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smells, leaks and hose clamps Craig Cook at 5:02am 03.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/737 There have been a few topics regarding smells from the bilge and water leaks. I wanted to share wha
In or out of gear brad minda at 8:46pm 03.22.16 Catalina 30 35/7334 Is it best to sail with the universal 25 engine in or out of gear? I have a 2 blade non folding pro
Teak.. Teak.. Teak IAMCCF at 8:13pm 03.22.16 Bigger Boats 8/2090 Hi All, My 1980 Oday 28 "Take Two" is getting repairs made to the deck. It's taking care of spider
How to measure the angle Bad Obsession at 8:02pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 39/2425 I have this brilliant idea for a cabinet in my Compac 23. It will go against the bulkhead by the co
Time to spare--all lines leading back to cockpit Windtherapy at 6:34pm 03.22.16 Day Sailers 15/4922 So it's a few months before I can think of launching and was planning on changing all my running rig
Upgrading to (used) Self-Tailing Winches marke14 at 5:41pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/5004 Hello everyone - I thought I'd test the proverbial waters on this subject. We have a 25' sloop that
H25 hull zincs-? DianaOfBurlington at 5:29pm 03.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1848 I am wondering what, if anything, other H25 owners have done about zinc anodes on the hull. My boat
Yamaha Outboard Problem After Carb Rebuild (1) geoffschultz at 4:14pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 5/4228 I'm in Panama trying to get my boat ready to depart for Honduras/Belize/Guatemala. My 15-HP Yamaha
Wish Bone Rigs Andymay27 at 3:41pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3472 I'm intrigued by the simplicity of the wish bone rig. The Nonsuch boats, esp the 22, seem like the p
O'Day 30 Manual Bilge Pump cookcwayne at 2:55pm 03.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2060 Any one know the make of the manual bilge pump ? Bought the boat and it is missing.
Miraflores lock photo (1) Joe A at 11:52am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 11/678 My friend was in Panama two weeks ago and he sent me this photo of two sailboats in the Miraflores l
Starter Motor Battery Stud John Foster at 10:46am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/683 I have a Yanmar 3JH2E engine, and want to order a new cable for my starter motor. Problem is my boa
what's this for?? whatfiero at 9:56am 03.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1365 All Hunter 30 owners 88-94 can ya tell me what the 3' or 4' stainless steel tube in anchor locker wi
SAILS Do Little at 9:56am 03.22.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1179 Has anyone replaced their sails on a 45' Oceanis? We have a self tacking system and a plate for a se
Measuring Strain on the Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 9:14am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 37/4956 How could one measure the strain on the rode of a yacht at anchor? I was thinking of some sort of s
Steering inspections Sailvayu at 8:44am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/462 With the coming season it is time to think about inspecting your steering system. For those with the
Stern & Bow lights Alansails at 5:48am 03.22.16 Catalina 310 2/870 Can anyone advise how the stern and Bow light covers disassemble from the unit? I want to replace th
Masthead pulleys Jammin jr at 3:32am 03.22.16 Smaller Boats 7/1871 What size pulley should I get for the main and jib halyard pulley at the mast head? Mine are missing
Built in solid foam floatation Ericnorm at 10:19pm 03.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1131 Greetings, I had a question about a 92 macgregor 26S my wife and I purchased. I was reading a few p
Shaft Log diameter Ken13559 at 7:40pm 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/2150 I'm contemplating installing a (PYI PSS) dripless shaft seal on 1" prop shaft. Can anyone advise me

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AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 5:34am 09.27.23 Frankly, I don't know how I would have done this trip without it; @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer int
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stren
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 5:08am 09.27.23 Hi Dave, Now that begs the question, where is your VHF Radio antenna? Do you have only one and use
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 4:56am 09.27.23 The VHF antenna that the AIS uses is indeed on my mast head! Hi Dave, Now that begs the question,
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter kappykaplan at 4:55am 09.27.23 These conversations are great for figuring things out! :plus: I have two GPS antennas on my pushp
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:50am 09.27.23 They should be able to see you. Higher up you will be able to see them further away and often behin
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:35am 09.27.23 I understand AIS and VHF are line of sight. But if my AIS can see the ship at 25 nm, they must als
...and we whined about prices back in '75 Timm R Oday25 at 4:16am 09.27.23 Wow ..I wonder how many folks can actually use one now ..
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:15am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see m
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:09am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see mo
29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs?? Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.27.23 29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs??
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:59am 09.27.23 5 NM is roughly the distance to the horizon when standing from about 8 feet above sea level, the he
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 3:44am 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:14am 09.27.23
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Mark Maulden at 10:21pm 09.26.23 put the t-stat in a pan of water on the stove with a thermometer and see if/when it opens. Then cle
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jssailem at 9:45pm 09.26.23
keel control Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 09.26.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. I have the same .xls from Marlow Hunter. There are
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 9:22pm 09.26.23 Your words of wisdom resonate. It is all about your boat, where and how you choose to sail.
keel control Hello Below at 9:21pm 09.26.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. There are however a number of threads on this forum tha
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 9:13pm 09.26.23

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