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Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/338 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1310 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/266 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/715 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/404 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/353 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/265 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/380 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/291 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/240 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/520 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/364 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/432 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/579 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2438 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/239 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/848 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/265 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 8:56am 10.11.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/1025
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? Ward H at 8:28am 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/388 @lehighsail and I were at the boat show yesterday (Friday) Late in the day we heard a rumor, from a

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Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing Richard19068 at 3:06pm 11.22.25 Yep, I agree. Stay on the boat, never snorkel, or cool off on a hot day. Just out of curiosity, hav
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing capta at 2:45pm 11.22.25 Probably better if don't learn to swim either. ;) Yep, I agree. Stay on the boat, never snorkel,
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar (1) dLj at 2:41pm 11.22.25 It is feasible, but if your LFP house bank has the ability to start the engine I would retain that
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing capta at 2:34pm 11.22.25 That is an interesting statement. You could always take off the PFD after falling in, if you decid
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) JoeWhite at 2:24pm 11.22.25 No need for 2 chargers. You can parallel the 2 solar panels and connect to one charger. Select a cha
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 11.22.25 Are you saying that the existing gasket can be pushed back into place for the time being?
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 2:04pm 11.22.25 Cutting would be amazing but time consuming and somewhat difficult to predict. I'll take a look at 1
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 1:57pm 11.22.25 1. So I don't have to remove the old tabbing... Just rough up the old and clean up well? Any loos
Can you identify this little sailboat? jssailem at 1:53pm 11.22.25 What are you planning to do with he boat?
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) dlochner at 1:46pm 11.22.25 You're on track. Generally on the DC side there is no DC- at the panel or perhaps one lead back to t
Buying and cutting G10 FastOlson at 1:19pm 11.22.25 I would initially calculate the total cost for the finished piece. Often it's cheaper to buy it in q
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar thinwater at 1:17pm 11.22.25 Do you live on your boat? Are you doing long ocean legs in your boat? dj I have (on the PDQ). Ha
Can you identify this little sailboat? Tally Ho at 1:08pm 11.22.25 What state is it in? Maybe you can search by that registration #. Have you looked for a Hull Ident
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS Catalina 470 at 1:03pm 11.22.25 Rado I have Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS that I could maybe put out for parts and interior components l
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 12:43pm 11.22.25 Looking at what you posted it still looks like the track ends under the block on the boom. Either
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area Carl Wonderful at 12:38pm 11.22.25 I used to do this for Catalina. I'm not responsible for your boat - that was a bit before my time t
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 11.22.25 Krazy Glue (cyanoacrylate) is perfect for the job. Use sparingly and plan on eventual replacement a
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 11:58am 11.22.25 While sure this can be done. About the only thing going for it is an inexpensive initial cost. But
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 11:35am 11.22.25 In an effort to avoid all the changes/complications/expense in adding a bigger capacity alternator
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing dlochner at 11:25am 11.22.25 Other friends had theirs inflate while working foredeck in rough seas. Really got their attention,

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