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TS Chris - TD 03L - Invest 96 JamesG161 at 8:07am 07.06.18 Weather and Forecasting 15/2008 TS Chris [Investigation 96 off the NC and SC coast is now being tracked. A HIGH Pressure front, ov
Columbia T26 owners manual bekuhl37 at 7:06am 07.06.18 Columbia 1/1742 I purchased a 1976 Columbia T26. I have the original owners manual but am missing pages 25 thru 33.
1916 Racing sailboat design, classic Americana. (2) TomY at 3:55am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1318 The Herreshoff New York 40. This was the end of the guilded age with it's huge yachts sailed by prof
Removing old window sealant. (2) Michael-Louis at 1:04am 07.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4156 Hi All, I have a leaking window on my 35.5 legend 1992. Anybody can tell me how to start with remov
Need Beckson port workaround njlarry at 9:04pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/408 We have replaced all but one of the gaskets on our Beckson opening ports. It has been leaking for ye
Second rudder comment question 24 Hunter 1998 ronkS2 at 7:12pm 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 6/850 I am looking to install a spring (similar to a screen door) in my rudder post to act as a fail safe
Rudder questions 24 Hunter 1998 ronkS2 at 7:05pm 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 4/910 On my rudder I have one single line to pull it up and one single line to pull it down. Is this righ
2009 Hunter 27 Edge taking on water bjohnston at 6:21pm 07.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/783 We had our maiden voyage today and everything was great except the water that we had in the galley,
1984 Mac25 Chris&JenMac25 at 5:43pm 07.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/862 Just purchased for our first sailboat. Need a mainsail. Looking to see if anyone has an extra for sa
U-bolt "upgrade" from Catalina Direct for lower shrouds or not? PSR at 4:47pm 07.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/3976 I am replacing the standing rigging on my C27 Surprise and while the mast is down, I have pulled the
Finding and fixing leaks (1) Phil Herring at 4:45pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4439 If youve owned a boat longer than 20 minutes youve dealt with a leak. Or two. Or more. How have y
Sail flaking tips (1) Phil Herring at 4:40pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 23/4455 Some skippers flake their mainsail with hospital corners, while others crumple it up and call it goo
Remnants of Hurricane Beryl JamesG161 at 4:20pm 07.05.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1351 Tropical Storm Beryl popped up way south. A microwave satellite detected a 5 nm eye. Quote from the
evaluating '81 fin keel gkmoore at 3:29pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 2/465 I'm going to look at an '81 fin keel Catalina 22 this weekend. Are they difficult to trailer launch
Considering boom brake robk27 at 3:15pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3587 I've been taking lessons for just over a year and recently bought a Catalina 22 to take my family sa
The fog of shore (1) Phil Herring at 2:12pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 27/3042 Theres no polite way to say this. Fog sucks. Even with the best electronics its stressful, potential
Custom C-22 Stainless Anchor Roller Rltgold at 1:51pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 11/1136 Looking for advice on adding a anchor roller to the bow of my Catalina 22. If anyone has done this b
One more line to go to the cockpit....which should I choose Lafayette Mike at 1:19pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 18/1668 I have a 1986 C-22 that is now rigged to take lines back to the cockpit. I have the main sail halya
Daysailer 22' to 30' leonacj3 at 12:35pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/513 Hello, I'm looking for a daysailer in the 22' to 30' range with the following wishlist and want to m
They delivered my new mast and spreaders to the wrong place :( HanBan at 11:24am 07.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 49/3318 Hi Guys, As some of you know, I'm restoring a 323, and in doing so, I've had to buy a new mast and

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Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 06.30.24 I know that the regulator is sealed, but I am wondering if the winterization antifreeze which appea
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 7:54am 06.30.24 I think I understand your issue, but this statement ^^^ confuses me. The regulator is what determi
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:30am 06.30.24 The fact that Beyrl so Compact , many of the Islands will not even see tropical force winds. Note L
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dizo514 at 7:23am 06.30.24
Invest 95L shemandr at 7:22am 06.30.24 Compact indeed! Is my rough estimate of 120 nm across the meat of the storm right? About 2 degrees
Need help recognizing items on my boat Davidasailor26 at 6:42am 06.30.24 Can't quite figure out why everyone is responding to this thread. The OP answered their own questi
Need help recognizing items on my boat PaulK at 6:40am 06.30.24 Can't quite figure out why everyone is responding to this thread. The OP answered their own questio
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive PMK at 6:32am 06.30.24 Thanks. Yes, I'm sure its not much of a problem to replace the hull seal. I'm planning to have bot
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) Tally Ho at 6:01am 06.30.24
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Indysailor at 5:32am 06.30.24 I would be surprised if there was an actual part that was manufactured for the specific length of th
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 4:59am 06.30.24 225692 The 96 hour path takes it over the HEAT fuels area. 225693 Dammit Jim...
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? dlochner at 4:33am 06.30.24 :) And, while I'm here, a pet peeve of mine: why do new posters bother to sign up, ask questions an
Looking at a Tartan 33 shemandr at 4:27am 06.30.24 I've sailed quite a bit on a Tartan 33. They are good boats. You may need to modify this one a bit
Looking at a Tartan 33 (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:18am 06.30.24
Noise between Mast and Boom jssailem at 4:05am 06.30.24
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Jim Legere at 3:48am 06.30.24 I wonder how @YankeeGirl fared? Hopefully made it to haul out and is getting the problem repaired. A
Battery Placement (1) Jim Legere at 3:37am 06.30.24 On my 37C I left one (starter) battery in the original starboard cockpit locker location and moved t
Noise between Mast and Boom (1) KGarvey at 3:33am 06.30.24 It turns out the noise was not coming from where the boom meets the mast. The pin that goes through
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Stu Jackson at 8:03pm 06.29.24 2 concerns, the voltage after 2 1/2 hours didn't drop to absorption (14.2 V) and the charge amperag
Non working microwave Teddy W at 7:42pm 06.29.24 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was

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