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Super Secret Settled Science of Sailing? Will Gilmore at 6:27pm 07.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 144/12799 The application of science in sailing is undeniable. The sciences of fluid dynamics, Newtonian laws
Fuel leak, old subject & looking for an idea (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:47pm 07.22.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1455 My turn to be hit by a fuel leak. Can't really complain as I have not had any in at least a decade.
Mast Trimming and Bolt Holes Monomachos at 1:49pm 07.22.18 Catalina 22 1/411
37c projects (5) SaltyTails at 12:57pm 07.22.18 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3238 My wife and I purchased our 37c hull #36 late last year and only had a short time to do the essentia
Running Lines to Cockpit on 80's Catalina 22, Need Placement Help!! Markyp at 12:50pm 07.22.18 Catalina 22 3/1666 Greetings Catalina Lovers, I am the new owner of an early '80s Catalina 22. So I am very much a newb
center opening 42 passage tb4sail at 11:21am 07.22.18 Big Boats 5/1061 Hello. Has anyone replaced the opening metal piece on the toe rail on their passage?? the opening on
Best way to connect a solar charger to 2 battery system? Coppertone at 10:54am 07.22.18 Catalina 22 3/1561 I have an '87 Catalina 22 with 2 identical, new deep cycle batteries in parallel (a jumper between t
Link 2000-R, Freedom 10 "Gotcha." jviss at 9:05am 07.22.18 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2242 @Stu Jackson , I recall some time ago you described a "gotcha" condition with the Link and Freedom c
Trailer Bunk Slides PropellerHead at 9:04am 07.22.18 Smaller Boats 27/1591 One of the things I struggle with when retrieving my 23.5 from the water is that, no matter how much
Charger/ Inverter gfrazzle at 8:04am 07.22.18 Big Boats 11/1383 I need to replace my Xantrex Freedom 20 charger/ inverter which is no longer available. Is there a c
Pointing into the wind....... Mikestpaul at 3:46am 07.22.18 Catalina 30 14/2445 First, I consider myself a novice sailor despite having owned four boats over the years. Last fall I
New International Catalina 30 Association Forum weekendrken at 12:37am 07.22.18 Catalina 30 2/884 Hey C-30 sailors. C'mon over and join the discussions at the brand new C-30 Association forum at
Sailboat wrecking yard Mark Maulden at 9:45pm 07.21.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/774
Air conditioner location 2 pinueve at 7:49pm 07.21.18 Catalina 310 18/3038 I bought a Webasto self contained unit and can't find an easy place to put it in. I read the Mainshe
Blue sea 100 amp main circuit breaker won't reset and... MitchM at 7:42pm 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 6/3672 this is an oem Blue Sea 7003 circuit breaker 100 amp panel mount, with 2 studs on the
26S Centerboard uphaul (1) Cowpokee at 3:57pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1092 I managed to pull the cable with the bolt still attached out through the back of my centerboard. oug
mac racing missing at start duality at 3:44pm 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2238 from the chicago tribune below, mac racer overboard, auto vest did not inflate. competitors stop rac
How do I remove/replace keel winch bolt? (5) adambrownatb at 3:32pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/836 Backstory: I got this 1980 25 mac project for free from a friend who was moving and could no longer
Batten down the Battens (1) BlowMeAway at 2:23pm 07.21.18 Ask All Sailors 29/4433 I have four leech batten pockets on my main as seen in the image below. Occasionally when hoisting o
Leaving boom and mainsail on lowered mast 26C Rowlando at 1:55pm 07.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/470 I trailer my 26C so I need to use the MRS each time.....not an issue but I am trying to speed up the

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Freedom 10 buzzing JoeWhite at 7:29pm 07.03.24 The buzzing may be a cooling fan that has accumulated lint a or is off balance or the bearings are w
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 7:12pm 07.03.24 Ugh! "You got it bad, and that ain't good." Credit to Duke Ellington and Paul Francis Weber.
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread rgranger at 6:41pm 07.03.24 ThNks for sharing. Keep the pics coming:beer:
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore mermike at 6:17pm 07.03.24 Do you have any suggestions ? Smurf tube: https://www.homedepot.com/s/smurf%20tube?NCNI-5
Electrical panel backing board dLj at 6:16pm 07.03.24 where did you get that nice panel ? Thinking about doing something similar It came with my boat. P
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 6:11pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protectio
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protection
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 4:26pm 07.03.24 Having ripped out miles of poor wiring from my boat, installed by people who's strong suits were no
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water ShawnL at 3:24pm 07.03.24 You can certainly replace the winch while on the water. Just crank the keel down all the way and ke
Curiosity might be making me overthink (1) fred1diver at 2:15pm 07.03.24 Ok, so time went by and I did a few things, still a work in progress, I will take pics next time I a
Electrical panel backing board fred1diver at 2:05pm 07.03.24 As you are designing your panel I just thought I'd share a photo of a section of my panel that I ac
Is my foresail too big? kappykaplan at 1:15pm 07.03.24 No lofts in your area? I'm sure there are many folks on this forum who can recommend someone. good
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump mjberns at 12:22pm 07.03.24 Thanks, Charles, good to know. We were able to rebuild the pump and now we're about to replace the v
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Charles Erwin at 12:11pm 07.03.24 Don't know if this helps but the high-pressure pump internal components are almost certainly the sam
H33 (2005) bilge pump float switch question JoeWhite at 12:05pm 07.03.24 A voltmeter is your friend. Do you measure voltage at the wires near the pump?
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 12:03pm 07.03.24 Yes, the alternator will sense its output voltage and self-excite just as much as needed to keep th
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch shemandr at 11:27am 07.03.24 Who owns the property under the jetty? I wouldn't describe a Sunfish as comfortable or stabile.
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? Timm R Oday25 at 11:25am 07.03.24 Although it might be hard to argue with the boats already mentioned , I will add one more . The Hut
Alternator wiring question? Davidasailor26 at 11:07am 07.03.24 Ok, that makes sense. I guess It would need some sort of battery voltage sensing (the alternator)
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 10:10am 07.03.24

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