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The Boatel Project Todd Atchison at 6:20am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2377 Hello everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this post. It has little to do with boat perfo
Battery Box vent CYQK at 6:00am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/607 Re designing may battery box and want to build a venting system because they are wet cells What is t
3 Blade Prop Jac123 at 5:34am 05.03.19 Catalina 30 11/3078 I'm 90% set on installing the most efficient (for stopping and motoring) fixed 3 blade prop on my "
Obtaining Wave Period via SailDocs geoffschultz at 4:35am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1067 Is there a parameter that you can send to saildocs to obtain the wave period? I specify WAVES and W
. pumpkinpie at 8:05pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 29/2108 .
Adding a 2A fuse holder Bob S at 4:37pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 4/473 installing an AIS requiring a 2A fuse. The power wire is 20 AWG and the fuse holder is 10 AWG. Water
New forum member Richo265 at 3:02pm 05.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/579 Greetings all, I have been on the site seeking information for a period of time but had held off joi
Mast step questions, '87 Cat 22 (2) Coppertone at 2:17pm 05.02.19 Catalina 22 4/926 I am beginning repairs on my 87's mast step because it was showing many cracks through what appears
Backward motion (1) Phil Herring at 12:49pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 44/6790 Sailboats are infamous for perilous backing under power. Favoring port, favoring starboard, favoring
hard windshield hunter (6) Navicula at 12:04pm 05.02.19 Big Boats 1/674 I built this last year and installed it this year for the Bahama winter...its a tinted Acrylic and I
Made in the shade All U Get at 11:59am 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/879
Water in bilge... Jazzydaze at 11:49am 05.02.19 Newport 34/4885 My bilge has been staying pretty wet..Today i dried it..left for half an hour and came back to an in
Hole in my hull? Jdscar at 9:15am 05.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1000 I have recently purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor and while cleaning on it I noticed a hole in the ce
Torque spec for 3/4 bolt - h49 Chain Plate Velero49 at 7:46am 05.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/614 Im going to rebed the outboard chain plate and would like to know how much torque to apply. TY Bol
Repair of Quadrant Cover Question (2) Ward H at 7:14am 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/714 I'm ready to repair the quadrant cover on my C30. The core of 1/4" plywood is rotten and the cover s
MacGregor 26x Motoring for SPEED Tom McCormack at 6:13am 05.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4139 Under what conditions can the Mac26x with a 50hp Evinrude perform as a speedboat. In glass calm con
Replacing vented loop MarkCAP at 5:53am 05.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1098 Hi all, I have recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 375. It appears that the vented loop for the Jabsco
SANITATION HOSE twodzusfittings at 4:29am 05.02.19 Bigger Boats 3/1130 Working on the Black Water Tank. I currently have the 1 1/2" black with green stripe sanitation hose
Battery locker vents on a Catalina 310 paulj at 7:33pm 05.01.19 Catalina 310 5/1087 "Also Safety Warning: The battery locker has no ventilation. This is a fire and explosion hazard du
Mast gasket BBorg at 6:09pm 05.01.19 Ask All Sailors 6/970 Recently bought an S2 11.0 and had the mast stepped for inside storage. When removing the mast ther

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Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:14am 10.02.24 @FastOlson I replaced the lights on the mast. I ohmed out the 12V wires and identified no problems.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mcconkd at 6:14am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minima
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mermike at 5:36am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minimal
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Indysailor at 4:14am 10.02.24 The Flying Scot is one that has been mentioned - I even know someone with one for sale (but I haven
Taking the mast down (1) sailme88 at 4:03am 10.02.24 John, I oversee the process of unstepping and stepping the masts at our club. The weight varies. Do
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:17pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you n
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 8:52pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you ne
Merit 22 owners (1) Jnovva at 8:15pm 10.01.24 Messing around with Merits! After my brother and I survived our shakedown run, I began researching i
Advice on replacing standing rigging FastOlson at 6:55pm 10.01.24 While the spar is down where you can work on it, it's past time to replace the wiring inside--- Coax
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 6:11pm 10.01.24 UMarr the Under the starboard seat, lift the seat and there's a false panel on the right hand side
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 5:43pm 10.01.24 Under the strbd seat in the cabin, in behind a vertical panel next to the chart table. So, would t
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 5:33pm 10.01.24 Keep in mind the boat is 20 years old and unless you're the original owner the charger has probably
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 10.01.24 Keep in mind the boat is 20 years old and unless you're the original owner the charger has probably
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 5:14pm 10.01.24 Under the strbd seat in the cabin, in behind a vertical panel next to the chart table.
New Cat 22 owner David W at 4:57pm 10.01.24
New Cat 22 owner ...3TacksontheWater at 4:30pm 10.01.24 Thanks. In the fully raised position the keel is sitting on the trailer cross members instead of th
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port kappykaplan at 3:46pm 10.01.24 Where could this water be coming from? What is the inspection port for and where is the tank locat
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? dLj at 1:40pm 10.01.24 I'm not a fan of cadmium coatings for this kind of application. But to each their own... Since you
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW mermike at 1:05pm 10.01.24 Just got back from a nice 8 day cruise. The last day, last Wednesday, was WET. My foulies soaked thr

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