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ROPE/LINE Advise jssailem at 11:59am 01.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/4218 It is a part of prepping for spring. You get to the boat and start looking at the running rigging an
Furuno GPS Rollover Issues Expected Brian D at 5:29am 01.23.19 Sails Call Lounge 19/3276 Several Furuno products will be affected by the next GPS Rollover set to take place on March 17, 201
DIY electro polisher CYQK at 4:53am 01.23.19 Ask All Sailors 3/644 Looking into building an electro polisher Anyone here done this?
old sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy jon hansen at 10:25pm 01.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 23/2105 voAqdCrSnu8 this is what the north channel and georgian bay looks like
New cabin sole width Mike Oldak at 8:28pm 01.22.19 Big Boats 19/3398 I may have already posted in the wrong place, but wondering where to cut replacement dole panels so
Dinette table Mac 25 Wakulla212 at 7:04pm 01.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1624 Previous owner removed the table from the cabin of my 85 Mac 25. I would like to restore the interi
Link to video of the 322 Paul1966 at 2:54pm 01.22.19 Bigger Boats 11/1339
A new custom sailboat, ANNA. (4) TomY at 2:14pm 01.22.19 Ask All Sailors 32/3175 Production sailboat building went the way of the Do do bird here in the NE, decades ago. Semi produc
Painting bottom (1) Flip Rutledge at 1:30pm 01.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 32/4282 This is my first time painting the bottom of a boat this size. Hunter 31. I assume I should back off
Replacing Blocks on mast step Hunter 355 (1) Canonshooternb at 12:16pm 01.22.19 Big Boats 9/1346 I just bought my Hunter Legend 355 and planning on a few upgrades before spring launch. The blocks
Vhf cable mm2347 at 11:06am 01.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/554 I want to replace the Vhf cable on my S2 8m as it is starting to get brittle and has small cracks in
Where to keep dinghy on trailer sailor? Scandium at 9:38am 01.22.19 Trailer Sailors 49/7196 As title says; where do you keep a dinghy/tender on a small (20-24 ft) boat? Towing seems like will
How to wire this AC panel ? (7) shine at 8:33am 01.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5443 I got this AC panel when I bought my Mac 25 swing keel a year ago. I have a Marinco 30 amp 125 volt
LiFePo4 Bank Configuration Philosophy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:29am 01.22.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1170 Good Morning Mainesail, I know you don't do any DIY long range consulting anymore on lithium batter
trailer conversion fo a Catalina 22 JCSweetz at 6:00am 01.22.19 Catalina 22 1/682 any good info or schematics on this with dimensions???
Raising Boom for Bimini 76Oday20 at 8:33pm 01.21.19 Ask All Sailors 32/5246
Wonderful MLK Rendezvous Terry Cox at 6:46pm 01.21.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1059 Sail plan included a rendezvous with a Friday Harbor sailing buddy from this past season, Tom Burges
Sea Scout Academy Simon Sexton at 3:45pm 01.21.19 Destinations 4/1695 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! All weekend, I've been at the Sea Base in Galveston for Sea S
35.5 Legend Rudder Bushings mattcan at 10:02am 01.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/518 I am hoping that someone can help me out. I would rather have the replacements in hand before I sta
House Batteries Question RoyS at 8:19am 01.21.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5050 Recently read an article suggesting the use of (2) 6V golf cart batteries connected in series for a

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Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations kappykaplan at 11:26am 08.02.24 If it's been on the hard 2+ won't most of the water intrusion have evaporated/dried out prior to do
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 11:22am 08.02.24 Thanks for the thoughts/comments. I'll get some pictures this weekend. Super tiny holes. My "assumpt
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.02.24 Dammit Jim... :thumbup:
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 10:56am 08.02.24 Is now an appropriate time to say, "Dammit, Jim"?
Balmar external regulator not lighting; no apparent alternator output Kings Gambit at 10:51am 08.02.24 Thanks Stu. I've discovered that the switch was not still "on" after the engine started. Diesel is
Invest 97L Don S/V ILLusion at 10:46am 08.02.24
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Don S/V ILLusion at 10:42am 08.02.24 My guess is that era Hunter had either a battery isolator or ACR which allows charging of both banks
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 10:02am 08.02.24 Invest 97L should become TS Debby. Is now an appropriate time to say, "Dammit, Jim"?
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 10:01am 08.02.24 I look for Heat content versus Water Temps I meant heat content! :facepalm: Tks, Jim and John. Sp
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 9:44am 08.02.24 Don't bother. That's the advice from seasoned cruisers. Why? Less chance of the motor being stolen.
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 9:36am 08.02.24 Ok just updated est 97L should become TS Debby. Jim...
Buffallo to Cleveland: stops along the way? twenger at 9:25am 08.02.24 Dunkirk, Erie, Geneva, Cle.
Catalina 25 Bilge Stu Jackson at 9:21am 08.02.24 You should get to know these skippers, too" https://catalina-capri-25s.org/default.asp I had C25 #
Balmar external regulator not lighting; no apparent alternator output Stu Jackson at 9:16am 08.02.24 KG, just jumper the power (not start) terminals in the back of the switch to see if the ARS turns on
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Wolffman08 at 9:10am 08.02.24 Thank you all for your help. I ordered the T-bolts from the store here.
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator JamesG161 at 9:09am 08.02.24 Is there an internal system in the '06 Hunter 41DS that enables house bank charging off the alterna
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Leeward Rail at 9:09am 08.02.24 that's the point of polishing, after all. Yes... that is what I said in the first paragraph my pos
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:05am 08.02.24 Single wall flex PVC sanitation hose will start to stink long before they yellow and crack. --Peggi
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jssailem at 8:59am 08.02.24 On a previously owned boat it is a crap shoot as to what has happened during the previous 19 years a
Invest 97L jssailem at 8:42am 08.02.24 It is a miracle. Be cautious about an Official forecast at this point in the development of the sto

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