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Look To the Skies..Tonight! JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/567 The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks tonight! Moon conditions just right and added effects of a comet ta
Lithium Battery Installation Video kloudie1 at 7:34pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/961 Saw this today and thought it was a good article on lithium batteries to replace lead acids. Underst
Main vs. Foresail catalanc at 4:59pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 11/672 OK, I realize that this may spark some controversy (?) but what is "recommended" in wind situations
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild Rich Stidger at 4:54pm 08.10.18 Big Boats 14/1374 I had a problem with this windlass. All of a sudden it would slip and not haul in the chain and anc
Catalina 30 or 27 shemandr at 4:30pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 16/789 My wife became aware of a boat for sale or disposal. Her friend, who works at the dump, was approac
Plumbing 2 Fresh Water Tanks GorillaToast at 2:16pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1256 I have a flexible water tank up in the bow, under the v-berth, and I'm getting ready to add a rigid
BVI Surveyor Recommendation Blackacre at 1:11pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/808 I just put an offer in on a sailboat in the BVI's. I now need to settle on a surveyor to conduct a
Solar without the panels: (2) pclarksurf at 12:53pm 08.10.18 Catalina 22 8/2124 Thought I would share a positive experience with a few gadgets: I am planning our first overnight o
Santa Cruz Island (1) Rltgold at 12:40pm 08.10.18 Catalina 22 18/970 My wife and I just finished circumnavigating Santa Cruz Island. 5 Days and 87 nauticle miles.
Trouble with AIS transmitter karellen at 12:01pm 08.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/731 I'm struggling with the AIS transmitter on my vessel. She is a 2003 Hunter 356. The masthead antenna
Blessed (2) Simon Sexton at 11:51am 08.10.18 Destinations 18/1212 I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a morning sail with my wonderful girl today! She had never
Roller furler of a Catalina 22presion Rltgold at 10:54am 08.10.18 Catalina 22 5/682 Any suggestions for a roller furler for my 22 ? thanks
Hunter 35.5 Legend Table Top Refinish shavdog at 9:57am 08.10.18 Big Boats 8/1114 I used Daly's teak oil on the companionway and was very impressed with the results...Does anyone kn
Anyone tried the cheap Chinese Wind Tubines? (1) pateco at 9:39am 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1985 I saw this online, and it got me thinking. 400W Hybrid Wind Turbine Generator with 20A Charger Con
According to BoatUS August is Run Aground Month. jssailem at 8:21am 08.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/400 Reading my Dec 2017 magazine again I noted the article about running aground. It is reported that th
(Norseman) cone size vs wife size? deltaten at 7:24am 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1109 Picked up a good used roller curled last yeat. Fella even sent spare cones. Explicitly stated that t
What to Do... (1) Simon Sexton at 11:15pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1727 Hey Everyone, I know I've been off the forums for a while. I've really been so busy with..
W.D. Schock Harbor 14 Brisa at 9:05pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 1/1480 Ahoy! Novice sailor that has recently purchased a 2007 W.D. Schock Harbor 14 seeking others within
Seascape 24 shemandr at 6:20pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/2680 We have one in our Wed PM fleet and it's not going well for them. The thing looks fast but so far i
Allmand 35 AC location Follow the Sun at 2:50pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 0/226 Hi. I have an Allmand 35 and want to install a AC system. Any owners know the location where the o

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Bomar hatch dog (6) BTC1984 at 2:23pm 08.05.23 Completed successfully. The pin is called a tension pin. I tried a nail, a screw, a bolt none of th
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:22pm 08.05.23 Thanks for all the great advice. I just replaced all of the rigging. I will try to tackle this on my
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 2:04pm 08.05.23 On the bottom. To be clear, it is the Tiller Clutch, like this one: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 twalker H260 at 2:00pm 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Richard19068 at 1:46pm 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Rick Webb at 1:38pm 08.05.23 I'm not suggesting that one in particular. There are different thread diameter and pitches also some
Tiller tamer WI Rigger at 1:11pm 08.05.23 Is your tamer on top or bottom of the tiller?
Zinc coating on a Max Prop fstbttms at 1:05pm 08.05.23 Nothing is better than Propspeed
New Campbell Sailer Prop fstbttms at 1:03pm 08.05.23 Maybe it's too late but French boats have a particular prop attachment system that you should be awa
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 1:01pm 08.05.23 To be honest, I never disconnect mine, so it's not really an issue for me. Were I to do so, I would
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? dlochner at 12:16pm 08.05.23 Recently researched generators. All the brands are now using Kubota blocks. The most reasonable one
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info thedepartedham at 11:48am 08.05.23
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:43am 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 11:36am 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My b
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery jonelli at 11:27am 08.05.23 I might add that I had already replaced the trailer connectors, ignition switch, push button for st
Looking for Catalina 28 Keel Sump Info Stu Jackson at 10:56am 08.05.23 Ask here: Catalina28 groups.io Group I know you're new to Catalina, but it bears repeating: In ad
Heave To Question Stu Jackson at 10:51am 08.05.23 initiate a heave to from a port tack, which results in being hove to on a starboard tack Before
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:11am 08.05.23 Can the plastic block be reversed, and does the other side have the same recess? If there were a r
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection Crazy Dave Condon at 9:21am 08.05.23 As a former dealer, I use to attach the forestay to the elevated hole in front. Looking at the fore
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 9:01am 08.05.23 Someone posted this drill as a beast (also expensive) that he says can crank 220# up his 65' mast...

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