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sailing club/boat options enad at 8:44am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 4/842 joining a local sailing club in nyc; 3 different clubs with different fleets: colgate 26 J24 melges
Don't want to remove sea hood on my 1983 H31 SFS at 7:04am 06.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/850 I have some companionway hatch slider issues/leaks. Been reading threads on the topic for 24 hours
Zink replacement on Yanmar YGM20F Canonshooternb at 6:21am 06.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/898 I have recently purchased a new to me boat with a Yanmar YGM20F engine that has a heat exchanger. I
Will Batteries Die If Not Used? Maine Sail at 4:52am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I just had the opportunity to test this on an AGM battery. Lots of dock-talk suggests that a battery
Does Anyone Recognize This Hydraulic Motor Tilt Unit? (2) caguy at 11:32pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/524 I just bought a 1989 Mac 26D sailboat. It is pretty well equipped. I've attached a picture of the
pump out fittings SOCAL C50 at 10:00pm 06.08.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1271 The previous owner installed a thru deck for the pump out and I am routing the fittings and hose and
Help me find my Hunter please. TBass at 7:57pm 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/105 Hey folks, new member here who hopes to stick around for years to come. Asking for some networking a
GFCI TRIPPING tbilyeu at 6:35pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1402 My 2014 Oceanis 45 has a GFCI under the port helm in the 110V 50 amp circuit. I have come back to th
Anyone replaced their compass light with LED? rpwillia at 6:02pm 06.08.16 Catalina 310 15/2844 I am getting around to replacing most of my lights and this is one of the last I have not done yet.
electric wireing for 1980 catalina mark rocco at 5:42pm 06.08.16 Catalina 22 6/1588 I want to hook up my float ,bile-age pump to the battery and switch board....and what is a " bus "
Surprise, my boat leaks! (4) SFS at 3:24pm 06.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2274 TS Colin left water inside what I thought was a pretty dry boat (1983 H31). So the search begins fo
Opening port lights in 1977 Oday 25 patcande at 3:11pm 06.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/586 Was rebedding my opening port lights and the outside trim ring cracked when I was tightening the scr
Help - Interior wood finish lifting (2) Newport Bob at 2:42pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1218 The varnish on the wood panel at the fwd end of the vberth lifted during winter storage (2004, 373,
Onboard internet capta at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/846 I'm a good bit too old to be a natural in this computer age at much of the tech stuff. My wife is th
Weekend Sailing Video. pateco at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/958 Last Saturday was a really nice day for a sail. I took a little video. Had to figure out how to pos
Lesson Learned rfrye1 at 11:45am 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/653 Recent haul out for bottom paint on my H376, we had them inspect for vibration above 2500 rpm. Cutla
O'Day 34- Rigid Boom Vangs, advice? LouisMK at 10:28am 06.08.16 Bigger Boats 4/805 Hello All: I'd like to hear some thoughts from those who have added rigid boom vangs to their O'34/
Reefer Gasket (1) SqPeg at 9:46am 06.08.16 Parts Search 1/598 Anyone know where I can get this gasket? It's on a Hunter Vision 32
Headsail furling line Joe Wienecke at 8:50am 06.08.16 Big Boats 10/2443 I have a 2005 41 DS with a Furlex 300 headsail furler. I know the furling line is 1/4 but am not su
Pointing improved PotomacDaysailer at 7:07am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/407 I am so pleased! My pointing ability has been relatively poor (although I could outpoint a square-r

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Replacing a frozen autopilot Sailgunner at 5:44pm 03.24.24 Don't know anything about your numbers but a Raymarine Type II drive motor with course computer will
Venting 3 compartments at once thinwater at 5:04pm 03.24.24 got it. You pull air from the bathroom but the issue is how to get that air out of the boat! Throu
Funny Friday!!! Johnb at 4:53pm 03.24.24
Capri 18 battery Davidasailor26 at 4:46pm 03.24.24 As for retrofitting bulbs, the issue mentioned above is one reason I was cautious about the front r
Overboard discharge of waste tank? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 03.24.24 I find it absolutely necessary to know the location of all thru-hulls.... :plus:
Overboard discharge of waste tank? MikeHoncho at 3:37pm 03.24.24 Regardless of the laws.....I find it absolutely necessary to know the location of all thru-hulls....
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 3:32pm 03.24.24 I thought about that I wonder how much meat is there and how much I would have to cut I guess if it
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 3:25pm 03.24.24 Thanks for the responses so far. I'm just not going to mess around with trying another group 24 batt
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal PaulK at 2:46pm 03.24.24 If you wanted to cut a notch out of the leading edge the shaft might squeeze by with the rudder turn
Capri 18 battery Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 03.24.24 A cheap way and easy way to upgrade navigation lights to LED lights is to open it up, see what bulb
Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 2:20pm 03.24.24 all good points
Adler Barbour Power Plate Terry Cox at 2:18pm 03.24.24 Unfamiliar with the term power plate. Our AB system has three components, compressor, condenser and
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 03.24.24 I had one on a 19' trailer sailor. It was fantastic. Fine adjustment was made with the back stay to
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 12:53pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 03.24.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (2) jssailem at 11:29am 03.24.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Augu
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dlochner at 11:08am 03.24.24 The only two places in FL that I would consider are Key West and St Augustine. There is an interest
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years b
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Stu Jackson at 10:23am 03.24.24 Battery cables red one connected to each end of both fuses. Located next to batteries. Clyde, I

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