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Garmin Wireless GMX wind pack peterbud at 11:38am 02.20.19 Ask All Sailors 7/699 Does anyone have any experience with the Garmin GMX wind pack system. I am looking at wireless syst
Wednesday Photo day again (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:19am 02.20.19 Ask All Sailors 58/4124 Sunset at Sebastian Florida, with the West Coast trailer Sailors
Mikaela Shiffrin wins 2 Golds & Bronze at Worlds Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 02.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 14/1491 Most of you know my interest in ski racing. I think what is happening right now with Mikaela Shiffr
Almost lost the dinghy All U Get at 4:50am 02.20.19 Ask All Sailors 26/1824
moving halyards on1977 Oday mariner 2+2 peterbud at 8:01pm 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 1/395 Has anyone moved their halyards back to the cockpit on a 1977 mariner. thanks peterbud
Barlow Winches dennisv at 5:45pm 02.19.19 Bigger Boats 10/8913 Barlow winches were standard equipment on ODay for quite some time. My primarily winches are Barlow
VHF Antenna - Deck or Mast Mount jamieFL at 4:55pm 02.19.19 Trailer Sailors 24/8964 I have a future project I'm trying to plan. My VHF is about 20 years old and not in the best conditi
Another fire and likely avoidable death 907Juice at 4:46pm 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/914
First 20 Tilting Tabernacle installation kit (1) TheBettyWhitecap at 1:20pm 02.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1882 Just curious if anyone has ever installed a tilting mast/tabernacle on a Beneteau First 20? I rece
hunter 40 wheel brake. sailerman3 at 12:50pm 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/702 I have a 1986 Hunter Legend 40 . It has a Y/S pedestal. I have try to figure out how this brake sys
Y33 chainplates? mermike at 11:54am 02.19.19 Yamaha 11/2851 I'm pulling the chainplates on my Y33 tall rig for inspection in a few weeks. Has anyone replaced th
Adding refrigeration RNC725 at 11:34am 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/558 The admiral has declared we shall have refrigeration. We sail a 2002 Hunter 3 to 6. We are planning
Update Roland5048 at 10:16am 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/2247 Remember the young couple that lost their boat on the first day of a voyage out of Tarpon Springs, F
Main sheet controls sailherr at 9:28am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1499 Just bought a 1976 Oday, need to replace the dated main sheet blocks/cam cleat set up. I will be sa
Clevis Pin Assortment jkandris at 8:24am 02.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1309 Hey Yall, Has anyone found an assortment box of Clevis pins, cotter pins and rings that works well.
1984 H27 Boom Vang finefurn at 8:18am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3985 How does the mast end of the Boom Vang attach at the base of the mast, and measuring from the goosen
Replacing the "masthead" on our C22 paddy4699 at 7:52am 02.19.19 Catalina 22 9/1445 Found a new masthead by contacting Catalina Yachts in Florida. When spring arrives here in northern
Dustless Blasting seadaddler at 4:21am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1117 Has anyone ever used Dustless Blasting on there sailboat and were you happy. I am thinking of switch
1981 H27 Salon Table mkrokidas at 4:15am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1816 On my 4th year of refitting my Cherubini H27 and have never had a salon table. It was missing when I
"--external structure problem with internal ballast keel--bilge area." (8) "Selah" at 10:25pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1869 Hey all! Following dlochner's suggestion of possibly doing an endoscopy under the cabin sole, I deci

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Battery reconditioning? east coaster at 3:57am 11.30.24 Just for my edification and perhaps others, when you say "reconditioning" do you mean "equalization"
Soft Deck Safety higgs at 9:53pm 11.29.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, ho
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 11.29.24 I bought the new stuff and had it fit and faced before it was shipped. Did you disassemble the sh
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? sesmith at 8:23pm 11.29.24 Having had a boat where a previous owner replaced the pss seal and the coupling managed to loosen on
Replacement counter top sesmith at 7:32pm 11.29.24 For a small boat sized piece I would search Facebook marketplace for a used piece from a kitchen tea
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel JoeWhite at 5:45pm 11.29.24 Why not an extension cord connected to the shore power socket with a power splitter placed inside th
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel mermike at 4:55pm 11.29.24 You might also consider installing a diesel heater instead of electric. Far less power consumption a
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 4:46pm 11.29.24 Batts are done... Most likely correct answer.... dj
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 4:45pm 11.29.24 my deep cycle(2 of them) WEST MARINE heavy duty deep cycle 90, group 27 have been "reconditioning"
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Maine Sail at 4:29pm 11.29.24 30A should never be used last any more than 24A / 80% unless you want a boat fire. Coffee pot, typic
Battery reconditioning? Maine Sail at 4:20pm 11.29.24 Batts are done...
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. (9) Dazmainian at 3:07pm 11.29.24 Thanks for all the input so far, and sorry for the delay in the middle of resealing all the windows
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel mermike at 2:24pm 11.29.24 Bear in mind that 50A service is usually spilt phase, which will require an appropriate panel, and,
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 1:43pm 11.29.24 We are getting older (but not old) and my wife likes her comforts when tied to the dock otherwise s
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 1:20pm 11.29.24 My wife likes to be warm while I am making coffee and using the toaster We are getting older (but n
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 12:46pm 11.29.24 Moral. Stop water from getting in under the fiberglass. :biggrin: And...... just like That. We're
Battery reconditioning? ShawnL at 12:45pm 11.29.24 You can pressure wash the interior of a trailer sailor -- I did it last year to my Catalina 22. Too
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 12:31pm 11.29.24 This is the reason (when I had my cruising cat) that I looked at power economy instead of a bigger
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Windpilot at 12:03pm 11.29.24 Looks like there's a few horizontal laying tanks you could buy for that purpose though. https://www
Soft Deck Safety jssailem at 11:12am 11.29.24 "Soft decks" are caused by the lack of internal support between the outer and inner layers of fiberg

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