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New Project: Telstar 28 (1) agprice22 at 7:28am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2397 After 3 seasons of bringing our O'day 272 into great shape, my wife and I decided to embark on a new
O'Day 28 - What headsail size? Apex at 3:53am 11.24.16 Bigger Boats 7/775 I have a 150% currently, and am looking at new sails for No Worries. What headsail size do you have
What Sail Material/Construction to choose? Apex at 3:48am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/773 I am looking at a new suite of sails for No Worries this winter. I see there has been some recent p
Photo of funny business (1) Jackdaw at 10:38pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1073 At WYC if you place in at least one race series or sail in at least 25 races, you are awarded a trop
install new VHF antenna Dionysis at 6:25pm 11.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2812 I have a hunter 26.5 that I purchased with a broken vhf radio and no antenna. I want to know where i
Connecting the depth info from a Raymarine ST60 to a Garmin GPSMAP 441s chatplotter buddybear at 6:15pm 11.23.16 Catalina 310 2/579 Trying to send the data from the ST60 Tridata to a Garmin GPSMAP 441S chartplotter. I have read the
Keel Bolt Removal on a 1984 Beneteau First 38 Doug in Lakeview at 5:24pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8624 Hi all, We have a 1984 Beneteau First 38 and have just spent the last 4 days removing 20 Keel Bolts
V Berth Water Tank, 35.5 questions Steverhnm at 4:44pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 1/408 So last time I was down at my boat I noticed the wood bulging in the V Berth. A closer look showed
H34 Compression Post repair (1) Charlie98117 at 4:13pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 3/804 OK, I'm finally going to do it. I've got the yard scheduled to pull the mast and a rigger setup to
H216 - Cracks and bow repair - AZExpedition at 4:09pm 11.23.16 Smaller Boats 9/702 Ebay boat for $650. For a 2004 Sailboat that seems like a good deal. Let see if that is my opinion
40 CC port water tank twx at 4:06pm 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/458 For the life of me I can't figure out where the access to the port water tank is. The starboard is
Luff curve shawanaga at 3:38pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 6/1259 I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and I am wondering if anyone knows what the optimal curve built into the m
c27 slutter? jones20oo2 at 1:18pm 11.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/568 New to sailing and this may be a newbe question but hoping to find some insight. So I was talking to
anyone replace the original wind vane? iSailor at 12:57pm 11.23.16 Catalina 310 4/1756 My wind vane looks like it got hit / attacked by a bird...one of the arms appears bent and the "flag
Only two wires for anchor light and steaming light Jeff22156 at 12:26pm 11.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1033 Dear O Day Owners, I have a 1979 25 ft O day Sailboat. I was checking the wiring from the deck to th
Using old through-hull transducer with new tech TheIrishman at 11:45am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/768 1989 Hunter 30...looks to be the original transducer. Looking to upgrade the nav systems and I'm cur
Beneteau 310 binnacle measurements grandview846 at 11:18am 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/965 Seeking help from a fellow 310 owner who has access to their boat. Would like to take advantage of
Sea Of Cortez CapnGL at 10:51am 11.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/4980 One of our aspirations is to sail the sea of cortez. but I've heard and read that the weather there
Re packing stuffing box, 84 303 Rvator97 at 8:44am 11.23.16 Pearson 5/1040 Due to excessive dripping, I was looking into re packing my stuffing box. Would like to use the drip
Recommend a wind instruments freeheelbillie at 8:41am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/451 I'd like to replace my depth and speed while I am at it so I was thinking about a package (wind/dept

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What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 05.05.23 The fundamental question administrators should be asking is - why take the risk? Every forum i am
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:15am 05.05.23 Commonly referred to as alternators most motorcycles do not have an alternator, they have stators.
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07am 05.05.23 I've heard the call. From the Admin perspective it is who has the credentials to post a meaningful
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:05am 05.05.23 You know, re-reading this thread there is a lot of bad information, and confusion. First, @tfox2069
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 5:57am 05.05.23 Are you sure, Dave? I have been riding, repairing, and rebuilding motorcycles for 49 years and I c
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 5:16am 05.05.23 The point here is comparing PWCs and Motorcycles electrical and charging systems to those powered b
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 5:03am 05.05.23 My point exactly. Rarely use a "Sticky Post" and never for repeating stuff. If my no coffee brain
What sealant to use? Dave at 4:47am 05.05.23 Jim, Thanks for the information. The TOS statement does offer some protection, however, it doesn't
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 4:23am 05.05.23 Been though a number of less than ideal days on the water over the years as have all sailors. But
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Joe at 12:14am 05.05.23 Yes, it is a tabernacled mast step. Every sailboat (Catalina 30's included) in the upper Santa Cruz
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 11:53pm 05.04.23 How did you detect the leak if the valve cap was on ? I was woken 2 times, at anchor, by the wate
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:45pm 05.04.23 This link done by me, may help you. Good write up. You mentioned you had a water leak at the air
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 10:06pm 05.04.23 I have a Jabsco accumulator for my potable water system. Big deal. This link done by me, may help
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 9:57pm 05.04.23 Simple answer is here. SailboatOwners.com This part is key... SailboatOwners.com assumes no liabi
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 9:51pm 05.04.23 OMG man, this may very well be the solution to the problem. They look identical and I'm sure Jabsco
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Ralph Johnstone at 9:33pm 05.04.23 Nope..that's not what happens. Joker valves actually "start to fail" with the first flush, 'cuz W

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