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Shaft zincs inside the engine bay? Skipper at 8:56pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/876 I saw a pic once of a shaft zinc attached to the shaft inside the engine bay. Thought it a silly ano
Sail slides breaking (1) Skipper at 8:47pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4071 Of course I've been in boats and sailing forever, but I too get mystified by some things: I get slid
Fractional rig, swept shrouds... backstay function... (2) agprice22 at 8:15pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1566 This is a swept rig, cap shrouds, uppers, lowers, and forward shrouds. 9/32 forestay and cap shrouds
Tartan Forum Starter Thread jviss at 4:44pm 08.04.17 Tartan 3/2728 Thanks for creating a Tartan forum. I am looking for a new boat, or should I say, a new used boat,
Hunter 23 mast twist Rcarbo at 4:40pm 08.04.17 Smaller Boats 10/833 i noticed that the top of my mast on my hunter 23 is twisted slightly to the port side. Any suggest
B361 "main salon" version jarcher at 1:43pm 08.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/659 Hi All, on an Oceanis 361, I'm wondering what the difference between the "main salon version" and th
Boat fire in Victoria Meriachee at 12:04pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/578 Pushing the boat off the fuel dock, likely saved the fuel dock. http://globalnews.ca/news/3647631/
Floating Ground? Gunni at 10:21am 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 39/8374 I'm switching out my fuel gauge (VDO euro ohms) for a WEMA/KUS sender and Faria gauge with American
Catalina 36 MKii vs Beneteau Oceanis 361 jarcher at 9:46am 08.04.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5508 Hi All... I asked this question in the Beneteau section and someone rightly suggested I ask it here
'78 25 Centerboard (2) Hoosier Kevin at 5:50am 08.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/736 I have my '78 O'Day 25 blocked up for the summer working on the centerboard. Last October when I hir
What to look for on a used macgregor 26 Julio Roman at 11:12pm 08.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6604 Hi My wife and i are talking about buying a sailboat . We have been looking around and came across
SeaTalk1 Wiring? (6) patrickkidd at 10:07pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/13048 Hello! I am all but convinced based on inferences from very sparse other online sources that the Se
Broken fuse holder for Trident Propane solenoid switch (2) Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:24pm 08.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3919 Got to the boat tonight and found my fuse holder sticking out and small plastic piece has broken off
Racing in 20, gusts to 30 (1) Jackdaw at 8:17pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/861 Thankfully only saw the 31 knots gusting once. But is was our kind of day, breezy and blustery. Whi
Electricl Stormydog at 5:18pm 08.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/797 I came to my Catalina 28 after two weeks at work. Everything was working ok when I left. When I came
Sears Crestwind??? (4) Adamscc at 5:12pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1614 Can anyone lend in their expertise or guidance? We purchased this boat for a project for my son and
bombing down wind jon hansen at 4:54pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/714 Mf33z9qr8dQ running not beating
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone (2) Gunni at 3:47pm 08.03.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/1983 The GoM Dead Zone set a new record this year - 8,800 sq. miles. Over-nutrification from the Mississ
Selden Mast Ron Roman at 1:26pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 5/826 I have a Selden In-Inmast. When I reef my sail, it slowly creeps out and I have to start all over ag
USB Chargers wiring (1) Bob S at 11:08am 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3076 139530 Eathtek Replacement Universal Waterproof 4 Port USB Charger Socket Outlet 5V Output Total 6.2

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Alternator charging AKlight at 5:50pm 04.30.24 Thanks for all the input everyone! I have validated the house bank is being charged by the alterna
Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 5:33pm 04.30.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu sa
Topping Lift Appears Short jssailem at 5:13pm 04.30.24 It is common. That is how my topping lift is rigged. I also have my reefing rigged at the mast. Th
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat jssailem at 5:09pm 04.30.24 Things Change... Dwyer Masts has sold the business to Zim Sailing. Dwyer Mast & Rigging. Where you
Need help identifying this boat please rgranger at 5:09pm 04.30.24 I don't know what it is but the HIN you decoded is probably what it started out as... could have be
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 04.30.24 Thanks. I tether my phone to PC via usb cable. Its an older PC that doesnt have bluetooth or wifi
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on Sailgunner at 3:49pm 04.30.24 I replaced my wema sensors years ago with new wema sensors. You do need to remove and clean the hold
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat Rick Webb at 3:22pm 04.30.24 They are generally attached with rivets. I know it looks torn up. Yours is totally functional. All t
Need help identifying this boat please Rick Webb at 3:16pm 04.30.24 Just for trivia information The bracket for the rudder looks like a Sunfish bracket. One of the idi
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat (1) DKurtz-NC at 3:04pm 04.30.24 It is a Dwyer mast, but I cannot see any specific information on the label (see attached picture).
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing kloudie1 at 3:02pm 04.30.24 Good to know that it is a Mitsu.. I'd worked a bit on a 4 cyl Westerbeke that is a Mitsu, but I didn
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 2:56pm 04.30.24 That's great. Working on convincing the Admiral. (So far she's not convinced.) Two years ago we ha
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 2:33pm 04.30.24 Here is one for fun too. I guess that's for Vampires that want to go to the beach during the day -
Sailing Sidekicks (2) Rick486 at 1:49pm 04.30.24 My beloved Toby who passed in 2022. He spent 10 summers aboard with us sailing in southern New Engla
Need help identifying this boat please skallagrime at 1:32pm 04.30.24 Ah yes, i was not clear, i certainly did buy it, spent a few hours sun just cleaning up the trailer
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 1:21pm 04.30.24 Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions. When I tackle the job, I'll take pictures. What c
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 1:13pm 04.30.24 Off shore you simply dump into the ocean. I don't actually even use the inside head unless it's bad
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 1:07pm 04.30.24 was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo Here is one for fun too
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:57pm 04.30.24
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on (1) JamesG161 at 12:53pm 04.30.24 but like all tank level systems that use internal sensors they aren't great for waste because waste

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