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Diesel woes JohnShannon at 8:44pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/908 What is going on? My Yanmar 1GM10 starts poorly and runs but makes no power for about 5 minutes, af
Mast head sheave (1) Jimmy at 6:38pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/410 Im going to get this great boat H26 on the water soon I hope. It seems like every thing I check need
Raritan Elegance Install MarkSails21 at 5:25pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3295 Any H33.5 owners installed a Raritan Marine Elegance toilet ? The Jabsco has got to go. Can't seem
Single Use navigation Charts? Mickstr at 4:37pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/594 Is anyone aware of any charts available for single use plotting? I'd love to have like a tablet of t
Pump Cycling BugOutBoat at 3:17pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3592 Is it normal for the fresh water pump to cycle periodically? If so, how often is normal?
Water Pressure Suddenly Dropped BugOutBoat at 3:15pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/747 I filled our water tanks yesterday after we had completely ran out of water. We noticed last night t
Another newbie mistake (5) ChileanJK at 10:25am 03.04.18 Catalina 22 11/1245 We went to the lake to sail on the last weekend before kids go back to school tomorrow, but the lake
Hunter356 keel top layer breaks off (5) hunter356 at 9:08am 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3976 Hi, I just discovered that my fathers Hunter 356 (model 2002) has damages at the keel which appeare
First time topside paint job (1) Whatsit at 6:46am 03.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 25/6604
Help with updating charts on a Garmin 541s SFS at 5:26am 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 6/4357 I'm still wading through the archives on this topic, but will actually need up-to-date information,
SAIL MAGS kdmjme at 4:58am 03.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/488 Hi, I have approx 50 like new Sail magazines free for the taking, would hate to bring to recycle cen
First 42s7 portlights Nikos at 1:40am 03.04.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/618 Hello everyone, Does anyone know which exact type of portlights the First42s7 has?I know they are th
New Beneteau 40 owner (3) Aaron B at 9:01pm 03.03.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1284 Hi everyone, I am under contract on a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, I'm really excited to take deliver
Forestay and Toilet hopboat at 8:06pm 03.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3972 Hello All i am the new owner of a macgregor 26M 2007 in australia me little sailing experience i a
Ice Box Volume reprieve at 8:00pm 03.03.18 Catalina 30 3/1110 Hey sailors! Sorry folks but I need to know the size of a '93 C30 Ice Box. I can't find the answer
Trailer measurements Bartman99 at 7:17pm 03.03.18 Sirius 21/22 3/1747 I am going to be the new to me owner of a Sirius 21. The boat does not have a trailer but I do have
please help lol HUDSON at 6:08pm 03.03.18 Big Boats 18/1993 Hi friends I am a new sailor and a new hunter 1984 37c owner . As launch day is coming quick as we
30A Shore Power with Pro Charge Ultra 1230 ? genkinyc at 5:55pm 03.03.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1275 Hi, Is my factory installed wiring undersized for a 30A battery charger ? I have a 30A Shore Power
New Electronics and Installation DPW at 11:10am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 7/685 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43, dual wheel. The MFD is located mid-ships, below the dining table, and sw
Couple's Dream Trip Sinks Their Sailboat, Stranger Replaces it for $1 BigEasy at 9:39am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1295 Looks like the couple who sunk their boat after running aground in John's Pass near St Petersburg, F

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Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard PaulK at 1:21pm 07.14.24 The photo with your hand looks like you're holding two separate halyards. The wire one may have bee
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Alan Gomes at 12:44pm 07.14.24 And if someone wants to know why, tell them the math is beyond the scope of this course Pun no dou
What are these tracks used for? FastOlson at 12:44pm 07.14.24 At our local WM, you're as likely to get a blank stare from the teenage help if you use terms like
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes smokey73 at 12:40pm 07.14.24 As I suggested. Take a small bucket of "muck" from where you would normally cruise and store it whe
What are these tracks used for? Davidasailor26 at 12:24pm 07.14.24
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 12:20pm 07.14.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 12:00pm 07.14.24 The "jumping" might be damped by the lower roller, but any thing below the roller, could form a big
What are these tracks used for? (4) Will Gilmore at 11:50am 07.14.24 ... and the thing sitting behind the wheel of the truck is a teamster.:biggrin: The teamster turns
Tiller mount damages fiberglass dlochner at 11:45am 07.14.24 This is when the tiller is in the stowed position? To answer your question, probably not. However y
Tiller mount damages fiberglass shemandr at 11:45am 07.14.24 I've seen stainless chafe guards used in areas where sheets have worn through the gel coat - not som
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:43am 07.14.24 Would get the jock's attention for sure. Back when I was teaching as a fill in for a number of year
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:18am 07.14.24 The best teachers are those who can take complex ideas and present them in understandable ways using
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 10:56am 07.14.24 Did anyone else notice the OP has not been back since the original post? I think we scared them off
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:51am 07.14.24 How precise do you want the answer? Direction is irrelevant because it changes all the time. For s
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:39am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 07.14.24 How do we estimate the direction and magnitude of the resultant vector? But ve must include zee c
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:31am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:07am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:06am 07.14.24 Yes, that is the definition we all use. This is very simple math; basically 8th grade algebra/geome

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