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Another which boat thread.... I know... sorry! Grum.man at 10:30am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 55/3149 Hello all, just joined the site and am looking for advice. A little about me, live in Central NC an
new to our 27' 1978 Catalina MaryE at 10:01am 06.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1355 Hi, We just took out our boat last w/e. It was a blast! This boat has the cut out transom and 201
Trouble: Raymarine ST1000 Tillerpilot Dennis Kitchen at 8:24am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4623 On Monday my tiller pilot failed to operate and I noticed it was stuck on 074 and flashing C but af*
Fresh water pump Doug/Karen at 7:57am 06.02.17 Big Boats 10/2242 When we opened the boat to start the season last week, we noticed that the water pump was cycling ev
Hunter 216 Spinnaker Questions Mike At Door County at 6:01am 06.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2037 Anyone that flies their asymmetrical on their Hunter 216? We tried last night for the first time but
Rudder Repair (1) Nodak7 at 5:06am 06.02.17 Big Boats 1/446 Grounded the other day and dinged the rudder. Just a dimple but it did crack the fiberglass a little
Big jumps All U Get at 4:46am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/429 Hi all, Since our tranny fix we moved up the ICW to Norfolk and jumped outside to Cape May then yest
O'Day 20 Mainsail CHris F at 3:41am 06.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2498 I have a PDF of the rigging instructions for our "new to me" 1976 O'Day 20. In it, it states to rais
hunter38 specs richard9525 at 9:06pm 06.01.17 Big Boats 1/414 for trucking purposes anybody know mast length and height of boat without arch thanks
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot in wind vane mode? patrickkidd at 8:00pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 2/2298 I have a ST4000 (the black one, not the grey ST4000+) and am getting used to its awful limitations,
Catalina 27 interior paint surfforce 1 at 7:18pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/1226 Hello Captains! What type of paint do you suggest for painting interior fiberglass? What type of pai
O'day 25 gate on mast? Nevada Mike at 6:50pm 06.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1887 I have a hole on my mast that appears to be were a gate might go to keep slugs from falling out. Di
Please be gentle while I consider reinventing the wheel Kermit at 6:12pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3721 I've cleaned and bleached my teak and holly sole. I've had one person suggest putting 2 coats of cle
How far will epoxy go? jhogle at 5:53pm 06.01.17 Catalina 22 3/644 Ive got this small gouge in my keel that I am hoping to fill in before applying some new bottom pain
Recommended furler for a 23.5 PropellerHead at 5:49pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 20/1244 Can someone recommend a furler? I'd like to keep the price in the range of the CDI FF2 or the Shaefe
Any Merit 22 opinions? ;) RussC at 5:29pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/4711 I've been toying with the idea of purchasing a decent looking Merit 22, but am torn if it would achi
Recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27 So Cal Catalina at 4:16pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/2787 I have recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in decent condition, but could use some mi
Shower drain leak/rebedding Bryan9 at 2:49pm 06.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/560 Our 2006 Beneteau 323's shower drain developed a leak, as attested by discoloration at the bottom of
A brisk sail Dennis Kitchen at 1:53pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 28/2351 Video was taken on the 24th of May with local winds calling for 26mph with gusts to over 40. This is
I'm Interested in buying.. Marty at 11:09am 06.01.17 Day Sailers 1/696 I could make use of another one of those Blue Mesh Bags and a set of seat cushions that are in great

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Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (3) Rich Stidger at 12:48pm 03.28.24 The macerator pump is a weak link in the system. Since we have to have it disabled on the Chesapeak
310 DC Current Draw Chart Clydo at 12:47pm 03.28.24 Another consideration our Maxwell electric windless draws: Normal working load 12 volt
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 03.28.24 It would be interesting to see an in depth risk assessment and the costs and benefits of using tugs
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 12:11pm 03.28.24 Thank you Rick D and Peggie. Good suggestion about Ronco Plastics but unfortunately they do not hav
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! artboas at 12:03pm 03.28.24 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile dmax at 11:56am 03.28.24 Sounds like a good plan.
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 11:55am 03.28.24 You're definitely on the right track, but not quite how I'd do it. 1. Triple M Plastics is a great
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. LloydB at 11:35am 03.28.24 I am still trying to learn to speak sailor what is a Clydesdale on a dock.( when not a horse)
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 11:34am 03.28.24 Your B&G plotter requires its own power cable and power is connected directly into the back of the C
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Kings Gambit at 11:10am 03.28.24 I had difficulty removing the Group 31 batteries but installing the new GC2 6V batteries was not to
NMEA Drinky Crow at 10:16am 03.28.24 , my backbone is in my pedestal , but my VHF radio at the nav station is connected to the backbone
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 10:14am 03.28.24 The Astoria Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge that connects Astoria, Oregon,
Fridge: 12V or DC Tally Ho at 10:12am 03.28.24 Since our Refig/Freezer is 120VAC, stuff stays very cold for 14 hour in Summer heat on the Gulf of
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 (2) Tally Ho at 10:08am 03.28.24
NMEA Tally Ho at 9:57am 03.28.24
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 9:45am 03.28.24 If you turn left, If you believe, based on local knowledge and charts that the you will be stuck i
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? jssailem at 9:32am 03.28.24 Small boats like the ComPac 16 all have similar benefits and issues. Costs of the boats are often li
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel thinwater at 9:30am 03.28.24 What I was trying to indicate is that although the OP thought he made a prudent choice (and it worke
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 9:21am 03.28.24 I am going to go ahead and expose the plywood and cut it out then glass up layers to replace the ply
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 9:17am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down

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