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Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/813 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/503 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/880 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/637 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an
Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/652 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/3251 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/551 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/2042 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/4439 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries
Water Pressure Problem jviss at 6:31am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4600 Summary: Jabsco 36800 pump won't always shut off. O.K., guy and gals, put on your thinking caps! (
Pop-top hatch dog issue (3) Hardhead at 6:17am 09.30.18 Catalina 22 4/1086 I'm having an issue where the bottom clasp of the forward starboard hatch dog on my 1987 is flexing
Newbie here RNC725 at 5:54am 09.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/778 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
O'Day 272 Rubrail cbourne200 at 7:48pm 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/625 On the recent Gordon hurricane non-event, my stern doc line parted and allowed my boat to swing into
Engine stall donniebaird at 7:19pm 09.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/1023 Good evening. I have a Catalina 28, over Labor Day Weekend, I took my fiancee and her sister and a
2002 Catalina with M35B Universal bertram at 7:12pm 09.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1012 My engine has started to stall for no apparent reason. The waterfuel separator is clear, other inl
Rounding sequence (5) Jackdaw at 6:58pm 09.29.18 Racing 22/2526
Newbie here RNC725 at 6:57pm 09.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/642 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
Passage 42 keel joint crack (1) Wanderwind at 3:48pm 09.29.18 Big Boats 18/2574 Hello everyone, Two years ago I posted about a crack in the keel joint of a Passage 42 I was consid
Finally crawled under my hull... Shorefun at 3:28pm 09.29.18 Day Sailers 2/626 I just got some time today to crawl under the hull of my 170. The hull looks great. Just the 3" lon
West Pacific Storm is named... (1) JamesG161 at 12:52pm 09.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/430 I just had to post this here and not in the Weather and Forecasting forum. Wait for the Name...

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Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Calif. Ted at 4:22pm 04.02.24 Yes, I just did this last November when re-stepping the mast, see the section on "Testing with Multi
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.02.24 Call Raymarine or go on their site. Jim...
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 4:09pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 Here are your photos and the corresponding wire colour coding Glow Relay 5R,2L,2B and S
Stem Fitting pclarksurf at 4:02pm 04.02.24 and a second outstanding version of the foredeck retrofit by @AaronD for reference here: https://fo
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Rick Webb at 3:58pm 04.02.24 Rear More tounge weight is better than less.
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) PK123 at 3:45pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 Here are your photos and the corresponding wire colour coding Glow Relay 5R,2L,2B and St
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 3:44pm 04.02.24
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? dmax at 3:26pm 04.02.24 I would put them on the back as you should do for a car - you don't want the rears tires breaking lo
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Fidgit at 3:12pm 04.02.24 Yeah, I tried the synthetic hair/fuzz type rollers, and they are okay, but I ended up settling on th
Starting Engine on pallet JoeWhite at 3:03pm 04.02.24 Increasing the load on the engine by installing higher output alternator causes increased pressure i
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. MitchM at 2:48pm 04.02.24 they say in a Boatworks video to never use a wooll / nap type roller. ' the fibers w
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 2:19pm 04.02.24 Is there a well know place where many people get their Yanmar parts at a good price?
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (2) Ted10028 at 2:11pm 04.02.24 You firmly mounted an electrical device to a more stable platform. The connecting wires don't move
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (2) PK123 at 2:01pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 You can check the colour coding of the wires and identify the parts from the Yanmar Manual
Cleaning foam cushions? thinwater at 1:37pm 04.02.24 Never show foam to your better half. Ever. The foam is probably worn anyway. You could dry clean t
Cleaning foam cushions? dlochner at 1:27pm 04.02.24 Time to replace the foam. All foam deteriorates over time. If the V-berth has been used sweat and ot
Trailer sailer = beach launch? Will Gilmore at 1:01pm 04.02.24 O'Day Daysailer II. O'Day DS II, Sailboatdata.com displacement: 575 lbs. Beach launching is done wit
Cabin top hand rail dlochner at 12:33pm 04.02.24 Anyone take off their cabin top handrails? It looks like you have to take off the rails inside to
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 12:15pm 04.02.24
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Daze at 11:36am 04.02.24 Hi JR - Just happened to see your questions. May be too late for a response but here you go. Rega

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