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This could happen to you! or, maybe it has. StargazerP303 at 10:16pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2187 For years and years 25 now I've joined a well known and most popular well known "Boat %$ towing prog
Tempest Rudder head (1) tempest1964 at 9:03pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/450 The rudder head (cap that attaches the shaft to the tiller) on my tempest was stripped out by the pr
Sailing to Catalina Island .. shermanator at 7:46pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 58/19638 I plan on sailing my 25 ft MacGregor from LA to Catalina Island during the summer. From what i've he
how to run sheets on 37 cutter bommers at 7:13pm 05.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1125 Hi- am just getting sails on and replacing running rigging on my new to me Hunter 37 cutter. I have
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 7/3617 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 2/677 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 16/4930 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 2/443 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 8/1824 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 28/18178 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 21/1706 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

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charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 10:01am 07.14.24 The Pronautic Chargers always start at the programed max voltage and 0 amps. Once it senses a batter
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" LloydB at 9:50am 07.14.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion be
What are these tracks used for? stickinthemud57 at 9:43am 07.14.24 Okay, now that that's settled, consider yourselves saltier than you were a few days ago.... heh, he
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 9:23am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. The only time a triangle is formed is
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes smokey73 at 9:03am 07.14.24 Jamming occurs on retrieval and reversing the windlass clears it. That may be the case in your t
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 9:02am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. The only time a triangle is formed is w
charging problem with new batterie richk at 8:56am 07.14.24 Ok thanks Mermike. It's too tight a fit to pull a. fuse. I'll have to visit hardware store and get
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall JBP-PA at 8:46am 07.14.24 Sailrite has a couple good video instructions, look for "Quick winter cover" and "Traditional winter
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 8:45am 07.14.24 The term block comes from the original device used to tighten the shrouds of a sailing ship of yore
Damaged gel coat JBP-PA at 8:43am 07.14.24 It'll be easier if you remove that wood trim next to it, but if that isn't feasible then you could
Anchoring woes dLj at 8:41am 07.14.24 Looking at your bow, I'm wondering if using a bridle might work. How much chain do you have and how
Damaged gel coat (1) JBP-PA at 8:40am 07.14.24 By "grind", we don't necessarily mean a grinder. For that job a multi-tool with carbide attachments
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall captMarkK at 8:31am 07.14.24 Wow.. and I googled for it.. Thank you. I could now make one thinking i just have to raise my boom
What Starter Battery??? Dalliance at 8:30am 07.14.24 All extremily good advice above. On a slight pessimistic opinion, I always go for the largest size
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" JBP-PA at 8:21am 07.14.24 When you drop a Danforth anchor, lower it until it just touches bottom. This is 1:1. Then wait to d
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 8:18am 07.14.24 I always thought the scope was the amount of rode/chain compared to the depth. There is no hypoten
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 8:15am 07.14.24 If I understand the math correctly, on a still day I drop 10 ft of chain and anchor to the sea bed.
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Joe at 8:14am 07.14.24 I always thought the scope was the amount of rode/chain compared to the depth. There is no hypotenu
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.14.24 According to the manual at https://www.promariner.com/-/media/inriver/63110_USE.pdf?modified=2023032
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall (1) JBP-PA at 8:04am 07.14.24 The usual approach is a canvas cover. This place has one for a Surprise. https://www.sailorstailor.

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