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Boat mooring. Karyon at 7:14am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1127 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 51/11667 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 33/5378 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 7/1790 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 55/4416 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 1/448 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 15/2672 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 21/5965 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 19/1696 123760
Sailboat transport SE Florida Nereussailor at 6:47pm 05.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2366 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 13/4065 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 11/1256 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 5/706 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 22/2751 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 2/2128 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 5/560 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 1/723 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 2/872 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 1/1168 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 59/5617 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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Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 5:30pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 01.01.24 It's not the breaker or the switch, because there would be no clicking if either were faulty. In add
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 12:58pm 01.01.24
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help ice breaker at 12:29pm 01.01.24 Could be a bad solenoid/batery contactor too.
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Sailgunner at 12:28pm 01.01.24 One of the best upgrades I did recently was replaced my Simson Lawrence with a new Lewmar. What a di
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly
Need a new swing keel shemandr at 11:56am 01.01.24 For the one time I sailed an O'Day Mariner I thing it had a metal CB. What is the material of MBBoa
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help shemandr at 11:49am 01.01.24 On my H356 the breaker was beneath the nav table on the bulkhead. If I remember the battery switch
Need a new swing keel Captain Ron 18 at 11:12am 01.01.24 Happy New Year! My dad had an O'Day Mariner when I was growing up and we sailed the heck out of her
60 best Boats 30' and under lacoursmarc at 11:08am 01.01.24 I'm putting together a list of boats including their basic specs in order to narrow down my search.
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch (8) Claude L.-Auger at 11:05am 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly o
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 10:44am 01.01.24 I was just looking at the YM series parts and it appears the solenoid is mounted directly to the gov
60 best Boats 30' and under Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
Battery charging marcham at 10:13am 01.01.24 An interesting aside is that our panda generator alternator only charges the start batery it shares
Battery charging (1) marcham at 9:56am 01.01.24 Start with the owner's manual (posted link to it in your windlass thread). You should have an autom
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help (2) marcham at 9:49am 01.01.24 From the manual, it seems engine has to be running and there is a windlass motor breaker on the star
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 9:07am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
(re) location of hot water heater Tom J at 8:59am 01.01.24 The standard location for the water heater on the C310 is already above the engine. A little bit hi
60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar

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