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Helsen 22 pop top water seal. Cape Daysailor at 9:56pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/702 Hi everyone, I recently bought a 1976 Helsen 22. I am wondering if anyone can help me with a questi
Project Creep results in new DC Panel (5) Ward H at 7:07pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 37/1706 In early December I posted about one of my winter projects, Instrumentation. That project would requ
Spreaders H26 Big Rog at 5:04pm 01.19.19 Smaller Boats 8/586 I t appears that one of the spreaders on the nightwind has been repaired. The weld looks good but I
Posting pictures "Selah" at 12:55pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 23/1048 Hey all, thanks for all the encouragement and advice/suggestions. I have been trying to figure how t
Show us your boat name! (1) Phil Herring at 11:40am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 222/23250
The mystery of rig tuning (1) Phil Herring at 11:22am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 68/8924 Somewhere between a steaming cauldron and the wizard behind the curtain is the dark art of rig tunin
Wind Song at anchor (1) TaborKP! at 11:17am 01.19.19 Alden General Chat 1/1132 At anchor 2016s Cove, Ma
Work continues on Wind Song (4) TaborKP! at 11:13am 01.19.19 Alden General Chat 4/1735 Just sharing some pictures of work ongoing this winter 368 160369
The dogs of SBO, 2019 edition (1) Phil Herring at 11:06am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 88/6131 Its been a few years since we posted pics of the boat dogs we love, so lets do it! Cats, birds, fer
Universal m-18 Glow Plug Switch wont disengage on 1985 Catalina 27 sailing11 at 10:54am 01.19.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1007 Hello, I have a Universal m-18 and I have noticed that recently the glow plug switch that I push in
heat gun/torch for heat shrink terminals? Gene Neill at 10:49am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 70/7221 I had assumed that a tiny butane torch would be the best tool, but the one I happened to purchase (B
Stop thief! (1) Phil Herring at 10:39am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 47/3512 We get calls now and then to replace parts that were stolen off boats in a marina. Once, we made new
Cockpit speakers and anchorage noise (1) Phil Herring at 10:21am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 46/4705 Just about every boat built with a radio has speakers in the cockpit. Do you use those speakers? Do
Anyone in Florida have a Hunter 356 for my wife and I to look at? Heli_fixer at 8:30am 01.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/627 Hello all, I am in the market for a Hunter 356 but not finding any for sale in Florida at this time.
Hurricane Michael damage repair question (1) Tom Beitzel at 6:10am 01.19.19 Smaller Boats 16/1619 My H260 "survived" Hurricane Michael with major damage to hull. See picture. Is this a repair that
Yamaha 9.9 high thrust motor for 1994 23.5 Hunter? Al-hunter at 4:28am 01.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/2757 Yamaha 9.9 20 inch shaft high thrust motor for 1994 23.5 Hunter? Any opinions on this motor? Is the
Sealant (2) markwesti at 6:43pm 01.18.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2299 I have been using BoatLife , i'm over it . What stuff do you people use ? i'm looking to seal up stu
Hunter 460/466 front cabin matress Jkool at 6:38pm 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/504 Anyone have the dimensions for a hunter 460/466 front cabin matress?
globes finish looking tight jon hansen at 5:49pm 01.18.19 Racing 0/401 https://goldengloberace.com/news
MACGREGOR 26M GAS TANK measurements, please !! bikaru at 5:27pm 01.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/552 Hi, I need to replace gas tanks (in Mexico) and need the dimensions either of the tank or the space

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:28am 08.24.23 You could try measuring the resistance as you move the sender through its range and see if it chang
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 11:20am 08.24.23 Thanks all for the feedback. Here are a few key takeaways that (for me) seemed to extend beyond the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located a
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 11:10am 08.24.23 It is rarely if ever, used while the sails are hoisted as the sail keeps the boom from falling dow
Exhaust for Cat 34 Stu Jackson at 11:01am 08.24.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
Exhaust for Cat 34 Steve_Catalina at 10:22am 08.24.23 Check out c34.org
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 10:18am 08.24.23 Interesting. Mine is pretty flat, rectangular in every respect, no wedge shape, etc. I think it's
Do you use bumper boards? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 08.24.23 and rope...;) Eh ? Ya gonna plug in the electric hose ? That just has no use anywhere :facepalm
Surveyor - Bad experience JoeWhite at 9:50am 08.24.23 You do not have to send his report to your insurance Co. Move to an other surveyor.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 9:18am 08.24.23
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 9:17am 08.24.23 You forgot to include bathrooms. --Peggie and rope...;)
Surveyor - Bad experience Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 08.24.23 No clue what certification requirements for surveyors in Canada is but I know that in the US, it mea
H380 settee table installation sailcapt340 at 8:52am 08.24.23
Surveyor - Bad experience Leeward Rail at 8:45am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. 100% There
Surveyor - Bad experience Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. Boat surveyo
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:27am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 SycloneDriver at 8:26am 08.24.23 Mine didn't require farther diagnosis, it was obvious the broken wire was the problem. I'll look ov
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:21am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving a
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) sailAnnapolis at 8:13am 08.24.23 Thank you for the update. I looked at the connectors and even replaced the relay and still no luck.
Deception Pass. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.24.23 Nice writeup, Hayden. thank you. Been through the pass many times and have found the slack water ti

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