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Boat mooring. Karyon at 7:14am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1109 We sail on a small lake in Central Alberta, there are 2 marina's one belongs the home owners associa
Full size Ipad Pro used for Navionics, mounting options Canonshooternb at 6:26am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 51/11201 I purchased the full size Apple Ipad Pro in the fall with the cellular option to be used this summer
CDI Flexible Furler Friction (1) Mario Kuttnig at 6:22am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 33/5174 Hi All, I have a Catalina 22 Sailboat with a CDI flexible furler on my forestay. This thing used to
Bilge paint emergpa1 at 6:06am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1728 have you guys found paint from Home Depot or Lowe's that works well for bilge paint?
tried to ruin my day (1) Justin_NSA at 5:45am 05.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 55/4209 The first sail of the season didn't go smoothly. The boat is new to me so I'm still getting used to
'81 H36 deck fill replacement - are drop in's avaialble? tmjb at 5:02am 05.23.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/435 My '81 H36 came with original aluminum deck fills, all of which are corroded and in need of replacem
water in but waste not out? m-gulgun at 9:35pm 05.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2550 Hi, I can pump in fresh water into the bowl but then I cannot send it to the tank after I switch to
What batteries are you using? Texas Gun-Man at 9:13pm 05.22.16 Catalina 22 21/5752 My power use is minimal (at least for now): Garmin GPS/Depth finder 6.8w 4 LED cabin lights Nav ligh
What is this thing? Found it in a bag on the boat. (1) Leatherneck at 7:31pm 05.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1621 123760
Sailboat transport SE Florida Nereussailor at 6:47pm 05.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2261 I'm looking for someone on the Treasure Coast of Florida to truck my sailboat from Ft. Pierce, FL to
Galley Drains into Bilge? BayMan at 3:55pm 05.22.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3960 1997 Hunter 450. The galley drain goes straight down to a thru hull. But there is an installed T j
Water in interior light Ziradog at 3:02pm 05.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1170 I went down to my 23-2 Saturday after a week of rain (maybe 4" total), and discovered that my interi
Alternate docking option (1) Jacktar at 2:15pm 05.22.16 Catalina 22 5/701 I guess you could do this to avoid getting your feet wet to attend a soiree ashore, also avoids all
1986 Hunter 31 Mast Weld (2) Dfisher at 1:54pm 05.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 22/2665 My first time up the mast a couple weeks ago and I noticed a weld on both sides of the mast that run
Battery Replacement - AGM cymeyer at 7:04am 05.22.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2006 We put in "Group 27" AGM batteries in place of our "Group 24" batteries about 8 years ago. The AGM
New Sail Maker for 1981 H22 ? newsailor130 at 7:01am 05.22.16 Smaller Boats 5/535 Any recommendations for a sail-maker for a replacement mainsail for a 1981 H22? I live in NYC and/or
Barient line strippers Alice A. at 4:07am 05.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/694 We are again having a problem with those plastic line strippers on our Barient 21-33 halyard winches
Oday 272LE Deck Gelcoat StanleyJ at 2:53am 05.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/815 Hi Sailors! Is there a particular brand of gelcoat that you prefer for topsides work? If so, did y
Citation 39 Toe Rail Advice NormanVV at 1:14am 05.22.16 Irwin 1/1130 I have a damaged toe rail that I need to replace on my 1980 Irwin Citation 39. Any thoughts on the
What other interests do sailors have? (2) RussC at 10:06pm 05.21.16 Sails Call Lounge 59/5406 I've been around here for a year or so now, but I rarely hear mention of interests outside of sailin

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I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:48pm 10.12.23 maybe corrupt or missing data in the chart itself? Mastering the chart downloading process is a ch
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it. ;)
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 10.12.23 That was SO bad. :plus: -Will
Catalina 30 Survey Ward H at 12:11pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 12:03pm 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them. Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" whi
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? tfox2069 at 7:58am 10.12.23 When I had to remove 4D batteries from my 356 I used a spare 3 part mainsheet with becket and cam.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dmax at 7:47am 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them.
Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th

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