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3B or G4????? NYSail at 8:22am 03.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1655 so evaluating ground tackle and am adding more chain and new anchor. Current chain is 30 feet 3/8 3B
Bottom prep and paint. Karyon at 7:09am 03.18.17 Ask All Sailors 1/354 I'm thinking of leaving my boat in the water for a season, before I just put her back on the trailer
What are the symptoms of serviceable batteries with low water Capt Robbie at 7:29pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/29120 Three years ago I changed out my house and starting batteries with what I was told were not servicea
How fast does your Cherubini motor? TooCoys at 6:36pm 03.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1242 I've got a 1980 27' with a Yanmar 1gm10 in it, and it motors extremely slow. We took it out yesterd
Google Earth (1) Brian D at 4:43pm 03.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/993 I was playing around with Google Earth today and found a feature that I did not know existed. I know
Solar panel question RWSlater at 4:21pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/608 I'm putting together a 3 panel array (yeah I have a hungry boat) and have heard that leaving a gap b
Wind Instrument C38newbie at 3:36pm 03.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/956 I have the original wind direction and speed instruments on my 1981 C38. I would like to replace the
84 Catalina 22 have a lead or cast iron swing keel? Todd Parrish at 3:14pm 03.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3494 I was looking at a boat that's been in freshwater slip, keel down, for 10 years. I've read that 'ea
h26 jweber1961 at 10:42am 03.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/420 do I need a long leg outboard or will short leg be sufficent
Arguing with my "boat guy" Pipe Dream at 10:39am 03.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/2468 Ok-need a little help here..... Last fall after a weekend on the lake, I noticed an odor in the hou
Budge Bimini Tops Douginmd at 10:02am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/544 I am looking for inexpensive options for bimini tops for an O'day 25. Has anybody had experience wi
Charleston Spar - In mast furling Time 2 Cruise at 9:22am 03.17.17 Catalina 310 3/3733 Has anyone ever restrung the inhaul ' outhaul on one of these? My lines are shot and they need repla
mainsheet fiddle block? (1) jyjohnson at 7:25am 03.17.17 Smaller Boats 14/3584 Hi all -- I have H 25.5 (mid '80s I think). The angle of the cam cleat makes it quite hard to cleat
Electric Fuel Pump addition for priming..... NYSail at 7:09am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 24/4510 Hello all, New boat has a long run from tank to engine and was thinking about adding an electric fu
March 17, 17 All U Get at 5:59am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/402 Happy St. Patrick's Day. Mission today is to find some Irish Whiskey amongst all the rum here on th
Amazing tactical perspective on a race. Jackdaw at 9:17pm 03.16.17 Racing 8/1510 Here is an entire TP52 Super Series race, Hot mic'ed and from multi-angles. Amazing vid, if you have
1987 Hunter Legend 35 - Rudder Construction? walmsleyc at 8:28pm 03.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1348 (previously posted on a Catalina forum by mistake) My rudder has been dripping rusty water for a nu
ST4000+ replacement belt identification (1) jonelli at 6:25pm 03.16.17 Catalina 30 7/3453 Hey All, I need help identifying the correct belt for this. I see a lot of D169 "For MK1 black housi
sunsail ownership Captmayhem at 6:17pm 03.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1029 I'm sure I'm not the only one getting emails from them, what's the catch?
First 405 galley rail guidera48 at 5:46pm 03.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/729 I am rebuilding a first 405 and I need to make new counter rails for the galley. Beneteau made a la

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Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 3:20pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo...
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.29.24 Hurricane Beryl It is small and compact moving West at 23 mph. The Hurricane Hunters heading to th
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 06.29.24 You're sure it's not thru-bolted? That would be strange to just be screwed in.

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