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Low Cost Crimper Waandderer at 8:24pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/896 Does anyone here know of a low cost Crimper, preferably Hydrolic, for swagging swagged on fittings
pictures of S2 8b interior mm2347 at 6:25pm 02.14.18 S2 9/3843 could anyone post pictures of the interior starboard aft end of seats area @ the quarter berth w/ cu
Advice from Alexa - or - Love is Complicated Kermit at 5:40pm 02.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/659 pypRKeF3u6A
Update on Five Month Voyage Rick D at 1:00pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1435 Seems the boat was seen again. I would think the drone had the coordinates embedded and perhaps some
In Search of Used/Old Sails JB1473 at 12:59pm 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1336 I would be grateful to anyone who could guide me toward a source for used sails. I am in search of a
Deck Organizers kclancy at 9:53am 02.14.18 Catalina 22 17/3051 Hey Gang, Can anyone that has led their lines aft weigh in on how they organized their lines? Which
Curved Companionway Steps for Hunter 450 (1) JD20815 at 8:50am 02.14.18 Big Boats 8/1285 One of the curved steps on my 1998 Hunter 450 broke and I had flat replacement steps made. I have f
Kiwi Anti-Skid Paint kclancy at 8:48am 02.14.18 Catalina 22 7/855 Hey Everyone! I am in the process of finishing my exterior teak and rebedding all the hardware. I a
Who wants to be a Thousandaire? Kermit at 7:59am 02.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/1530 It appears @jssailem will be our next forumite with 1000 Likes. Welcome to the club!
Silver/Aluminum Toe Rail Plymouth Sailor at 6:48am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 3/856 I've posted a few topics lately, my apologies but I'm going through another refurbishment of my vess
Correct thermometer and ecofan for Dickinson Newport patrickkidd at 4:39am 02.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/439 hello! I bought an Ecofan 806 for my Dickinson Newport diesel and I think it got fried because the
Who was looking for a furler upper swivel? Ron20324 at 9:38pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 2/457 I can't locate the post where someone was looking for the upper swivel of a jib furler. Help?
War Thunder ground forces (1) Bosman at 5:38pm 02.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/553 Anyone indulged in RB battles? Could use a squad mate every now and then. https://encrypted-tbn0.gst
Slight "screeching" warning buzzer Clydo at 4:39pm 02.13.18 Catalina 310 15/2293 With engine running at idle 1100 rpm have very very faint buzzing sound from oil pressure gauge. Wh
Among the winter projects...... (2) FasterHorses at 3:32pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/589 So among the winter projects on my list for 2018, is the updating of our battery charger. I am certa
Battery issue Gabor15908 at 2:21pm 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/815 In the summer, I forgot to check my 2-T105 house batteries. All the cells (6 on the two batteries) w
Traveler Repair/Upgrade ? (6) pateco at 12:27pm 02.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/2225 I have a leak in my cabin top which is going to require me to remove and re-bed the entire bridge se
Who to believe Whatsit at 11:05am 02.13.18 Ask An Oday Owner 21/2405
Replacing teak with plasteak Randall Schmidt at 10:48am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 24/4162 I have a 1984 Oday 28. Last year I replaced most of the teak with Plasteak. It look like teak but
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 10:47am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 44/4674 I came across this interesting U.S. Coast Guard publication. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual

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Difficult Wheel Steering dmax at 8:26am 06.03.24 Yes, the rudder should be buoyant. It would be good to determine if the its the rudder post or the s
Compasses don't agree Davidasailor26 at 8:25am 06.03.24 I'll give that a try. I will try holding it near the starboard compass first to see if will match i
Compasses don't agree elink at 8:22am 06.03.24 Can you take the compass from the port side and carry it to someplace else? It might have wires for
Water Pump Impellor Don S/V ILLusion at 8:19am 06.03.24
Water Pump Impellor Davidasailor26 at 8:18am 06.03.24
Are your PFD's ready? Thaniel at 8:15am 06.03.24 Have you ever jumped into the water while wearing your PFD? My PFD's are not inflatable so the fi
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:13am 06.03.24 Check the manual. I recall 400 hours. I replace mine about every three years which is usually less.
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 8:12am 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering dlochner at 8:09am 06.03.24 A few more areas to check. The chain and axle need to be lubricated. This is done by removing the
Water Pump Impellor Rich Stidger at 8:08am 06.03.24 I change my engine raw water impeller every 250 hours, but have never had an impeller failure where
Water Pump Impellor Rick D at 8:05am 06.03.24 Bought a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 two seasons ago. I was wondering about the frequency for checking
Water Pump Impellor Davidasailor26 at 8:03am 06.03.24
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 7:58am 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? It looks like we have fair weather and flat seas for at leas
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting Sunbird22358 at 7:58am 06.03.24 You could make the table dimensions what works best for you. That said, I suspect the original, opti
Compasses don't agree Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.03.24 So I did some more digging into the issue and with a handheld compass at the dock I find that the s
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? Davidasailor26 at 7:53am 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the top
Re-bedding Deck ports Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 06.03.24 I assume this is on the outside of the boat as things on the inside should NOT be sealed as it would
Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 6:41am 06.03.24
Replacing broken forestay Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 06.03.24 If cutting bare wire, be sure to use some cutters made for wire rope. Standard wire cutters smash an
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.

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