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In the "what the hell is this" catagory (2) Rebar1212 at 10:53pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1308 Owned the boat for a year now, and still finding spare parts all over the place. Most I've known or
Mid-boom brake or preventer AaronD at 8:18pm 04.10.17 Catalina 22 2/1656 Are our C-22 booms strong enough to rig a boom brake or preventer mid-boom? I've been seeing really
Universal diesel. It was the fuse holder. (1) Skipper at 8:11pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/931 So my starter has always had an intermittent clicking problem. 84 M-18. I was aware of the known wir
Inspecting / augmenting rub-rail caulking AaronD at 6:59pm 04.10.17 Catalina 22 9/2044 Well, here's my first dumb question of the week (likely several more to come...stay tuned... :) I b
Mainsheet line from Catalina Direct JosefR at 5:39pm 04.10.17 Catalina 30 37/5167 I'm looking at http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/2101_647/mainsheet-c-30.cfm because I
Added one more to my other hobby Brian D at 4:45pm 04.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/435 But this is it. Done. My creative streak has been taxed out for the entire year. Anyway... It has er
Have you seen a boat on the hard like this? (1) Ken Cross at 4:29pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1353 I took this picture in New Zealand. This looks like a great way to secure boats on the hard. There a
What Is The Marine Industry Standard Connector... GorillaToast at 3:52pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3249 ...for mast electrical wiring in deck stepped masts? From wires coming thru the step to the wires in
How to fix leaks along gunnels vax2005 at 3:27pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2007 Hello All, I am looking for advice on how to fix a leak on my Balboa 20. It seams to be coming from
Rigging, andbeginners sailing Ghostcyber at 1:47pm 04.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/1036 I just bought a sailboat, 27, 81 Catalina... Great boat, just, none of the rigging is done.. So I wa
Help chainplate leak question tnathan at 10:34am 04.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2262 hello all, I have been trying to get my beneteau 361 out of winter storage. The marina called me l
Variprop Pitch Adjustment on a Yanmar 4jh4hte Brezzin at 9:04am 04.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/892 I have a Variprop 4 blade thats slightly over pitched (only gets to 2900 of a max 3200) I've run it
Panel Output -- Early and Late in the day... Sumner at 8:42am 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/846 Probably a rather boring post but a recent discussion on solar panels and charge controllers on anot
Have lost key starter on Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 7:44am 04.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/494 Went to start engine and the key mechanism has disappeared to a small compartment aft of the panel..
My Trogear AS-40 bow sprit install on a Capri 22 (10) Slartibartfass at 6:46am 04.10.17 Catalina 22 8/3056 Part 1
Alden Challenger ECHO. (4) TomY at 4:46am 04.10.17 Alden General Chat 2/3335 ECHO, Alden design# 949R, makes her the 17th Challenger built(Alden used letters instead of numerals
Be careful what you wish for... (2) BlowMeAway at 2:55am 04.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/823 We had beautiful weather yesterday here in upstate New York so off to the marina I went to see how t
H42 freezer lid seal eianm at 12:34am 04.10.17 Big Boats 14/1488 I have spend the last few years trying everything to seal the lid of my freezer, but I still get loa
Venture 17 boom vang? sasjzl at 9:21pm 04.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/861 i have a Venture 17 that has what looks like one end of a book vang about a foot in on the boom but
Turned the key and..KAPLOYEE, KABOOM... Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 04.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 12/1346 This also happened last spring. Volvo MD17c that I rebuilt 5yrs ago.. Smoke out the middle air inta

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My last boat - probably JohnBisMe at 9:39pm 03.16.24 What a bittersweet post! I hope you have many more years of enjoyable sailing ahead of you!
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina higgs at 9:38pm 03.16.24 Welcome to the forum!! I am so sorry to hear this. If you have not already done so, contact all th
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help Leeward Rail at 9:18pm 03.16.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons,
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:44pm 03.16.24 Thanks Stu, this previous thread is from the previous owner, not me. The system has been good, I do
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car Not Too Shabby at 8:40pm 03.16.24 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to m
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JohnBisMe at 8:13pm 03.16.24 Thank you for the informative and useful reply! If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up question
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car Gene Neill at 7:55pm 03.16.24 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to me
Water Line (1) dlochner at 7:42pm 03.16.24 I just redid my plumbing using Pex A. Pex A is more flexible and can be used with crimp rings or wit
Water Line jssailem at 7:39pm 03.16.24
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12pm 03.16.24 I find this site offering on-line courses to be excellent. BTW, I sold my old marine SSB and replac
Water Line redlegmsg66 at 6:36pm 03.16.24 I was looking at the PEX, but it seems very stiff and likely hard to bend.
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Rick D at 6:35pm 03.16.24 I find this site offering on-line courses to be excellent. BTW, I sold my old marine SSB and replace
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler FastOlson at 6:18pm 03.16.24 Thanks for the clarification. We like our bridge deck traveler. When under sail the loaded-up mainsh
Water Line (1) jssailem at 5:45pm 03.16.24 Two basic approaches. PEX A or B. I like A but they require a tool to make the connections. Here is
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina rdmerhar at 5:05pm 03.16.24 I sounded the hull and just repaired where needed. Pole was rubbing higher and water ran in thru bal
Venting Battery Compartment pgandw at 4:56pm 03.16.24
Bad Layered Fiberglass? shemandr at 3:11pm 03.16.24 I've sailed quite a bit on Tartan 33's - actually two of them. It's a very good boat with an S&S de
Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 03.16.24 Nope! Voltage is the Pushing power. Amperage is the Flow. A Dead Battery has no AMP flow. S
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 2:37pm 03.16.24 Nope! Voltage is the Pushing power. Amperage is the Flow. A Dead Battery has no AMP flow. S
Venting Battery Compartment JamesG161 at 2:32pm 03.16.24 Actually it's both. Nope! Voltage is the Pushing power. Amperage is the Flow. A Dead Batter

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