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Acr / alt installation..... almost there! NYSail at 6:14pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/233 hello folks...... at first I was going to hire someone to install my new charging system, however a
Beneteau 393 EPIRB placement Hoverjocki at 4:11pm 06.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/497 Hi Was wondering where any of the Beneteau 393 owners have attached their EPIRBs to. Not sure the b
Legend 37 and genset BobHorn at 2:49pm 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/541 Looking at a Legend 37, has A/C but no genset. Will be located on the Gulf Coast, LA or AL. Any over
Electric Scooters jviss at 1:57pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/209 Never mind
Golden Globe race - to qualify! (1) Jackdaw at 1:18pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 88/8528 My friend Nabil is one of the skippers in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Like most of the boats, this s
Rigging Sailingaway22 at 12:26pm 06.06.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2291 I am fairly new to sailing. My wife and I are actually taking our second lesson today! We purchased
Is There a Potential Problem With These Rivets? (2) GorillaToast at 12:21pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 4/390 151486 151487 Either these were badly installed at the factory, or they are gradually working their
hot water heater thermostat woes, twice? MitchM at 12:07pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1067 so the old boat had a raritan made in NJ that lasted 25 years. the new - to - us boat
Replacement M-25 Universal engine instrument panel? LouisMK at 11:17am 06.06.18 Bigger Boats 20/6847 Howdy folks- So my aged instrument panel (amps/ fuel, no tach) panel for my M-25 is showing it's age
Grade of Aluminum Used for Mast and Booms Adam D at 10:53am 06.06.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/911 I cracked the boom on my 1986 Catalina 22 and need to do some welding repairs. Does anyone know what
Water Pump Noise Sailgunner at 10:09am 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1083 Posted this in Cruising Forum but may get more responses here. Has anyone figured out how to reduc
The sign posted at Kermit's marina... (1) rgranger at 10:04am 06.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 54/3795 https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/lSn-iIloG1xnFPywmkyqmimaEOHUTaSbVQiv_zPR5b7HinG9mfFYbaD_ICGC
Hunter 23 WK crane launch Juan Maritime at 10:00am 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/532 Anyone have first hand experience launching an H23 WK with a crane? Specifically which keel bolt(s)
Show us your spinnaker (1) Phil Herring at 9:55am 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 98/13677 If you've got a spinnaker you've got a photo. Post it!
Suggestions for repairing ABS/Plastic stress cracks Solstice at 7:10am 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 8/641 my Victron shunt has developed stress cracks around the area where it screws down. Not sure if the m
The Original Antifa. (1) 25yearslater at 6:09am 06.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/1019 151471 May we never forget
How to tell when a header isn't just an oscillation? danstanford at 5:40am 06.06.18 Racing 28/3467 trying to improve my tactics and this one is a question I struggle with. If I tack immediately and t
Cleaning Sails Apex at 4:33am 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 7/495 We had a successful trip North to Elk Rapids from Muskegon (31hrs). Once we turned into the bay tho
A view west (1) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/686 Standing in front of the Cape Disappointment light looking out at the Columbia River Bar. of @Stu Ja
Turnbuckle needed KGarvey at 3:39pm 06.05.18 Bigger Boats 1/583 I'm in need of a turnbuckle for a 1989 Beneeau 35S5 please let me know if you have any information o

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Invest 92L capta at 12:04pm 06.22.24 We had some pretty violent unforecasted weather pass through Charleston one day when I lived there.
Could use some help! capta at 11:55am 06.22.24 IMO if the sheaves are frozen you should still be able to move the halyard, it will just be much mor
Head treatment rgranger at 11:21am 06.22.24 Please explain with links. This could be interesting. I can think of a few possibilites, but I'd li
260 trailer question rgranger at 11:19am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:56am 06.22.24 Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time. Oh, that's right, H
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 06.22.24 Maybe you forgot. Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time.
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:19am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avit
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 9:59am 06.22.24 More Invest 92L Rain heading toward South Carolina Get out your umbrellas @Kermit , @smokey73 ,
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues morbidfollower at 9:52am 06.22.24 They are pretty sweet, just haven't been able to get over the cost. Nice setup
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avi
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 9:06am 06.22.24 The panel is option B.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 8:36am 06.22.24 You are having problems with English boat vocabulary. A through-hull fitting is a seacock that allow
Could use some help! jssailem at 8:36am 06.22.24 Welcome @tomthrasher to the Sailboat Owners Forums. Congratulations on your new adventures in sailin
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) kloudie1 at 8:17am 06.22.24 Check the ground wire connections.. in the main harness.. especially where the grounds connect to th
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 06.22.24 A digital multimeter is indispensable.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Davidasailor26 at 7:51am 06.22.24 Must be a false bilge. If those were traditional garboard holes with the boat in the water things wo
Downsizing to a 260 JoeWhite at 7:48am 06.22.24 If you are getting a trailerable sailboat, you must lower and raise the mast. If you can do that, yo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:47am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multim
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multime
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:26am 06.22.24 Boat is floatting, I removed the plugs but will replace soon. If the water does not drain through a

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