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Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight (2) JamesG161 at 5:50am 09.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/526 227516 Jim... PS: may become Helene or Heh-LEEN
Trouble with tacking West Potter 15 EastSail at 6:57pm 09.15.24 Trailer Sailors 1/726 I've sailed my West Potter 15 for two seasons. I keep having a very hard time getting the boat to ta
Our 2024 season. (4) Clay Smith at 6:30pm 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/502 We are reluctantly facing the end of our sailing season her on Lake Ontario. Which also marks the en
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 4:36pm 09.15.24 Catalina 22 10/1260 I keep my boat in a slip in the summer and driveway in winter. I leave my keel down when in slip (ha
Yamaha 36 Mast Step Drains JJLK at 9:34am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/487 I have a Yamaha 36 built in 1981. The two 3/8" drains in the mast step at the cabin floor were plugg
S2 9.2 A keyportjoe at 9:21am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/563 Where can I find a diagram for the Rutter assembly mine has excessive play Not sure bearing is shot
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier jssailem at 7:26am 09.15.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1090 Some sailors use the ditch, that channel which provides a waterway short cut from Skagit Bay to Padi
Can it really be this straightforward? (1) smokey73 at 6:13am 09.14.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1271 I need to replace the topping lift and also replace the sheave on the top of my mast. When I sent s
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts LastDiveBernie at 9:02pm 09.13.24 Big Boats 3/786 New owner of a 400 MK II. Wifey and I really love it. The survey recommended replacing the bolts in
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a 4lane at 8:08pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1231
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib Nashville_Blues at 6:16pm 09.13.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/641 2 Questions: 1.)Have any of you added a traveler to your 26C? If so, how is it configured? Other com
ROLL UP DINGHY twodzusfittings at 4:49pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 4/804 I have a small RU 3 dinghy. I haven't used it much, mainly as I am hesitant to run it up on the beac
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 2:11pm 09.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/816 We recently purchased a legend 35. The ice box is huge. Does anyone have ideas for shelving or ter
Goose Neck (6) GNolan at 8:06am 09.13.24 Sovereign 4/2259 Hello to All I have a Sovereign 5.0. The Gooseneck casting is broken. One of the legs of the shackle
Tropical Depression Gordon (1) JamesG161 at 5:45am 09.13.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/670 227453 This will be Called Gordon soon, Jim...
Keel paint Tony Bakke at 3:29pm 09.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/753 My Beneteau 37 has a steel keel, which starts rusting only a few months after a new paint job. Any r
Stuck in gear. Clydo at 2:48pm 09.12.24 Catalina 310 5/1135 Coming into cross tide cross wind slip - wind blowing 18 k transmission lever stuck in forward. With
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... artboas at 2:34pm 09.12.24 Big Boats 4/810
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 12:43pm 09.12.24 Ask All Sailors 26/3222 Yesterday I had a chat with a new member at our marina who recently purchased an Allied Princess ket
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 09.12.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1014

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Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 8:26am 07.09.25
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Timm R Oday25 at 7:43am 07.09.25 We have a 135% genoa on a FF4 CDI . The luff tape doesn't feed very well into the slot . We've been
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS North Texas Sailor at 7:43am 07.09.25 Ive never had that problem before but boy we have some ducks that love our our dock. duck poop up a
What Model Laguna? Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 07.09.25 For some reason that boat "appears " very long . I'd say 26 feet at least .
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" (1) dmax at 7:02am 07.09.25 Never had a slug lock up in a the groove so saying it happens often is a little much - countless mai
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island shemandr at 6:54am 07.09.25 Thanks! We have to dodge submarines coming and going from Groton CT. But so they haven't fired on
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 6:49am 07.09.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 6:49am 07.09.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island duck21 at 6:39am 07.09.25 As a non-Pacific North Westerner I was wondering the same thing...apparently it's a Canadian Forces
DC to DC charger size ice breaker at 6:32am 07.09.25 Just to close this out. The system has been running great off the Victron Orion XS50. 40 amps work
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island shemandr at 6:10am 07.09.25 I've finally tracked this trip port by port and post to post. Thank you Michael for posting the map
O'day 27 projects...help! (2) Tally Ho at 6:01am 07.09.25
O'day 27 projects...help! Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 07.09.25 1. need to replace the starboard bowlight. I am hoping this is a singular bulb replacement since the
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 07.09.25 I use slugs and have not had any troubles. I do apply Sailkote in the slug track every so often. Ye
Whisker Pole Part Sought kloudie1 at 3:54am 07.09.25 The aluminum tubing can be sourced locally .. Forespar (or whatever brand) buys tubing and assembles
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 11:02pm 07.08.25 So after our adventure of looking at a C34 and deciding it was too dated we decided to move on and
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 10:00pm 07.08.25 Well finally made it out and saw the C310 and it had zero issues and was in very well loved and car
Anchor Swivel jssailem at 8:23pm 07.08.25 There are many thoughts about swivels. With the tides changing direction twice a day and to take o
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug toomanyirons at 7:52pm 07.08.25 Fixed: the 180 problem can be addressed in the dockside setup by adjusting the magnetic offset. The
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:09pm 07.08.25 Sounds normal for a BC Cruising adventure. I untied the lines. Had a slight misstep as I tried to l

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