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question re selling Canadian flagged boat ChesterLee at 6:55am 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3033 Has any one had experience selling/buying a Canadian flagged boat in the U.S.? The difference with
the nothing box.... rpludwig at 12:18am 12.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/810 just sharing a theraputic video I replay occasionally for a reboot with the Admiral when things get
Go Navy! Brian D at 3:50pm 12.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/667 Congrats to the US Naval Academy on the win over Army. 31-7. Bravo-Zulu
Seacock (2) Voyager1 at 2:35pm 12.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/781 Does anyone with a Oday 302 have flanged sea cocks for engine water pump and head. I have 3/4 thru h
BALMAR ALTERNATOR/ASR-4 problem Gblanchard at 11:00am 12.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1156 I have a balmar 100 amp alternator with an ASR-4 regulator. The alternator, sometimes work, sometime
interesting, innovative video... rpludwig at 8:55am 12.14.19 Catalina 22 8/1249 RkVJBw7Vgyk certainly not recommending such an extreme project, but this video illustrates (to me a
Raymarine masthead -wind vane -cups seadaddler at 8:43am 12.14.19 Ask All Sailors 5/572 Lost the top pointer on my masthead wind vane transducer and was going to order a new one but was to
Coolant where it shouldn't be (3) ontherocks83 at 5:34am 12.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/1601 I posted this on CF last night but wanted to post it here also, as the knowledge base here may be a
Rudder position on mac26 sbcwolff at 8:44pm 12.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2618 Sorry I don't have a picture (boat is under a tarp for winter) but our rudder has two bolt holes in
Converting from dual to single engine control Derek at 1:27pm 12.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/5240 Hi all Not sure if this has been covered or not. I have a Catalina 28MKII (which I love) but I do h
Aging plumbing needs attention (2) lunasea6 at 1:18pm 12.13.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3358 I need to do some winter maintenance on my plumbing and replacing it all is low on the list...what d
Wheel or tiller? Which rolls best? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.23.19 Ask All Sailors 47/9493 Wheel or tiller? Which do you prefer to keep you on the straight and narrow? Wheels are convenient,
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Kings Gambit at 8:25am 12.13.19 Ask All Sailors 64/10211
Remove one thing & break another (3) ontherocks83 at 7:40pm 12.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3595 172940 :banghead:While removing the exhaust manifold off of my Universal M25, I broke the pipe that
Not Happy with this Forum seadaddler at 6:33pm 12.12.19 Big Boats 9/1992 Is it me but I am not understanding what is happening here on this forum and maybe I am doing some t
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 6:12pm 12.12.19 Catalina 310 53/11092 First off thank you all for the help making last season (our first with our 2001 310 #63) a huge suc
Speedseal joker460 at 4:55pm 12.12.19 Ask All Sailors 41/7679 It looks like SpeedSeal is up for sale according to website. Any takers. It would be nice if Yanmar
Attachment points for hoisting off trailer tahoe4dave at 1:19pm 12.12.19 Catalina 22 13/3707 I just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 project boat. The trailer bunk boards are rotten. The aft end of th
Hunter 326 Autopilot OCSailor at 12:27pm 12.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1490 I'm looking at a 2004 H326 without an autopilot and basic electronics (Raymarine depth and speed and
Isolation transformers, and ELCI for DC stray current? ErnestV at 11:27am 12.12.19 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2821 As I am slowly approching the time when it comes to buy my own boat, and because I care about the bo

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Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:40am 01.18.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 3:39am 01.18.25 If refrigeration is considered "core" usage, then even an "efficient" one will not fit within an 80A
windlass installation need your suggestions sailme88 at 3:22am 01.18.25 Whatever you do, stay away from MAXWELL... there is no support...
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 01.18.25 This. When a new post is reactivated by someone, responders don't always notice how old the thread'
Sailing courses in Thailand (5) Will Gilmore at 12:37am 01.18.25 229400 As you can see in the fly-over simulation, that was the Red River we were over. I could see
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 12:04am 01.18.25 Always. -Will
windlass installation need your suggestions kknddandy at 10:42pm 01.17.25 Thanks, Terry. The current windlass is still functional, but its condition is far from ideal, which
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:32pm 01.17.25 Thanks Dave. I have 270 watts of Sunpower semi flexible solar panels so far which i have not insta
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 9:16pm 01.17.25 Thanks dj. Well i'd like to sail south from southern California in a few years when im done refitt
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 7:34pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any
Dorade covers? capta at 7:24pm 01.17.25 Our dorade boxes had bronze screw in caps where the funnels screw in, for when we went offshore. Whe
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 7:16pm 01.17.25 Thank you for the feedback. I have an asymmetrical spinnaker for the down wind legs.
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. capta at 7:11pm 01.17.25 Beautiful boats. An older woman acquaintance of ours cruised a very similar boat around the Antilles
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 6:51pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any s
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:42pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore po
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:36pm 01.17.25 The case ground is for a DC fault, not AC. It has nothing to do with GFCI either. A DC fault (int
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:30pm 01.17.25 How about a more holistic conversation about what you have for sailing plans and onboard systems?
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 5:47pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 5:37pm 01.17.25 So far no sea spray, cooler leaks, drink, spills, or wet bathing suits, and I haven't washed the boa
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post a

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