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Going from 20 gauge wire to 14 gauge wiring Bad Obsession at 9:04pm 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4612 When I re-wired my mast I ran 14 gauge duplex wire to the top of the mast for the anchor light. My
"standard" or "performance" mainsail for Hunter 140? (2) ColumbiaRiverDoug at 7:09pm 12.05.16 Day Sailers 8/2764 I am new to this boat, can someone recognize the sail as a standard or performance model?, I'd be gl
Bought the last outboard I'll ever need today. (1) RussC at 4:15pm 12.05.16 Trailer Sailors 20/3316 Our old 1976 Johnson 6hp was still chugging along, but I've been a mechanic all my life and don't re
new owner - Sail options for Hunter 23.5? Dfed at 12:24pm 12.05.16 Smaller Boats 6/2354 I am looking at buying new sails for my recently acquired 1996 Hunter 23.5. We do lake sailing, ligh
Ideas for Bow Light Mounting on Hunter 23.5 (2) evan709 at 12:20pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/950 My 1993 Hunter 23.5 has a bow running light that's mounted just below the cradle for the mast when i
I think these are electrical, but I'm not sure... (4) evan709 at 12:15pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1545 I'm replacing the ancient electrical panel in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. When I pulled the old one out, I
Marinebeam does it again Jackdaw at 11:27am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 71/10499 Like others I'm sure, I've installed Marinebeam's innovative white/red LED cabin bulbs that switch c
40.5 Rigging Sizes redunculous at 10:11am 12.05.16 Big Boats 4/698 Exactly what it says on the tin I have certainly got to the end of the road for my rigging, do any
water through keel bolt hole macgregor 25 stan1628 at 10:02am 12.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3136 hello everyone, I inherited a 1984 mac 25ft recently, supposedly still in excellent condition. I pe
is this keel servicable? (2) newsailor72 at 8:01am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1046 130838 130839 looking at a 71 cat22, the keel has got quite a bit of rust, especially the trailing e
Older Rhodes 19 questions Bocatura at 7:33am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 0/919 I have an early R19 keelboat that appears to have never had ribs or floorboards - would it have been
Cape Cod Bullseye Bocatura at 7:00am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 1/2162 I am a proud owner of a 1958 Bullseye that is currently being totally refurbished ' Awlgripped. My q
41 Deck Salon Laz Patriotus at 6:35am 12.05.16 Big Boats 1/30 I have a brand new Lazarette and Port Stern Hatch covers. If anyone needs one of these for a very r
1960(?) Rhodes 19 keelboat floorboards...? Bocatura at 6:35am 12.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3306 I recently bought an R19 keelboat #63 with sail #67. It has No floortimbers (ribs), or floorboards a
Catalina 30 woes equalvision at 6:11am 12.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/3791 Hello sailors, I've had my first big rain since I bought an early 80s c30 and I have no shortage of
Oil Change Pump Recommendations Monterey385 at 9:16pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2116 Just finished winterizing ... Bought a manual dip stick tube oil change pump as time was short ... i
how much is a new cat22 swing keel newsailor72 at 9:10pm 12.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/906 looking at another cat22, it's a 1971, its keel is pretty much shot. anyone know where to get a new
A true boater.... meb135 at 7:21pm 12.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 15/1264
ericson 38 sailboat windless installaton Brad B. at 4:12pm 12.04.16 Ericson 1/1560 how to install a horizontal anchor windless on deck
Mounting a Rudder Reference on a Mk1 Cat 30 nameless at 3:27pm 12.04.16 Catalina 30 0/607 I am installing an EV100 on my Cat 30 Mk1 1984. The original auto pilot failed and was about 15 yea

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Clamp on meter recommendation? MitchM at 8:12am 03.28.24 What I don t recommend is the Fluke. Spent $320 on it, the AC clamp on feature failed right
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel MitchM at 7:48am 03.28.24
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Davidasailor26 at 7:47am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 7:17am 03.28.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 03.28.24 As I found with my boat, the gear ratio isn't necessarily the same on all boats even of the same mod
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 4:17am 03.28.24 Thanks, appreciate the advice. The same goes for the Bimini. The frames for both are in good shape b
Fridge: 12V or DC Davidasailor26 at 3:57am 03.28.24 That's a lot of cycle time. How much does it draw while running? My 12V fridge will cycle on for ab
Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 3:35am 03.28.24 Can you upload photos of what your display is showing at various points? It almost sounds to me a
NMEA dlochner at 3:23am 03.28.24 The drop cables and backbone cables are physically the same. Their position in the network is what c
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine kappykaplan at 2:04am 03.28.24 Just curious? Should I post here what I actually decide to do and let you all know how it went and
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 9:08pm 03.27.24
Removing the dodger jssailem at 8:32pm 03.27.24 The demo guys use a hacksaw or a sawzall I suspect you may want a less destructive approach. In th
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 03.27.24 Those must be fun to water.
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine BTC1984 at 8:02pm 03.27.24 Thank you for all the opinions. Very helpful. Just curious? Should I post here what I actually dec
Fridge: 12V or DC dLj at 8:00pm 03.27.24
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. DArcy at 7:46pm 03.27.24 I had difficulty removing the Group 31 batteries but installing the new GC2 6V batteries was not too
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Dalliance at 7:01pm 03.27.24 My batteries are in an especially awkward location under the quarter berth. I pay my yacht yard to
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:22pm 03.27.24 Ok ok another Funny Sign.
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 5:35pm 03.27.24 Yeah I talked to a older guy that works on boats and he seemed to think that it would slide out with

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