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Marine Coatings: Making Sense of U.S., State, and Local Mandates Rick D at 11:13am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/504 Just got a copy of this paper; interesting reading: https://www.paint.org/article/marine-coatings-m
Hot, smoking yanmar (2) dave_and_dd at 10:10am 07.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 24/3052
Genoa Twing Rigging (1) MikeHoncho at 9:29am 07.06.18 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4223 My 78 H30 doesn't have tracks and has blocks mounted on the toe rail for the Genoa sheets. I would
1972 Catalina 22 Pop top (10) AdventureJake1972 at 8:45am 07.06.18 Catalina 22 13/1187 HELLO EVERYONE! just picked up a 1972 Catalina 22 pop top for $400 dollars on June 23rd here is the
Clearwater, FL (1) Justin_NSA at 8:22am 07.06.18 Destinations 30/3781 I'm in Clearwater for a few days while my wife is attending some training here. My turn to relax whi
TS Chris - TD 03L - Invest 96 JamesG161 at 8:07am 07.06.18 Weather and Forecasting 15/2150 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 1/1784 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 12/1425 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 11/4326 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 3/419 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 6/867 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 4/940 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 5/801 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 4/882 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 9/4112 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 26/4558 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 23/4624 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 7/1432 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 2/477 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 15/3746 I've been taking lessons for just over a year and recently bought a Catalina 22 to take my family sa

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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Dave at 2:17pm 08.08.24 I've found this forum to be an invaluable source of information. In giving weight to a particular p
Solar Voltage (1) American_Mainsail at 1:50pm 08.08.24 What? The controller is the power source. Fuse it at the output. The fuses are protecting the wir
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik dlochner at 1:25pm 08.08.24
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 1:17pm 08.08.24 hey need to combine the neutral and ground only while they're actively inverting. I haven't brushed
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 1:06pm 08.08.24 I'm just finishing the same full restoration on my 84 H34. Replacing the flooring, remounting the
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) dlochner at 12:53pm 08.08.24 Filters. Multiple sources. Experimentation and testing. Mistakes of your own. https://markmanson.ne
Hunter 34 Refit Help Mike Oldak at 12:49pm 08.08.24 I'm just finishing the same full restoration on my 84 H34. Replacing the flooring, remounting the e
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 12:49pm 08.08.24 You guys do understand that my comment had nothing to do with the product mentioned in mayhem's thr
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik American_Mainsail at 12:42pm 08.08.24 Hey Scott. I have replaced my Scandvik cockpit shower and adapted it into 15mm pex before. Can you g
Trailer sailing near toledo john6206 at 12:38pm 08.08.24
Boweye Backing Block Ranzo at 10:52am 08.08.24 Awesome, thank you so much guys!
Alternator heat - how serious? Scott T-Bird at 10:14am 08.08.24 The reg should not be active when engine ignition is off.. Make sure brown reg wire does not have
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.08.24 I haven't added or changed anything on this system except replacing the failed alternator regulator
Alternator heat - how serious? Maine Sail at 10:02am 08.08.24 I've never noticed it until the other day ... my alternator seems to heat up when I am charging on
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 08.08.24 As far as applying standards in a thread, I think the forum organically solves this problem in mos
Boweye Backing Block AaronD at 9:30am 08.08.24 1) The CD backing block is made of High Density Polyethylene. Most epoxies don't really adhere to HD
The Sewing Machine Thread (2) twodzusfittings at 9:27am 08.08.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades t
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 08.08.24 The alternator is putting out 15.4V which doesn't vary much with load. Nothing succeeds like succ
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (2) American_Mainsail at 9:10am 08.08.24 Great reply, thanks. What features have the new ones that are desirable? I've noticed LiFePO4 pri
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 9:04am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. T

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