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Oday 322 hull indent at chainplate brockville_sailor at 2:30pm 07.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/705 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 12/4049 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 44/7265 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 1/631 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 6/966 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 7/1260 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 15/953 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 13/1632 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6209 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc
Interesting sights at the marina. (1) DAVA390 at 6:35am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/915 My marina in Baltimore County is only 15 minutes from home. I really appreciate that as I go there o
Balmar Smart Gauge and ACR - bad combination... Chris & Lenore at 6:12am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2238 I'm curious if others have experienced this? I love the high accuracy and "it just works" aspects o
Centerboard uphaul line replacement John Curtis at 5:09am 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1172 I am looking for advice on how best to replace the centerboard uphaul line on my Hunter 26. Can it b
Refinishing teak/holly sole H33.5 - use stripper? RichW9603 at 9:27pm 07.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/544 Hi all, Bit by bit getting my 1989 H33.5 in shape. The teak/holly soles look dull, don't think they
Water in rear storage on a 29.5 Twille at 6:52pm 07.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/874 So I have water in the scoop storage on my 29.5. I have rebedded the rail feet, the hatch hinges a
1973 Venture 21 Restoration (1) Curious Sailor at 5:16pm 07.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/787 All was going well with my restoration... And then this...
Is this cosmetic only, or does it need repair? (2) SFS at 2:43pm 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/906 Got the first section of sole removed in my 1983 H31, to begin replacement. Underneath the old sole
Removing strut.... NYSail at 11:15am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2274 hello all...... So I have a slight weep from my strut. Very slight and see no reason to do now, howe
Practical Sailor Rick D at 11:06am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/649 I assume the rest of you subscribers have also received the letter stating the page count will be re
Fun time-lapse video Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/362 Fun vid... I mounted a GoPro Session camera to the mainsail headboard, and set it to take a photo ev
In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... Skip Gundlach at 7:40am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/301 In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... I am servicing my Lewmar V3 windlass. Extended emails and a f

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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
Balmer sg200 problem twalker H260 at 5:32pm 03.27.24 Can you upload photos of what your display is showing at various points? It almost sounds to me af
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 5:31pm 03.27.24 Yes that might be a possibility
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... marcham at 5:15pm 03.27.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.co
Hunter 380 Refrigeration marcham at 5:10pm 03.27.24 What do you have now?

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