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Got resolutions? (1) Phil Herring at 7:53am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 41/4132 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repair
White Drainage Build up on Awlgrip Paint (1) SailMaster at 7:32am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/531 While playing catch up with the brightwork on Thalassa I am doing our annual wax job on the awl grip
Portable fuel tank Paul and Judy at 7:21am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1755 I have to move my hunter 33.5 from the marina to a friends dock. My problem is my diesel tank is da
Sail Bag Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:44am 01.02.17 Catalina 22 21/3760 i want to buy a sail bag for my jib from Sailrite. What size do you recommend.
Galley Bench for a Beneteau 370 collins3184 at 5:37am 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/415 I'm looking for a galley bench for an Oceanis 370 (1992). Some models came with the bench others do
Buying a Dinghy Steverhnm at 8:16pm 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/969 OK, so it's time I buy a new Dinghy for my boat. Tired of patching, tired of leaking water, tired o
Review of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard for Sunbrella Zeus2012 at 7:55pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/5879 I bought a gallon of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard because our bimini was leaking like a window screen.
Structural Importance of Liner? AaronD at 5:35pm 01.01.17 Catalina 22 5/1800 As I was cutting more holes in my interior liner the other day (mounting a couple electrical compone
Anyone else get out for a New Year's Day Sail? (1) tomgrigsby at 5:29pm 01.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/905 New Year's day race onboard my 1979 H30. We're overtaking a 1981 H30 in very light air on James Riv
Trailer Sailer Capri 22 Wing keel? MEM626 at 5:27pm 01.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1717 I've been shopping for a Capri 22 with a wing keel with the intention of trailering it to lakes in t
Sheet coloring CapnGL at 3:38pm 01.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/638 When I put new rigging on my new to me boat all the sheets were the same color so I replaced with al
Odd size on anchor chain? SFS at 2:08pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1338 OK, here is today's puzzle. I measured my anchor chain today with my calipers, in preparation for o
Water under the galley sink tgrass462 at 12:27pm 01.01.17 Smaller Boats 39/3634 We have a 1999 260 that has a tiny amount of water entering the space beneath the galley sink. It l
Bose 321 System not turning on: al simonson at 10:51am 01.01.17 Big Boats 42/14841 I have a 2009 41DS that I keep in Tortola, BVI. I bought it new in 2010 and it came with the Bose 32
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 shallow draft keel - anyone seen pictures? RichW9603 at 8:54am 01.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1934 Hi all, I am considering upgrading my boat to a Jeanneau SO 439. Unfortunately being in Texas I wou
3GM30F Raw Water Pump Mike Kegley at 8:12am 01.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 19/11117 Hoping to get a little assistance/clarification regarding sourcing a replacement raw water pump for
How to drain Antifreeze from Yanmar 3ym30. Caspurr at 6:49am 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/13352 Looking for information on how to replace my existing antifreeze in my 3YM30 Yanmar engine. Is there
Port Light Trim Ring Removal (1) KZW at 3:17pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1424 How does one remove the aluminum trim rings from the port lights without damaging them (or the gel c
Reefing the jib ChrisNY at 2:20pm 12.31.16 Sirius 21/22 6/2369 Took the Sirius 21 out for a sail yesterday. It was blowing 10-15kts with gust up to what seemed to
Mast Compression Post Rot Barn-dog at 2:16pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7201 After reading about this, I decided to remove the teak wrap around the wood post on my 1987 Hunter 3

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Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 9:08am 02.18.24 There are two factors at play here - ampacity and voltage drop. The first limit to consider is max
No holding tank options? jssailem at 8:57am 02.18.24
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:54am 02.18.24 I'm answering my own questions (oops, is talking to myself on a forum considered a mental disorder)
No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 8:52am 02.18.24 On my boarding for Inspection, one officer went below alone and returned. He told me all was good a
No holding tank options? kloudie1 at 8:42am 02.18.24 Seems like if you are boarded and are pleasant and cooperative, they are more likely to treat you th
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:32am 02.18.24 It is not just "my understanding" that a non-releasable zip tie is acceptable, it is right in the E
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:22am 02.18.24 @Calif. Ted Not sure why you say "you are confused." You are correct that most of the sailboats th
No holding tank options? dlochner at 8:20am 02.18.24 In fifty years I've been boarded by CG twice, neither time did they even look at the sanitation sys
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig Ted at 8:17am 02.18.24 Some masthead rigged boat can have very bendy masts. My triple spreader mast can bend 8". You can us
No holding tank options? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 02.18.24 No, you are confused, most boats have a type 3 (holding tank) sanitation system: Federal law prohibi
Air conditioner replacement dlochner at 7:29am 02.18.24 What's RCR recommending for AC units? They are pretty knowledgeable. Don't over size, as @TimFromLI
Moving Up... dlochner at 7:22am 02.18.24 Hopefully, you guys will allow me to hang with the group...this forum provides MANY improvements th
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 7:19am 02.18.24 Double spreader masthead masts can get pretty bendy, that's why the spreaders are swept back and the
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 7:11am 02.18.24 Here's a link to a video that does a great job of explaining the cooling system of a Yanmar. In par
Prop rotation question robbjd at 6:50am 02.18.24 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd
No holding tank options? dlochner at 6:19am 02.18.24 I am sure there are people who don't comply with the no discharge law for various reasons. If a boat
Bilge Wire Size Question. dlochner at 5:58am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size the
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (1) patbratton at 4:44am 02.18.24 Up date on struts. I went to the boat today to take the broken ends of the struts off of the studs o
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 4:22am 02.18.24 Have you considered an Engels? Low battery drain, 110/12 v, compressor works very well at almost any
Advice on transcontinental shipping captain69 at 3:49am 02.18.24

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