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Docking Technique wufibugs at 5:46pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1091 I was looking at an article on docking and it suggested that on boats with separate controls for gea
God I'm an Idiot! topcat0399 at 3:53pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 57/7752 I'm sure some here may have suspected this already but today I confirm it! Got the boat unlimbered
battery maintenance fred1diver at 2:01pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1680 ok time for a simple question, I know you have to add water to general batteries, but do you have to
Good news, my zincs work :-D (2) Skipper at 1:27pm 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1271 Pictures. Shaft zinc 9 months. Grouper 2+ years. Might throw the grouper back in for awhile; still
Mac 26X repairs JWH2050 at 12:11pm 03.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/967 I have two questions. First, has anyone replaced the rub rail on their boat. Mine got damaged and I
What are these??? (3) atwhite2 at 11:28am 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1997 I purchased my 1977 Tartan 30 2 years ago and still am sorting through all the misc parts that came
Dog on Board Cambo at 7:41am 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2049 We have been considering getting a dog for some time now, and we are at a great time in our lives to
Davits for hunter 36' Sailorman52 at 7:20am 03.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1966 I just purchased a 9' inflatable with aluminum floor. The dingy is a fold up. That will fit in my po
Victron Battery Monitor Install Question dlochner at 6:57am 03.12.16 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1462 A question about the shunt. As it comes from the factory, the circuit board is on the left side as t
Lake Travis Sailors Thedillo at 6:19am 03.12.16 Destinations 0/692 Is there anyone on lake Travis still in the group? Would love to hook up with you out on the lake.
Yanmar 2GMF lock up Jammin jr at 6:01am 03.12.16 Engines and Propulsion 17/1446 Hey all. I have s problem with my engine. It will turn free by hand in either direction for 3/4 of a
Raymarine windvane cable Sefuller at 4:21am 03.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/535 I have a used ST 60 wind vane and instrument which I would like to install while my mast is down, ho
H240 centerboard cheek block caverun at 4:03am 03.12.16 Smaller Boats 9/837 The centerboard uphaul cheek block on my 240 has bent and the sheave no longer turns freely. No doub
Boat swings at anchour Matpearce at 10:26pm 03.11.16 Catalina 310 12/2018 i have a Catalina 310 and at anchour or on a mooring bouy as soon as the wind gets above 10 knots th
Oday 30/31 Masthead Light OdayGeorge at 6:26pm 03.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/873 My anchor light is out. I have the original 1986 masthead light - it lasted 30 years! I really don
Bubba smarts.... (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 03.11.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1088 I was browsing the boat parts section of my local Craigs List site today and found this ad $5
Panama City Beach Florida patrickfarley at 2:42pm 03.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1650 Well my boat is in the driveway getting cleaned to the last corner. The outside is getting shiny f
Thermostat to Mixing Elbow Hose GorillaToast at 1:54pm 03.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1001 mine needs replaced Is this just standard heater hose I can buy at the auto parts store, or is it a
Cockpit/Deck Paint ppm411 at 12:08pm 03.11.16 Catalina 22 3/914 I'm in the process of stripping most of the hardware to prepare for painting on my '74 C22. A bit o
Nashville TN Marina's greghaag at 7:04am 03.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/821 I am in the process of buying a Beniteau Oceanis 31 and moving it to Nashville Tennessee, does anyon

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 09.25.23 The floor pan or floor has a recessed portion to fit the teak and holly floor piece into it. The
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:44am 09.25.23 I've not used the Omnia. It's aluminum and I don't like to cook in aluminum. I know there is a non
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? BigEasy at 8:41am 09.25.23 There is a product that purports to handle such cracks. I have no experience with it: Capta
The Sewing Machine Thread Tedd at 8:35am 09.25.23 Looking forward to it! I have a project in mind for my boat and I'm sure I'll find your information
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. LoriPetersen at 8:35am 09.25.23
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? matts997 at 8:24am 09.25.23 Looks like you sail in a lake--a wheel lock might work better there than it did for me in Puget Soun
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue SailMaster at 8:24am 09.25.23 I now know that we are not getting full flow. We removed the thermostat and found it to be an origin
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:20am 09.25.23 First stop when searching for boat information is SailboatData.com. Search for Albin and then look
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Occasional Heeler at 8:20am 09.25.23 Nope -- no autopilot on this one and thanks for info. Agree with the boat going off-course while so
Does anyone know what this boat is trumannoawakowsi at 8:15am 09.25.23 Thanks you so much I cannot tell you how much time has have spent looking for this.
Lets talk cooking morbidfollower at 8:13am 09.25.23 Pan bread: I put 1 cup flour, 1 tsp yeast in a ziploc bag. Add salt & dried herbs to taste. On the
Deception Pass. Hello Below at 8:12am 09.25.23 Thanks again @Hayden Watson for the very helpful information. This thread is a keeper. We transite
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:06am 09.25.23 It is an Albin Vega 57, which is marketing for a 5.7 meter boat which is a bit over 18'. https://sa
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 8:06am 09.25.23 Why can't Sureseal have instructions like your LasDrop Gen ll ? I agree, Tides Marine Technical
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:05am 09.25.23 Pan bread: I put 1 cup flour, 1 tsp yeast in a ziploc bag. Add salt & dried herbs to taste. On the
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 8:01am 09.25.23 Dan: Your 3rd option is the correct one and most efficient - ease the traveler until the boat comes
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? matts997 at 7:58am 09.25.23 As an alternative, I would strongly consider an autopilot, if at all possible. I just sold my H280
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) Lady Brisa at 7:52am 09.25.23 Thanks Twalker, so the wood floor is not directly over the the ballast top. Any hole giving water ac
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jviss at 7:45am 09.25.23 You could add an antenna. I have two VHF antennas on my boat, one on top of the mast, another on th
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 7:41am 09.25.23 A lot of ifs in this thread. In the end, turning off the splitter creates a lot of risk for very lit

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