Was I a sailer in a past life ?
I don’t know what it is. I’ve always had an affinity to travel the world on the oceans.
I’ve never been a sailer, I’ve grown up on the past my whole life. But I have this thing in me that just loves it.
I follow numerous sailing channels. I love it.
I don’t know if it’s a thing I’ll do and then be like yeah nah not for me but I love the idea of one day sailing around the Bahamas or more….
I even love just watching container ship channels crossing the ocean.
Problem is right now my life has me a long way from the ocean
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Favorite rechargeable navigation lights?
My nav lights aren’t working. It is on the medium list of things to deal with. But in the mean time do people have rechargeable mountable navigation lights that they like?
Instagram keeps trying to sell me guardian lights. But I wanted to know what the hive mind thinks.
Thanks in advance.
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I asked for information and advice here two years ago (you all were very helpful), and from that I finally finished my tabletop sailing game! Thanks everyone. Here are some pictures.
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Sometimes racing is pandemonium. And then there's this...
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“Tender” dinghy questions.
I am looking at buying a Catalina 27 that is kept on a mooring. What does everyone with similar sized boats and/or boats Leo on a mooring use a tender?
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Anyone try there for mounting on the rails of your sailboat?
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SeaPeople App Update
/r/SailingLaVagabonde/comments/1x4fw2q/seapeople_app_update/
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Odd navionics error
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Yatchworld,, yes again,
Hello all,
YW is stuck for me at the boats for sail page. I get the left filter bar and can not X it out, can not escape out.
It is the same for FF and Chrome. All extensions turned off.
Any guesses? I would email YW directly but would like to figure it out this year.
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Chartplotter for Windows 10 with UAE Maps
Can someone advise something that works on a Win10 laptop with Garmin GLO2 USB GPS? Money no objection.
I have marine authority inspection in 2 days and this freaking boat has no chartplotter. It has Garmin Striker Vivid 9SV with no transducer. I have to show them something.
I couldn't get Navionics working with Bluestack emulator. It does not see GPS.
Zero boating experience :)
Thanks!
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Antifouling with a sub-par forecast
It looks like today's forecast is for rain all morning , easing to showers then clearing in the evening. Tomorrow is only cloudy.
I'm on a pretty tight schedule. I only have a few days to finish the antifoul so need to do it asap. Would it be possible to do one coat this evening, then one in the morning? Even if I just do one side in between showers?
It's altex no 5 paint, with a drying time of 4h and relaunch time of 8h if I recall.
Option 2 is just wait today, do one tomorrow morning then one in the evening.
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Garmin GMI 40 Hands on Experience?
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How much is reasonable to repair this jib clew, leech and foot? (in Lefkas marina)
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Bro decides to quit his job and sail around the world. Credit: Oliver Widger
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Best first sailing dinghy?
/r/dinghysailing/comments/1x38evu/best_first_sailing_dinghy/
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Would you buy a sailboat with this mast base repair?
I am looking at a Catalina Capri 22 for sale to participate in OD racing.
The seller made me aware that when attempting to raise the mast a few years ago, he lost control of it and fell back into the boat. This sheared off the hole for the pivot bols at the bottom of the mast. No additional damage or bending of the mast (apparently).
The seller repaired it using a Catalina Direct kit that basically involved cutting 3/4" of the mast, drilling a new hole for the pivot bolt, and adding a 3/4" spacer made of HDPE, plus a new mast step.
If this repair was completed correctly, the rig geometry would remain the same. As far as I can tell, this is not 100% ideal but it seems like it would do fine for sailing and racing on an inland lake. It doesn't seem to make the mast step area less strong/more leaky, etc, and all rig adjustments are still available.
Agree? Disagree? I have looked at two other Capris that were objectively in worse condition than this, but I'm willing to be talked out of this one if this is a huge risk.
Note: I do also see the place on the deck where the gelcoat is gone and glass is visible. That is a concern. There is no visible gelcoat cracking elsewhere on the boat. Seller reports no soft spots.
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Replacing the underwater sacrificial anode on a yacht
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Is a butyl tape created equal?
Does anyone have any recommendations on butyl tape makers? I really want to fix a leak right the first time, but don't need to spend extra $, if they are all rolling off the same production line. Thanks, as always!
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How risky is buying a 2000 Catalina 36 with 5000 hours on the engine?
Realistically how much more life does that engine have in it? I really like the boat, but am worried the engine is on its last leg
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A little bit of traffic
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Found a listing for what I believe may be the world’s cutest sailboat
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How fast did the boat crash?
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Sail repairs in Puget Sound?
My jib has developed a significant tear along the luff. Can anyone recommend a sail repair person around South Puget Sound?
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VOID acoustics on the Lagoon
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Been working on this chart plotter app for months and finally got to go sailing with it
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Budget instruments for a 22'
Looking for recommendations on budget instruments for my 22’ fractional sloop, daysailing and light racing. The boat is out of the water and the mast is down, so I can run cable and install transducers now.
I want, Depth, Boat speed through the water, Apparent wind speed and direction.
I've been looking at the Garmin Striker series, but assume it doesn’t deal with wind data.
Questions:
\- What are you running on a small boat, and would you buy it again?
\- Is a wired masthead wind sensor worth the install effort over a wireless one?
\- Any budget systems or used units (Raymarine, Simrad, B&G) worth hunting for?
\- Any experience with Nasa wireless?
Target budget is <$1k.
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Yatchworld, you can hate it a little less.
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Inbound at a foggy dawn
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Its so old is it worth the risk?
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Advice on boom fittings
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