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Halyard line not holding in rope clutch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:02am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 15/4399 After raising my main sail and setting the rope clutch, the line does not hold but slips back about
ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook Skip Gundlach at 5:21am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/287 ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook We have everything else for our East Coast trip (offshore to nor
Humming Drive Shaft lehighsail at 5:04am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2761 Hunter 33, Yanmar 3YM30 engine. Yearly change of engine and transmission oil I was out yesterday a
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 4:08am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1510 Was looking at the photos and footage of the VOR boats beam reaching if the waves were showing the w
45CC aft head trickle Bogart at 4:02am 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/734 The aft head on Bogart has developed a trickle, in that there is a very small flow while the water p
c22 pop top enclosure boatbug at 4:14pm 06.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/711 Hi, I own a 1974 Catalina 22 pop top, and I am looking for an enclosure. Catalina direct said they c
A Fun Week Ahead (2) HMT2 at 3:48pm 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 16/984 I have a fun week coming up next week. A friend who sails with me at least in the Annual Harvest Moo
Replacing propeller shaft cooling hose barb Beneteau 305 (2) Salty Tradewinds at 1:50pm 06.13.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4288 Hey Folks, Like a lot of you, my propeller shaft hose barb broke off, leading to a small hole in t
Engine Compartment Insulation - Recommendation? jviss at 1:50pm 06.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 42/8314 The engine compartment insulation on my Tartan 3800 is coming apart. It's self-stick foam with a fo
Epic Fail (5) rgranger at 12:29pm 06.13.18 Trailer Sailors 50/7114 Hello All Thought I would share a really bone-headed mistake I made.... just in case it helps someo
Tidying up the engine doghouse Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/676 While I have the transmission separated from my Yanmar so I can replace my flywheel ring gear, I tho
Invest 91L 2018 JamesG161 at 10:44am 06.13.18 Weather and Forecasting 3/913 A new point of INVESTigation is showing up for models to kick in. I mentioned it in my last post in
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 28 xianbarnard at 10:23am 06.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 Has anyone installed an AC unit in a 1992 Hunter 28?
New Orca Exclusion Area LeslieTroyer at 9:26am 06.13.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/753
Introduction Monomachos at 8:39am 06.13.18 Catalina 22 12/922
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Swedes sink USS Reagan jssailem at 8:03am 06.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/1006 Virtually in war games.... https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a19784775/gotland-cl
cleaner for algae on aluminum spreaders sailor5017 at 7:23am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1133 whats a good cleaner spray to use on aluminum spreaders to get rid of algae build up etc. ?
Need a pre-sale Survey rpell1@msn.com at 6:32am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/582 Hi all, I found the boat to replace the one I lost to a launching accident and need a referenced Sur

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Adding a new rope clutch dlochner at 4:46am 04.30.24 If you are screwing SS bolts into an aluminum plate, it is a good idea to coat the bolt with some Te
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 4:11am 04.30.24 Range is affected by multiple factors, the primary factor is line of sight, followed by antenna orie
Adding a new rope clutch daviddp at 2:27am 04.30.24 I replaced mine last season with the Garhauler parts, as others have noted. It was quick ands easy,
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 10:55pm 04.29.24 These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget. Ahh, bummer. I got them from Ca
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Rich Stidger at 9:19pm 04.29.24 HELLA dual color LED fixtures These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget.
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 8:44pm 04.29.24 A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the water. Your best bet is probabl
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 8:32pm 04.29.24 I measured the water needed to fill the bow tank and it was 30 gallons.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs marcham at 7:25pm 04.29.24 On other boats, I just replaced the entire fixture....
eSail Sailing Simulator Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? marcham at 7:09pm 04.29.24 Lots of good info above... A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the wate
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:53pm 04.29.24 Thanks for the info I was mainly interested in the DSC vs AIS data transmission. Additionally
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:41pm 04.29.24 ...I included my SH HX860 ... the radio came out of my pocket, AND SANK to the bottom of the pool.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 6:26pm 04.29.24 I went a different direction and replaced both of my fluorescent fixtures with these HELLA dual colo
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing Ted at 6:16pm 04.29.24 What might have caused this? I always thought a spun bearing was a result of a loss in oil pressure
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 6:08pm 04.29.24 This little gadget can help prevent water from coming out of the vent hose when backing up. Some bo
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 5:45pm 04.29.24 This little gadget can help prevent water from coming out of the vent hose when backing up. Some boa
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 5:32pm 04.29.24 You asked about a water reservoir for your dripless gland. I routed the air hose up to the top of
Florida to NYC on a sailboat BarryL at 5:27pm 04.29.24
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) heritage at 5:02pm 04.29.24 You asked about a water reservoir for your dripless gland. I routed the air hose up to the top of t
Replacing exhaust hose Marmalade at 5:00pm 04.29.24 I replaced mine last year on a Legend 37... same story, the elbow and muffler connections were easy

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