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Asym with no bowsprit? markwbird at 8:50am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/11109 I recently sailed with a friend on his J-105 and I really like the simplicity of the asymmetrical sp
My newest goofy project just for fun allen-deckard at 8:10am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 8/1155 Ok this is a goofy project and I just wanted to know if it would work. Well it did believe it or n
Multiple charging systems capta at 8:06am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2591 It has always been my understanding that it is best to take the charging leads directly to the posit
New owners (finally) and plenty of questions marchem at 7:59am 10.06.15 Catalina 310 22/2950 Well, all the negotiations, inspections, paperwork, and financial work is done. We're the happy own
All forums, all discussions Phil Herring at 7:25am 10.06.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/618 You may see some links for this here and there. It's in testing right now but I hope to activate it
New boat and some small projects... (1) littledevil at 7:08am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 12/1151 hi. my name is faruk. i live around hudson valley , ny. i have been sailing with my macgregor ventu
What should i make a dinghy mast out of? McIntoshUSA at 6:43am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 17/9062 I have a Dinghy I have converted to a Sailing Dinghy. A friend gave me a nice sail, boom, and a kick
Modification to trailer for shoal draft keel (1) davidmhull at 6:42am 10.06.15 Trailer Sailors 10/2786 Good morning. My 22' Oday is tied up in the Potomac river and as some of you may know there was a ve
Oceanis 54 rig (1) Tobias at 2:00am 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1471 Hi there! We are new to sailing and have a few questions regarding the rigging on our new Oceanis 54
H23 interior and cockpit help Earprints01 at 8:46pm 10.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/878 H23 Interior Two questions for right now. My cabin table needs some kind of support to hold it up.
Throttle cable issue c130king at 8:13pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 6/1444 When push the throttle up past about 1500 RPM the throttle will start moving back towards idle on it
Yanmar 4jh2-te Terry Cox at 7:54pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2834 Our 1991 P42 came with a Yanmar diesel user guide that quotes the use of ATF transmission fluid. Whe
Gooseneck bolt with reefing hook for 26s Bfranchini at 7:26pm 10.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3534 i won't get into details but I tried to straighten the gooseneck bolt on my 26S and I am looking for
Wanted hunter 240 storm jib mwgjrjr at 7:15pm 10.05.15 Parts Search 3/571 Wanter to buy a storm jib in good condition for a Hunter 240 sailboat please reply
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 6:40pm 10.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/281 getting the boat out of the water may be an issue
Annapolis peter_ms at 6:31pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 0/536 Anyone else going to the boat show? We are driving down Thursday and will be there Friday ' Saturday
Need creative suggestions! (1) Dan_Y at 5:51pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 6/445 115417 So let me get the "I screwed up" admission out of the way first by not taking care of a littl
Does anyone use biocide in their yanmar 3ym30? Dan_Y at 5:25pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/801 The Yanmar manual for our new to us '08 h36 states that biocide should not be used. There is only on
O'day 222 sliding hatch Wood Jigger at 4:36pm 10.05.15 Trailer Sailors 12/3199 I just purchased an O'Day 222 that has a few issues, but the most troubling is that the sliding hatc
"what happened to the app???" (1) Phil Herring at 4:26pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 64/147165 Edited 11/14 The mobile app many of you have been using was designed to work only with a specific v

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Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 higgs at 7:43pm 08.02.23 Contact Garhauer for a new traveler. I sent him my old traveler track and he reproduced the curve
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) matts997 at 7:32pm 08.02.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Blitz at 7:32pm 08.02.23 Enjoy the new prop, I've had mine for over 12 years. I like how it performs in regards to low drag
New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 7:24pm 08.02.23 Enjoy your new prop.
Selden - Furling Main dkinzer at 7:18pm 08.02.23 Question...did you get the Continuous Main Furling Line? Because the main furling line passes arou
Shore powered vent fan? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 08.02.23
VHF Handheld (1) jssailem at 6:39pm 08.02.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 5:39pm 08.02.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 08.02.23 Updating my post on an Arduino adapter for this. The 0.1 mile pulse is going to result in a very s
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 4:52pm 08.02.23
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jon hansen at 4:37pm 08.02.23 the ensign is the prettiest girl at the dance. best dancer too. now what are you going to pick? m
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 08.02.23 attached is the document for a similar controller from Danfoss where is discusses the resistor for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration jviss at 3:56pm 08.02.23 The best system is one that runs as slow as possible while still maintaining the desired temperatur
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:51pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:50pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten t
Bomar hatch dog BTC1984 at 3:46pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten th
Bomar hatch dog (1) BTC1984 at 3:41pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow)
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:40pm 08.02.23 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the r
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:35pm 08.02.23
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure kloudie1 at 3:28pm 08.02.23 Probably comes from some metallurgical distress that the weld causes.. Gene's fix with no welds and

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