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Surveyor recommendations near Erie, Pa. sesmith at 6:13am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/378 Anyone have a surveyor they recommend near Erie, Pa (lake Erie)?
thru hull ball valve stuck open b crites at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1115 Any ideas on closing a stuck thru hull bronze ball valve while in the water?
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 38/6791 I have ten of these stainless steel portlights on the 1996 Tartan 3800. A couple are leaking, not t
Jon&Kel Jon&Kel at 11:16pm 09.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/479 Need to reseal our side cabin Windows on our 40cc port side is leaking any tips
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Summerbreeze at 6:30pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/8192 Hello I just bought my first boat..a Catalina 27. It has a 9.9 HP Johnson Motor on it..but it look
Main sail tack. H22 (2) clnhse at 2:59pm 09.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/565 I just purchased a H 22 2014. The manual is not exactly the same as the the boat. I think this was s
Alternative Boat Babe images (4) jssailem at 1:42pm 09.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/4158 Ok already! Since there is some disturbance in the forum about posting pictures of individuals that
Leaving boat unattended for a week near Ft. Lauderdale SFS at 1:19pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/965 I am in need of recommendations. In the first week of October, we will be moving the boat from near
Hunter Vision 32 mast bolts on deck rkinross at 1:08pm 09.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/912 We recently had the mast stepped after being shipped via truck. The boatyard installed the mast but
Shorter than normal 5/16 turnbuckle? (2) Team118 at 11:58am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 18/1858 Hi there guys. Haven't had to post in awhile, been able to avoid the ever present gremlins that are
Hunter 4JHE injection pump problems hunter healer at 11:24am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/501 Hi there, today i tried to start my yanmar 4JHE that hasnt be started in 4 years. After changing the
Kayaking tragedy in the apostle Islands Jackdaw at 11:19am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3352
Solo sailing: Dropping Jib LordNelson at 10:32am 09.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 37/5450 I sail solo in my oday 20 quite often. To drop the hanked on head sail, I tighten main in tight star
Recommended HP motor Yippee Skippee at 9:35am 09.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/914
Cabintop thickness / construction (4) TonyDz at 8:24am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 4/723 Does anyone know how thick the cabintop is in this area and what the construction is? I have an o
backup bilge pump??? b crites at 6:01am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/554 Does your boat have a secondary operating bilge pump in case of primary bilge pump failure? Any pho
Hunter 40 1985 hunter healer at 5:07am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/713 I just purchased an 85 mosel 40 and gave a few questions. I would like to purchase an oil filter i c
Sailed into my slip (1) PotomacDaysailer at 8:23pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 16/976 My engine wouldn't start after a day on the lake yesterday. Coming in I furled the genoa and reefed
sailing in Hudson Bay... shemandr at 5:28pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 23/7915 What's it like up there? I've been looking at maps and note that Hudson Bay, actually James Bay, is
Thull-hull wood backing Ken13559 at 3:33pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/451 After 16 years some of my stock thru-hull wooden backings are starting to rot/deteriorate. Question

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How do you get your Batteries into the boat. LloydB at 11:35am 03.28.24 I am still trying to learn to speak sailor what is a Clydesdale on a dock.( when not a horse)
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 11:34am 03.28.24 Your B&G plotter requires its own power cable and power is connected directly into the back of the C
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Kings Gambit at 11:10am 03.28.24 I had difficulty removing the Group 31 batteries but installing the new GC2 6V batteries was not to
NMEA Drinky Crow at 10:16am 03.28.24 , my backbone is in my pedestal , but my VHF radio at the nav station is connected to the backbone
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 10:14am 03.28.24 The Astoria Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge that connects Astoria, Oregon,
Fridge: 12V or DC Tally Ho at 10:12am 03.28.24 Since our Refig/Freezer is 120VAC, stuff stays very cold for 14 hour in Summer heat on the Gulf of
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 (2) Tally Ho at 10:08am 03.28.24
NMEA Tally Ho at 9:57am 03.28.24
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 9:45am 03.28.24 If you turn left, If you believe, based on local knowledge and charts that the you will be stuck i
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? jssailem at 9:32am 03.28.24 Small boats like the ComPac 16 all have similar benefits and issues. Costs of the boats are often li
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel thinwater at 9:30am 03.28.24 What I was trying to indicate is that although the OP thought he made a prudent choice (and it worke
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 9:21am 03.28.24 I am going to go ahead and expose the plywood and cut it out then glass up layers to replace the ply
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 9:17am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 8:52am 03.28.24 Hmmm also just found this post that warns about 'rot in the cabin floor'... Com-Pac 16 -- What to lo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile dmax at 8:43am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down t
310 DC Current Draw Chart john2 at 8:42am 03.28.24 is that 1,7 amp always on? turn of stuf untill you find the source. Check battery voltage before
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 8:33am 03.28.24 Thanks jssailem! Yea, I'm not sure exactly what this gentlemen means by 'between the bunks'. I'm goi
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 03.28.24
Clamp on meter recommendation? MitchM at 8:12am 03.28.24 What I don t recommend is the Fluke. Spent $320 on it, the AC clamp on feature failed right
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel MitchM at 7:48am 03.28.24

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