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The truth about Kermit (1) Brian D at 5:50am 01.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/1317 145789
DC System Upgrade Questions (2) Ward H at 4:48am 01.24.18 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2858 Planning my wiring upgrades for my 93 C30, which includes battery fusing, ACR and a new charger next
Updating grounding braided cable question CYQK at 3:14am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/409 Our boat has a braided cable connecting the chain plate to the keel. Along the run is a cartridge s
Looking to buy a Hunter 450 / 456 Blackacre at 9:52pm 01.23.18 Big Boats 1/888 My wife and I are looking to buy a Hunter Passage 450/456 CC. There are only a few on Yacht World a
sheets for 29-1 SV Vertigo at 9:44pm 01.23.18 C&C 10/1531 I won an auction but have not been able to leave where the boat was stored. The person who would hel
Spreaders & Compression Post Idiocy (2) Trent Lindsey at 8:23pm 01.23.18 Catalina 22 21/4520 Working on Merganser's refit some today and wanted some input on these photos. The first is of the
H26 Anchor Roller (5) Doug J at 5:13pm 01.23.18 Smaller Boats 14/1205 I love my H26 but have been wishing it had an anchor roller. I've been envious of the anchor roller
How difficult to load M25? kolkmeyer at 3:04pm 01.23.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/867 I am considering the purchase of an M25 on a trailer. My immediate plans would be to leave it at th
Proper introduction (4) Big Chief Whitestack at 2:34pm 01.23.18 Catalina 22 23/1848 Hello all! New to the forum and new to my Catalina. She's a 1975 22 #5338. She's my first venture
Fridge Thermostat Improvement project (1) Jim_H42 at 12:11pm 01.23.18 Big Boats 9/5404 The freezer and fridge thermostats never did a good job at keeping the temperatures steady in my Pas
straightening a bent plastic jib spar fortunare at 9:35am 01.23.18 Ask All Sailors 5/703 I have several minor bends in my spar which makes furling difficult. Can I heat the plastic jib spa
Putting in a dripless seal on a 1986 28 footer KSC at 9:11am 01.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/519 Anybody have experience with converting from the original stuffing box to a dripless seal? What drip
Size outboard on 23.5 travelingjerryb at 7:45am 01.23.18 Smaller Boats 61/6569
Mast question newtome at 11:23pm 01.22.18 Day Sailers 14/1883 I am about to purchase a Catalina 22 with a drop keel.This boat however doesn't have a quick release
Shroud lengths? (1) nlmasopust at 8:28pm 01.22.18 Day Sailers 20/2749 Looks like there is still some activity on this forum, so I'll try it out. Just bought a H170. My
U channel for Endeavor Cat Fred & Patti at 5:16pm 01.22.18 Parts Search 0/412 Looking for u channel for splash guards for my Endevevor cat.
Ericson 27 - Galley Sink Issue (2) Tyler Donley at 4:30pm 01.22.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1129 Hi everybody, I was wondering if anybody has ever tried to get the galley sink out of an Ericson 2
So, I bought a project boat... Roadking Larry at 4:14pm 01.22.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1215 Back in the Summer I purchased a "new" hole in the water. 1977 Allied Seawind MKII Ketch. I did buy
G10 Question Richard19068 at 3:55pm 01.22.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2690 Is G10 Phenolic sheet the same as G10 fiberglass board? I've looked around the net and can't quite
Teak in Mac25? fritz3000g at 3:23pm 01.22.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/909 Hi there, Does anyone know whether the companionway slats, the hatch sliders, the hull-to-deck joint

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Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:22am 07.10.24 Have a 10 ft dinghy, air floor and 6 HP tohatsu . When I tow I do haul it up on the transom as high
electric windlass dlochner at 4:15am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass jviss at 4:11am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 4:07am 07.10.24 Wow, you have a bow thruster on a 37' sailboat? I imagine that's a pretty rare accessory in that s
Fresh water pump east coaster at 3:56am 07.10.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumul
electric windlass jviss at 3:55am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 07.10.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
electric windlass jviss at 3:17am 07.10.24 Rendezvous (is that plural?) The plural of rendezvous is rendezvous The distinction is in the pron
Dinghy best practices SFS at 3:09am 07.10.24 You will probably get lots of thoughts on this, but here is my take. We started with an inflatable,
H49/50 battery replacement SoSound at 8:39pm 07.09.24 Congrats!! I followed this thread for a long time, and did my own smaller installation this spring.
electric windlass SoSound at 8:05pm 07.09.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just th
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Blitz at 7:08pm 07.09.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. chec
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 07.09.24 I've heard that's so with Bennies. Not a bad idea, unless it's an emergency and you can't get the
electric windlass dlochner at 6:15pm 07.09.24 I think there are many pros. As with all things sailing, in the end it depends. The pros run inve
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:45pm 07.09.24 I also thought about removing the soft vinyl lining around the light fixture but I'm afraid of dama
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:45pm 07.09.24 Update on our lithium battery upgrade. We took our Hunter 49 to Catalina for the first test of our n
What are these tracks used for? Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 07.09.24 Yes, a sheave in its housing on a boat meets the definition of a pulley, in the same way that a gro
insurance policy for Alden 38' jwf_ at 5:26pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new bo
insurance policy for Alden 38' ethanknox at 5:23pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new boa
Sarasota Bay Returning (3) patrickfarley at 4:37pm 07.09.24 225912

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