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Not a racer, but... Will Gilmore at 4:56am 01.03.19 Racing 5/812 I don't race, not really interested in direct evidence that I suck as a sailor. I sail to explore a
Manual Bilge Pump Needed jamieFL at 6:06pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3140 I would like to install a manual "hand" Bilge Pump on my 25 ft Watkins. It is equipped only with a "
What does this symbol mean? (1) Knot Stressin' at 2:39pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 42/3744 This symbol is on one of my Genoas, and I have no idea what it means.
Oceanis 400 Exhaust Hose Replacement 4arch at 1:27pm 01.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/802 The exhaust hose on my 1993 Oceanis 400 2-cabin is due for replacement but I can't figure out how to
One oar in the water (1) NotCook at 1:24pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 21/4080 While rowing ashore this morning, between showers and while the wind was still piping up, about half
Cold Snapped (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 57/4411 Winter weather can be tough on boats, but has it been tough on yours? Frozen plumbing, wind-blown ri
Best Chartering (1) Phil Herring at 12:13pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1555 For those of us up north, the best winter sailing is elsewhere in a boat that belongs to someone els
Quick question about zinc anodes Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1802 The PO of my boat painted over the zinc anodes on the saildrive. The anodes appear to be otherwise p
ID Newport Model Jazzydaze at 9:09am 01.02.19 Newport 40/5000 Hi all, I'm about to purchase a Newport 30. Sitting home I'm realizing I dont know the year or mode
Happy Birthday Kloudie1 JamesG161 at 4:49am 01.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/785 SjZ8Paa_zQA Wishing the best to a great SBO contributor and friend. Jim... PS: Happy Birthday 2019
Raymarine ST60 Won't Calibrate spadaforaj at 4:00am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3176 Tried the user calibration several times per the manual. It won;t "beep", so I'm suspecting it didn
Remote Controls for Tohatsu 9.8 MaryEllaRose at 8:53pm 01.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/9004 One of my (many) winter time projects will be to add remote controls to my Tohatsu 9.8 outboard on a
Just for fun, new year gag Ken Cross at 8:35pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/454 Today we had a family gathering where small token gifts are given. I have a nice who loves dill pick
'74 C22 - Finally Got A Look at my Keel Lifting Connection (6) loveoregon at 3:29pm 01.01.19 Catalina 22 3/625 Hello All, I am new to sailing and bought a 1974 Catalina 22 last summer that seems to be in pr
Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/798 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/828 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13856
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2237 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11870 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/559 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti

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Digital Fridge/Freezer Thermostat on Hunter 376 marcham at 9:20pm 10.09.24 The fridge thermostat (and spillover fan) are only active when the freezer compressor is operating.
Hunter 310 marcham at 9:15pm 10.09.24 I haven't weighted a 310, but it's my experience that most boats are heavier than the OEM specs ....
Engine Start JoeWhite at 6:38pm 10.09.24 The engine turns over, but does it run? If so for how long? Your oil pressure switch may have failed
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? (1) VFR750 at 6:32pm 10.09.24 I ended up choosing the "Easy Furling Gennaker" from North Sails with a top-down furler and the line
TD 14 shemandr at 6:31pm 10.09.24
TD 14 WayneH at 6:06pm 10.09.24 My son, and AF pilot, when he was training was having issues with barfing in the T-38, to the point
Engine Start Ralph Johnstone at 5:20pm 10.09.24
Oday 192 outboard bracket pgandw at 5:17pm 10.09.24 Whether or not an outboard is directly mounted on the transom does not change the fact that on the '
Insulation LouisMK at 5:14pm 10.09.24 If you want to get serious, spray foam which has generally relatively high R-values ranges from 5.5.
TD 14 JRacer at 4:26pm 10.09.24 My son, and AF pilot, when he was training was having issues with barfing in the T-38, to the point
Engine Start kappykaplan at 4:13pm 10.09.24
Bow Eye LakeShark at 2:06pm 10.09.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the f
O'Day 25 Boat Stands (3) Tally Ho at 12:55pm 10.09.24 There's probably a bit of room for error in height as you can always put more wood under the keel
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Tally Ho at 12:39pm 10.09.24
Dodger and Bimini features you love? shemandr at 12:00pm 10.09.24 Pay a lot of attention to the height of the dodger. As others have noted if it's too high you need
O'Day 25 Boat Stands (1) dlochner at 11:01am 10.09.24 There's probably a bit of room for error in height as you can always put more wood under the keel
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 baycloud at 10:39am 10.09.24 Hello so I just posted a video on how I redid a metal tank by wrapping it in fiberglass. I know, all
TD 14 BigEasy at 10:27am 10.09.24 Did you know that the Katrina "shock" study showed people gained huge amounts of body weight up to
TD 14 JamesG161 at 10:04am 10.09.24 Read an article a few days ago, about increased death rate in a given community, following catastro
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 10.09.24 Under what conditions can this happen and how can it be avoided when running the engine out of the

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