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New (old) boat, New problems....Electrical and Plumbing... rpell1@msn.com at 8:21am 08.24.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1627 Hi all, My newer boat, a 1997 Cat30 MKIII has been presenting me with new challenges as I bring her
$tingy Sailor Lazarette EZ-Lift Kit now available for pre-86 C-22 (1) $tingy Sailor at 7:33am 08.24.18 Catalina 22 1/18 Hi, friends! Just an FYI here... Due to the popularity of my Pop Top EZ-Lift Kit (https://stingysa
Glad it happened in pre-race practice (1) Jackdaw at 7:03am 08.24.18 Racing 24/2270 Racing with 3 on board BlueJ yesterday, breeze in the upper teens. We got hit with a 23 knot puff ju
Sucia sunrise (1) Charles Erwin at 6:32am 08.24.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 20/1266 155404 BC fire smoke nearly gone
Replacing jib sheet jam cleats w/ cams, cross sheeting. Coppertone at 4:00am 08.24.18 Catalina 22 9/2200 I have an '87 new design Cat 22. I find that in heavy air I prefer to cleat my jib sheet on the win
Splitting Flying Junior 14 Hull from Top Deck rickr84 at 3:00am 08.24.18 Trailer Sailors 1/495 Hi all, As popular as the FJ14 was, I can't find anyone online talking about how to separate the hu
Added a KISS-SSB analysis link to my sailing page Brian D at 10:02pm 08.23.18 SSB and Ham Operators 0/943 I mentioned in another thread that the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) site went full pay-to-
New Sails? R C Albin at 6:46pm 08.23.18 Catalina 30 17/2379 I realize there must be other threads on this topic, but I can't find them. Can someone refer me to
Replacement Lense for Nav Lights DialedN_87 at 5:18pm 08.23.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/5747 Hello all, First post (I promise a more formal and detailed introduction to come). Is there any way
rewatching hatch lens peterbud at 4:49pm 08.23.18 Ask All Sailors 3/345 the lens part of one of my hatches has come away from the rubber seal. Has anyone else had this prob
Trailer suggestions? Gi49336 at 4:17pm 08.23.18 Trailer Sailors 14/1172 Trying to figure out how to trailer a Clipper Marine 26. Any ideas for a novice?
Colregs?? plenny7 at 2:24pm 08.23.18 Ask All Sailors 7/607 Go to the 30 second mark. My head would spin trying to figure out if I was the stand-on or give-way
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 Babette04 at 1:54pm 08.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2758 Can anyone suggest model and type of windlass for a Beneteau323? Pictures of one installed?? Thank y
My Own Colregs Warren Milberg at 11:27am 08.23.18 Ask All Sailors 34/1685 After many years of sailing, and only a few close calls (but no collisions) with both sail and powe
Oil Testing LeslieTroyer at 11:16am 08.23.18 Musings With Maine Sail 19/1462 im thinking of testing trans and engine oil on a yearly basis. Is the a recommended company or sui
Gloam Goods nfg2u at 11:13am 08.23.18 Ask All Sailors 1/361 I am looking to purchase a new Tach sensor for my Yanmar 3GM30F and I found this in a google search.
Keurig seadaddler at 5:39am 08.23.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2463 Any one using Keurig on their sailboat and I are you happy. Been using so many coffee makers on our
Oday 7/11 help please pbois34 at 5:36am 08.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1655 my 10yo daughter has recently taken sailing lessons and loves it. Someone gave us a 7/11 dingy sail
rudders on mac 26x rpd at 5:28am 08.23.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/524 I was sailing down wind in 15 km winds and found that my direction would constantly change I have se
Crazy Dave ?? jbreland at 4:30am 08.23.18 Smaller Boats 17/1521 Anybody heard anything on Dave ?? How his recovery is going..... Hope all is well and he is recover

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AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 7:37am 08.08.23 We are in 230Volts AC and I measured about during several minutes, before the fuses blew. Same mea
AC Fridge overconsumption. jviss at 7:32am 08.08.23 Not questioning your numbers but at 12 volts that would be 166 amps using a 2/0 cable. You should
AC Fridge overconsumption. RitSim at 7:27am 08.08.23 Not questioning your numbers but at 12 volts that would be 166 amps using a 2/0 cable. You should b
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 6:39am 08.08.23 218598
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) shemandr at 6:34am 08.08.23 Nice little boat. It lacks volume in the bow so sit in the back when sailing - that's where the buoy
c 16 leak bankshortonia at 5:50am 08.08.23 Thanks John! The leak is slow, maybe 8-10 gallons over 2-3 days. The water is both in sight on the
engine will not get up to temp. jviss at 5:21am 08.08.23 You might check the coolant plumbing. If I recall there's a thermostat bypass hose, if this isn't c
C&C 30 MKII question CliffA at 4:44am 08.08.23
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (1) danooxnard at 4:06am 08.08.23 One of these may help hold the rudder on. I found a similar on at West Marine. I would also secure t
engine will not get up to temp. RoyS at 3:48am 08.08.23 May never reach full operating temperature unless it is under load. Also, if there is a water heater
C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 3:11am 08.08.23 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-30-2
engine will not get up to temp. jssailem at 11:44pm 08.07.23 Get a thermostat that will address the temperature of your engine. Checkk out the manual for the cor
Gearbox issue? knackers at 9:52pm 08.07.23 had the same problem with my kiwi prop, one of the reversing rollers had fallen out, no reverse and
c 16 leak JohnShannon at 9:27pm 08.07.23 You should find the leak. How many gallons an hour? Is it internal to a buoyancy tank or is it jus
identify sailboat JohnShannon at 9:25pm 08.07.23 I don't think it is an unknown 16 that one I believe is a vampire 16 as we all know no photo can
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) JohnShannon at 9:22pm 08.07.23 See if you can find a Laser to look at, those hold the rudder down with a metal tang, wooden dagge
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 08.07.23 I'll try a few... 1. Look for a hole in the upper gudgeon through which a cotter pin or the like mi
Instrument panel BigEasy at 8:29pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced. Just replaced one of mine that was 16 years old. Blue Seas #8171 avai
identify sailboat mark allen at 7:36pm 08.07.23 thanks so much to all! will post photos tomorrow as soon as possible.
Instrument panel kloudie1 at 7:00pm 08.07.23 I have had problems with bad connections on the AC side but since I replaced all of the indicators w

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