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Grass fouls Propshaft toliver at 9:33pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2869 OK just back from new experience...Lost all headway 100 yds after leaving the slip tonight, quick an
Racing a MacGregor or Venture 21 MacGyver at 7:41pm 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4472 Greetings from Galveston Bay area Texas. I'm in my 5th year of racing a Venture 21 in the local We
Why no jeanneau?? NYSail at 7:13pm 08.24.16 Other Sailboats 1/1079 Jeanneau very nice boats.... Why no forum? Anything I should know??? Looking at at 42 ds
Diesel runaway RAD88 at 6:36pm 08.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 1/864 Is it possible for a clogged fuel filter to cause the engine to runaway? I have a 1977 Yanmar YSB-12
Starter Switch problem? (1) armandolio at 6:33pm 08.24.16 Catalina 30 29/3836 Starting my 1989 C30 can be inconsistent. Sometimes I warm the glow plug for 45 seconds and it star
A Bad Taste Bob S at 6:25pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1534 I'm not one to vent and I generally wouldn't say a bad thing about anybody but I am a little ticked
Battery Bank Wiring Question catawbahunter at 6:03pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2120 My Hunter 36 has 2 4D house batteries and a separate starting battery. The engine alternator rechar
Three fresh water system issues. (1) Zeus2012 at 5:39pm 08.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2270 127293 1. We are currently living aboard, for the past year, using fresh water from our tanks, which
Isomat mainsail gate (1) Sefuller at 5:02pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3745 127290 My O'day 34 came with a cotter pin on a string riveted to the mast which is inserted into the
4 hours after buying a boat and already questions... Kommy000 at 4:51pm 08.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2662 Well, after lurking on these forums for a while I finally took a plunge and bought a 1981 Hunter 27.
1996 hunter 29.5 autohelm wind (2) middle river at 3:37pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/468 Hi, my autohelm wind stopped giving direction and speed. It still has power to unit. A rigger went u
AIS/PLB HMT2 at 2:45pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/901 I am preparing my list of safety equipment and maintenance items for a 150 mile off shore race in th
Sticky Tachy dehler25 at 2:17pm 08.24.16 Big Boats 6/656 The original Yanmar tach is behaving badly! It seems that the needle movement has become stubborn at
Catalina 30 cockpit hose replacement Cabin by the Sea at 2:09pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1497 Both of my cockpit drain hoses were leaking. I found the marine exhaust hose that Catalina used on
Companionway boards Doug J at 12:47pm 08.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/9382 If anyone has replaced their OEM companionway boards with something new and nice looking I would lov
Pearson 37-2 1989 H33CRich at 12:23pm 08.24.16 Pearson 4/3859 Considering the purchase of a 37-2. Have arranged for a survey and will potentially commit of the su
What's the best way to make a "Dark and Stormy?" jibes138 at 12:14pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/8134 Looking up the recipe I get all kinds of differences everything from 3 ounces of ginger beer to 10 o
Apostle Islands were great! TortugasRoyal at 11:56am 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/836 Apostle Islands were great! Bayfield city ramp and parking lot nice to launch from. Want to go aga
Columbia 22 Manual/Blueprints SJ77GrahamWA at 8:54am 08.24.16 Columbia 11/9483 We're restoring a 1968 Columbia 22. Interior pretty much gone. Sails shot. But definitely worth savi
Satellite TV Don Lucas at 8:29am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/714 Looking for feedback for satellite TV on the boat. What service are you using? Good/bad and costs

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Ruined mast or not a big deal? jssailem at 8:40am 04.04.24 Nice Call @thinwater . Solid advice for @cstan . And I like the new Avatar.. Your boat sailing fla
O'day 192 tidal mooring jssailem at 8:36am 04.04.24 the keel just barely touches the soft sand at the lowest tide. This will do a wonderful job of cle
Cleaning foam cushions? Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 04.04.24 Yes, replace foam. You don't want to... yet part of you understands you must. Also I'd suggest to c
Solar / lithium question Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 04.04.24 What voltage do the batteries read in the morning after discharging all night? Why do you run air c
Solar / lithium question Johann at 7:37am 04.04.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then W
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.04.24 Thanks. Like I said, it could be excess marine putty that may have separated but the good news no
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:27am 04.04.24 @pgandw Thanks for the info. I'm pretty familiar with the theory. Just haven't done it yet. Pretty
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:25am 04.04.24 Former Catalina dealer and I concur with @dlochner good assessment. Take a picture of the dent anyw
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 7:24am 04.04.24
Adding a new rope clutch Calif. Ted at 7:22am 04.04.24 As I awoke this morning it literally "Dawned" on me "Garhauer makes an adapter plate for that". I kn
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RoyS at 7:03am 04.04.24 It is nearly impossible to get all the chlorine out of your hot water tank by simply running the wat
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 6:03am 04.04.24 Never trust a bowline on a floating line that's not under load! :) A trick I learned recently - af
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 6:00am 04.04.24 Nope, but a long standing boater tradition on wallace isl is to make a sign..... a short hike from
Stuffing box question. jssailem at 5:53am 04.04.24 An interesting idea. It strikes me as a clever high tech idea looking for a problem to solve. I like
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 3:59am 04.04.24 Intriguing summer cabin marcham, yours? :) Nope, but a long standing boater tradition on wallace i
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? (4) ArnoldAlden642 at 3:01am 04.04.24 These are the best I have at the moment.
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 2:54am 04.04.24
Solar / lithium question mermike at 2:35am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of batt
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:57am 04.04.24 One thing I thought of doing is install the resistor with a jumper wire around it with a switch in
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:51am 04.04.24 Was there just last week Intriguing summer cabin marcham, yours? :)

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