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How do you report a navigational aid failure to the Coast Guard. pateco at 8:13am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 30/2814 Ran into two different issues last night. We went for a sail out of Hillsboro Inlet in S Florida ye
Odd Keel Damage carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1761 Does anyone have any insight into this odd Keel damage I found? IMAG1537 by carbonrobot posted Jan 2
Sigh....suffering electrical insanity ..at midnight S34 at 3:47am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/937 New install running tests and suddenly getting 24v! Two banks paralleled of 2x6v in series. Three Bl
Need help with H280 Mains measurement Ken13559 at 9:10pm 01.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/1190 I'm helping a friend order the Mains and had given the sailmaker the IJPE from this website. http://
Manual Bilge Pump collins3184 at 4:39pm 01.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2059 I'm looking for the manufacture of the manual bilge pump on a 1992 370 Oceanis.
More Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 3:46pm 01.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/995 During these shorter winter days we enjoy getting away from the dock and over to some remote anchora
Kicker motor w electric start shanker at 12:59pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/763 This year for the first time I removed my Honda 9.9 outboard from the boat for the winter. I built a
Gori Propeller Puller (8) walmsleyc at 12:42pm 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/4141 I just finished having a custom made propeller puller made for my Gori 2-Blade propeller. It is a v
Capping a through hull Brian D at 12:40pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 44/11534 I am thinking of adding a bronze/brass through hull. However, I have no intentions of using it excep
Volvo TMD-22 Fuel flow issue keepsailin at 11:11am 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1836 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 with a 78 HP TMD22 turbo diesel. I have owned the boat for 3 1/2 years. Unt
Keeping dry on a liveaboard patrickkidd at 11:06am 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 18/7692 Hello! I'm sure this is a classic question for any boat owner. Does anyone have any good tips or fo
NAPLES, FL NOAA buoy -- Station NPSF1 NOS Vegas at 8:38am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/714 Data from this buoy on the NOAA, National Data Buoy Center website, does not include wind speed or d
Nova Scotia gettinthere at 6:48am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/636 Any south shore Nova Scotia hands about? Looking for reccos on guidebooks for the south shore
Cockpit seats - water pooling Chris at 1:48am 01.24.16 Irwin 3/1271 I have a 37' Center cockpit and the water doesnt drain on the cockpit seats, it just collects in the
ISO C22 trailer Noah b at 10:28pm 01.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/549 Just purchased a C22! Currently in the water and searching for a trailer. If you have any leads plea
ISO Catalina trailer options Noah b at 9:36pm 01.23.16 Catalina 22 9/1734 I am located in brevard county Florida and just acquired a Catalina 22! Besides obvious excitement i
Importing a boat from Canada shemandr at 3:30pm 01.23.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2329 Just for the sake of information, let's say there's a boat in Canada that I have some interest in.
Oceanis 351 electro Scan placement billymc38 at 2:29pm 01.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/623 I have a 1994 Oceanis 351 and just purchased Raritan electro scan and was wondering if anyone else c
State line boat inspections and water ballast walt at 12:08pm 01.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2586 In another thread Sumner asked about Zebra mussels in Lake Havasu and I know they are there but that
Dripless vs Stuffingbox (1) druid at 10:47am 01.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 24/9297 OK, I KNOW this topic has been discussed to death, but... what the hell, I'm new here ;) I need to

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Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (1) dlochner at 6:41am 12.17.23 I may put some nail polish on my new Max Prop zinc as apparently the holes are close to the edge an
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE jssailem at 6:33am 12.17.23 Congrats on your new to you boat. As @Davidasailor26 shares, use the easy way to fill the coolant re
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 5:41am 12.17.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out th
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 12.17.23
Catalinas Oil Based Paint and Mold (4) Codybear at 3:35am 12.17.23 I'm selling my boat this spring, so I thought I would take one last look at my seven seasons, acryli
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 12:53am 12.17.23 What a great "sail loft". Glad to hear your machine is running well again.
Grounding electrical system mermike at 10:54pm 12.16.23 Also consider a galvanic isolator inline between the shore power ground and the boat's AC ground.
The Sewing Machine Thread (4) Mikem at 9:13pm 12.16.23 Repairs to our jib using our new machine. 100% jib from our H466. We used the banquet room of our
New MaxProp came today! jssailem at 8:22pm 12.16.23 I found https://boatzincs.com To be a good resource.
New MaxProp came today! Rjm st.petersburg at 8:18pm 12.16.23 Martyr zincs work as well.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose NYSail at 7:08pm 12.16.23 Shaft log hose is what I have known it as. This hose takes a lot of torq. pressure as shaft spins. W
Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 12.16.23 Okay so all systems to one negative bus and that to a grounding plate. The shore power in my setup
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:55pm 12.16.23
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:52pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An und
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 6:52pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! DArcy at 6:22pm 12.16.23 Is it also waterproof? Some Panasonic Toughbook computers are water resistant. Some are IP 65 or I
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Rjm st.petersburg at 6:21pm 12.16.23 Panasonic Tough Book is Water "Resistant". Used in the field for commercial Utility use. A touch pad
Grounding electrical system jssailem at 6:18pm 12.16.23
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, jssailem at 6:13pm 12.16.23 You should be golden. Those pumps usually have a 4 ft plus lift capability.
Grounding electrical system (1) rgranger at 5:38pm 12.16.23

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