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Battery Conditioning Question GonzoF1 at 3:50pm 12.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 19/5966 Ok, so I have the new Sterling 60A charger installed. We put the boat back in the water after doing
Cal 2-25 mast compression (2) rayras at 3:35pm 12.14.15 Cal 14/6022 My 1979 Cal 2-25 is showing signs of mast compression in the form of a sagging bulkhead that separat
Leaking galley window Clydo at 3:27pm 12.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1055 Searched archives but couldn't come up with answer. Window over microwave leaking badly. This wind
Newbie went to contract for 2006 Catalina 22 Capri (hull # 1139) Slartibartfass at 2:05pm 12.14.15 Catalina 22 42/8783 My wife gets the kitchen redo..... Survey on Friday and closing in early January. Tall rig, fin ke
Identifying wires @ batteries marchem at 1:33pm 12.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1580 Doing some detective work on the electrical system of our C310 (2000), tracking down what goes where
Curious Bottom (4) Scott T-Bird at 1:25pm 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 33/5087 118078 118079 118080 118081 After 11 years owning this boat, this is my first opportunity to actuall
Fair price? jfurlong at 1:02pm 12.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1144 Thinking about getting out of sailing (after almost 50 years). I may post more on the reasons why a
Securing lines rlrobian at 10:01am 12.14.15 Catalina 22 22/2259 I have all lines run back to the cockpit in my 81 C22 swing. I am looking for something to help me
Weekly polls now online and searchable Phil Herring at 9:28am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/310 I'm not sure I ever posted anything about this, but all of the weekly quiz results (polls) are onlin
Insulation for 3-Way butt connectors (1) PSR at 7:33am 12.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1507 There are a couple of junctions in the navigation light circuit on my boat where three way butt conn
What Bored Sailors do: Part 2 (8) ShotgunSlim at 6:30am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 32/2215 Here's an update to the thread I started some 5 or 6 months ago when I had just gotten rid of my tow
1987 Pearson 33 owners manual obdoor at 2:44am 12.14.15 Pearson 2/1189 I had purchased my 1987 Pearson 33 in July 2015 and it did not come with an owners manual. If anyone
Reverse gear problem with KiwiProp Ken13559 at 10:48pm 12.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1497 Many months back I mentioned that I've to click to forward before shifting to reverse to go astern e
Pearson 30 Headsail LakeMurraySailor at 7:04pm 12.13.15 Pearson 0/499 Hi fellow Pearson owners, if anyone has a roller-furling headsail for a Pearson 30, I would like to
how do I get one of these?? (1) Navicula at 3:54pm 12.13.15 Big Boats 7/1550 Hi.....as you can see this piece has some ware the hole has taken on a different shape....this boom
Another Cutlass Bearing Question for 376 Dave Sharp at 2:22pm 12.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/620 I'm not near the boat right now but wanted to start my Spring work list and get supplies. Can anyone
Jib halyard adjustement on a roller furler walt at 8:26am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 2/772 I just installed a 110 jib on a Schaefer 500 roller furler and this furler has an external halyard.
Line controls for sheets (2) Jackdaw at 7:56am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1584 I've seen several pictures in posts recently that show user-mods where an owner has placed a line co
Wireless Wind Instrument vs. Wired HMT2 at 4:40pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3443 I debated long and hard between a wired vs. wireless wind instrument. I wanted to share my experienc
Traveling South on ICW Tripaddle at 4:15pm 12.12.15 Destinations 12/2138 Planning on taking the ICW south from Chesapeake to Oriental next year. Trying to plan when. Would A

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Lifesling Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 08.13.23
Marina yard.... David in Sandusky at 11:03am 08.13.23 We used a mast crane when we tool our mast down every fall, then put it back up in the spring. Easy
Thoughts on chart tables? dLj at 10:53am 08.13.23 What are your thoughts about the windvane? The hydrovane is AWESOME!
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 10:38am 08.13.23 Thank-you for that info
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 10:38am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? Are there any videos out there showing the process? Removal is easy. Ge
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:35am 08.13.23 I just had to do this maintenance on my Jabsco Quietflush the 37045 or 37245 Series of electric toi
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:33am 08.13.23 Answer to question 3 is yes. Thank-you. Getting on it
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:14am 08.13.23 Even the use of the CV joint would be a good solution once you stabilize the prop once it enters th
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:11am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tran
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:07am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tr
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:58am 08.13.23 If I understand you correctly, no because there is no physical contact (except for the gland) betwe
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.13.23 Is there no type of race or thrust bearing in the stern "bearing" or is it as it appears just the t
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:22am 08.13.23 I did the same a couple of years ago following a recommendation from @Hayden Watson . Yes, it was a
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:16am 08.13.23 I have just recently started this project and would love to discuss. One huge question I have is i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:12am 08.13.23 I have a diver coming Monday with a underwater video camera and we will check it all out. Is there
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:09am 08.13.23
1200 nm Completed (1) knappytime at 9:09am 08.13.23 Well finally managed to get everything headed in the right direction after taking a month off. Here
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 9:08am 08.13.23 Remove it. That way you can re-bed it in the process, which probably needs to be done anyway. Two b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:06am 08.13.23 That PSS Shaft Seal vent hose has always seemed to be an unnecessary vulnerability to me. The origi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 9:04am 08.13.23

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