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Went sailing on Galveston Bay Friday night on someone else's boat. WayneH at 8:06am 08.12.18 Racing 3/646 Connie and I are in Houston dogsitting for my middle stepson. I got invited to crew on Firewater (a
Autohelm 4000 peterbud at 5:56am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/607 I have a auto helm 4000 and I am continually getting a reading of a course of 65 degrees no matter
Seeking pros/cons re 2000 Jeanneau 52.2 Hap at 9:56pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1359 My wife and I are considering moving up to a 2000 Jeanneau 52.2. Will be using as live-aboard, and
Wayfarer stability vs. Catalina 16.5 dave9137 at 7:33pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/874 I used to own a Wayfarer Mark I GRP and found it to be quite stable and am now considering purchasin
1992 30T Out-haul, Reefing system, lazy jacks Rxsail at 6:45pm 08.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/486 The former owner rigged the outhaul with an interesting combination of bungee cords and small cords.
36CC in mast furling servicing H-2 Bubba at 4:13pm 08.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1206 Got a 1998 36CC with in mast furling. Very stiff to furl/unfurl. Got to be something to lubricate.
Please read: Firewall changes Phil Herring at 2:36pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/601 Happy Saturday! We added new threat detection and mitigation services to our firewall this morning.
sabre dorade vents bobmorhard at 1:02pm 08.11.18 Parts Search 14/3748
Solar Panel Odd Failure Rick D at 12:18pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 5/938 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 35/5304 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 18/6043 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 8/738 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 12/906 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 5/1140 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 11/1089 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 20/3248 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 16/1063 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 13/1721 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 5/1108 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 8/2403 Thought I would share a positive experience with a few gadgets: I am planning our first overnight o

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Whos Mast kappykaplan at 8:44am 09.24.24 You may find something here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=455&m
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:40am 09.24.24 I find a meter showing voltage and battery condition far more informative on a cruising boat. Such a
Starter motor burned up? (1) jssailem at 8:34am 09.24.24 Here is a basic layout of the wiring with the Ammeter (Amp Meter) in the circuit. As you can see, i
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:32am 09.24.24 There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kloudie1 at 8:26am 09.24.24 Dammit, Jim.. I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to a
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:23am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "Sail
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 8:21am 09.24.24 Well its hurricane time again, ready for surges in gulf no matter where you are its a small bathtub
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:20am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? No Perhaps it wou
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 8:09am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty sim
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 8:03am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "SailK
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 7:51am 09.24.24 One last post from me to this thread. I believe these forums serve as a good long-term repository of
Adding a Bimini Justin_NSA at 7:34am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indus
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser dmax at 6:59am 09.24.24 I wouldn't - just take a close look at it internally as best you can - especially where the raw cool
Extra line from boom...what is it? jssailem at 6:21am 09.24.24 I would just have to get in the habit of remembering to do this if i dropped the mainsail while it
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:19am 09.24.24 In that case, a shutoff valve in it as close to the tank as possible may be the only solution, cuz y
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 6:04am 09.24.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like re
Adding a Bimini william24424 at 6:00am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indust
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 5:51am 09.24.24 Wow $1200 an hour just for the crane. I hope they don't dawdle around when they move the boat. At
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40am 09.24.24
Starter motor burned up? kappykaplan at 5:07am 09.24.24

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