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Anybody heading to the Bahama's to watch the AC sfgary at 6:19pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/565 I'm going to miss having it here on SF bay. I'm a traditional mono hull sailor but watching those mo
Hunter 29.5 wood blocks under Yanmar Coastin at 5:45pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/541 The boat I am looking at has wood blocks under the Yanmar. Is this a common fix for something? I am
Considering the Hunter 34 SamRy at 3:01pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3616 I'm considering purchasing a 1984 Hunter 34 and was hoping to get some honest feedback on the boat.
Has anyone converted to Tie Down disc brakes? Sailor Sue at 2:26pm 05.24.17 Trailer Sailors 2/675 I'm considering updating my drum brakes to disc. Tie Downs look like they will fit, but it also loo
Roller furling jib on a 222 - worth it? kveach at 2:07pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4929 Well, I'm still working on refurbishing the 222 and just put up the old Schaefer system furling jib.
Yellowed cabin trim karellen at 1:07pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/442 Hello, I have a 2000 Hunter 310 that has bits of plastic trim in the cabin -- around the portlights
Back in the drink! (2) Captn Scotty at 11:12am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1036 136944 136945 After two years on the hard due to study and exams, she's going back in the water toda
Replacing festoons (1) Justin_NSA at 10:00am 05.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1221 I am replacing my 3 running light festoons with LED. My calibrated eyeball failed me. Does anyone kn
Tohatsu 9.8 Electric start battery RWSlater at 9:41am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5728 So I bought a new Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke with electric start and it does not come with the battery. T
H26/H260 & H23.5 Centerboard line replacement (10) rgranger at 8:39am 05.24.17 Smaller Boats 8/1822 So some of this was already posted on another thread but not compiled. Yesterday, @Crazy Dave Condo
Swing keel box - removing gel coat greg_m at 1:44am 05.24.17 Catalina 22 2/483 Hi all fellow forum users... newbie here in this forum. From Cape Town, South Africa. I am in the p
Blue Kiwi Grip- Wayward Star Refurb (1) ilance at 8:06pm 05.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1852 I'm getting my paint and epoxy orders in. You folks who were recommending Jamestown Distributors we
1972 Catalina 27 am I the only one? surfforce 1 at 6:24pm 05.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1040 Does anyone here own one of these like I do? I sure could use some help.......
Black Mold on Fiberglass! surfforce 1 at 5:27pm 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 28/18173 What do I use/process to remove the black mold from fiberglass deck? Thank you!
3 sailors walk into a yacht club... (1) Kermit at 5:25pm 05.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 21/1701 Well, one sails in and the other 2 drive in. @Crazy Dave Condon and I met @rgranger at Smith Mountai
352 stern riding low under power KennyBene at 4:34pm 05.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1218 Hello all- final survey today before purchase of a 1999 352. The boat's in great shape but during t
Hull number, again sharps4590 at 3:49pm 05.23.17 Day Sailers 18/4098 Sooo...about a year ago I sold my Widgeon and felt.....deprived....ever since. I rectified that by
I wonder? (1) flynhi4u at 3:23pm 05.23.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/829 How long it will take Cindy to notice the new license plate frame I got for our Jeep? ter much thoug
376 (1996) Deck Sheave replacment or modify (3) varigging at 2:05pm 05.23.17 Big Boats 0/475 I would like to replace or modify a poor design on my 1996, 376. As you can see in the photos. The
Wing on wing safety for Mac 25? (2) RussC at 1:03pm 05.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2721 We're just back from a three day stay on the boat at our local lake. the last day there was really l

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes sailme88 at 5:20am 07.14.24 What do you plan to add or do to defuse the chain against the inner hull..?
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes thinwater at 5:03am 07.14.24 An impressive start! A few thoughts, that may well be wrong: An all chain rode would feed better. S
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:02am 07.14.24 Ralph - Thanks for the comments. My cornflakes are unsullied, as this is a challenging project and I
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 3:52am 07.14.24 There should be a fuse on the battery charger positive cable, check to see if it is still good. Then
charging problem with new batterie kappykaplan at 3:45am 07.14.24 Are you sure the battery charger is putting energy into the house batteries?
charging problem with new batterie richk at 3:32am 07.14.24 Sorry for the delay guys.. have been busy with non-boating things. I did none of the battery work...
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. garymalmgren at 1:53am 07.14.24 Next job, or is it the next next job is to move the raw water strainer to a more reachable place. Or
What are these tracks used for? (5) Will Gilmore at 11:52pm 07.13.24 The term block comes from the original device used to tighten the shrouds of a sailing ship of yore.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 07.13.24 A beautifully thought out and drawn layout. I like the motor at the end of the spurling pipe. Neve
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 8:12pm 07.13.24 As I recall, the flange has a locating lip, that slips into the transmission flange. If the misa
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes arf145 at 8:11pm 07.13.24 That's a quality looking job and mock-up :-) I believe you will indeed prevail.
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 8:10pm 07.13.24 Thanks! I ended up punching the bolts out with the hammer drill. Got them out - hopefully the flange
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? jibes138 at 8:00pm 07.13.24 Might want to try an oscillating tool with a flat blade to see if it will cut through the corrosion
Anchoring woes PaulK at 7:58pm 07.13.24 Sounds like you need a new chock or bitt on the bow that is big enough to handle your chain. Make su
Catalina 27 teak before and after jssailem at 7:52pm 07.13.24 UV damage, what it appears to be. It appears that the wood is not smooth in those areas. That would
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 7:51pm 07.13.24 Fixed
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor jibes138 at 7:49pm 07.13.24 Check your hoses for cracks. Often a leak will flow along the hose and drip into an area some dista
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes PaulK at 7:46pm 07.13.24 Your attachments are not visible: "You do not have permission to view this attachment" or words to t
Anchoring woes fred1diver at 7:26pm 07.13.24 Anchor is a Danforth, have mounts on the pulpit, no rollers. The rode goes from chain to rope
Anchoring woes (2) fred1diver at 7:16pm 07.13.24 226007226008

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