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What is this trailer accessory for ? (1) JVB at 1:52pm 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1056 There is one of these 10" by 2.25" pipes on each side of my keelboat trailer. What can it be used f
Puffer restoration JMChristiansen at 10:33am 05.25.16 AMF 7/11618 Hi, I am restoring an AMF puffer 12 foot. I should have some pictures up of the boat soon. When I go
Simple mod makes for a happy sailor (1) flynhi4u at 10:22am 05.25.16 Trailer Sailors 23/3792 I was up reading a blog by the Stingy Sailor the other night and came across a simple idea that I th
1980, O'Day 25 Bilge Pump? sPk at 8:47am 05.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1675 Does anyone have any experience installing/using an automatic bilge pump in an O'Day 25? I was thin
Diesel Fuel bawlmer at 7:56am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1043 I would like to thank Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard in Annapolis for accepting my pint of diesel fuel for
Rainmaker never recovered by Gunboat? agprice22 at 6:34am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1258 I read in an article in Sail magazine that Rainmaker, the Gunboat 55, abandoned off NC last year was
New sails, were they worth it? flynhi4u at 6:32am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2035 We have been sailing with our new sails on our Hunter 20 now for almost a month so it is time to ans
Coleman Powerchill good find (1) agprice22 at 6:29am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1118 found this at Walmart last night for $35.00 leman-40-Quart-PowerChill-Thermoelectric-Cooler-with-Pow
Been making it out in the evenings. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 20/1493 Just getting to know the ole girl. Making it out in the evenings.
first sail on my new old cat dobrosailor at 4:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 11/1139 as i noted with my trailer issues in another post. I did finally get a chance to sail my new old 19
Turning ball keel dobrosailor at 3:31am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 1/713 is there anyone besides CD that sells the brass turning ball? I found their prices routinely 2X of o
Wash down pump plumbed to head water intake? MattObjects at 7:47pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 41/9332 I have a 12v sea water wash down pump I am planning to install to rinse off anchor rode and chain be
A/C in Hunter 37.5 - Generator ddrewry at 7:05pm 05.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 I need to add A/C to my Hunter 37.5. How many units do you have of what size and where are they mou
New to Diesel Volvo MD 2020 goofeyfoot at 6:27pm 05.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1539 I bought s sailboat today with a Volvo MD 2020 diesel. First thing I want to do is change all oil, f
Compas deviation fred1diver at 5:57pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1261 hey everyone, Quick question, it's,m'y first Time out this year and I've noticed major differences b
Toilet paper question kimelmore at 5:46pm 05.24.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 45/5540 Ok here is the scoop or..pp if you wish Repositioned the new to us Catalina 380 from San Diego to
ProMariner ProNauticP Charger Settings dlochner at 4:27pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4668 The battery bank is 4 Dekka GC15s with a ProNauticP 1250 charger. Dekka recommends the following ch
Supposed 'ugliest' sailboat produced... (6) SwitchintoglideIII at 3:42pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2833 123852123853123854
Fuse size for 24 ga wire Gsmith at 2:40pm 05.24.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1087 I purchased LED strip lights from Marinebeam to replace florescent fixtures, the new lights each dra
Sail Batten Size for 1981 22ft. Capri at 12:55pm 05.24.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/403 My Neil Pryde mainsail didn't come with battens. I know there are two 24" and one 30" but could some

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Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 10:01am 04.08.24 My question has nothing to do with the base of the stanchion, which is completely solid.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: smokey73 at 9:30am 04.08.24 I am normally on a mooring so the technique I describe is for when I am pulling up, solo, to a dock
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? jssailem at 9:16am 04.08.24 Not sure if the stanchion bases on your Hunter were designed this way. Hunter was known to imbed alu
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 8:48am 04.08.24 Crazy Dave, thanks for the idea. The usspars Dave wasn't available this am but his associate was he
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much jssailem at 8:47am 04.08.24 When I had my mast down, I rebuilt the running rigging (removing the rope/wire rigging) sending all
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:07am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much (1) CbKl at 8:06am 04.08.24 Figure from Dave, stay tuned for more info.
Santana 21 design info needed buckwhidden1 at 7:56am 04.08.24 Hello Santana 21 owners. I also have a Santana 21 that I've been working on and have a question abou
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:52am 04.08.24 What many do not know that Catalina masts were thicker.
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 7:42am 04.08.24 Great query @marcham. Unless the mechanic was thoughtful to mark the pump timing position prior to r
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JRT at 7:32am 04.08.24 I have a 310, and also my slip is starboard side like what @Tom J described. I also plan way in ad
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 04.08.24 We have a slip with pilings at the back, a finger pier along the front port side, and a bulkhead at
"No Step" decals sailcapt340 at 7:22am 04.08.24 While on my boat this morning, starting the spring cleaning, I measured my NO STEP decals. The slid
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 6:58am 04.08.24 all it says is attach the spring line to the mid ship cleat but it doesn't say how you get the mids
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 6:29am 04.08.24 For what it is worth, I converted my mechanical tstat to digital and it made very significant reduct
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 6:16am 04.08.24 Great information Jim! I'm not sure if I need to replace the strut, I put a hairline Crack in it wh
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: smokey73 at 5:17am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the d
Refrigerator thermostat wiring danm1 at 4:54am 04.08.24 I didn't realize the mechanical replacement was available for so little. I'll probably do that and g
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:47am 04.08.24 Great information Jim! I'm not sure if I need to replace the strut, I put a hairline Crack in it whi
Bilge water smells like gas kappykaplan at 4:14am 04.08.24 Is it possible there could have been a spill a long time ago and some of it just got washed into th

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