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Had my first trailer tire blowout yesterday (1) Gene Neill at 5:06am 05.09.17 Trailer Sailors 80/9771 The tire was a 15" Karrier LoadStar, load range D. They are rated at 2,540lb capacity each; the boat
Smallest starter battery Jackdaw at 4:52am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1157 BlueJ currently has a single battery (group 27) for both house and starting. Thinking about adding a
Mast (1) Catalina NC at 4:48am 05.09.17 Catalina 30 13/1744 We have had a great deal of storms come through lately. Recently, I noticed the boat started shimmin
The Canadian side (1) All U Get at 4:41am 05.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1820 Hi all, We met a lot of Canadians this year in the Bahamas and laughed a lot about how we see each
oday 23 mast wirring Captmayhem at 8:09pm 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1128 Anyone have an insight into how I can pull a new cable in for my mast light? The old cable is corrod
Chain Plates W.P. Smith at 7:02pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1614 Hello everyone, Hoping someone could give me some advice on chain plates. It's a 2000 Hunter 410. Du
John G. Alden Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum 2018 (1) Scott Kraft at 6:30pm 05.08.17 Alden General Chat 8/1960 http://Photos Friends and fellow Alden Lovers, I am currently working with two Board members of the
plastic crib boards piedpiperIII at 6:23pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 12/3189 Has anyone used the plastic on their cat 22? all of my teak is beyond help and I have been thinking
Blue Hull Paint for Hunter 40 2014 smetz at 5:06pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/625 Does anyone know if you can get a stock number for paint that will match the deep blue paint on my h
T Track placement knotatwork2 at 4:54pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/536 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and purchased a 135 Genoa. The standing block won't allow me to pull the sai
trailer tiller boat chart plotter possible option.. walt at 3:49pm 05.08.17 Trailer Sailors 14/5788 I have a Lowrance 4 inch GPS fishfinder mounted in the companionway of my Mac 26S and it works fine
End of a partnership Ferina at 2:13pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2434 For 5 years I have shared 2 boats (currently a Hunter 25.5) with a friend. He has only a few months
Opposing wind and current made it impossible to retrieve my anchor SWagner at 1:04pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 40/3767 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 38 and believe it had a 33lbs stainless steel Delta anchor. We we
Catalina Yachts Decals shank at 12:01pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 2/1238 This is kind of trivial but it bothers me to waste money. I ordered two of these decals and the fir
Water Pump Cycling... SailFysh at 10:17am 05.08.17 Catalina 310 16/2200 Just wondering what is "normal" for the water pump on the 310. I get good pressure at all faucets. T
How do you get your non self priming pumps going jeff356 at 10:03am 05.08.17 Big Boats 12/5455 Every spring there is a battle that I wage with 2 non self priming pumps to get them up and running.
Scientific Definition Of Sailing Terms Don Guillette at 9:46am 05.08.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 60/9699 Ship mates: I talk to a lot of sailors (phone, letters, Email) and in 99% of the cases I can provide
Winch Maintenance kclancy at 9:39am 05.08.17 Catalina 22 20/1390 Over the weekend I noticed that my winch is leaking green grease. The grease must be breaking down.
Just like a rebellious Teenager... My keelbolts and their green hair! (2) wsmac at 9:21am 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/747 I'm getting ready to commit to rewiring the DC on my boat... 1985 Hunter 28.5... but I have a questi
Mast base MidwestSailor at 9:13am 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/658 Hi folks, I have purchased a 1979 O'day 22! On closer inspection, I am having concerns about the m

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What are these tracks used for? (4) Will Gilmore at 11:50am 07.14.24 ... and the thing sitting behind the wheel of the truck is a teamster.:biggrin: The teamster turns
Tiller mount damages fiberglass dlochner at 11:45am 07.14.24 This is when the tiller is in the stowed position? To answer your question, probably not. However y
Tiller mount damages fiberglass shemandr at 11:45am 07.14.24 I've seen stainless chafe guards used in areas where sheets have worn through the gel coat - not som
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:43am 07.14.24 Would get the jock's attention for sure. Back when I was teaching as a fill in for a number of year
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 11:18am 07.14.24 The best teachers are those who can take complex ideas and present them in understandable ways using
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 10:56am 07.14.24 Did anyone else notice the OP has not been back since the original post? I think we scared them off
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:51am 07.14.24 How precise do you want the answer? Direction is irrelevant because it changes all the time. For s
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:39am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 07.14.24 How do we estimate the direction and magnitude of the resultant vector? But ve must include zee c
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 10:31am 07.14.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:07am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 10:06am 07.14.24 Yes, that is the definition we all use. This is very simple math; basically 8th grade algebra/geome
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Stu Jackson at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a RATIO of depth to length of rode. Triangles have nothing to do with it...although Ralph's p
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 07.14.24 It is a simple ratio of depth to rode length. Nothing more. Thank you sir.
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

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