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Solar Panel Odd Failure Rick D at 12:18pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 5/896 I purchased a couple of 100 watt semi-flexible panels from Amazon last year and had the opportunity
Only took me 8 years to figure this out artboas at 11:45am 08.11.18 Big Boats 35/4422 So, how many 45/ 49 /50 owners have the large cleats with the hole in the bottom? And when you try t
Deploying anchor on boat with bowsprit (2) Ward H at 8:44am 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 18/5560 C30 w/anchor rollers on bowsprit. ling our new C30 and now we're getting ready to anchor out. Just f
H260 rudder post. MaxinCalgary at 8:11am 08.11.18 Smaller Boats 8/701 I am noticing corrosion on the rudder post as my H260 sits in a slip on the west coast . The post is
Look To the Skies..Tonight! JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/851 The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks tonight! Moon conditions just right and added effects of a comet ta
Lithium Battery Installation Video kloudie1 at 7:34pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 Saw this today and thought it was a good article on lithium batteries to replace lead acids. Underst
Main vs. Foresail catalanc at 4:59pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 11/923 OK, I realize that this may spark some controversy (?) but what is "recommended" in wind situations
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild Rich Stidger at 4:54pm 08.10.18 Big Boats 20/2958 I had a problem with this windlass. All of a sudden it would slip and not haul in the chain and anc
Catalina 30 or 27 shemandr at 4:30pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 16/989 My wife became aware of a boat for sale or disposal. Her friend, who works at the dump, was approac
Plumbing 2 Fresh Water Tanks GorillaToast at 2:16pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1623 I have a flexible water tank up in the bow, under the v-berth, and I'm getting ready to add a rigid
BVI Surveyor Recommendation Blackacre at 1:11pm 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1000 I just put an offer in on a sailboat in the BVI's. I now need to settle on a surveyor to conduct a
Solar without the panels: (2) pclarksurf at 12:53pm 08.10.18 Catalina 22 8/2328 Thought I would share a positive experience with a few gadgets: I am planning our first overnight o
Santa Cruz Island (1) Rltgold at 12:40pm 08.10.18 Catalina 22 18/1157 My wife and I just finished circumnavigating Santa Cruz Island. 5 Days and 87 nauticle miles.
Trouble with AIS transmitter karellen at 12:01pm 08.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1082 I'm struggling with the AIS transmitter on my vessel. She is a 2003 Hunter 356. The masthead antenna
Blessed (2) Simon Sexton at 11:51am 08.10.18 Destinations 18/1817 I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a morning sail with my wonderful girl today! She had never
Roller furler of a Catalina 22presion Rltgold at 10:54am 08.10.18 Catalina 22 5/778 Any suggestions for a roller furler for my 22 ? thanks
Hunter 35.5 Legend Table Top Refinish shavdog at 9:57am 08.10.18 Big Boats 8/1366 I used Daly's teak oil on the companionway and was very impressed with the results...Does anyone kn
Anyone tried the cheap Chinese Wind Tubines? (1) pateco at 9:39am 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2350 I saw this online, and it got me thinking. 400W Hybrid Wind Turbine Generator with 20A Charger Con
According to BoatUS August is Run Aground Month. jssailem at 8:21am 08.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/519 Reading my Dec 2017 magazine again I noted the article about running aground. It is reported that th
(Norseman) cone size vs wife size? deltaten at 7:24am 08.10.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1223 Picked up a good used roller curled last yeat. Fella even sent spare cones. Explicitly stated that t

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Installing a EV-100 Cable question BrianQ at 1:25pm 07.08.24 All data that is on the SeaTalk NG network is available to all connected devices. I suggest you dow
Invest 95L WayneH at 1:07pm 07.08.24 I found something more interesting than the data from the hurricane hunters. OSCAT3 flew over Beryl
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:07pm 07.08.24 But, the water in my bilge is typically pretty clear, not the primordial soup Peggy describes, so I'
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. Davidasailor26 at 12:05pm 07.08.24 If you tap and hold a spot on the map Navionics will create an automatic route from your location to
standing rigging got looser MikeHoncho at 11:51am 07.08.24 check the mast step and/or compression post step. If collapsing this will happen.
A Little Story About Our GPS MikeHoncho at 11:48am 07.08.24 I had my Vesper 8000's GPS receiver go south on my last year. I thought it was a antenna issue and
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 11:46am 07.08.24 My toilet problem fixed Saturday but it is hard to believe what I've been through. First of all, th
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 11:29am 07.08.24 The hoses you see are air vent hoses. Al the water hoses are what you would expect. Quality but ol
standing rigging got looser Project_Mayhem at 11:26am 07.08.24 Closed body turnbuckles often have a nut to lock them. You could add the same to open body or use wi
cabin steps capta at 11:20am 07.08.24 What about its non-slip qualities when wet?
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. Timm R Oday25 at 10:43am 07.08.24 Well ,if Judy B is in charge ,I have no doubt CDI will continue to prosper and be well run .
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? Timm R Oday25 at 10:37am 07.08.24 Hutchinson Catboats come in a variety of sizes . I clearly got the wrong model.
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 10:37am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy Rick at 10:29am 07.08.24 It is condensation. I put a hairdryer on mine and evaporated some of it out. Seemed to help.
cabin steps DaveJ at 10:26am 07.08.24 More info please. How did you remove the original covering and glue etc. Thanks for posting.
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 10:16am 07.08.24 Thanks, that gives me a couple things to check.
What are these tracks used for? Jan11 at 9:55am 07.08.24 I've always thought of my boat as .... a boat.... not a woman. So using countless female pronouns d
standing rigging got looser shemandr at 9:45am 07.08.24 Is the mast step secure? If the deck or whatever holds the mast step bends, deforms or deflects it
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 07.08.24 I was thinking that at first too, but then I realized my mainsheet is rigged almost exactly like th
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Dalliance at 9:33am 07.08.24

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