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Prop Shaft Flange Removal twodzusfittings at 5:00am 03.16.19 Bigger Boats 10/4224 Best topic ever because I'm sure everybody and anybody who's done this, or attempted to do this has
Neutral switch All U Get at 8:58pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 30/4800
Removing aluminum cable wheel from ruddershaft Chatlessargent at 6:40pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 10/794 My cable wheel is a two piece aluminum wheel over the ruddershaft. It is bolted together with SS bo
DSC Test Call sailboatracer at 6:17pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 76/11513 Is there a way to test to see if a VHF radio can properly send a Digital Selective Call (DSC) if the
Buying line to make lazy jacks IH82BL8 at 3:37pm 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1136 So, braided polyester line. Is there any such thing as marine grade here or is all polyester line c
CD Anchor Roller Dug22 at 3:25pm 03.15.19 Catalina 22 4/823 I purchased the anchor roller from CD. I am a little confused about how to run my 1/4 inch chain thr
Montgomery 15 Bunk Length NicholasR at 2:46pm 03.15.19 Trailer Sailors 2/1662 I am considering upgrading to a smaller boat from the O'Day 20 I have now. I am wondering what is t
Preparation of iron keel for epoxy application RBilly at 1:10pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/5468 I have an'83 O'Day 28 with an iron keel on Georgian Bay (fresh water). I am going to strip the keel
Coronado 35 sloop center cockpit 1972-3 wallabob102152 at 12:56pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3729 New owner ar Chula Vista Marina, Ca. Looking for Shore Power Main On/Off Switch on board location Fo
"T" Type Fuse (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/748 Got to my 2007 Hunter 41DS 2 days ago. Tried to turn on the TV (which is fed 120 volts AC thru a ded
Stern shower needs more pressure (H33) Maurice Doran at 11:45am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3245 My '05 H33 has the stern shower setup but I find there is very little pressure there. It looks like
What a flake! (1) Phil Herring at 9:54am 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 89/11487 If the unholy trinity of sailing forums is coffee, guns, and anchors, the next rung down is mainsail
26S hanked on jib repair. Russ Ward at 8:39am 03.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/842 I have a hanked on jib that has a long vertical rip in the top two feet. I have been considering ho
Rebedding Mast Step on 1980 O'day 23? (2) Chart Guthrie at 8:28am 03.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1329 This past summer, I noticed cracks in the ceiling of my cabin around the bolts for the mast step, wi
i have to replace the sail rope. Nieves500 at 8:11pm 03.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3035 I am new in this sailing, I have a Hunter 25.5 and I have to replace the sail ropes, who can tell me
Nearly flooded into the cabin. (1) Doug Doty at 6:32pm 03.14.19 Catalina 22 15/2608 We had rain today like I have never seen before. Winds clocked 69mph .... My cockpit drains had alw
Mac 25 with Wheel steering (1) PJDoItNow at 5:56pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/737 I wondered if anyone could tell me more about this version. We have had her for 12 years and never
Confused HIN (4) rsaack at 3:42pm 03.14.19 Day Sailers 6/2049
Shunts (1) capta at 2:32pm 03.14.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1642 I've got this great Blue Sea battery monitor @ the chart table, but the old analog meters on the Bas
Material for 26s keel chp at 12:48pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/570 Just wondering if the swing keel for the 26s is all fiberglass or does it have a wood core. I'm goin

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Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 3:44pm 12.05.24 Gooses Reef is still seeing some pretty significant wind - not so for Solomons and Cove Point.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? capta at 2:11pm 12.05.24 Standard Horizon makes an AIS/VHF antenna, all in one, designed for their upper line of VHF radios.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Tally Ho at 1:59pm 12.05.24 I bought a new B&G radio several years ago, with AIS. I just hooked it up to my existing antennae.
Best stronger jack plate mount Will Gilmore at 1:52pm 12.05.24 instead of pulling motor up by hand I will do it with the push of a bottom. Otherwise known as a '
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. Boanerges at 12:54pm 12.05.24 Nah, I'm not taking any material off the bottom of the mast that would in any way shorten it. I got
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. dLj at 12:22pm 12.05.24 Looking good! I look forward to seeing how it goes under sail. dj
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 12:21pm 12.05.24 Neither Solomons nor Cove Point Wx Buoys showed any significant wind gusts; however, Gooses Reef (sl
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 12.05.24 Combining them is fairly common, however, if your are a purist, there are two compromises with doing
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 10:59am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harne
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 10:58am 12.05.24 I have installed: Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder Vesper VHF/AIS antenna splitter Standard Ho
What is this mystery line? DArcy at 10:30am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harnes
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 10:00am 12.05.24 Before cutting any, make sure you have sufficient adjustment/takeup in your rigging
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 9:59am 12.05.24 i don't think the mast foot is an issue if it fits the plate. The in/out material bends could be fi
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 9:40am 12.05.24 As a rock climber (as many hours in the air as sailing, and that is a LOT of both) I have a complete
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:40am 12.05.24 You can use a hole saw without the pilot bit. You just have to cut a hole the diameter of the hole
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 9:03am 12.05.24 I have considered my forstner bits because they do stay in place, but the center will enter the spa
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities pgandw at 7:16am 12.05.24 The shore side of the Outer Banks is forecast 1-2ft above ground level (minor flooding potential) du
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:03am 12.05.24 The event is likely to subside by evening. What's been happening on the east shore of the Bay? Ther
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 6:50am 12.05.24 I did some looking around from Baltimore down to the Potomac. Looks like Point Lookout, (near Potom

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