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Barcelona, Spain lehighsail at 9:44am 08.20.19 Destinations 6/936 I am looking for information on going for a day sail in Barcelona, Spain the first few days of Novem
Leopard 46 WHITE CALM at 8:48am 08.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1085 How well will it point? Going from Grenada to Carriacou from ST George on a charter this Jan. How lo
Advice on how to Sell a boat today. Rob&Donna at 8:45am 08.20.19 Big Boats 30/2816 We have reached the age of having a bigger boat than we need/can manage. We have enjoyed our 35 yea
Boating Safety JamesG161 at 7:42am 08.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/957 This the new USCG web site about recreational Boating Safety. Recreational Boaters The Crew, Boat
NOAA to change their web address for Marine Weather. jssailem at 7:38am 08.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 0/494 Just read this message to sailors who use NOAA Marine website to plan their sailing experiences. Ef
WTB - San Juan 21 Motor Bracket (2) MySong at 7:13am 08.20.19 San Juan Sailboats 1/1227 I have an SJ21 that was rigged for racing and no longer has the motor bracket. The bolts are a sligh
PNW has Gale Force Winds Warning JamesG161 at 7:02am 08.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/468 As a Big LOW pressure moves ashore, Marine Warnings are out. Maybe the weekend is better. I am loo
New 39-2 Owner Story (2) Popps at 5:43am 08.20.19 Pearson 4/1139 Newest owner of a 1988 Pearson 39-2 #31 (deep draft). Just thought I would share the story (as I h
What's the BIGGEST Selling Point When Shopping for A New/Used Boat? Tradewinds at 10:28pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 34/3536 I'm currently in Midland (US) and about to give up most everything to live on a sailboat off the eas
Electronics on a Pedestal jonboy20 at 10:17pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 12/3452 Hey Folks, Just closed a deal on a 250WB and it has an Edson pedestal with out any of the extra sta
Can a Catalina 22 Cruise at 10 Knots Under Power? Mutinous_Scallywag at 8:31pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 31/4073 Me and my girlfriend are looking at purchasing a boat next year to explore the rich ocean environmen
Prop shaft for 1990 Hunter 42 Passage JohnAC at 6:34pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/773 Looking to find out the length of the prop shaft on my Hunter 42 Passage, think mine is bent and wil
Boarding ladder for H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 6:24pm 08.19.19 Big Boats 3/835 I built this boarding ladder for my H34 because we're getting very high tides and the deck was almos
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 (1) RickShaw at 4:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 2/394 We were backing away from a dock when we hit something hard. Now the tiller turns to starboard, but
THE WALLS (2) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Bigger Boats 12/1050 The old white panels with simulated wood panels stripes replaced with some sweet smelling cedar.
23.5 mast stepping Bill1972 at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 35/3360
Cheek blocks. 80s 22 (4) Milesbaymatt at 3:37pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 2/462 I have an 80s hunter 22. I broke a cheek block the other day. I was running the jib sheets directly
Hunter 306 Deck Plate Key Tool Larry Cornell at 1:44pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/318 Hello - I have a 2004 Hunter 306 and need a new deck plate tool to remove the water fill, diesel fil
Spinnaker block Pili Aloha at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 2/356 I have a Hunter 45 CC with no block for my spinnaker. I would like to know a safe working load for a
O'Day 23 Anchor/chain locker drain (1) tanstaafb at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Day Sailers 2/1098 Hi all, I'm working on fixing up an O'Day 23, and one of the first projects is fixing the anchor loc

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Lets talk cooking morbidfollower at 8:13am 09.25.23 Pan bread: I put 1 cup flour, 1 tsp yeast in a ziploc bag. Add salt & dried herbs to taste. On the
Deception Pass. Hello Below at 8:12am 09.25.23 Thanks again @Hayden Watson for the very helpful information. This thread is a keeper. We transite
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:06am 09.25.23 It is an Albin Vega 57, which is marketing for a 5.7 meter boat which is a bit over 18'. https://sa
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 8:06am 09.25.23 Why can't Sureseal have instructions like your LasDrop Gen ll ? I agree, Tides Marine Technical
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:05am 09.25.23 Pan bread: I put 1 cup flour, 1 tsp yeast in a ziploc bag. Add salt & dried herbs to taste. On the
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 8:01am 09.25.23 Dan: Your 3rd option is the correct one and most efficient - ease the traveler until the boat comes
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? matts997 at 7:58am 09.25.23 As an alternative, I would strongly consider an autopilot, if at all possible. I just sold my H280
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) Lady Brisa at 7:52am 09.25.23 Thanks Twalker, so the wood floor is not directly over the the ballast top. Any hole giving water ac
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jviss at 7:45am 09.25.23 You could add an antenna. I have two VHF antennas on my boat, one on top of the mast, another on th
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 7:41am 09.25.23 A lot of ifs in this thread. In the end, turning off the splitter creates a lot of risk for very lit
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 7:19am 09.25.23 Raritan Bay seems to be big water relatitive to Lake sailing as I used my Capri so some days it may
23.5 unsinkable??? Roland5048 at 7:01am 09.25.23 Hopefully you had a smoke as it went down to complete the Southern trinity of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 6:55am 09.25.23 220249 Ah, Chemistry! But... 220248 Stay away from Granny's rheumatiz medicine. -Will
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jviss at 6:52am 09.25.23 If the VHF is disconnected from the antenna and an emergency broadcast is necessary, then the broad
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 6:50am 09.25.23 Reading the comments from Greg and Dave triggered a memory of reading a article on the history of t
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? nephroid at 6:41am 09.25.23 I'm sorry to hear that's how you lost your Capri. I think my biggest question would be how managea
Legend 43 stock propellor (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 09.25.23 Your old propeller was the same as my H430. I contacted the people here, who know Hunter Sailboats
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) twalker H260 at 6:01am 09.25.23 This is the area beside the galley in front of the companionway step. Unfortunately the only photo
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) RoyS at 6:01am 09.25.23 Take a look at PlasDeck (not sister product PlasTeak). It is a flexible vinyl imitation teak and hol
Dry bilge in H49/50 tkwhalen at 5:48am 09.25.23 As the gulper pump can run even if dry, is it even necessary to use the drain box? Just hook it up

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