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Gori folding prop info Justin_NSA at 7:35am 02.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/2833 I went out to the Gori site to ask about maintenance on my folding prop. I assumed it was a Flex-o-f
Fenders Ted at 7:20am 02.28.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2492 There are times that you wished you had more fenders. This is one of them. 588400064840937
H34 batteries replaced for the about the 8th time Capt Robbie at 6:17pm 02.27.18 Big Boats 12/1184 Well this is about the 8th or 9th time I have change out all three batteries on my H34 since I bough
37 Cutter Starboard list Manny at 5:22pm 02.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1628 Hey again, So this is related to my question about the valve to switch water tanks. I was thinking
Swage Fitting (2) Dan_Y at 5:01pm 02.27.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1787 I attended a workshop on rigging inspection and the presenter showed us how to make a swaged fitting
Valve under sink open or closed Rschipman at 3:55pm 02.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1798 My 1983 hunter34 is leaking water under the icebox area while under sail. Should I close the val
H26 does not seem to point as well as other boats Jim Loats at 2:52pm 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 58/4510 Hi all, While I was racing last summer here in the Denver area, it became clear that my H26 was not
1978 O'Day 30' prop question Meis at 1:54pm 02.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/971 I have recently purchased a 1978 30' O'Day with a recently rebuilt 12HP Yanmar marine diesel engine.
Hull construction: a layer too far? (1) Ducharme at 11:46am 02.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/901 Okay so I've committed (for better or worse) to liberating myself from the semi-annual ablative pain
Oday 272 LE Mast Foot Block Sheaves (2) russellkt at 7:36am 02.27.18 Bigger Boats 9/2021 The sheave at the foot of the mast disintegrated and I'm looking for options on how to replace. Com
Hard to get parts (1) Ken Cross at 7:34am 02.27.18 Ask All Sailors 14/920 147015 Clearly, my part isn't hard to get, but I came by it in a way that's new to me. My son heard
Buying a Hunter 26/260? Heres an inspection checklist... Ian M at 6:59am 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 8/3039 All, A little over a year ago I bought a 2004 Hunter 260 sailboat. Crazy Dave Condon was kind enou
Hunter 23 wing keel boom sticker (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33am 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 10/691 Need help identifying the photo of the manufacturer. I think it may be Kenyon Isomat but help me he
Jib sheets catching on cheek blocks (2) EyeSail at 7:00pm 02.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/753 Has anyone modified cheek blocks to keep jib sheets from hanging up on them when tacking? Is there
Ballast tank control fortunare at 6:57pm 02.26.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/552 On my Mac 19 I easily installed a pipe with valve to control air from the tank and place the valve n
Trailer sail piedpiperIII at 6:11pm 02.26.18 Catalina 22 2/579 well a few months ago I posted about trailer sailing and I was still on the fence even after I insta
Catalina 380 Fuel Water Separator John Gilbert at 5:48pm 02.26.18 Big Boats 2/1397 I have a 2000 Catalina 380. The location of the water separator/pre-filter on the fuel line is aste
Yanmar 2GM20F knocking sound (1) Pizzazz at 4:45pm 02.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 15/6258 Could someone help me diagnose this knocking sound coming from my 2GM20F engine> Halfway through the
373 Anchor Recommendations ToddS at 2:26pm 02.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2064 I'm the new owner of a Beneteau 373, and am tempted to improve the anchoring tackle it came with, th
using an extra line on your boat while racing LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 1:49pm 02.26.18 Racing 6/1429 I am curious about the rules both formal and informal about using an extra line (with no additional

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:42am 07.14.24 @thinwater, Good comments. Thank you. ing at the pull motor mostly occurs at the splice. Once the c
Damaged gel coat jviss at 6:41am 07.14.24 I think the only thing that will work is to grind it out and re-do with gel coat.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:26am 07.14.24 Cornflakes anyone. As an engineer myself I applaud you need to "make things better" but this solut
Catalina 27 teak before and after jssailem at 6:07am 07.14.24 I was able to apply 3 nice thick coats With varnish, I have found a series (6plus) of thin coats l
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes smokey73 at 6:04am 07.14.24 Cornflakes anyone. As an engineer myself I applaud you need to "make things better" but this soluti
Raymarine GPX File Editing Ward H at 6:00am 07.14.24 @jssailem May be able to help. He uses OpenCPN and knows it quite well. I know I exported a track
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (1) BTC1984 at 5:54am 07.14.24
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Davidasailor26 at 5:51am 07.14.24
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:33am 07.14.24
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard sailme88 at 5:32am 07.14.24 Good News/Bad News.... The good..The halyard is still outside the mast. Replacement in place is very
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 5:28am 07.14.24
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes sailme88 at 5:20am 07.14.24 What do you plan to add or do to defuse the chain against the inner hull..?
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes thinwater at 5:03am 07.14.24 An impressive start! A few thoughts, that may well be wrong: An all chain rode would feed better. S
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:02am 07.14.24 Ralph - Thanks for the comments. My cornflakes are unsullied, as this is a challenging project and I
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 3:52am 07.14.24 There should be a fuse on the battery charger positive cable, check to see if it is still good. Then
charging problem with new batterie kappykaplan at 3:45am 07.14.24 Are you sure the battery charger is putting energy into the house batteries?
charging problem with new batterie richk at 3:32am 07.14.24 Sorry for the delay guys.. have been busy with non-boating things. I did none of the battery work...
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. garymalmgren at 1:53am 07.14.24 Next job, or is it the next next job is to move the raw water strainer to a more reachable place. Or
What are these tracks used for? (5) Will Gilmore at 11:52pm 07.13.24 The term block comes from the original device used to tighten the shrouds of a sailing ship of yore.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 07.13.24 A beautifully thought out and drawn layout. I like the motor at the end of the spurling pipe. Neve

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