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Who made this anchor light? (1) Skipper at 8:33am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1829 I thought it looked like a Perko but I tried a Perko lens on it awhile back and the threads didn't f
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Bronze Mixing Elbow experience smokey73 at 5:48am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1318 What are the thoughts on the forum on Bronze mixing elbows. I called HDI a few years ago and they do
In the beginning All U Get at 4:06am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1581 Hi all, Just an observation here in the Abaco's this winter, there have been a lot of beginner boat
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Removing heavy duty pad eye from Deck Jumpstart at 12:07pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 9/823 On my new to me boat the PO had installed a heavy duty pad eye for attachment of a pole down hole. W
Bulkhead fit & hull twist Hardhead at 9:46am 03.02.18 Catalina 22 3/867 I replaced the plywood bulkheads on my 87' C22 late last summer, but haven't had her back in water y
Passage 420 windlass tfatland at 8:33am 03.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/938 Does anyone know what brand/model of windlass you can replace the original windlass with on a Hunter
When to trash house batteries? onlinelee at 7:54am 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2350 Hi friends, I am about to test my house battery bank ( 3 x 90AmpH 12v AGM ) to make sure it will se
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Getset discharging coolant through overflow hose. Franklin at 9:31pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/747 I have a Phasor 3.5 kw diesel genset that I've used through the past 12 years...rarely, but the past
Hunter 356 hull deforms on travel lift JohnSn at 7:51pm 03.01.18 Big Boats 28/6120 Hi All, We just did a pre-purchase haulout of a '03 Hunter 356 we're considering purchasing. We had
So I bought a Hunter Cpt.Rog at 6:38pm 03.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/4475 Hello everyone, I just purchased a Hunter 30T, I've read mixed reviews on this boat. Some people
Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/5718 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
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Windlass on Oday 35? rajhnsn at 4:18pm 03.01.18 Bigger Boats 28/6863 Has anyone installed a windlass on Oday 35? What type and how was it installed? Pictures would be
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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Stu Jackson at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's p
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. Thank you sir.
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 10:01am 07.14.24 The Pronautic Chargers always start at the programed max voltage and 0 amps. Once it senses a batter
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" LloydB at 9:50am 07.14.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion be
What are these tracks used for? stickinthemud57 at 9:43am 07.14.24 Okay, now that that's settled, consider yourselves saltier than you were a few days ago.... heh, he
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 9:23am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. The only time a triangle is formed is
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes smokey73 at 9:03am 07.14.24 Jamming occurs on retrieval and reversing the windlass clears it. That may be the case in your t
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 9:02am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. The only time a triangle is formed is w
charging problem with new batterie richk at 8:56am 07.14.24 Ok thanks Mermike. It's too tight a fit to pull a. fuse. I'll have to visit hardware store and get
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall JBP-PA at 8:46am 07.14.24 Sailrite has a couple good video instructions, look for "Quick winter cover" and "Traditional winter
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 8:45am 07.14.24 The term block comes from the original device used to tighten the shrouds of a sailing ship of yore
Damaged gel coat JBP-PA at 8:43am 07.14.24 It'll be easier if you remove that wood trim next to it, but if that isn't feasible then you could
Anchoring woes dLj at 8:41am 07.14.24 Looking at your bow, I'm wondering if using a bridle might work. How much chain do you have and how
Damaged gel coat (1) JBP-PA at 8:40am 07.14.24 By "grind", we don't necessarily mean a grinder. For that job a multi-tool with carbide attachments
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall captMarkK at 8:31am 07.14.24 Wow.. and I googled for it.. Thank you. I could now make one thinking i just have to raise my boom
What Starter Battery??? Dalliance at 8:30am 07.14.24 All extremily good advice above. On a slight pessimistic opinion, I always go for the largest size
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" JBP-PA at 8:21am 07.14.24 When you drop a Danforth anchor, lower it until it just touches bottom. This is 1:1. Then wait to d
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 8:18am 07.14.24 I always thought the scope was the amount of rode/chain compared to the depth. There is no hypoten
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 8:15am 07.14.24 If I understand the math correctly, on a still day I drop 10 ft of chain and anchor to the sea bed.
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Joe at 8:14am 07.14.24 I always thought the scope was the amount of rode/chain compared to the depth. There is no hypotenu

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