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New Android Sailing App : SailFreeGPS (7) SailFreeGPS at 1:27pm 10.18.19 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Hello, Sailor for 30 years, last November, I was making my first transatlantic!! Fantastic and ho
Boat partnerships (1) Phil Herring at 11:56am 10.18.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3611 Boat partnerships are a popular way to lose friends and anger people... but the savings! Have you e
Boom rigging (9) John6275 at 11:56am 10.18.19 Trailer Sailors 87/10279 My wife and I are new to sailing. We are currently studying course material for a sail in learn in
Cam attached to block (1) jbrock at 11:02am 10.18.19 Ask All Sailors 5/614 Anyone know what the connector is called that connects the cam to a block as in the photo? I have a
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 8:54am 10.18.19 Ask All Sailors 96/12788 The only Merit 22 group I know of is located on Yahoo groups, which has announced it will be basicly
Lifting keel Oceanis 38 (2015) Jon123456 at 8:21am 10.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/590 About to buy one and want advice about the lifting keel. I don't necessarily need a lift keel becaus
sail dimensions Cat_hunter at 7:34am 10.18.19 Smaller Boats 30/3707 Hi, In the process of measuring for new sails, it seems the jib that came with boat is not original
Window Conversion? ontherocks83 at 5:47am 10.18.19 Catalina 30 5/1458 I was curious if anyone has replaced or knows of a good match to replace, some of the fixed port win
Anchor light bulb replacement. (1) Twille at 5:07am 10.18.19 Big Boats 17/4961 Ok -yes i an climb up there and fetch it, bring it down and then get the correct bulb, then climb ba
Bought A Salvage scuba201 at 5:54pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 63/6507 Anyone here ever buy a salvaged sailboat? I wired the $$ today on a Bristol 40, freshwater intrusio
Dufour Gib'Sea 43 Away at 5:50pm 10.17.19 Dufour 1/1719
Any interest in adding an Albin Vega forum? Gene Neill at 3:58pm 10.17.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1204 Or perhaps an Albin sailboats-in-general forum? Albin built a lot more than just Vegas (link). Reas
Bahamas, Cat Island Hellevi 18 at 3:30pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 0/380 Are here any one planning to go Bahamas on early days on January. ??? We would love to have other bo
C&C 36 rear hatch sizes needed !!! goco at 3:25pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 1/316 dear sailors! Does anyone know the correct dimensions of the rear hatch of a C'C 36 year 1980 (the
A thank you Meriachee at 12:23pm 10.17.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1123 @Maine Sail , A thank you is due. The cleaner is 920, and after a quick wipe with the dreaded ace
Raritan PHII leak at Dry/Flush JRT at 12:01pm 10.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/4677 I've noticed some dripping water from the underside forward edge of the dry/flush switch. I know th
Cover mll at 11:38am 10.17.19 Smaller Boats 7/1249 I'm first time owner 1986 Catalina 22, and I'm in the process of refurbishing. 1. There numerous ho
Venting Battery enclosure Frank H at 9:54am 10.17.19 Catalina 310 5/1293 Hello Mates Has anyone figured out how to vent the battery enclosure, particularly vertically? My 3
High winds in the NE today. (2) Captain Larry-DH at 7:08am 10.17.19 Destinations 24/3332 I wouldn't want to be out in open water in LIS today. This is Ledge Light (off New London) at 10:0
Is there room for a "Composting" head in a 1983 Hunter 34? wksmith at 1:33am 10.17.19 Big Boats 7/1467 I'm thinking of buying a 1983 Hunter 34. Have any of you owners of H34s installed one in those ver

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Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.10.24 From a pure financial standpoint I think it primarily boils down to crew costs vs fuel costs. Is it
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.10.24 Those look like oval head self-tapping screws and a not very elegant application. First of all, ova
I thought this was interesting stickinthemud57 at 7:38am 06.10.24 Scalability, cost, convenience, increasingly high demand, etc. Not many people are willing to make t
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 06.10.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is ru
Weekend Login Difficulties sailcapt340 at 7:21am 06.10.24
I thought this was interesting dLj at 7:13am 06.10.24 About every other town on the North Shore of LI has a "Mill Creek." The settlers would dam up the
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 06.10.24 That's not a MaxProp.... It's a good thing, too! The price for reconditioning my Autostream was l
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Simple Life at 6:32am 06.10.24 Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating a wind-as
Main Cross Traveler ... Joe at 6:03am 06.10.24 https://www.garhauermarine.com If you don't find it in this catalogue, try google "mainsheet hard
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 06.10.24 unfortunately this was only a stop for the night. But I know we will come back because the beach an
ABYC wire identification question? Kingjim91 at 5:56am 06.10.24 I use these wraparound labels. https://www.amazon.com/Wire-Marker-Klein-Tools-56250/dp/B072SVZKQ5?t
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:52am 06.10.24 Glad you made it inside safely! Winds were very strong from the west all day Saturday. I didn't s
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 5:44am 06.10.24 Made it to the amazing anchorage Glad you made it inside safely! Winds were very strong from the

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