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Furler woes bob45 at 4:04am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1435 Hi! I am looking for advice on some furler issues. I haven an old harken mk1 furler that has started
Okd J24 traveler repair (2) G0ri11@ at 3:49pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/737 After being docked over a particularly windy period, the shackle on my traveler seems to have popped
Bed-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Skipper J at 2:43pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/819 Hi, I would appreciate comments regarding the suitability of using Bed-it Tape instead of silicone
Removing ceiling light pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/496 Can anyone help me to remove this type of ceiling light
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 25/2076 Yanmar20gm sat for a few years 2-3 wo being started. Got it started using starter fluid and it ran f
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 10:50am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1752 I have clean clear water that accumulates in the bilge compartment at base of mast and the one adjac
Tartan Fantail questions Aksaildog at 8:10am 06.24.24 Tartan 14/2475 Hello fellow sailor, I live in Montana and sail on a lake and most likely my sailing will be day and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1806 I've been chasing my tail on this issue since I launched. My little two stroke inboard engine doesn'
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 mavexe at 6:43am 06.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/435
How to replace anchor roller on bow sprit? (2) brockfromwa at 3:26pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1462 On my '14 Beneteau Oceanis 55, the lower anchor roller needs replacing but I don't know how to prope
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII CAL35_RockHallMD at 3:01pm 06.23.24 Parts Search 6/870
Newbies beware LloydB at 12:36pm 06.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 0/874 There are fat fingered pirates who speak on only sentences ending in arr that try to use aeye. I can
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup (2) Afraal at 12:19pm 06.23.24 Catalina 310 7/2539 Hi everyone, I wanted to share a couple of pictures of the finished result of replacing the OEM alt
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 12:08pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1802 I'm experining a loud sqeaking noise that seems to coming from the area where the mast and boom conn
Hunter 260 Edson Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) philiefay at 9:31pm 06.22.24 Trailer Sailors 10/2299 I have the Edson steering pedestal and wondering if anyone has had this same problem. I was sailing
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Rich Karem at 5:15pm 06.22.24 Catalina 22 13/2420 My saliing guru insists that I need to convert my C22 to a roller furled jib. Am looking for source
Mobile navigation app NYSail at 11:55am 06.22.24 Ask All Sailors 23/5388 So I know there is much discussion in the files but like with all tech navigation apps keep changing
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 06.22.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/417 More needed Rain for Texas and Mexico. This storm is Following Tropical Storm Alberto into the Eas
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:01am 06.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 24/3016 I have owned a 2003 Catalina 310, equipped with the OEM Universal M25XPB diesel engine which is a co
Downsizing to a 260 rbyham at 6:25am 06.22.24 Smaller Boats 9/1291 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently e

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Stuck in the mud LLoyd B at 10:14am 11.05.25 So the simplest solution is let it float out unless there's other restrictions about how soon you wa
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 bebling at 8:31am 11.05.25 I have a friend that is a auto body guy. He took two of my stanchions and inside of 5 minutes with
The Bank Manager ver 3 BarryL at 8:21am 11.05.25 There are many mini batteries that are over 300AH. mini just means (approximately) group 27 size.
Boat Insurance FastOlson at 7:49am 11.05.25 For years, "wreck removal and pollution abatement" has been a written requirement for insurance cert
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 7:31am 11.05.25 I'm lost here. Maybe I need a little more caffiene in my coffee. Maybe clean my glasses. Maybe I
Stern Measurements Joe at 7:06am 11.05.25 Transom is the identifying word you are seeking. So.. "Transom dimensions} might help a search if i
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor rgranger at 6:14am 11.05.25 The expense was shop time for the mechanic to tell me nothing was wrong with the engine and shop ti
The Bank Manager ver 3 GeneraiT001 at 6:14am 11.05.25 The "mini" lithium are small form factor 100 amp hour batteries. There have been some credible test
Boat Insurance GeneraiT001 at 6:11am 11.05.25
Winter Storage + Batteries? dlochner at 5:43am 11.05.25 In the past I have left dry sponges and old towels in a dry bilge over the winter. The theory being
The Bank Manager ver 3 kloudie1 at 5:17am 11.05.25 The "mini" lithium are small form factor 100 amp hour batteries. There have been some credible tests
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 5:15am 11.05.25 Perhaps there was marine growth / barnacles that clogged the lines. In the Spring, after launching
Boat Insurance Rick Webb at 5:14am 11.05.25 With just liability insurance you will want to make sure you have salvage and pollution mitigation c
The Bank Manager ver 3 mermike at 5:08am 11.05.25 Take a good look at the Arco Zeus Alternators and Regulators. About the same cost and much improved
Stuck in the mud dLj at 5:00am 11.05.25 It's unclear to me where the boat is located. Guessing that it sounds like it's in its slip. That ma
Winter Storage + Batteries? kappykaplan at 4:19am 11.05.25 To use a garboard I'd have to drill a hole through the hull for it? Yes. How else will the accumul
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 4:11am 11.05.25 I have left my mast in this year and have raised a 100 watt solar panel vertically from the flag ha
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 4:09am 11.05.25 Yes. Slower.self discharge at colder temperatures This. As long as the lead acid batteries are f
Stern Measurements jssailem at 4:00am 11.05.25 While commercial boats have required size and location of name so that easy recognition is possible,
Winter Storage + Batteries? east coaster at 3:56am 11.05.25 I have left my mast in this year and have raised a 100 watt solar panel vertically from the flag hal

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