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Bilges do not drain into each other Jeff652 at 11:38am 01.07.19 Catalina 310 14/2700 I thought I had seen this question before on the forum but I couldn't find it. The aft bilge on Stil
Seidelmann 245 parts, drawings, details needed gwort at 11:06am 01.07.19 Seidelmann 1/2138 I recently got a 1982 Seidelmann 245. It does not have a boom or tiller or outboard motor or motor m
H31 companionway leak (1) dasreboot at 10:46am 01.07.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/774 have a leak in the port side hatch slider. It can become significant in heavy rains. Has anyone enco
Benefits of an inverter NYSail at 10:24pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 74/9757 hello all I have a xantrex 3000 inverter on my boat that we never use that takes up a large amount
LCD replacements for fluorescent bulbs Jack Barnes at 7:07pm 01.06.19 Big Boats 13/3178 Has anyone found a replacement for the FL-8CW bulbs found in the salon fixtures as in my 2004 Hunter
Racing in January on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:40pm 01.06.19 Racing 9/1219 First GBCA Icicle Rum Race of 2019 on Saturday. Good turnout, close to 50 boats turned in times. Gre
Genoa with multiple attachment points at clew (1) Skipper at 2:58pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1094 Saw a genoa furled today on a brokerage boat at the dock. It had 5 or 6 attachment points for the sh
Changing motor Pete145 at 12:32pm 01.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 72/9189 Hello all, I'm new here so please go easy on me. I have a Nash 26 with an OMC Zephyr 2cyl, 2 stroke
got a nasty surprise yesterday SycloneDriver at 11:56am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 76/10190 Yesterday I invited some fiends to go sailing. When we arrive at the marina one of my dock neighbor
Toggle Switches w/ Screw Terminals Ward H at 10:41am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 12/548 Working on my DC Distribution panel and need two toggle switches, SPDT for bilge pump and SPST for V
fixed 3 blade propeller Slow Dancin at 7:47am 01.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1303 I have a 2006 hunter 38 with 40 hp moter which came with a FlexFold 3 blade propeller but am unhappy
Re-powering '86 O'Day 28 with a Yanmar 2YM15? (1) DJR at 5:19am 01.06.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1430 Joyfully purchased an ODay28, but it has been in dry dock for three years. According to boatyard le
Sabre fans: sailme88 at 4:14am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/813 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Sabre Yachts. Even though Sabre is no longer producing sail
Coast Guard Monterey385 at 8:32pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2940 Many of you know that I am Coast Guard family and quite proud of it. Everyone by now knows that ther
What do I need to have and what should I have on my 170 when I head out on the bay in NJ? Shorefun at 8:20pm 01.05.19 Day Sailers 26/2680 I plan on getting floating VHF, a mast float and some decent life vests for starters. I will need al
1979 cat 30 cutless bearing dnimigon at 7:12pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 6/954 Going to be pulling boat out here next week sometime. Want to change the cutless. I've read that the
You Get What You Pay For fstbttms at 4:37pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3624 A new customer asked me to inspect the work her previous dive service had done a week earlier. mSdR
Sail battens wisey2 at 3:34pm 01.05.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 4/5882 Where is the best place to get replacement battens for my Hunter 240? I live in Nazareth, PA and sa
Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/650 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/6686 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa

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Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Jan_H at 5:26pm 07.30.24 The SCAD tank monitor can alarm on empty or full. (Choose one or the other). Not 3/4. So set tank
Yanmar electrical problem. Ralph Johnstone at 5:13pm 07.30.24 where does that red wire on the left of the pushbutton go? It's coming from the battery combiner.
Add starting relay Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 07.30.24 I see no diodes are installed in parallel with the coil of the relay. This is required to kill the
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly heritage at 4:45pm 07.30.24 Before you give up on the alternator, take it to a car parts place and they will bench check it for
Hose life? FastOlson at 4:38pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years. I believe in 20 years, max.
DIY Wooden Blocks dLj at 4:05pm 07.30.24 Will do. I just started my ipe cockpit makeover (like 30 minutes ago) and will have some good piec
Hose life? kappykaplan at 3:57pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years.
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 3:49pm 07.30.24 :facepalm:indeed!
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 2:54pm 07.30.24 I have single line reefing for two reefs, and a Dutchman system. I have never gotten the Dutchman a
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 2:48pm 07.30.24 Essentially each boom is a one-off design. I have found several boats use the same exact boom as m
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 2:41pm 07.30.24 The water is definitely coming down along the wires from the deck-stepped mast into the bilge. I am
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.30.24 I wet sanded the windows with 1000 grit, then buffed them clear using a DA with 3M heavy cut, then
Reefing: Procedural Questions (2) Tally Ho at 2:31pm 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas BarryL at 2:31pm 07.30.24 check this out https://www.landfallnavigation.com/acr-olas-crew-tag.html
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? BarryL at 2:28pm 07.30.24 Hey, IMHO $30K for a furling boom AND new sail isn't that bad. A new main sail can easily be $15K.
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? dlochner at 2:01pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.
Useful Technology Ideas dlochner at 1:55pm 07.30.24 As we add more Blue Tooth devices a non-proprietary app or device that could display data from multi
2005 Hunter 36. ice breaker at 1:48pm 07.30.24 Pretty sure it was a sensor system, made by snake river electronics. They are no longer in business
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 1:44pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 1:39pm 07.30.24 Now here's a piece of tech we all need. :facepalm: https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/gear-smart-hat

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