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boat blunders ! MitchM at 5:54am 05.31.19 Ask All Sailors 0/374 this big - boat forum just sent off a link to its ever-popular thread, Oops! A Decade of
Proposed Small Solar Setup (1) Northstar1014 at 5:21am 05.31.19 Ask All Sailors 4/730 Hello all, I am adding a small solar panel to my Beneteau 343 -- my goal is for it to provide suppl
Epirb All U Get at 3:14am 05.31.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1059
Yanmar 2Gm20F shaking with New Yanmar Mounts Brinky63 at 6:10pm 05.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1701 I replaced the old mounts with Yanmar mounts specific for the engine, 3 years ago. The boat is 15 ye
Stackpak for Dutchman? rpell1@msn.com at 2:23pm 05.30.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1382 Hi all, I have a '97 Cat30 MKIII with a Dutchman mainsail system. I would love to add a Stackpak c
Battling Mildew and Mold dlochner at 1:48pm 05.30.19 Ask All Sailors 38/3495 Since owning Second Star we have been battling a musty moldy smell with limited success. Recently wh
Building a replacement shroud Minnesail at 12:43pm 05.30.19 Catalina 22 2/651 So, I was tensioning my port side forward lower shroud when I heard a snap. I couldn't tell what it
Cracked Muffler (1) sjsflyer at 12:40pm 05.30.19 Catalina 310 10/1652 165459 This original 2007 muffler has less than 400 hours on it. It was weeping water just above t
Anyone parting out a cracked 216? AZExpedition at 11:54am 05.30.19 Smaller Boats 3/547 I am looking for a boom and vang. Thx Mike
Instrument Pod help (1) mdavisdc at 11:53am 05.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/683
Conduit holes in structural beam and stringer (1) Marrigoround at 9:21am 05.30.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1395 I'm installing a new inverter/charger that requires some heavy (#4/0 AWG) cable from the battery box
Radar mounting dilemma (2) DougM at 5:50am 05.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2892 I installed a new radar on my 323 last summer, and am looking for solutions to correcting the angula
Yanmar 2GMF Coolant change/flush thelilnauti at 11:08pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2059 Hey there sailors. Im looking to do a coolant flush and change on my 13hp Yanmar 2GMF engine. I'm n
Stantion replace on an o'day 34 daviddp at 4:50pm 05.29.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1524 I have 2 stanchions that are bent, The port side near the cabin bulkhead is impossible to see or eve
Diesel Dip Stick Tim22 at 3:55pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3004 I would like to make a dip stick for my fuel tank. Simple I thought! I drained the tank and then add
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Hunter 240 hull core tog10054 at 1:19pm 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/440 I have a Hunter 240, 2001, trying to install a depth sounder. Is the hull cored below the waterline?
Dinghy Anchor Recommendations ToddS at 1:01pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1206 I sail with my wife and a couple of teen/pre-teens aboard, and the crew are VERY fond of visiting be
Battery Voltage Drop tjar at 12:48pm 05.29.19 Ask All Sailors 7/969 I used to be able to run my refrigerator on the batteries for about a day and a half before I had to
how is topping lift rigged on Legend 35.5? Tropicdawg at 12:43pm 05.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/332 Bought a boat demasted and need to re-rig running gear. Does it go from end of boom through block at

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What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dlochner at 3:26pm 05.14.24 When we were in tidal waters we used Tides Near Me.
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:24pm 05.14.24 Many people in same area as me, said the same thing as you. Eyes are personal filters. Camera sna
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the lig
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:11pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 05.14.24 I have Navionics and I just use the tide and current charts built into that. Works pretty well - You
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. Yes, I
23.5 outboard motor kloudie1 at 2:57pm 05.14.24 Check out the Tohatsu 6 long shaft as well. They are well made and parts are available.
23.5 outboard motor dlochner at 2:18pm 05.14.24 Depends on you sailing plans. If it is day sailing, then a 3 hp would be fine. If you plan to cruise
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 1:10pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 12:57pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
looking to buy a new (to me) boat shemandr at 12:49pm 05.14.24 I don't know if a mooring is an option, but if is make sure the boat you buy has a self bailing cock
looking to buy a new (to me) boat Timm R Oday25 at 12:05pm 05.14.24 I would look at a ComPac Cat boat . They are exactly what you are looking for . No other sailboat ha
Condensed for your inconvenience Hayden Watson at 11:49am 05.14.24 I have no problem with condensation anytime in the year here in the Pacific NW. When on the boat, I
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 11:29am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sh
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) TimFromLI at 11:28am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sha
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:28am 05.14.24 Thanks, rgranger. I hadn't come across that boat before, I'll check it out.
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:26am 05.14.24 That's a good suggestion. I already looked into dry slips and for some reason there aren't any offer
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (2) rgranger at 11:23am 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 11:11am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance te

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