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Installing new GUDGEON BUSHING (1) Rltgold at 12:10pm 06.20.19 Catalina 22 5/1146 If you hear and feel your rudder thumping when it swivels back and forth it may be time to replace t
This might be fun ... (1) shemandr at 12:00pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/582 166204 ...for NE cruisers. Attached is a picture of Great Salt Pond on Block Island RI. Most who h
Worlds fastest battery charger!? Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/760 I have a 6amp digital charger and have been going through and charging all of my batteries one by on
Ultrasonic speed transducer? marchem at 11:01am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3787 Anyone with experience with an ultrasonic speed transducer? I know they're expensive, but I'm tired
Low cost, high performance lazy jacks (2) Jackdaw at 8:40am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 26/7970 For years we have always saddle-bagged (large even flakes) the laminated mainsail on BlueJ's boom fo
Help For Boat Part CatboatDoug at 8:38am 06.20.19 Parts Search 2/36 As a newbie here, let me introduce myself. For a hobby, I fund/own/operate a free search service for
Replacing Main AC Breaker (1) dlochner at 8:16am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2636 Over the past few years the main breaker on the AC panel has been acting up. Often, when shore power
East Penn / Deka 6V NYSail at 8:09am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/654 Hello all, So have 2 agm lifeline 4Ds that are nearing 10 years old. I can still get a couple days
"On the Hard" Sailboat Storage Marinas in Southern Florida, key west? smitrock63 at 7:36am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1438 I'm looking for a marina I can store my 30 ft O'day sailboat "on the hard" with mast "up", who can a
Catalina 18 First Sail Ajay73 at 2:48am 06.20.19 Smaller Boats 3/1579 Finally got around to getting a good first sail in yesterday. Winds were about 10 knots and very ste
S2 7.9 or Olson 25 Drinky Crow at 11:12pm 06.19.19 Racing 2/2017 For single-handing. Which would you choose and why? Will also be used for beer can racing and crewed
Upholstery cleaning Weasel at 6:11pm 06.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1694 Well it looks like it will rain tomorrow so I want to do a job that has been on my mind for about a
New Head Hoses kloudie1 at 3:16pm 06.19.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/756 Just finished changing all the stinky hoses in the head/holding tank system on my H 34.. Bit the bul
$75 worth of hose clamps?!?!? $@!$# ScubaGuy2 at 10:40am 06.19.19 Catalina 22 46/4579 Weather here in northern Michigan has been horrible. It's rained pretty much every day since pullin*
Mild cleaner for Freshly Painted Hull Plymouth Sailor at 10:21am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 1/425 Looking for advice on a mild cleaner for a freshly painted hull (enamel paint). Something that does
Auto Pilot for H34 betzhunter at 9:20am 06.19.19 Big Boats 62/7784 It's been a long time since I posted on the forum and after searching for some info on auto pilots(E
One of Life's Little Victories Rick486 at 7:51am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 29/1692 Hi all: I just had to share this since I am so overjoyed at solving this problem. Since Maxine was l
Speaker wires from nav station to above companionway cover in a H41AC (2) leemarkadams at 7:34am 06.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/570 Hello all, Anyone offer any advice on the best way to run speaker wires from the stereo at the nav
Spinnaker for my V222 is 28' Luff too big? Todd Atchison at 7:08am 06.19.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/717 I have a chance to buy a nearly new spinnaker at a great price. The luff is 28' and from what I can
P42 how close are you able to sail to the wind Puesta del sol at 5:18am 06.19.19 Big Boats 20/2626 How close are you able to sail into the wind? close hauled to about 35 deg. Can I do better. 199

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12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:00am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 mermike at 4:45am 08.28.24 The Racor 230 series is smaller than the 500 and has more than sufficient flow (30 GPH) for your nee
12 volt electrical system mermike at 4:34am 08.28.24 There should be a tab close to base in which to insert a screwdriver. This will release it from the
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 4:28am 08.28.24 Thank you for the correction, it is appreciated.
HULL SCRATCHES dlochner at 3:54am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you r
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 3:51am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you ro
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 dlochner at 3:34am 08.28.24 The Racor 500 is probably the gold standard for recreational boats. It is a bit large and space rest
To charge or not to charge mermike at 3:28am 08.28.24 The 14.6v in the manual is the maximum voltage the battery will take before it disconnects.
To charge or not to charge dlochner at 3:21am 08.28.24 The Cristec charger has 3 independent outputs. Check your manual for the fine print. Most (all?)
HULL SCRATCHES Foswick at 10:41pm 08.27.24 I'm in agreement with what others have said. First, it isn't clear from the video what exactly we'r
Repair leading edge keel Clydo at 10:31pm 08.27.24 And the fish don't care if the fairing isn't perfect. ;) Thanks for all the great information, C
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. ChrisVR1994 at 10:25pm 08.27.24 Thank you all!! Really appreciate the help. It seems like the issue is indeed the solenoid/starter a
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 10:23pm 08.27.24 Using the mizzen to improve the boat's balance might work better than you think. The profile plan m
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale Foswick at 9:51pm 08.27.24 I would not advise placing a switch on the fuel pump When I wrote that I wired the pump off of the
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues Occasional Heeler at 9:24pm 08.27.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Foswick at 9:19pm 08.27.24 It is as DJ describes. "Over" means, "I am done talking. Someone else may now talk." "Out" means,
Its funny Friday! RussC at 9:06pm 08.27.24 .................................. to be followed by about 6 months of incarceration for sexual ha
To charge or not to charge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:40pm 08.27.24 Thanks for all of your responses. Couple of answers: The Cristec charger has 3 independent outputs.
An A-Frame Question morbidfollower at 7:39pm 08.27.24 I would really love to see how exactly you do that, @morbidfollower. At what sort of angle is the

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