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ST 4000+ gettinthere at 8:14am 04.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/982 I have an ST 4000+ control head. Sent it to Ray to test. Received this... Display failure. LCD burn
C22 Recent Purchase Mark (Chops) Prescott at 7:29am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 4/486 Hi, First time on this forum as I can only just call myself a "sailboat owner". Can anyone tell me h
fuel locker solution from stingy... rpludwig at 7:14am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 3/731 here's a link to stingy's upgrade contest if you're not on his mailing list... Good solution for the
Cracks inside my cuddy cabin- Advice needed (4) Gracie A at 6:45am 04.22.17 Day Sailers 1/1903 Hello, I recently came into an '81 Oday Day Sailer II. I paid next to nothing for it and intend to
The Gulf Stream All U Get at 6:13am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 4/395 Hi all, We made our first use of the Gulf Stream to travel from the Bahamas to the east coast. Onc
What is it? (3) lehighsail at 5:07am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1255 Anybody have any idea what this is?
Need help deciding on batteries Karcher at 9:55pm 04.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3564 Just purchased a 1976 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. Not sure of the age or status of the batteries s
Erickson 25, 1977 - Ready to buy, I have questions? Hollymae D at 6:02pm 04.21.17 Ericson 19/4783 My husband and I are are preparing to purchase the above boat. I am a little confused I see the cen
propane hose gettinthere at 5:55pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1035 I bought a Tee kit years back to split off the propane tank to my bbq grill. the fitting that screws
Picture of 2760-003 Pump Installed on 2QM20 rardiH36 at 5:53pm 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1259 Aside from Ed Schenck, whose 2QM20 photo I have looked at, (thanks Ed) does anyone have a photo hand
Adhesives kampuniform at 5:46pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/330 I'm about to embark on a restoration of a Yamaha 33'. There are a few patches of teak veneer in the
Emergency Tiller Don Guillette at 3:27pm 04.21.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4875 Jackdaw's comments on this topic on another forum caught my attention - I trawl the other forums loo
1974 O'Day 20 Balsa core repair (2) Ten Forward at 1:58pm 04.21.17 Day Sailers 1/1927 135597 135598 Annual inspection revealed a soaking wet/rotted balsa core above the cabin. At this
How Sailboats Win or Lose Races Jackdaw at 12:25pm 04.21.17 Racing 17/2028 I came across this tome, How Sailboats Win or Lose Races, by William Smith and published in 1964. Ho
31, 34 & 37 cabintop windows JimLanter at 11:29am 04.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/920 Both a friend of mine and I have boats with cabin top windows that have broken. We are about five s
Cabin bulbs replacement with LEDs DStegs49 at 11:26am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1542 If Don Thompson is still a member, please contact me. I have a question about the leds that you men
New portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:19am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1581 Does anyone know of a supplier that would stock replacement portlights for an Irwin 27 1969? Called
Replacement Portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:16am 04.21.17 Irwin 0/896 Does anyone know of a supplier for portlights that would fit an Irwin 27 1969? Or of a good supplier
Engine room fire Blaise at 11:09am 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1198 A week before our sixth race to Mexico, we took Midnight Sun out for an overnight shakedown cruise.
What's the silliest (dumbest) boat related thing you ever saw? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:12am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 83/6587 Sitting at the marina this a.m., I watched some pretty strange things which prompts me to ask: My c

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New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:03pm 06.11.24 There is a lot of experience here but we would need good pics to really help. @Crazy Dave Condon w
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 1:44pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rig
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Warren 22 at 1:34pm 06.11.24 I would add its a West Wight Potter 15
tidy traveller options dlochner at 1:23pm 06.11.24 Horn cleats are horrible options for cleats that might need to be undone quickly. Cam cleats without
Failed Traveler Part (1) JBS Mystic at 1:16pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rigg
tidy traveller options Ward H at 1:05pm 06.11.24 Oh, I agree, those horn cleats have to go. I find the Spinlock PXR cam cleats are much easier to use
Failed Traveler Part Ward H at 1:01pm 06.11.24 Most of the sailors here on the forum are enthusiasts who do practice proper sail trim. Many sailor
tidy traveller options (1) adamv at 12:56pm 06.11.24 225375 Sorry i dont have any better pictures to hand. You can see the horn cleats and traveller line
tidy traveller options Ward H at 12:24pm 06.11.24 I haven't but my first thought would be, since the cleats are on opposite side of the companionway,
What might this be.... NYSail at 11:44am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Hello Below at 10:59am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. That is a lot of power consumed espec
Group 24 starter battery JBP-PA at 10:59am 06.11.24 If you need 1000 CA, then yea, that's fine. If you don't need 1000 CA, a DP battery or even a deep c
Bilge maintenance Timm R Oday25 at 10:24am 06.11.24 From here , I'd say you were in fine shape . That's one dry dusty bilge . Minimal corrosion on the b
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:22am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw skunther at 10:21am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:20am 06.11.24 What has worked for me is leaving the meter on the battery. Now turn off one circuit at a time . O
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw dlochner at 10:15am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker p
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 10:11am 06.11.24 Forget buying a "start" battery. Get a Group 24 marine deep cycle there will be plenty of cranking p
Cat310 Engine bed (1) ToddL214 at 9:31am 06.11.24 No plates under the engine mounts on Hull 18.
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:03am 06.11.24 You can still set one up like a local Regatta, doesn't require a national's endorsement but their ad

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