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So, lets talk anchors dscribner at 5:06pm 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 77/7625 I really wanted to talk about something simple and easy, like religion or Trump, but lets do this.
Ouick Member Query... Rick D at 10:24am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 104/5584 Which of your states have an open container / no drinking law for the operator of a vessel? (I'm att
Gauss Meters & Magnetic Fields? rgranger at 9:08am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/326 Hey All I need to measure the magnetic field strength and direction at an outdoor research site and
Correcting fore and aft trim smokey73 at 7:43am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 36/1834 Last year I installed a 5.5 KW generator in my starboard lazarette and moved my batteries to the por
Electrical circuits diagrams for 2005 Macgregor 26M fortunare at 7:18am 01.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/737 I've owned the boat for over a year and still haven't figured out all the electrical connections. T
Orange safety flags. Kevin Q at 7:02am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 54/2913 My wife and I got in a discussion this weekend. Orange safety flags. should they be rectangular or t
Tuning standing rigging. Terry Luck at 6:57am 01.09.17 Trailer Sailors 17/2644 Ive owned my first boat for one year. I would like to get the tension on my shrouds and stays corre
Hunter 380 owners with Flexofold folding propellers, diameter and pitch? M_Michaels at 5:03am 01.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1415 Hello All: I am hoping to get some feedback from Hunter 380 owners who have installed a three bl
New Owner of Laranna Steve and Monica at 4:58am 01.09.17 Bigger Boats 7/782 Hello all We are the new owners of the 1981 O'Day 34 named "Laranna". Names are Steve and Monica and
Espar Hydronic 4 coolant leak/pressure/bleed question forbin at 10:15pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 0/507 Hi all, I posted this on cruisers forum so some of you have probably seen this, but I thought I'd a
Hunter 28.5 portlight Michael S at 8:20pm 01.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/952 Has anyone replaced the portlight in the head or aft cabin? Can you tell me what you got to replace
Great Circle Sails: Opinions needed - am buying new sail. MoustachesN22 at 2:27pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 Hi All - Does anyone have any experience with GREAT CIRCLE SAILS of Marblehead, Mass ?? The sails ar
Fairlead Adjustment Don Guillette at 1:05pm 01.08.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/6479 It's summer in Australia -- right now it's not so much like summer in the North East, but have heart
Catalina 22 Events Calendar for 2017 EditorC22NSA at 7:59am 01.08.17 Catalina 22 2/461 The 2017 Catalina 22 Events Calendar has been posted at www.catalina22.org. Several Class regattas a
Going to "The Dark Side"? Ron20324 at 7:25am 01.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/631 One thing about living in a boating town (Annapolis) is we get stories in the newspaper that you mig
302/322 Shaft Strut (1) the_alpine at 6:36am 01.08.17 Bigger Boats 8/1087 the strut on my 302 does not have any flange or bolts visible. It goes through the hull and is cove
Wind generator All U Get at 5:50am 01.08.17 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1595 Hi Maine Sail, It appears to me that when our wind generator is running we lose or not produce powe
Propeller Shaft Length? Michael Davis at 6:54pm 01.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/430 Just purchased a 1984 First38s5. Looks like it will need a new shaft and cutlass bearing on the next
304 vrs 316 stainless sailnewbie at 4:44pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2844 I have a mac 224 and want to replace my turnbuckles, i sail only in fresh water. 304 turnbuckles i c
I've just purchased my first Cat. 27' Sloop Rey3475 at 4:03pm 01.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/940 I've owned quite a few sailboats, but at the age 71 I needed a smaller and more easily managed singl

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Lift Arm - Engine room cover LLeDrew at 3:26pm 05.09.23 Yes, apparently, if "upside down" the gas may leak out. I don't quite get it either, but that's wha
Adding Speed Scott T-Bird at 3:17pm 05.09.23 @DanMaine I just re-read your post and I made the assumption that you were replacing a speed transdu
Lift Arm - Engine room cover Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 05.09.23 The supplier thinks they were installed backwards. Did they say why it would matter? Not saying i
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 3:08pm 05.09.23 Great information, thank you! Do you have a website you can recommend for learning/calculating and
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts jviss at 2:54pm 05.09.23 Both belts are gone. If I find more I'll post here. :)
Windshield and side window material Crazy Dave Condon at 2:48pm 05.09.23 Former Hunter dealer. Dow 795 is correct sealant. @Ralph Johnstone is correct. Call the forum
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 2:39pm 05.09.23 I'm inclined to think that the issue of LOA is a classic case of the same term being used in differ
Self Tacking Jib Experience thinwater at 1:14pm 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
Lost the job roller furler halyard LloydB at 1:13pm 05.09.23 I have a 24 foot golf ball retriever that I could reach the top of your mast while standing on a lad
Windshield and side window material Ralph Johnstone at 1:01pm 05.09.23 Searching through these resources I see polycarbonate and acrylic sometimes used synonymously. Us
Electric terminal block LloydB at 12:21pm 05.09.23 Putting both positive and negative circuits on the same terminal strip is one way to temporarily sor
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:53am 05.09.23 I'm pretty sure the ziptied white hose in pic 4 is the air vent. It's most certainly above the wate
Adding Speed Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 05.09.23 @Ward H and I both exchanged the ST800 for the DST 810. The new transducer does not fit in the old
Part identification jviss at 11:37am 05.09.23 It's a stick. Stick jokes: Q. What's brown and sticky? A. A stick. Q. What do you call a boomera
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 11:28am 05.09.23 On average a decent quality solar panel will produce about 3 times its nominal rating in power per
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 05.09.23 This may work as a cover. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2710/DualBus_100_BusBar_Cover_for_PN__27
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 11:20am 05.09.23 Am planning on starting out small and see how it goes. Just average list of accessories for coastal
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 05.09.23 What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 05.09.23 Do you have a Yanmar? Is the wire to the solenoid outside of the wiring harness? There is a known i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna jviss at 11:12am 05.09.23 What do most sailboats have? Masthead VHF antennas. Says a lot.

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