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Crack repair on botttom (2) kclancy at 3:51pm 12.17.18 Catalina 22 19/1653 Hi All, I am getting ready to have my boat put up on stands to complete a repair on my boat. I hav
West Coast Florida Guystapo at 3:34pm 12.17.18 Destinations 20/3364 Hey guys ..We are heading out on our maiden voyage after almost 3 years of being enslaved to our Cat
Interior forward berth cushions (1) Drewbusa at 1:41pm 12.17.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/935 I just purchased a 1978 MacGregor 25 that did not have the forward berth cushions, does anyone have
My 40 came with 4 cleats. Would like to add two more. limbodog at 12:39pm 12.17.18 Big Boats 22/1516 Note: 365 liveaboard, my boat and I will be spending winters in the water with the wind and snow (ho
How will I find you? (1) rgranger at 12:37pm 12.17.18 Ask All Sailors 47/2597 I got mine! Have you asked Santa for yours?
H26 thru hull repair (3) Whiskey at 12:06pm 12.17.18 Smaller Boats 10/1209 First off, I did not cut these thru hulls. They came with the boat and I know they are too close to
Sorry for the glitch, here are the 2018 Photo Contest winners Phil Herring at 10:04am 12.17.18 Ask All Sailors 2/316 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/2018-photo-contest-winners.194605 The technolog
Antifoul on Inflatable Dinghy? Yes or No B-to at 9:07am 12.17.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1512 I have a new inflatable (PVC) dinghy with a fiberglass bottom that will spend the summer in the wate
Today in 1903 Justin_NSA at 8:39am 12.17.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/430 Not sailing related per se, but regarding our brethren who harness the wind - https://www.thisdayina
Relaxing bow light wiring Galind at 6:58am 12.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1624
2018 Insurer Hall of Fame (or Shame) Gunni at 6:01am 12.17.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1630 Well, it is that time of year again. Insurance renewal. If you have a documented vessel insured by
Cabin top main hatch and spray shield barnstormer at 5:47am 12.17.18 Catalina 30 4/893 Does anyone have pictures of the spray shield and main hatch removed from an eighties Catalina 30? I
H31 Masthead (1) Flip Rutledge at 5:27am 12.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/564 I am installing a wind instrument on my 1986 H31 masthead. I have not had a chance lately to go visi
As the boat turns... Brian D at 8:35pm 12.16.18 Ask All Sailors 52/2718 The other day I moved my boat. It was in the slip stern first. I had it this way so I could work on
My Trailer sailer Trailer (3) jamieFL at 5:05pm 12.16.18 Trailer Sailors 8/1369 I picked up my trailer today. It is only partially complete, but I wanted to post a few pix to show
Power on a Catalina 310 Houghto at 4:52pm 12.16.18 Catalina 310 24/4289 hello. My husband and I have just purchased our first yacht a 2000 Catalina 310. Can I ask a questio
Baltimore...... NYSail at 2:41pm 12.16.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1156 hello all, Would love to know about marinas and sailing out of Baltimore...... Thanks
Mantus Anchor Storage Fly By Night at 10:28am 12.16.18 Catalina 30 12/2304 So I bought a new mantus anchor, which I am pretty sure won't fit in the anchor locker assembled. I
How old is your shore power cord? CarlN at 10:04am 12.16.18 Ask All Sailors 38/3854 Do folks generally replace their shore power cords after some number of years or do you wait for vis
Owner's manual in English? Dr. D at 6:37am 12.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1555 It has been nearly two months since our Oceanis 35.1 was delivered to us. What I didn't first notice

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Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:27am 04.15.24 I picked up some nitrile gaskets on Amazon that should fit the flange... this one look okay?
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 04.15.24 What you are seeing is a generic schematic design of a relay. Terminal I is switched between the two
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18am 04.15.24 Teflon tape seals threads, so it shouldn't matter whether the threads are NPT or NPS. In fact the t
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 7:18am 04.15.24 Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely
New Genoa questions Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 04.15.24 I can report a very positive and affordable experience with my local UK loft. They're extremely hone
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:06am 04.15.24 I'm not looking to save the world or anything either, I have had 2 EV since 2021, I startwith a Ford
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:01am 04.15.24 I guess I should call them power stations or solar generators https://www.jackery.com/products/expl
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 6:57am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts c
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 6:57am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery packs
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 6:30am 04.15.24 They do appear to be NPS. When I thread the nut on, it does not get tighter... The flange will only
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 5:56am 04.15.24 Thank you Joe. The redrawn schematic is very helpful and makes the oil pressure switch logic must cl
Electric Portable Generator? Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 04.15.24 What model are you thinking about? I don't see why not. A few years back, I had a transient in the
Top Swivel problems? Davidasailor26 at 4:57am 04.15.24 I have a US Spars mast with a similar upper swivel, and it never locks. The tension of the luff and
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 TomY at 4:37am 04.15.24 Nice work! Can you explain how the bronze pivot blocks are attached (through the 4 holes) to the kee
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid east coaster at 3:58am 04.15.24 Generally speaking the "I " terminal refers to the ignition or start switch where it would get its p
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static east coaster at 3:51am 04.15.24 Nigel Calder has a lot of info and remedial measures to take in cases like this. Lack of shielded ca
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Don S/V ILLusion at 3:39am 04.15.24
New Genoa questions dlochner at 3:30am 04.15.24 When we replaced our 150 with a 135 we decided to go with a higher tech cloth and design to off set
Vang? (1) Will Gilmore at 1:28am 04.15.24 Downward boom tension, either from the sheet, or from the vang, also reduces twist in the top of the

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