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Rudder chip repair? (2) Scandium at 12:12pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 26/4055 Any input on the best way to repair this loose piece damage on the rudder (seaward 23)? By the water
Another battery bank Randy R at 11:21am 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/638 I am thinking I will need more battery capacity, my thoughts are to add another house bank and a sel
Auto Pilot Beneteau at 9:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1602 Considering installing a Raymarine wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321. With a Whitlock Wheel / ped
Shore Power Question decktosser at 9:31am 03.12.19 Smaller Boats 15/1487 I have looked carefully but I can't find a picture of the placement of the shore power inlet on a Hu
3rd times a charm... my boat hates propellers redunculous at 8:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/662 well Here I am once again cap in hand looking for a prop martec 18" X 15 pitch X 1 1/4" Is the s
H30T owners. Winch question (1) Justin_NSA at 8:44am 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/2237 I want to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebed my Barient 21-33 jibsheet winches on my bench at hom
Kayak as tender/dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 56/6709 I was wondering if anyone has used a kayak as a tender. If so what are the pros and cons vs your typ
Checking my alternator Jack at 6:08am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 6/931 Hi everyone, How do I check my alternator to be sure it is generating the right amount of current?
AC 110 volt outlet near the VHF (1) daviddp at 5:44am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 7/947 162369 I want to add an outlet in the nav station, the only location with access would be within 12"
Towing with a Dodge Caravan Knuttle at 5:36am 03.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3101 I have an old 21' Venture sailboat. Trailer, boat, and stuff it weighs about 2500#. While the man
two black eyes jon hansen at 8:50pm 03.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/748 sITW5tr7KQg
Replacement foredeck hatch for '85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 7:48pm 03.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/839 Has anyone replaced the original foredeck hatch on their Mac 25? If so, what make ' model was used?
Lost Containers "Selah" at 7:29pm 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/903 Hey all, was just reading an earlier posting about Comanche. One of the responders brought back to
Questions about rigging change out time and lots of pictures ?? (10) Doug Doty at 5:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 18/1348 My boat is a 1975 model Ohio Indiana and Kentucky fresh water boat and I have no reason to believe t
Bimini top Dug22 at 3:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 9/1142 Does anyone know what height top to use? CD sells them and it states 36in from top of coaming. I can
1984 h27 Port Replacement (1) amcmahon at 1:55pm 03.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 7/931 I have just finished replacing the original Gray Industries plastic ports with New Found brass ports
Starter Battery ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:48pm 03.11.19 Catalina 310 22/3152 So I'm setting up 4 Trojan 105s Golf 6V Batteries (Deep Cycle wet). I'm adding an additional 12V sta
H260 Battery "mount" jwilcoxon78 at 12:35pm 03.11.19 Smaller Boats 9/650 Does anyone know where to find replacement brackets for the strap that holds the battery in place?
Injector re-install Tim Mills at 12:16pm 03.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/3971 After I'm ready to reinstall my injectors, Yanmar 3GM30, do I need to remove and or replace the copp
Need Advise - took on a 1985 project.. TideWalker at 11:07am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 11/606 I need to purchase new running rigging, sail covers, probably a ton more, advice on best priced shop

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Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 10:41am 04.29.24 Beautiful job on the paint! Can you share how much of the Alexseal primer+converter and paint+ conv
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 10:36am 04.29.24 You've gotten a lot of good advice above. What I can add is simply some anecdotal information. I j
Prop Shaft runout (1) Sutric at 10:31am 04.29.24 Appreciate your comments. I do want to mention that the sling positions are marked on the boat alrea
Stern anchoring Richard19068 at 10:30am 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 10:22am 04.29.24 The device I referenced earlier, Ocean Signal MOB1 sends a DSC emergency signal and GPS location t
Prop Shaft runout (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.29.24 He wants to get on with the season without replacing or repairing the shaft. Good way to separate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will

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