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The boom jack or boom vang Justin_NSA at 11:18am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3531 This is a great little video on how and why to use the vang. Probably too simple for the old salts.
Raymarine RC435i Software Upgrade Caspurr at 10:02am 04.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 7/3907 I have the Raymarine RC435i Chart Plotter and wondering if anyone has updated the software on this u
Repower or repair? jibes138 at 9:30am 04.04.17 Bigger Boats 58/5358 I started doing a shaft alignment yesterday and was astonished to find the aft port flange off the b
Stumpy Point Bay: Pamlico Sound rgranger at 9:11am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/203 Hi All I'm doing some pre-cruise planning for a June trip in the Pamlico Sound. I'm looking on Ac
I took my boat on land for new bottom paint seadaddler at 8:52am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/398 Here my sailboat on the way to boat yard
Video shows sailboat capsize into pier PGIJon at 8:51am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/526 Just saw this on CNN... Four crew members jump ship seconds before their sailboat crashed into the
head gasket question capta at 8:42am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/413 A very simple job has gone strange. Pulled the head and changed out the thermostat housing w/o a pro
Boat Pulls to left when Motoring markwbird at 8:10am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3211 I recently hauled my '84 Hunter 34 to do a bottom job. I did it myself. Sanded. painted. Buffed.
dinghy lites and registration #,s redhead78 at 6:35am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1428 Hey all I bought a dink at defender and was wondering about run lts, and reg #,s and how to attach.
Spinnaker banding tube hewebb at 4:01am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1818 I have been searching for a spinnaker banding tube for several weeks on the internet. I have yet to
45 cc WATER TANK SIZE carefree at 11:06pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 7/1188 Anyone know the gallon break down for the three water tanks in then 45cc? Adding a water maker and i
Yikes! Video of capsizing 22(?)' sailboat George in AK at 10:49pm 04.03.17 Trailer Sailors 5/3113 Looks like a late-model Catalina, but I could be wrong. Any thoughts as to their list o' mistakes?
Air filter replacement SailorguyRob at 9:40pm 04.03.17 Catalina 30 7/2320 Hello all. I have the Universal M25 XPB and when I looked at the air filter, it seems to have a mesh
SoCal Catalina Surveyor Snowtanned at 8:53pm 04.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/365 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in the LA/LB area who has expertise surveying 1990's-era Cata
Glassing over a removed thru hull. What glass should I use? lost soul at 8:37pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1891 I have removed a 2 inch diameter thru hull fitting in my fiberglass sailboat. The hole is underwater
Bow thruster battery jeremyotto at 8:16pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/498 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43. Someone told me that the bow thruster battery only charges when either th
Maybe a confusing Battery question, anyone?? wilf at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 38/4907 After the problem on another post about my fridge, another puzzling question arises, after tracing m
Neutral or reverse when sailing? Jack999000 at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5144 Hi I have a hunter 41ac with a 3 blade fixed prop When under sail, should I let it spin freely of ha
charging wet batteries onboard Captmayhem at 8:02pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 3/365 I've just installed a 30W solar panel and controller on my 23' O'day , everything seems to work, sho
More 34 core repairs (3) Sefuller at 7:10pm 04.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/910 One of the remaining areas of wet core I needed to address on our boat was the helm seat. The emerg

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Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Syntonos at 6:22am 04.25.24 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Rivets Used JamesG161 at 6:20am 04.25.24 help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corrosion. Aluminum and Iron will still corrode to final O
Brackets on Pop Top Opening citabria131 at 6:04am 04.25.24 Thanks to the responses, it definitely clears things up for me and confirms they are for holding dow
Windlass and thruster Battery question Scott T-Bird at 5:41am 04.25.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I'd start by measuring the space provided for the batt
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:34am 04.25.24 Once he pokes his bow outside the marina, he can sail over 300 miles in a straight line before touc
Keel getting corrosion (1) dlochner at 5:21am 04.25.24 Assuming this is a lead keel, the original damage was probably a casting fault. The keels are cast
Not perfect launch day... Scott T-Bird at 5:09am 04.25.24 And the their waters are bigger than the bits of ocean I manage to cover. Once he pokes his bow ou
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 04.24.24 And those had best not be zinc. I knew that. I just can't get my head around these guys who sa
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 9:20pm 04.24.24 They do recommend silicone Jerry, normally for hatches and portlights I use butyl. Perhaps the spaci
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 9:02pm 04.24.24 Thanks Dave. We had the injector bench tested and it was ok. We did not check compression since I
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 04.24.24 Some years can be worse than others I was told this years ago when I raise the same question as you
hull port (windows) leaking Jerry1956 at 8:32pm 04.24.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you li
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 7:22pm 04.24.24 Welcome to SBO, sorry for your woes. Mounting an outboard would be an expensive proposition and wou

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