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Time to Add Solar--Vendor/Brand Suggestions. dlochner at 11:13am 05.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2824 The time has come to get serious about adding solar power to Second Star. The basics: House batter
My rusty, crusty centerboard (5) Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1310 164366 164367 164368 164369 164370 I knew my boat would need a bit of work on the centerboard when I
O'day 23 Transom Rebuild (9) mwpaul at 8:12am 05.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1498 My wife and I bought our first boat last season, an O'day 23, unfortunately, the transom was rotten
Followup on Exhaust host replacement on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 7:47am 05.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/700 A week or so ago I posted on this forum and asked the question "Do you have to remove the holding ta
The Boatel Project Todd Atchison at 6:20am 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2420 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 3/620 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 11/3162 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 7/1087 Is there a parameter that you can send to saildocs to obtain the wave period? I specify WAVES and W
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Adding a 2A fuse holder Bob S at 4:37pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 4/483 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 3/583 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 4/932 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 44/6941 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 1/687 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 7/896
Water in bilge... Jazzydaze at 11:49am 05.02.19 Newport 34/4975 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 10/1006 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 2/630 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 7/742 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 4/4183 Under what conditions can the Mac26x with a 50hp Evinrude perform as a speedboat. In glass calm con

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Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 2:20pm 10.18.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 1:39pm 10.18.24 UPDATE. Removed all connections on both sides of each circuit breaker, neutral buss and ground buss.
Lazy Jacks ? Ward H at 1:35pm 10.18.24 Before I went to a stack pack I had a two legged lazy jack system. My 12.5' boom really needed at le
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? RitSim at 1:29pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 12:36pm 10.18.24 I thought I should post this image with the mast down. It gives a good image of the prebend. The spr
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (3) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.18.24 OK, I got lucky (again) the scratch is not measurable. I can clean it off with wire wool. That said,
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 12:07pm 10.18.24 Thats doubtful that the sail is cut for that much bend. And if a sailmaker did do that for your typ
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 11:15am 10.18.24 I too thought it was a bit much (prebend) but was told best to not tune it out as the sail may be
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 10:46am 10.18.24 You have always had my attention but now you have my wallets too :-) I did see the scratch. I didn
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Stu Jackson at 10:40am 10.18.24 I agree with Ralph, more investigation is required. My unit is from 1986 - do the math - it still w
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 10:36am 10.18.24 I use a scrap piece about 2' long and just slide one end between the gypsy and the bulkhead to keep
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 10:14am 10.18.24 May give it a try. Thanks again.
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 10.18.24 These units are what are called a split unit. Unless the plates in the refrigeration compartment ha
Fiberglass crack by winch Ward H at 9:52am 10.18.24 I believe the jib sheet arrangement is like my 93 C30. The sheet runs aft from the fairlead blocks t
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... dinosound at 9:07am 10.18.24 Thanks so much gentlemen. Much appreciated!
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') john6206 at 8:58am 10.18.24 OK - I just googled "kick up rudder for Capri 18." Originally they had a gas strut to offer downwar
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Tedd at 8:54am 10.18.24 As @Project_Mayhem said, twisting the straps works well. The strap has a resonant frequency that can
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jim01749 at 8:54am 10.18.24 Doh, Would help if I included the boat info: 2008 Hunter Center Cockpit with in mast furler......
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') john6206 at 8:51am 10.18.24 Capri 18 with a kick up rudder? Mine is a fixed rudder, and quite heavy. Often on a kick up rud
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 10.18.24 As a former dealer for Catalina, I only used a strap on the back twisted to prevent side slap but ne

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