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Has anyone ordered from this company? Chris & Lenore at 5:02am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/705 Vela Sailing Supply in Rockwall TX. Just curious before I send off my hard earned money. Their pric
Don Casey's Complete Sailboat Maintenance Manual Kermit at 6:32pm 06.07.16 Sails Call Lounge 12/1008 If you have it, check the drawings of TV screens in the Electrics section. I think Don and I would g
furler q? fred1diver at 6:25pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 0/301 hey everyone, when I bought my boat (a 1972 Olympic Dolphin 23) it came with a furler and attached s
Raymarine Voyage Planner on Linux CrazyOldMan at 5:10pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/488 I know this is a long shot, but are there any geek (not Greek) sailors out there who have successful
Yamaha 33 Japanese Manuals Devine Lu at 4:57pm 06.07.16 Yamaha 0/1122 Hi, I was wondering if anyone had the original manuals for the Yamaha 33 sailboat. Our sailboat cam
Solar panel install obdoor at 4:56pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/656 I'm looking to install solar panels on both the port and starboard side of my stern pulpit where the
Main Sail Cover for new Main Sail Question Ward H at 4:10pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/938 Is it common to need a new bigger main sail cover after purchasing a new main? I cringe every time I
Ocean Marine or Kato Davits? zigracer at 3:40pm 06.07.16 Big Boats 5/1019 I know a few of you have installed one or the other. I'm looking to put a set on my MH-40. What sa
removing mast tang plates Ken13559 at 1:34pm 06.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1557 I'm planning to repair my mast tang plates myself. So please let me know whether I'm going about rem
Irrational fear / Keel Bolts (4) ontherocks83 at 1:05pm 06.07.16 Catalina 30 23/4059 No I am not "afraid" of keel bolts, I just don't like what I can't inspect/see. The situation is:
Kabota Rabbit Hole.... Jtcf78911 at 12:24pm 06.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1710 Well...I know this may be an astonishing waste of time and energy...chasing the Black Pearl or the M
Hunter 36 chainplate size Alctel at 9:25am 06.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/714 Hi all, Replacing my chainplates and getting new ones made - just wondering if they are all the sam
Why anemometers jwing at 9:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 46/8290 A thread regarding a non-working anemometer inspired this question: What is the purpose of knowing t
Spar Paint EJWash at 8:27am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/495 Hi All, The line on my Catalina 30's outhaul was well past it's retirement. It's internal to the bo
Off the Trailer mrudman850 at 6:15am 06.07.16 Catalina 22 30/6421 Hi About to put my 1977 boat up on a frame to address the keel issues. Saw a FB post from Jeff Sele
Allstate Ins seadaddler at 6:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1066 Hi all and needing your help. Allstate sent me a offer to save me over $300.00 on my 2 new cars each
Racing in the Rain Bill19233 at 5:07am 06.07.16 Racing 3/788 It just keeps raining and raining in Texas. But we had a great time sailing in the rain on Galveston
C42 Critical Hardware Layout (1) Glossa at 11:41pm 06.06.16 Big Boats 4/1408 I mapped-out all of the critical stuff on our C42 this evening, except for the speed sensor impeller
Plugging thru hulls from the bottom (2) Skipper at 6:33pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1711 I previously posted a topic similar to this asking how to do it, as I had to service overdue and sti
Oh no!! T_Cat at 5:40pm 06.06.16 Catalina 22 7/922 https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/florida-governor-declares-state-emergency-000303689.html Check out

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Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 2:15am 12.12.23 I have no idea what you are talking about I have never posted before so I put this post under Engine
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:04pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:01pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:34pm 12.11.23 Mechanic took away my gearbox for repair 2 days ago. Had to chip away the engine bay fibreglass ridg
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 9:12pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source,
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! marcham at 8:44pm 12.11.23 I had the port list on my 380. Removed 160 lbs of batteries from the port settee and relocated about
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.11.23 You want that coupling to seize together with the shaft. If you're relying on the parts to seize
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 8:30pm 12.11.23 I have a daysailer (Chrysler Mutineer 15) and Catalina 22, and I've thought about re-rigging each wi
Furano connection dlochner at 6:51pm 12.11.23 Is the mast deck stepped? If so, it may be inside the mast. There may be an access port on the mast,
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 12.11.23 @4arch: Thanks for posting that.

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