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Best epoxy for bonding aluminum or stainless CYQK at 10:37am 11.14.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2417 What epoxy is the latest and greatest for bonding aluminum or stainless these days Thanks
mast sliding off compression post? Roland20228 at 10:17am 11.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1885 My husband and I are looking at a 1992 Hunter 30T (1992 Hunter 30 Rouses Point, New York - Boats R F
Strait of Juan de Fuca jssailem at 9:19am 11.14.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 50/5895 There are waters that sailors seek to sail which can one day be peaceful like a lake or the next a w
O'Day 28 with Universal M12 diesel dies at idle when put under load John Shropshire at 9:09am 11.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 19/4603 My new (to me) 1985 O'Day 28 dies when put into gear when engine is at idle speed. It even does this
Mercury jssailem at 7:07am 11.14.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/1489 It is a liquid metal... The Romans called him a god "Mercury". He was one of the12 Dii Consentes w
Greta Thunberg sails back to Europe on La Vagabonde Captain Larry-DH at 5:09am 11.14.19 Ask All Sailors 266/25917 Do a google search for: Thunberg La Vagabonde I have been following La Vagabonde on YouTube and have
Gremlins again All U Get at 4:29am 11.14.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1130
Rusty Keel Bolt (1) TimFromLI at 6:35pm 11.13.19 Ask All Sailors 23/5237 Working on my boat the other day I discovered a keel bolt I didn't know I had and wish I didn't. The
Sliding galley for catalina 22 Erbardy at 3:34pm 11.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/740 Hi all. I have a 1974 catalina 22. I would love to find a sliding galley for it. I know that some
Hunter 29.5 1994 Triple Rope Clutch (4) San Diego Steve at 12:54pm 11.13.19 Parts Search 1/670 Can anyone identify this clutch by brand name? The manual says it's Garhauer. Garhauer says it's not
Warrior Sailing Bill19233 at 7:23am 11.13.19 Racing 1/680 This just showed up in my YouTube feed. I hate it missed Veterans Day by a couple days. One of the v
New sails coming - best of both worlds? (3) Jackdaw at 6:10am 11.13.19 Racing 48/12099 Most people know that while we race BlueJ hard, we also cruise a lot. And even when cruising, we wan
hard top bimini for 450-456 jamesrladd at 4:09am 11.13.19 Big Boats 4/2114 My bimini is shot on my 450. Looking at replacing with a hardtop either fiberglass or composite pa
Boat in the cradle for the winter- Bilge full of water? Anchor Lady at 4:07pm 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 30/6555 Hello Boat Owners: I have a 1980 Oday 30, current sitting in the cradle for the winter. We put a ta
Single point Lifting Harness (Sling) for Catalina 22 Swing Keel LEWIS TRAYWICK at 2:15pm 11.12.19 Catalina 22 6/2033 I am requesting information on using a single point lift harness/sling to hoist my 2004 Catalina 22
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Bob S at 12:42pm 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2455 I'm almost done installing a Raritan Elegance head and am trying to find a good location for the sma
clipper 361 fridge merlera at 10:17am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/901 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
1974. O'Day 20 Interior Refurbish def at 9:57am 11.12.19 Day Sailers 26/9223 My 20 sails fine. The interior, however, needs some help. I will probably have several questions, bu
Modified sloop to cutter rig Giro at 9:25am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3912 I have been observing photos of Macgregor 25s which appear to have been converted to cutter rigs. It
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Dr. D at 7:52am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3588 The fuel gauge was showing a bit over 3/4 full. As the season is coming to a close, I went to the fu

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Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! dLj at 6:18am 11.25.24 Good luck to you - while I have sailed in Colorado, never in the winter... I thought the water got p
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 11.25.24 This isn't in a crucial, high load area so I wouldn't be too concerned. It would take decades for it
Replacement counter top dLj at 6:10am 11.25.24 I spent quite a bit of time redoing the vanity and head in our boat last winter . I chose a formica
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 11.25.24
Loos gauges accuracy at low end (2) thinwater at 5:18am 11.25.24 I see that Spinlock makes something similar ($150). https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YtEw47AqL.
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Clutch Cargo at 4:47am 11.25.24 The reference to Herb Morrison's famous Hindenburg broadcast ("Oh the humanity...") may be lost on s
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 4:35am 11.25.24 What measurement did you find between the upper and lower portion ? My notes are at the boat. Will
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. Timm R Oday25 at 4:31am 11.25.24 Are you saying Navionics works from cell towers ?
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? east coaster at 3:31am 11.25.24 Our local (Dartmouth NS) fiberglass/Chandler has a machine that will duplicate your gelcoat colour i
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 3:03am 11.25.24 HI Dj I use my daughter's old phone on the boat for Navionics, Sail Speed and from now for Autopilot
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 9:49pm 11.24.24 I think that could work. If you notice a particular battery contributing less over a couple of years
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 9:21pm 11.24.24 That drop to 0 may be the BMS turning off the charge FETs when one of the cells exceeds the voltage
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 8:40pm 11.24.24 So I'm trying to fully understand - in doing so I'll have to also talk about my batteries as we are
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. dLj at 7:56pm 11.24.24 What will you do - make a mount for your cell phone? I can just see myself walking around with my ce
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 7:50pm 11.24.24
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 7:27pm 11.24.24 Odd ........................ are you saying you tried to order from Fiber-Tek up here in Burnaby o
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 11.24.24
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 6:48pm 11.24.24 This doesn't make sense to me. LiFePo batteries absorb whatever power you throw at them until fully
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 6:44pm 11.24.24 This has no link to Cell phone tower coverage coverage. I am sure that you still have Navionics "two
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. Timm R Oday25 at 6:38pm 11.24.24 I'm extremely impressed. How well is this going to work ,once out of range of cell phone towers ? W

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