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Tell us about your recent sailing adventure (3) Ken Cross at 7:53am 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 36/2320 I haven't seen many sailing stories recently on these forums, so let's get with it. We finahs of de
Cutlass Bearing Replacement Chuck Powell at 7:21am 05.01.19 Bigger Boats 4/1980 I own a O'Day 272LE and I need to replace the cutlass bearing. Has anyone done this replacement? I
Oday 39 Mainsheet and mainsail configuration (1) henrykorous at 6:44am 05.01.19 Bigger Boats 1/499 Couple of things. I trying to see how other Oday 39 owners have their mainsheets rigged, I find the
Will a Catalina 25 fit on a Columbia 26 mk 2 trailer? (2) Mitjh2 at 6:03am 05.01.19 Trailer Sailors 13/2429 I have a Catalina 25 I need to transport across states. It is currently on its cradle. I acquired a
Precision 15 Hatch/Flotation (2) davidwarner63 at 5:13am 05.01.19 Precision 1/1800 Hello All, I just bought a 2011 P15K and notice that the front hatch is not very secure. It seems t
Charging batts Mark Maulden at 10:49pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 5/813 So, I have an idea about battery charging..I am at the boat several times/wk doing various things an
Catalina 22 galley 70s Big Guy at 7:36pm 04.30.19 Parts Search 1/691 Hi All, I just bought my first sailboat: A Catalina 22. I can't wait to get it in the water. I vo
VC performance epoxy CapnGL at 5:36pm 04.30.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/882
What to use to seal below water screws? Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 26/5589 I'm trying to figure out what to seal my centerboard screws with. It needs to seal it but the screws
Prime fiberglass repairs before VC 17? daviddp at 12:56pm 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3951 I finished epoxy and glass repairs for a rudder blister and the remove of an old transducer. Thanks
Finally got out after updates, repairs and procrastination. (1) CurtCarver1 at 10:32am 04.30.19 Ask All Sailors 4/492 Just wanted to share a simple, yet rewarding day on the Halifax River here in New Smyrna Beach / Por
Leaking Fuel Pump TortolaTim at 10:31am 04.30.19 Catalina 22 2/445 I have the original 1988 Johnson 6hp, and noticed last fall that there was some fuel dripping from
Anyone with a '40 (pref. 80s) who could post photos of your line management? limbodog at 10:14am 04.30.19 Big Boats 9/888 My sails should be coming back from the cleaners soon, and I'd like to get my lines all properly in
How fast under power 272LE CraigB at 10:04am 04.30.19 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1203 Just bought an Oday 272LE with the Westerbeke engine. I plan on driving this about 60nm from where
Posting private information on this forum Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 04.30.19 Sails Call Lounge 26/1973 I was asked why I suggest never posting personal date on this forum to include email address, addres
Bimini top Dug22 at 5:27am 04.30.19 Catalina 22 14/2197 I installed my Bimini this past Sunday. The dimensions are 6ft long, 73-78" wide and 48" tall. My qu
Water in my boat rjarrell at 4:25am 04.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/665 After a two day sail offshore there was about 6 inches of salt water in the starboard stern lazarett
Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/234 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inter
Garhauer rigid vang Kermit at 7:11pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2235 Its time to replace the lines in my Garhauer rigid boom vang. Silly me, I thought Garhauer would hav
Premature Battery Sulfation? walmsleyc at 7:06pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2042 So, my house bank seems like it may have suffered a premature death, perhaps due to sulfation? The

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Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting JoeK at 7:01pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set?
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.

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