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Surveyor recommendations near Erie, Pa. sesmith at 6:13am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/448 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 3/1309 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 38/7603 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 1/521 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 28/9213 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 1/577 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 31/4487 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 8/1070 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 4/969 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 18/2120 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 2/533 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 28/3855
Solo sailing: Dropping Jib LordNelson at 10:32am 09.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 37/5905 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 5/989
Cabintop thickness / construction (4) TonyDz at 8:24am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 4/768 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 7/667 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 4/760 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 16/1144 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 23/8679 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 4/470 After 16 years some of my stock thru-hull wooden backings are starting to rot/deteriorate. Question

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Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? MitchM at 5:19pm 07.12.24 excellent ideas, thank you all. I have been running AGM s as house batteries in m
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:18pm 07.12.24
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? dlochner at 5:08pm 07.12.24 Forget the float senders. Get yourself a couple of Gobius Cs. https://gobiusc.com
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:06pm 07.12.24 Ah, please elaborate! I was thinking of a bunch of coats of Cetol natural followed by a couple of
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 5:03pm 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 4:53pm 07.12.24 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
electric windlass Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 07.12.24 Forgive me for my attitude; No forgiveness required. These guys never cease to amaze ALL OF US.
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 rgranger at 4:47pm 07.12.24 Can you take measurements from your existing arch?
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:43pm 07.12.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:28pm 07.12.24 DO YOUR HOMEWORK and run the numbers for a properly sized cable from your house bank to the windlas
Unusual stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:05pm 07.12.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confiden
charging problem with new batterie jviss at 2:24pm 07.12.24 Wow, do you really mean 3000 Ah?
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 07.12.24 Tell us more - What kind of batteries? (What chemistry, sizes, etc.) When you say you upgraded the b
charging problem with new batterie JamesG161 at 1:52pm 07.12.24 What battery charging System do you have? Jim...
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:36pm 07.12.24 Will take the advice
Moody Deck Saloon 48 shemandr at 1:09pm 07.12.24 Traditionalist blue water sailors might baulk at the large windows in the salon for blue water passa
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) twodzusfittings at 12:42pm 07.12.24 225979 Put them underneath the center section of the table in line with the pedestal guard tubes.
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 11:26am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol thinwater at 11:10am 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:49am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard

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