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Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 6:16pm 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2891 Im going to be moving to Pine Island area Saint James and wonder who is sailing some shallow water b
Flexible stuffing box hose size 1984 Hunter 31 Glenn2002 at 6:10pm 02.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 14/3028 Will be hauling the boat out at the end of April to do the bottom and to re-stuff and change the fle
Hello Alex111 at 1:46pm 02.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/622 Hi
National Sail celticray at 1:44pm 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1692 Has anyone purchased sails from National Sail Supply like to know their experience was. I heard mixe
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 (1) Juice6576 at 12:46pm 02.22.18 Big Boats 25/5870 I have a leak on the side decks of My 2015 MH-37 that we bought new. Been fighting to get these fixe
Marine stores in London (UK) Gabor15908 at 9:04am 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1129 I will have two free days in London (UK) in early April. Can anybody recommend one or two Marine sto
Atomic 4 Fresh Water Flush - Need advice Seaojoy at 8:53am 02.22.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/2798 Hi, and thank you for reading this. I have a 1972 Columbia 30 with a fairly well pampered Universal
Surveyor, Mobile, AL BobHorn at 7:08am 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/648 Looking for recommendations for a sailboat surveyor in the subject area. Thanks, Bob
Anyone in Marathon, FL right now??? Sumner at 6:30am 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 11/689 After years we finally have the Endeavour in the water. The boat came with a Raymarine ST4000+ MKII
Universal M18 lpbosch at 5:44am 02.22.18 Catalina 30 8/3753 I have a few questions. 1) where can I find a service manual (universal ' Kubota) 2) what tractor u
ELCI Breaker Install Question CYQK at 5:12am 02.22.18 Ask All Sailors 3/384 Getting ready to install a Blue Sea 30 amp ELCI and the instructions say to twist the black and whit
Dimensions of the steering wheel hunter 340 ger123 at 10:24pm 02.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/705 Hello! I want to cover my h340 steering with new leather. I know the diameter of the wheel but not t
Changing Fuel Filters buddybear at 5:48pm 02.21.18 Catalina 310 55/6892 I have changed the fuel filters on my catalina 310 numerous times. I am familiar with how to do it,
curtain hold backs wahoo42 at 12:10pm 02.21.18 Big Boats 5/680 We have a 1992 passage. The windows have pleated curtains. These are held in place top ' bottom with
OceanAir sliding screen RWSlater at 10:26am 02.21.18 Ask All Sailors 0/185 Does anyone know who services/repairs the OceanAir sliding screens? These are mounted inside on the
OceanAir sliding screen RWSlater at 10:24am 02.21.18 Ask All Sailors 7/607 Does anyone know who services/repairs the OceanAir sliding screens? These are mounted inside on the
Bilge drainage Marrigoround at 10:08am 02.21.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1397
First 36.7 holding tank upgrade - Where to get a bigger tank? jarcher at 7:46am 02.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2457 I have the stock 10 gallon tank and have read that a 20 gallon would fit in the same space. Is ther
Fusing & Termination Voltage Drop Ward H at 6:18am 02.21.18 Ask All Sailors 3/276 I've been reading through Maine Sail's articles on his Marine How To site for a while. I read the ar
Topside Paint on a Budget Plymouth Sailor at 5:08am 02.21.18 Ask All Sailors 6/3164 A few years back I painted my boat with Wet Edge Topside paint from Jamestown Distributors. This p

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Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 7:13pm 04.04.24 This is a good example of something you should take the author's word for. Don't try this at home!
Ruined mast or not a big deal? shemandr at 7:09pm 04.04.24 ...To safely see what happens when a tube goes out of column, take an empty aluminum soda or beer
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 7:07pm 04.04.24 It is nearly impossible to get all the chlorine out of your hot water tank by simply running the wa
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 6:58pm 04.04.24 Emotions and boat acquisitions don't mix.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . dlochner at 6:58pm 04.04.24 Florida has some very strict laws about derelict and abandoned boats. I'm not surprised that the FWC
Solar / lithium question Georgedoyle at 6:57pm 04.04.24 There might be a mismatch between your actual state of charge and what is showing on the Victron scr
voltage drop with deck light only thinwater at 6:55pm 04.04.24 You more likely have a battery or a battery wire problem. If the lights were pulling enough amps to
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:50pm 04.04.24 While hope springs eternal, bent masts do not spring back. A mast that has a curvature due to lack o
Solar / lithium question Johann at 6:17pm 04.04.24
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger MitchM at 5:33pm 04.04.24 we went from weekend sailing of a 20' trailerable cal on a local lake 50 minutes from ho
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 5:30pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachmen
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 5:15pm 04.04.24
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Terry Cox at 5:10pm 04.04.24 When boat owners around these precincts fail to pay marinas their due, they have a legal right to ta
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 04.04.24 I find that just letting the tank drain by opening the pressure relief valve is very slow. After I
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Claude L.-Auger at 4:26pm 04.04.24 A badly tuned mast will show that curvature, as well as an un-stepped mast left unsupported in the m
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:02pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachment
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained th
Solar / lithium question Captain Larry-DH at 3:50pm 04.04.24 What Victron screen? Do you have a shunt based monitor (BMV-712 or SmartShunt)? What solar controll
Not understanding stop solenoid function Claude L.-Auger at 3:46pm 04.04.24 While I do agree that the cable being mechanical is supposedly trouble free, in my case 4 times (yes
170 cracked warranty hull kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.04.24 @Crazy Dave Condon should be able to point you in the right direction. Welcome to the forum! :beer:

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