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Canadian buying USCG-registered cruiser - in another country acrobatique at 4:50am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/810 First post in the forum so please be kind haha... looking to purchase my first cruiser, she's USCG r
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1955 I'd like to arrange a day sail (or even motoring) or multi-day outing with someone in the Astoria, O
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 6:09pm 04.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/862 The mast compression post on my 2003 H326 is a roughly finished stainless pipe - a long way from po
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 4:16pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 10/795 Hi All, I have the attached image bolted on to the bow of my illustrious sailboat. If you have some
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:31pm 04.18.23 Catalina 22 18/1311 I asked: I got this answer: As an AI language model, I can provide you with some general recommen
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 19/964 In a week or two I will need to inflate a bunch of fenders. One of them is very large. Would I bette
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 12:53pm 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/747 Hi, my fridge unit, vitrifrigo, is not getting power when checked with meter. Connections at the u
Stanchions on 1996 Catalina 42 MKII redeoarknot at 11:40am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/240 Want to rebed a couple stanchions' and not sure what the best way is to get to the bottom nuts. They
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines (5) Maine Sail at 11:18am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1421 My brother ' I own a family property in Northern Maine. The property is large, 250+ acres. As such,
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:31am 04.18.23 Trailer Sailors 11/870
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Serendipity202 at 9:13am 04.18.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/792 We just bought a 2001 Macgregor 26X swing keel. It was changed over to an M sail and rigging. Somein
Anyone here going to the Catalina 22 Nationals Race this year? (1) LakeShark at 8:27am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 0/430 Just wondering if anyone here was also going to the Catalina National race in Arkansas this year? I
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement TimFromLI at 7:09am 04.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/875 I read that Perkins recommends changing the timing belt every 3 years but the general consensus amon
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 6:13am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 28/1461 https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-missing-sailors-encountered-20-foot-seas-mexico/story?id=98631258 My wi
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal (2) miraculix at 5:38am 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1279 Hi all, We have a MAX power CT80 bow thruster on our Beneteau Oceanis 40. We lost quite a bit of po
2022 Lake Michigan Sailing Trip - St. Joseph, Holland, Chicago, Michigan City TheFlagshipFesarius at 4:50am 04.18.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1890 A planned two day sailing passage to Sturgeon Bay was scuttled by unfavorable winds, so Fesarius cha
Checking shaft alignment (2) High Current at 9:00pm 04.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/1091 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for lau
Rust color in Antifreeze (1) buddybear at 8:36pm 04.17.23 Catalina 310 23/1827 I use antifreeze 50/50 for my M25XPB 2001, I have no issues with over heating. Last year I started t
Doesn't hurt to ask dennisv at 5:42pm 04.17.23 Bigger Boats 11/1638 Need info if there is any "interchangeability" between mainsheet traveler brands. Have 1984 ODay 28
Hunter 34 prop shaft (5) cdells at 5:17pm 04.17.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/963 214718

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Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:03pm 05.30.24 :plus: What @Terry Cox says. Just like the solid chainplate, it is not in the interest of a builder
Chain plates Hunter 49 Terry Cox at 5:58pm 05.30.24 Either that or cut a section out of the rubrail which is not exactly a great. Before you start cut
Damned generator Terry Cox at 5:48pm 05.30.24
Damned generator Clay Smith at 5:06pm 05.30.24 Problem solved like I was saying from the start it was either a secondary start battery or a termina
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 4:35pm 05.30.24 Update: Sailboat Owners: "The chainplate are supposed to be made out of one solid piece of stainless
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:57pm 05.30.24 What RPM are you typically running your engine at? How often and how close do you get to these uppe
Damned generator shemandr at 2:35pm 05.30.24 That damned PO guy again! If I ever get my hands on him ... "To the Moon...PO guy!"
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 2:33pm 05.30.24 I see, definitely will be doing the same. My cockpit coaming is shaped differently but it'll land in
Bilge water question sailme88 at 1:54pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sink
Damned generator JamesG161 at 1:39pm 05.30.24 Clay Found the issue, it was behind is Switch Panel. The PO had disconnected the Red Genset DC cabl
Love Hate relationship (3) pclarksurf at 1:34pm 05.30.24 Sorry I don't have good close up pic of it installed just yet-- but marked up where I mounted the sl
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:08pm 05.30.24 Gotcha. Would you say your mounting location is good, would you change anything at all, move it forw
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 1:03pm 05.30.24 I measured my 92 and came up with 78" width, inboard of the genoas and clear of the winches, do you
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer 73Oday20 at 12:16pm 05.30.24 I use an electric trolling motor on my O'Day 20 boat, plenty power. If i'm going out far, i take two
Damned generator FastOlson at 11:56am 05.30.24 Sounds like good and experienced advice. Once the positive side is demystified and back in service,
Damned generator Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.30.24 None are tripped. Do your three breakers connect to a main breaker like ours? That would be one re
Damned generator (1) JamesG161 at 11:05am 05.30.24 ok that was not it. :banghead: Ok his boat is a H466 much longer runs for the 2/0 Gauge Red Cable.
Damned generator JamesG161 at 10:01am 05.30.24 I have been on a phone call with Clay for 2 hours trying to find his problem of .. Zero VDC Clay
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 9:55am 05.30.24 Id like to get further opinions on this...I agree it looks better than when I started, but that's t
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 9:46am 05.30.24

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