realize the orcas really ventured inside (east) of Whidbey. Could you tell who the
What a day! Hayden Watson at 11:03pm 07.14.24 My crabby buddy broght his gopro to see what is happening on the bottom. We got about 72 minutes of
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 10:56pm 07.14.24 1 to 1 is a 45 d angle. I believe the format is horizontal to vertical. The hypotenuse isn't a fa
Exhaust elbow riser needed? Tally Ho at 9:49pm 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 9:33pm 07.14.24 The OED is particularly useful for older English words, because part of the project was to gather ex
Exhaust elbow riser needed? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29pm 07.14.24 Sorry, but everything in there is wrong from the word "GO". The old mixing elbow on your engine is

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