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Another Thursday race, another abandonment (1) cb32863 at 6:29am 07.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/648 The wind has been non-existent for racing lately. 4 straight abandonment's, 3 Thursdays and a Saturd
Catalina 27 scupper drains Davidw at 5:59am 07.19.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2680 My 1985 Catalina 27 developed a leak from the cockpit drains, and I replaced them with 1 5/8" hose,
2/3rds of us will be "under the dome" this weekend. Heat Warning: What's your plan? (1) TomY at 5:01am 07.19.19 Ask All Sailors 50/3936 NOAA has plastered heat warnings all over the East coast and much of the mid-west of the US. Actual
The Sailor and the Secret Island Will Gilmore at 10:23pm 07.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/570 There were five us; each with our secrets, each with our own reason for being there that night. Ther
Seeking DS2 replacement mast Will D at 10:17pm 07.18.19 Day Sailers 11/1031 The mast on my '72 Daysailer 2 snapped and looks to be beyond repair. I am really bummed! :sosad:Any
The Many Stages of Keel Bracket Assembly (a photo retrospective) Part 1,2 and 3 (8) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 07.18.19 Catalina 22 4/887 We took a deep dive on Keel -- but for those contemplating replacing and manipulating your keel hang
220% genoa on h41 (1) Valerio at 5:57pm 07.18.19 Big Boats 2/638 I fly it like a gennaker or asymmetric with a pulley on the aft of the boat, good for 45 to 55 upw
Boat For The Grandkids Ken Krawford at 4:55pm 07.18.19 Trailer Sailors 41/4577
Bilge hose "plugged" no discharge daviddp at 4:53pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5020 This is strange. I installed a new 1000 GPM Johnson pump recently thinking the old pump was bad. S
Roller furler Carlton Hama at 3:47pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 2/561 Can anyone help my Harken Mark 1 has a damaged foil. Need replacement.
Big OOPS! Now a new pulpit Red_Dog at 2:44pm 07.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/970 The gas dock and I had an argument and the gas dock won. The wind, of course, was on the gas dock's
Defender's new program Mark Maulden at 2:41pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 19/2832 Received an email from Defender outlining their new Defender 1st program. Instead of a product once
Gas storage in dock box shine at 1:26pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2621 Can you have a few gallons of mixed 2 stroke fuel in a dock box. I am assuming it would have 2 vents
Looking for '91 Mac 26S centerboard. (1) altsys1 at 12:46pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/816 Hello all, New poster and new Mac 26s owner. Inherited the boat and all it's problems. New to the
EPIRB Pricing victorhoisington at 12:30pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1684 OK, I'm on the hunt for an EPIRB and PLB's. After doing lots of research and looking at every vendo
Swinomish Channel status? forbin at 12:25pm 07.18.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1663 Hey - has anyone gone through the channel lately or know of the status? The last info I can find is
Drilling the pedestal guard Calif. Ted at 12:07pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1362 I need to add a new Navpod to house a 7" gps, I'm not looking forward to drilling the necessary hole
Light Air Sailing C310 JRT at 11:56am 07.18.19 Catalina 310 40/3627 I was reading this article as I am still thinking of a new sail for our C310, what is the C310 owner
Dockside water: Is it worth it? Dr. D at 11:01am 07.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3799 My wife and I go through the 34 gallons of fresh water in the tank quicker than I like. I looked int
What would happen to sailing if... Justin_NSA at 10:44am 07.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 47/4028 we followed Berkeley's lead? Gendered language like 'manhole' will soon be banned from Berkeley's ci

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Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 09.18.23 220047
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 3:27pm 09.18.23 Absolutely! I wasnt clear apparently. I meant capping the seacock from inside the boat, not from th
DC Panel Confusion BigEasy at 2:40pm 09.18.23 It's an electronic switching control board. No more discrete circuit breakers. You might be able
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 09.18.23 Correct me if I am wrong. I believe there is a 3 mile limit on the Atlantic coast of Florida and a
Difficulty raising the main Hayden Watson at 2:07pm 09.18.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyard
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 2:01pm 09.18.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles BigEasy at 1:42pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Jacktar at 1:31pm 09.18.23 Check inside for cracks coming thru as may have been caused by an impact.
Difficulty raising the main Sinnerman at 1:28pm 09.18.23 I have a 1984 Cat 30 Standard rig. Full batten mainsail with heavy sail cloth material. Standard pl
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 1:17pm 09.18.23 I made a frame of 1" tubes that I mounted to the arch and to my davits. It covers the rear of my bi
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles kappykaplan at 1:14pm 09.18.23 On a funny note, how about 5200 Satan's glue! :poop:
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:14pm 09.18.23 @JBP-PA is correct which should always be considered. Thank you sir
DC Panel Confusion Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 09.18.23

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