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Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 7:43am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1872 Hi all. My new fridge can be powered with AC or DC I am off the grid I need to save any power I ca
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . MitchM at 5:59am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2057 1:30 am. early am Baltimore MD news: huge Sri Lankan flagged cargo vessel, rented by
Balmar sg200 problem mobilesport at 6:14pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1018 Note , I couldn't find a electronics section to post this in. Anyways I bought a Balmer sg200 state
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine BTC1984 at 5:50pm 03.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 14/1820
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) colb218 at 4:29pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1730 My marina has a fairly lengthy entrance/exit that requires going first between an island and the sho
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 3:57pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/878 What would cause this white ring around the welds on a motor mount? It's all stainless and arrived
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit (2) Not Too Shabby at 12:35pm 03.25.24 Catalina 22 2/505 My 76 didn't come with a stern pulpit so I bought the two-piece pulpit from CD. I wanted to modify i
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 7:43am 03.25.24 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1084 My boat always takes on a little water in the bilge just sitting there at the slip. What are some ty
Boom AngelM at 8:33pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/971 Looking for a boom replacement , Ericson 35-1.
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) (1) mavexe at 6:54pm 03.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/587 Figured some might appreciate this. This boat had a leaky window that destroyed the cabin sole and
Replacing a frozen autopilot Nauti Laopo at 5:01pm 03.24.24 Big Boats 3/682
Simpson/Lawrance Horizon 1500 Windlass (3) LIAH20 at 2:23pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/470 Hello all, I have a S/L Horizon 1500 windlass on my 2000 Hunter 460. I need to purchase new chain
Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 10:23am 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 3/518 Someone gave me a Power Plate (used) It "gurgles" when I rotate it. How would I determine if this i
1999 450 salon table pin AKlight at 9:55am 03.24.24 Big Boats 4/485 On my 450 there was, at one time I assume, a pin that helped the clamp hold the table in place. See
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:45am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 12/1688 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:44am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 0/22 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Seadoc at 7:25am 03.24.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/662 I have an '85 Mac 25. I'm considering changing my forestay deck attachment to a C.S. Johnson Quick R
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 7:23am 03.24.24 Destinations 11/1997 I'm planning to retire in 10 or so years and would like to start spending more time in Florida towns
Sirius 21 trailering dimensions. Gopher11 at 8:44pm 03.23.24 Sirius 21/22 0/1255
Morgan 34 prop shaft removal tilla at 7:58pm 03.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/34 Does anyone out there know if the rudder has to be removed on the Morgan 34s to be able to slide the

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Could i cut halyard exit near deck? garymalmgren at 4:42pm 03.14.25 External halyard = noisy. I agree that this is a professional's decision, but... Could you post som
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) Urban Hermit at 4:14pm 03.14.25 Encouragement from active if sometimes achy 80.
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? (1) BAD ORCA at 4:12pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. Th
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? Foswick at 3:36pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. The
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 3:19pm 03.14.25 LifeSling, in general, gets a little unfair criticism when these things come up. (It has been rightl
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement (4) Sean Hutch at 3:01pm 03.14.25 There were two bolts snapped on the stepping plate. Will probably just reuse the plate and bolt it b
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend dLj at 2:29pm 03.14.25 I feel each boat has to make a system that works for the specific boat. I have a gantry located on m
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 2:04pm 03.14.25 @quadrille38 Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it. I know in raw numbers I'm not part
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend thinwater at 2:00pm 03.14.25 Wow. That video confirms what I heard at a skippers' meeting on Wednesday evening in Everett. I wa
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 1:53pm 03.14.25
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 1:21pm 03.14.25 We have not found the sling difficult to get into. Around here, I would be reluctant to rely on any
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend dLj at 1:11pm 03.14.25 there's a good discussion on Sailinganarchy about this: https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/p
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend FastOlson at 12:38pm 03.14.25 Misc Lifesling thoughts: When the stock (cheap) floating hollow polly line was visibly compromised b
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend MFD at 11:57am 03.14.25 SNIP You also might add a clip and short lanyard to the sling. It is virtually impossible to get in
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend thinwater at 11:40am 03.14.25 Wow. That video confirms what I heard at a skippers' meeting on Wednesday evening in Everett. I wa
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 11:28am 03.14.25 Thanks I actually started to goto Segers Marina in Pensacola, but some life changes happened so for
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Shorinsean at 11:24am 03.14.25 Surprised that it doesn't have a seacock, that must have been an addition on later models. Not sur
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? MFD at 11:07am 03.14.25 I think you might be looking in the wrong place. There is no dock there. Eagle Harbor is on the (no
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Foswick at 11:04am 03.14.25 I think you might be thinking of a different Eagle Harbor. There is no dock there. Eagle Harbor is o
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 10:59am 03.14.25 Thank you for the detailed answer and photos! And it figures that I should run into the ONE below-w

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