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Traveler Repair/Upgrade ? (6) pateco at 12:27pm 02.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/2335 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 21/2495
Replacing teak with plasteak Randall Schmidt at 10:48am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 24/4273 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 44/4889 I came across this interesting U.S. Coast Guard publication. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual
low shore power voltage old vietnam vet at 10:14am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1908 Had a short in my a/c rotary switch at neutral wire which melted inside of switch. Put in new switch
New Hunter 22 Racing 2baBob at 9:55am 02.13.18 Smaller Boats 2/408 Does anyone know of a place where the new sportboat design Hunter 22 is racing?
Westpoint Harbour VS. BCDC victorhoisington at 9:51am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 0/282 Sailors, First, I apologize if this is not the proper place to post this and will promptly remove th
Managing a hydro-lock risk. Gunni at 8:51am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1025 What is the best way to manage a situation where the engine will not start and extended cranking has
1983 Yamaha 33 depth transducer ID (1) Carigdog at 8:47am 02.13.18 Yamaha 0/705 My original Standard Horizon DS10 sounder display is almost unreadable and until I pull the boat to
Y33 Mast inside makeup (1) Carigdog at 8:36am 02.13.18 Yamaha 6/1498 Hi All, I'm about to replace my original Furuno mast mounted radar dome on my 1983 Yamaha 33 with th
Autopilot: No Rudder Reference (4) Rick at 8:10am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/8463 146492 146493 146490 146491 Not sure where to go with this one. When I energize ST6000, I get helm
Using Gennaker with a top down furler DougM at 5:52am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 2/357 I have a nearly new North gennaker that I rarely use mainly because I am sailing shorthanded (not so
Battery charger / inverter NYSail at 4:19am 02.13.18 Ask All Sailors 4/432 Hello all... so getting ready to do a few winter things and had a general question. I am considerin
Where could water getting into bilge possible from freeze Hunter 23 come from. scott hall at 9:02pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 9/671 Have a Hunter 23. Rained for several days and pumped about 20 gallons from underneath floor boards.
Pole topping lift and kicker TWM at 4:50pm 02.12.18 Catalina 309 Group Forum 12/7637 We have been cruising TWM and are now entering a few casual races with some success. Currently when
Fitting pole topping lift and kicker TWM at 4:43pm 02.12.18 Racing 2/751 TWM has been cruising happily but we are now entering a few casual races with some success. Currentl
sailing is good for you John R at 3:40pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/613 I posted before about my engine not starting, but here's a tip about keeping your other "engine" - y
SailTimer Wind Instrument Bob J. at 3:09pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 4/917 Was at the boat show in Boston over the weekend ' came upon a vendor from Nova Scotia selling these
Radial or Triradial Headsail dlochner at 2:21pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 29/5797 It is time to replace the genoa on Second Star. For a couple of reasons I moving to a 135% genoa fro
Teak cabin top rails kclancy at 1:28pm 02.12.18 Catalina 22 9/1491 Hi All, I am in the process of making my exterior teak look good again. I have a 1972 C22. It is

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charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 4:53pm 07.12.24 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
electric windlass Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 07.12.24 Forgive me for my attitude; No forgiveness required. These guys never cease to amaze ALL OF US.
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 rgranger at 4:47pm 07.12.24 Can you take measurements from your existing arch?
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:43pm 07.12.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:28pm 07.12.24 DO YOUR HOMEWORK and run the numbers for a properly sized cable from your house bank to the windlas
Unusual stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:05pm 07.12.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confiden
charging problem with new batterie jviss at 2:24pm 07.12.24 Wow, do you really mean 3000 Ah?
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 07.12.24 Tell us more - What kind of batteries? (What chemistry, sizes, etc.) When you say you upgraded the b
charging problem with new batterie JamesG161 at 1:52pm 07.12.24 What battery charging System do you have? Jim...
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:36pm 07.12.24 Will take the advice
Moody Deck Saloon 48 shemandr at 1:09pm 07.12.24 Traditionalist blue water sailors might baulk at the large windows in the salon for blue water passa
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) twodzusfittings at 12:42pm 07.12.24 225979 Put them underneath the center section of the table in line with the pedestal guard tubes.
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 11:26am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol thinwater at 11:10am 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:49am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Davidasailor26 at 10:47am 07.12.24 Bushing or bearing wear could lead to difficulty turning but not really a pull. If there were soft s
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 10:46am 07.12.24 Too many factors to give a definitive answer, really depends on the application and the application
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 10:44am 07.12.24 Too many factors to give a definitive answer, really depends on the application and the application
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) jviss at 10:33am 07.12.24 Here's what Edson uses - the admitted champion of cockpit tables, but also the most expensive! They
What are these screw things called jviss at 10:28am 07.12.24 If a supplier told me differently, I'd have to ask for more detailed data justifying that claim - s

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