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magnificent boat repair ! MitchM at 11:56am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/0 a beautiful old wooden boat in a car collision on its way to a festival. check out the
House Battery Replacement or Upgrade Time? (1) Thomp318 at 9:14am 07.16.19 Big Boats 4/34 Hi All, I have a 2001 Hunter 410 new to me this summer and I have a bad house battery. My first thou
Window Replacement bawlmer at 6:44am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 6/49 I few months ago I purchased a set of replacement windows from SBO for my Catalina 270. I checked th
Third trip out... Shorefun at 6:42am 07.16.19 Day Sailers 2/31 So I got out Sunday with my son and nephew. My nephew sail in college and made the trip easy. We h
Delrin pin for keel bolt? Cmackg at 5:47am 07.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/19 anyone used something like that for their bolt? Thinking it might be handy to lock the keel, but let
Alternator Pulley Nut Size jviss at 2:54am 07.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/30 Sorry for this, I'm having trouble finding an answer: What socket size do I need for the nut securi
Intermittent start issue NM at 5:26pm 07.15.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/75 OK, so we�re the proud new owners of an O�Day 34� with Universal 25, which may or may not start, tow
Hydraulic Backstay Adjustser Use jviss at 4:35pm 07.15.19 Racing 10/79 I'm posting in this forum as I think more racers would care and know about managing backstay tension
Oceanis 37 fixed port leak Gavmc at 4:12pm 07.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/21 Here we go again! I have a 2013 Oceanis 37 with a fixed port light under a deck cap. I have decons
216 Hydraulic Keel yoty2126 at 3:43pm 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/53 Hi, anyone had problems with the Sailtec 'integral' hydraulic ram for the keel? I have now had two i
Sailing schooling tmleadr03 at 3:31pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 34/322 I have a bit of experience sailing as does my girlfriend. But all of our instruction is informal at
Red Mold on Dock Lines jviss at 3:17pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 5/107 I have some beautiful, double-braid dock lines. One has red stains, which, I am told, are mold.
Catalina 310 mast/deck wiring interface east coaster at 1:37pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 3/55 2002 Catalina 310, #166, in mast furling. Need to add some mast wiring for AIS, loudspeaker, etc. Ma
H41 help please Valerio at 12:37pm 07.15.19 Big Boats 3/47 how can I remove the roof cover on the aft cabin, were a top light is located almost in the middle o
Deck rot simeikle at 11:51am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/64 Hello All I would really appreciate feedback and similar experience sharing? We have fallen in love
OB security while on mooring sbcwolff at 11:23am 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/152 So we pulled the trigger and bought a Tohatsu Sail Pro (as the Evinrude from the 1980's was just not
Mystery Number on Hull Barry T at 11:23am 07.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/74 Hello all, Wondering if anyone can shed any light on numbers I recently discovered on the hull insi
M 25 keel position-motoring only whudatt at 9:29am 07.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/41 Good morning all, in deep,choppy waters with no sails up & motoring only,what position of the keel
Cabin lights tom.p.brown at 8:27am 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/66 I have a 2003 306. Some of the cabin lights do not work or work if I toggle back and forth a few tim
Keel mounting cracks (1) Jamescal20 at 8:23am 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 19/189 Hi All, Happy to be here. Recently picked up a cal 20 in Los Angeles for $800 in pretty decent shap

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magnificent boat repair ! jviss at 12:04pm 07.16.19 I'd like to know what that repair cost, and who paid!
Flakey Tach Maine Sail at 12:04pm 07.16.19 Thanks. By the way, what do you think of the hairpin-wound stator alternators? Are they available
magnificent boat repair ! (1) justsomeguy at 12:03pm 07.16.19 Is it Kaitin, Kaitlin or Katie?
Flying the American flag (1) jviss at 12:02pm 07.16.19 I ran the pic through fotoforensics, and in the ELA (error level analysis), the flags appear to have
Sticky main furler JamesG161 at 11:57am 07.16.19 it's this softness that is one of the primary causes of furling issues as the sails age. :plus::plus
Flakey Tach jviss at 11:46am 07.16.19 Thanks. By the way, what do you think of the hairpin-wound stator alternators? Are they available
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! Ron20324 at 11:19am 07.16.19 On the Chesapeake the crab pots are over rated. Just sit on the boat bow with a pole net and dip the
Sailing schooling dlochner at 11:09am 07.16.19 He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool; avoid him. He who knows not and knows t
Window Replacement duality at 11:08am 07.16.19 i used the Catalina instructions and they worked perfectly!!! 5 years later no leaks. and no screw h
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! jssailem at 10:57am 07.16.19 On the Chesapeake the crab pots are over rated. Just sit on the boat bow with a pole net and dip the
Flakey Tach Maine Sail at 10:56am 07.16.19 Thanks. Is that what I have, a 10DN alternator, with the Ample Power 124A unit? No you have a 10DN
South Coast 26 Build and sailing trip thread Project_Mayhem at 10:52am 07.16.19 Sorry to hear that. Precision Sails is always sending me discount links. PM me your email address if
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! jviss at 10:46am 07.16.19 To the OP: why do you run them over??? Just set the AP and let it go? Here in New England, with to
House Battery Replacement or Upgrade Time? Thomp318 at 10:43am 07.16.19 Thanks, I think this is what I'm going to do. I hope it doesn't matter that the other house bank wil
Sailing schooling rgranger at 10:37am 07.16.19 I�m a big fan of ASA 101, 103 & 104. To quote Donald Rumsfeld, �There are things we do not know we d
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! jviss at 10:37am 07.16.19 Probably should not have posted. Agreed.
Keel mounting cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 10:37am 07.16.19 Judy Good right up
Isotherm ITC Digital Display Intelligent Temperature Control jviss at 10:31am 07.16.19 I have a 10 ga wire for the power supply. Is that 10G wire for the whole fridge, or just the control
i60 Wind Instrument Troubleshooting jviss at 10:29am 07.16.19 Assuming your assessment of the masthead unit down to the connection to the iTC5 is correct, then it
Aquarius23 fixed keel rgranger at 10:20am 07.16.19 I used to sail a Balboa 26. The Coastal Rec. boats are solidly built boats. Thick hulls and lots o

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