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Pumping water out of the ballast SFKjeld at 3:14pm 07.31.16 Smaller Boats 26/3216 I have only launched my water ballasted 23.5 twice. I don't remember the difference in the water lin
Bimini (Conestoga model) (3) RussC at 1:16pm 07.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/566 After a two day stay on the boat last week in 102 heat we decided it was time to think about the ad*
Where does ice box drain? gfroch at 1:09pm 07.31.16 Catalina 30 13/5648 Hello all- I don't see a drain to the bilge, so guessing it drains over? hooks into galley sink drai
Hunter34 mast, mainsail slides peacheykeen at 12:30pm 07.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/526 FOr a Hunter 34 (1983) Kenyon mast, what size slides are on the mainsail? I'm in Toronto, boat is
Shaft anode small bubbling Ken13559 at 7:57am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 44/6780 Today I drove underwater and clean ed the hull. While there I changed out the shaft anode. I noted t
House battery charging JDREHER at 7:23am 07.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2110 I have a 1995 Oceanis 440 with a house battery bank of 4, 6V batteries that are only charged when pl
Invest 97 Storm and Prediction JamesG161 at 7:03am 07.31.16 Sails Call Lounge 16/1908 I am posting this forum, since I am an amateur Hurricane Forecaster. I began my study after my City
Fuel line maintenance NYSail at 6:04am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 42/7778 hello all, I change my fuel filters each year and find little debris, however boat is 30 years old
Plastic water seal for Day Sailer 1 (1) chaswilson at 5:02am 07.31.16 Day Sailers 3/841 Currently refurbishing Day Sailer and I need to replace the vinyl rib moulding between the teak rail
Yanmar 2gm20 fuel Issue dfischer at 8:35pm 07.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/3547 I have a new-to-me Hunter 326 with the above engine and standard 2-blade prop. The fuel gauge does n
Hunter 31 cracked keel (3) Bradv at 8:33pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3376 I'm interested in opinions on the attached photos of the iron keel on this Hunter 31. I'm consideri
Toe rail Fairlead Rodsails at 3:09pm 07.30.16 Big Boats 10/2621 Does anyone know of who, what or were I can find a replacement for my 1987 45' Legend. The sea gods
Oday 322 hull indent at chainplate brockville_sailor at 2:30pm 07.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/646 Hello, I am looking at a 1988 322 that has some minor hull deflection in the area of the chainplate
Electric conversion for Hunter sailboat sls11115 at 2:14pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3784 Has anyone tried an electric motor conversion for a Hunter sailboat? I have a Legend 35.5 with a bl
Static Tests versus Field Use: True Holding Power of Anchor Types? Kings Gambit at 1:26pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 44/5918 While cruising in southern California I see all the various type of anchors on sailboats--from Bruce
S2 9.2 Keel construction Ropeburn at 12:02pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 1/553 Regarding an S2 9.2 aft cabin; It has been seriously neglected and damaged over time on the hard. T
There's wind, and I'm not sailing. weinie at 9:37am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 6/860 Don't you hate the feeling you get when you make a bad call to NOT go sailing sometimes? Sometimes
Santa Cruz Island "Report" Kings Gambit at 9:25am 07.30.16 Destinations 7/990 So, my wife and I were at Santa Cruz Island last weekend and up through yesterday. Four lovely nigh
Forum rules capta at 8:23am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 15/869 I suppose if one wants to bulldoze the members and make up the rules as one goes, a battleship is th
Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1490 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun

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Collision follow-up Terry Cox at 5:15pm 09.20.23 I had a hit and run several years ago that caused some hull, stern pulpit rail and dingy damage. Lon
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix ...3TacksontheWater at 5:09pm 09.20.23 FWIW, in August of 22, I took pictures of that C-25 to the local marina and the quote to do the repa
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Captain Ron 18 at 5:05pm 09.20.23 Mac 25 owner here -- I've been sailing my swing keel boat since 1985 and have never needed to lock t
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. LloydB at 3:15pm 09.20.23 If you turn the boat turtle the swing keel will retract whether you want it to or not it is after al
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument Ward H at 3:01pm 09.20.23 I have a 2006 Raymarine ST60 wind instrument and a C80 series system. My wind transducer on the mas
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 2:41pm 09.20.23 We should hope so! :) But that wasn't your question, was it? Is there a connection between your AO
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument shemandr at 2:17pm 09.20.23 .. Anyone know of a possible cause... 17 years?
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 2:09pm 09.20.23 the wire from my starter to the AB switch is much larger. We should hope so! :) But that wasn't y
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 2:02pm 09.20.23 OK, so let's do some engineering. BlueSea wire sizing chart says 10 AWG good for 10A 30 feet, 30A 1
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 09.20.23 That would make sense, but I don't OK, so let's do some engineering. BlueSea wire sizing chart say
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (4) Captain Ron 18 at 1:42pm 09.20.23 As THECUSCUS said, the strap goes behind the post and inside the head. I just shot some photos so yo
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument Captain Larry-DH at 1:31pm 09.20.23 ST60 Wind Testing To perform the check, you will need a multimeter, and a DC power supply. You will
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 12:43pm 09.20.23 Do you have an ammeter in your cockpit panel? That would make sense, but I don't
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument BarryL at 12:38pm 09.20.23 Hi, More than likely the transducer needs to be repaired. There are lots of troubleshooting guide
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 11:26am 09.20.23 So we are using the same size line and my front halyards are binding at the cage/forestay clevis pin
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 11:03am 09.20.23 My alternator wiring is untouched and it doesn't go to the starter motor unless it takes the scenic
Collision follow-up Stu Jackson at 11:01am 09.20.23 Terry's first paragraph is correct. The second is problematical because YOU are NOT qualified profe
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? capta at 10:51am 09.20.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind whe
Collision follow-up capta at 10:45am 09.20.23 I would ask the larger boat to pay you to hire a surveyor to check for damage. Do not let him pay fo
Hunter 23 wing keel mast raising system Brian M H23 at 10:37am 09.20.23 @Crazy Dave Condon I don't have the boat anymore, but I remember quite a lot about the system I us

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