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Radar Southpaw at 3:45pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/483 Having trouble getting the radar to connect to my chart plotter through wifi. I have a Raymarine es
Batteries Plymouth Sailor at 1:31pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 5/538 Battery wisdom appreciated: What type of marine battery should I buy for running lights, radio... n
Hull Depth Finder Plymouth Sailor at 1:29pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 4/646 Depth finder wisdom appreciated: Two part question: first, my through-hull depth finder (in-hull don
Looking for Cat 30 fin keel in decent condition for sale thanks! iamlindat at 1:27pm 02.09.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/465 Looking for Catalina 30 fin keel in decent condition for sale, prefererably in the Southeast. tha
Very good deal on an offshore PFD/harness (1) Jackdaw at 12:54pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 2/552
Battery Bank and ACR question CaptKimble at 12:41pm 02.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2412 I recently replaced my two 4D AGM batteries with 4 wet cell 6 Volt batteries in Series/Parallel to m
"Cutless" or "Cutlass" bearing? SailormanDan at 12:18pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 15/2559 I need the wisdom of the crowd: What is the correct spelling of the bearing that is in the strut ne
H260 . . . Which anchor GBGraham at 8:36am 02.09.18 Smaller Boats 26/2709 Oh yes, it's me again. Mine only has a Fortress in the anchor locker. Now I class these to be as muc
Fun story (thanks god!) ChileanJK at 5:16am 02.09.18 Catalina 22 8/748 My family are my wife and four girls (I know, its a hard life) the first one 19 yo, the second is 14
Escape captiva centerboard trace Chrisjon3 at 4:51am 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 4/3789 Hi does anyone have an Escape Captiva that I could get a centerboard trace from? I purchased this b
I fee like Steve Martin (1) jssailem at 10:16pm 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1117 "The Defender Buyers Guide are here" "The Defender Buyers Guide are here" "The Defender Buyers Guide
Water fill and vent hoses Smunkey at 7:29pm 02.08.18 Catalina 30 31/9582 Our hoses from the water deck fills to the fresh water tanks along with their respective vent hoses
380 hunter new auto pilot Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 6:09pm 02.08.18 Big Boats 11/2088 Hi all, My 380 did not come with auto pilot. I hope you will share your successes. Many thanks, Bill
88 Hunter 35 Head holding tank placement Irish Cream at 5:17pm 02.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1045 We own a 1988 Hunter 35 (aka legend 35.5) - the previous owner renovated and modified the head holdi
Mainsail slug binds in the mast track My Mistress at 4:19pm 02.08.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3206 When I try to raise my mainsail, the slug at the head binds in the track about 12inches below the ma
When Does the Sailing Season Begin? (1) dlochner at 3:06pm 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 62/4967 Back in the day the sailing season began with catalogs arriving in our mailboxes. Remember when E'B
INTERESTING PLB STORY HMT2 at 1:45pm 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1481 Last Thursday I got a call from United States Air Force rescue services. I initially thought I was g
The joys of knowing who sews your sails (5) Jackdaw at 1:22pm 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 35/4018 I posted in the winter thread that I try and have a new sail made every winter. Not only do you get
Cool boats for kids (1) Jackdaw at 1:07pm 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 10/3192 Who says kids only have to sail in Optis? I'm digging this mini Volvo replica. Hell, I'D sail in tha
Galley Cabinets lpbosch at 11:56am 02.08.18 Catalina 30 12/1902 does anyone have the dimensions or a layout with measurements of the Catalina 30 galley?

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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
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:14am 07.12.24 Thank you, I feel it's the rudder. The Surveyor noted large dead spots and softness in the rudder.
What are these screw things called dLj at 10:08am 07.12.24 No, both things I said are true, and not logically inconsistent or contradictory. Find me a Monel
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:06am 07.12.24 It was hauled amd there was minimal spray washing needed to clean hull and rudder. The 3 blade prop
23-2 Where to place the bilge pump hose? AndrewJillings at 9:52am 07.12.24 For the benefit of future views with similar questions, I wanted to share my conclusion. Which is th
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 9:32am 07.12.24 Oh, well, I was hoping to hear from folks regarding Cetol vs. Lust. vity, as I said in the original
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 07.12.24 I have often considered that method. Any reason for using system 3 ? Use any brand of clear epoxy
Freedom 10 buzzing Rodd at 9:00am 07.12.24 Thanks all! Great info I will ceck out this weekend!
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 8:58am 07.12.24 Mike made my chainplates and has done others as well so very experienced. My boat has aluminum block

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