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Propeller Service near Clearwater Fl Velero49 at 8:16am 05.04.19 Ask All Sailors 7/702 Any local knowledge appreciated. Looking to remove/service/reinstall prop in Clearwater. Thanks
When The Boatyard Doesn't Know How To Put Your Max Prop Back Together fstbttms at 8:01am 05.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1211 lH7ch0FC8h4
First Season Cruise- Roche Harbor w Catalina Owners (5) jssailem at 7:59am 05.04.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/2125 We set off on May 1 10:48 for the 1st Cruise of the season. Weather has been accommodating. Partial
Overtons 40% off... rpludwig at 3:43am 05.04.19 Catalina 22 1/702 I don't buy much from them as they're more geared to power boaters, jetskiers, etc, and have no dog
LED bulbs. Cat36Amoore at 10:19pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 19/2225 I would like to replace my anchor light and steaming light with a LED bulb. Do I need to change the
Raymarine ST60 instruments sun cover BigEasy at 8:25pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/3737 One of my ST 60 covers mysteriously vanished this week. Anyone know of any firm that is 3D printing
Hunter 320 Windlass Kevy at 6:28pm 05.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/2648 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone with a Hunter 320 has installed a windlass in the anchor locker or
26S Forestay attachment kenr74 at 5:07pm 05.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3179 Hello all, I'm new to sailboats(that will be obvious shortly). I've had a ton of kayaks but never
Automatic bilge pump setup sbcwolff at 3:52pm 05.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1705 We are going to be mooring our boat all summer (Mac26s), and want to set up an automatic bilge pump.
Good Old Boat Insurance njlarry at 1:21pm 05.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2080 Allstate will no longer will write on my 1984 boat. Real bummer as have brand new rigging and have a
Time to Add Solar--Vendor/Brand Suggestions. dlochner at 11:13am 05.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2896 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 16/1336 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 4/1541 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 3/704 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 24/2508 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 3/628 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 11/3256 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 7/1100 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 29/2164 .
Adding a 2A fuse holder Bob S at 4:37pm 05.02.19 Ask All Sailors 4/505 installing an AIS requiring a 2A fuse. The power wire is 20 AWG and the fuse holder is 10 AWG. Water

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New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 7:47pm 11.13.24
Anchor rode thinwater at 7:07pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good I used 100' of 1/4-inch G4 on m
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (2) jssailem at 6:50pm 11.13.24 Watt Cycle is marketing some 100AHr that are nearly drop-in units. You will need proper charging cap
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 6:26pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve wor
Anchor rode Captain Larry-DH at 6:12pm 11.13.24 You mentioned you have a small anchor locker so I suggest 1/4" G40 or G43 chain spliced to 8-plait 1
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 5:37pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a
Anchor rode jssailem at 5:37pm 11.13.24 Do you know the size the windlass gypsy uses?
Anchor rode kappykaplan at 4:34pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good You don't need 5/16" chain; 1/
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 4:26pm 11.13.24 I put that same motor on my 8 foot Trinka. You may want an extension so you can sit on the middle se
Anchor rode HD74 at 4:18pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good
Question about solar panels and batteries. mermike at 3:57pm 11.13.24 Charlie Wing's book is also excellent.
Question about solar panels and batteries. Johann at 3:44pm 11.13.24 Great advice here. Another good resource from Nigel Calder is his Mechanical and Electrical manual.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dlochner at 3:41pm 11.13.24 Looks close enough to me.
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 3:23pm 11.13.24 I am thinking it is about 3 inches long. The picture above shows the length. Also, I had plenty of
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Tally Ho at 3:16pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve work
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan kappykaplan at 3:07pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a b
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 1:43pm 11.13.24 I'm getting the Newsletter (In English - it's so much easier). They are pretty good at hitting the
Question about solar panels and batteries. dlochner at 1:27pm 11.13.24 As others have said, too many variables to give any kind of a reasonable answer and you don't want t
Question about solar panels and batteries. JoeWhite at 1:15pm 11.13.24 Before you start your trip, at the dock with no shore power, turn on all the instruments that you w
Question about solar panels and batteries. DArcy at 1:05pm 11.13.24 That's a very open question with a lot of variables. The fist thing, maybe the most important for yo

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