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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 3:22pm 04.07.24 Ask All Sailors 85/5690 Had a minor disaster the other day; now thinking this is best approach. Please let me know what you
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter (1) Jackfmcc at 1:27pm 04.07.24 Ask All Sailors 5/597 Anyone know how to disassemble this old Morse shifter? I need to relocate it to a different spot in
ghost striping / lettering residue domer94 at 10:34am 04.07.24 Ask All Sailors 7/452 i removed old decals / name etc with combo of eraser wheel and heat gun. seems there is still some
Programing mppt controller NYSail at 5:08am 04.07.24 Ask All Sailors 2/309 Basic electrical question. So just bought a Victron MPPT 100/50 smartsolar controller to replace my
Do I need a grounding plate? JohnBisMe at 11:57pm 04.06.24 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 I am a relatively new sailor (A few years with Hobie Cats), and have stepped up to a Mirage 5.5, a s
Favorite roller for hard ablative? Drinky Crow at 7:33pm 04.06.24 Ask All Sailors 5/383 Lots of btchin' about volatile nature of the new CSC formulations tearing apart rollers anyone got*
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 (4) FTPartridge at 6:56pm 04.06.24 Parts Search 4/1196 As part of liquidating my late parents' estate, I sold the Walker Bay 10 (plastic model) on craigsli
Yanmar 3JH2-TBE with apparently a 4JH heat exchanger core. (3) geoffschultz at 1:47pm 04.06.24 Ask All Sailors 1/481 This is related to Yet another Yanmar overheating issue, but is slightly different. I'm at anchor i
Backup Nav Lights for $2.49 (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:53pm 04.05.24 Ask All Sailors 1/229 I spotted these battery operated nav lights the other day and ordered a set. I haven't opened the bo
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 3:34pm 04.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/557 I have a Mastervolt Whisper 8 generator With a Mitsubishi L2E engine. It usually starts slowly befor
MORC lacoursmarc at 2:34pm 04.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/945 Is the Hunter 29.5 a MORC rated boat?
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (2) dkinzer at 2:06pm 04.05.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1147 I removed the boom vang today in preparation for doing some work on it and I noticed a couple of iss
Topping lift xavpil at 1:49pm 04.05.24 Ask All Sailors 11/991 Hi all. I 419 SO Jeanneau. Mast furling. the topping lift line is currently NOT brought to the cockp
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 1:25pm 04.05.24 Ask All Sailors 6/474 I want to attach 2 Pelican Hooks on my life lines for easy access off the bow. But cant order withou
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? (1) JP Pacific at 1:19pm 04.05.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/578
Sailing down the channel (1) Rodsails at 11:33am 04.05.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/651 Finishing up a great night of racing
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed (2) circa1971la at 5:32am 04.05.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1006
Hunter 34 rudder Marauder at 5:52pm 04.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/628 Hello Hunter owners, I'm looking at potential purchase of a 80's Hunter 34 in NZ. I've read about th
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . MitchM at 4:45pm 04.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/754 the Facebook group Com-Pac Yacht owners just published a very sad story today . the
170 cracked warranty hull (1) cracked warranty hull at 2:58pm 04.04.24 Day Sailers 3/637 Looking for repair guidance for a crack in a 170 warranty replacement hull. I May remember wrong but

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Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 03.16.25 I am not sure why anyone would want to connect the dripless breather nipple to a seacock. every typ
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 10:14am 03.16.25 The OP hasn't given a circuit diagram, so it is difficult to say whether the fuse is correct or not.
Bimini ideas PaulK at 10:09am 03.16.25 We have a similar problem wanting shade on long tacks. Biminis were developed on outboard skiffs, n
Newport 28 batteries MattA at 10:07am 03.16.25
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:39am 03.16.25 I think Mark really nailed a lot of things! For myself, i am a member of NoforeignLand but rarely
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 9:20am 03.16.25 This is exactly the wrong place to put a fuse. The fuse is there to protect the wire, thus it needs
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:07am 03.16.25 I'm of a similar opinion regarding using the blog feature to share where we are. I have heard that
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? WayneH at 8:56am 03.16.25 After the dick moves Garmin made on my Nuvi and my GPS78 and the GPS that came with the big boat, I
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? SkiingSailor at 8:55am 03.16.25 I certainly do not have any Garmin stuff and my Navionic's subscription ended 2-3 years ago. I have
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 dmax at 8:39am 03.16.25 Catalina didn't tend to change things like chainplate positions and such, very likely the '79 one wo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 8:22am 03.16.25 That's fine in the sense that there is nothing wrong with it. However, the fuse is supposed to be o
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore dLj at 8:19am 03.16.25 The best part is getting to sail often! Very nice. When I winterize my boat, I throw a couple gallo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal jssailem at 8:17am 03.16.25 The ABYC recommendation is to put the MBRF fuse within 7" of the power source. This would be the Bat
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 7:41am 03.16.25 This shows the mast specs: CATALINA 25 - sailboatdata If you haven't already, you could ask here:
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 dmax at 7:28am 03.16.25 This shows the mast specs: CATALINA 25 - sailboatdata If you haven't already, you could ask here: A
Bimini ideas jesgatt at 6:55am 03.16.25 I have a boom sail already, but I was thinking something that can be used when sailing especially fo
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? JBP-PA at 6:53am 03.16.25 I use active captain primarily for harbor reviews on Lake Erie. The last time I checked, NoForeignL
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 5:41am 03.16.25 Is Active Captain even still around? I haven't seen or heard of it in couple of years. The reason
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (3) Walsh0575 at 5:41am 03.16.25 OP update: Jan - March So all in all it's been a great winter of sailing in New England! From my las
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line dlochner at 3:51am 03.16.25 There is a fair amount of force on the clew when reefed at least as much as with a full sail because

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