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Axiom vs Axiom pro Capricous at 6:09am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 10/4007 I'm thinking about an instrument upgrade. I like Raymarine ,and have heard good things about Axiom.
stormy weather jon hansen at 4:32am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 42/2521 the great lakes got April showers this last weekend. 28" of 'wet, mashed potatoes' at my summer hous
First tornado... sort of rgranger at 7:25pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 9/829 so I was almost to the lake today with my trailer in tow. The plan was to bring the boat home for
genset and engine thru hulls opps dakno at 6:52pm 04.15.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/486 I am the second owner of a 08 41 DS. After a few mishaps we have figured out that my genest and engi
H26 Companionway latch rade0041 at 6:38pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 2/848 I need to install a latch of some sort. The Previous owner used a regular hardware store hasp with
EPRIB TESTING LeslieTroyer at 5:45pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3695 How many use 406link.com for testing their EPRIB. 40 or 60 dollar plans. Tested my unit for the fi
water based anti fouling sailor5017 at 5:16pm 04.15.18 Big Boats 4/658 considering using water based antifouling instead of a micron type bottom paint. will it work as we
water based anti fouling paint sailor5017 at 5:05pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 5/922 We are having bottom of our boat (hunter 41DS ) stiipped and recoated with epoxy barrier coatings.
Need a Mast Eye for Whisker Pole (2) ZacAir at 3:40pm 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1880 I have a 1994 Catalina 270, and broke the Mast Eye yesterday using the whisker pole to wing the Jib
Any 7.3 owners out there? GladTidings at 3:02pm 04.15.18 S2 12/5191 We bought a 1981 7.3 shoal draft in January and I'm anxious to get her out on the lake! There are, h
Looking at a '79 O'Day (Weekender) Next Weekend theluckyone17 at 3:02pm 04.15.18 Day Sailers 3/1597 Short: I'm a new sailor, looking at a '79 O'Day Weekender next weekend. Anything beyond the obvious
Mast Track Hardware on 1981 Hunter 33 scruffy95 at 2:38pm 04.15.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/665 I had an unfortunate situation occur this past sailing season where the boom came out of the mast tr
Main Sail Barton hunter240 Ralph502 at 1:55pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 1/308 Need the length and width of main sail battons, 2003 hunter240? Thanks
Info on Ft Walton Beach, Destin area Jay Sawyer at 12:20pm 04.15.18 Destinations 1/683 I'm a new to Florida sailor and looking for fun places to dock, dine and stay overnight on Choctawh
Soft, wet bilge, but I just want to sail... (3) jsherm at 11:56am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 21/5635 I have a 1977 c-22 with the normal leaks, about a gallon in the bilge. I have had it only a month a
CDI Reefer II-8 Roller Furler Part? (1) gkjdallas at 9:31am 04.15.18 Parts Search 0/1146 Hello all, I am hoping someone on this forum might be able to help out. My Ericson 30+ came with a C
Way off topic sailnoproblem at 8:48am 04.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 17/1338 I just saw a advertisement for a On Line Charter School. Now this is just my opinion but I feel toda
Handling Heel in a Catalina 22 Swing Keel markcc13 at 7:03am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 71/12893 Hello everyone. My wife and I have been sailing for a few years exclusively on a Catalina 22. We h
After the first coat... Plymouth Sailor at 5:50am 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/363 Does someone have a bit of wisdom on how and when to apply a second coat of paint after the first?
New boat, wet bilge, just want to sail! jsherm at 4:31am 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1499 So I just got to Catalina 22. It has a soft wet bilge and I just want to go sailing. I have a place

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rigging tension jssailem at 6:21am 06.13.24 no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the tension pounds indicator but am
rigging tension (1) kloudie1 at 6:17am 06.13.24 The B&R is a slightly different critter .. Some have backstays and the newer ones donn't.. Here is a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:01am 06.13.24 The FCC website seems to have been written by geeks for geeks and we mere mortals struggle with find
216 Mast Step Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.13.24 Take a photo of the mast step and foot and post here. Thanks
rigging tension chp at 5:21am 06.13.24 My manual says 20% of breaking strength of the wire diameter. My sailmaker agrees that B&R rigs have
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 5:16am 06.13.24 Not knowing how your battery banks/charging/switching situation is set up, I don't know why it doesn
rigging tension Will Gilmore at 5:11am 06.13.24 The B&R mast has to have some Bow-Aft bend it or it will Fatigue the metal. That's the key. What
Refrigerator/Freezer issues JamesG161 at 4:26am 06.13.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. Since he and I have talk
Main Cross Traveler ... (1) Jim Legere at 4:21am 06.13.24 I haven't got a good picture of the stock-from-the-factory H37C mid-boom mainsheet arrangement, but
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 3:53am 06.13.24 . Question: last piece fair with hull. Depending how well I'm able to grind, I would want to extend
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:40pm 06.12.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. I keep ours on all the ti
Fixing Old Standard Lewmar Port Leaks JoeWhite at 9:37pm 06.12.24 I removed the o ring and cut a 1/16" thick neoprine rubber washer as large as the head of the outsid
Leaking deck plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 06.12.24 For O Ring material, are you referring to something like this? Yipes ! That's the material and i
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:26pm 06.12.24 It seems that could draw a dedicated starter battery down enough to damage it, no? No. Basic anch
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim higgs at 8:24pm 06.12.24 I would think that should work OK. I would treat it like a shower enclosure in a house.
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction kloudie1 at 7:57pm 06.12.24 Greg is correct, hull is solid and the deck, cabin sides and cabin top is cored with plywood. The ca
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 7:30pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 5:05pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.12.24 How much can a starter battery such as the one I indicated above be discharged before doing damage?

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