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And I Complain About 12' Tides (1) Hello Below at 7:57pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1547 A screen capture from a Facebook post. This little town is about a 25 minute drive from where I was
Spreader Replacement bolt seized chelsabella at 7:17pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/773 I am replacing my spruce spreaders with CD Aluminum. Having difficulty removing the bottom bolt on t
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 7:02pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 26/3752
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 6:21pm 03.11.24 Smaller Boats 12/2831 I have a 1989 Capri 18 and the next project is to upgrade the electrical. Owned her for a few years
Portable Battery Charger NYSail at 4:52pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello all So I have 4 trojan T 125 6 volt batteries, 12 volt system. Want to take them off the boat
I purchased a 1988 Capri 18., Chuck Powell at 12:00pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/814 I just bought a 1988 Capri 18. The main halyard was not in the mast top. I realize one end goes in t
Solar wiring size (2) SPLETS at 9:00am 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1184 I just purchased a Maxeon 415w solar panel for my boat with a Victron 100/50 charge controller. The
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 7:16pm 03.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/1461
Puck Lights Mike H. at 3:51pm 03.10.24 Big Boats 2/1208 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switche
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 9:48am 03.10.24 Day Sailers 4/1102 Welp... uncovered the KL a few days ago and guess what. a fair amount of cracks again...no surprise
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 7:39am 03.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1031 So have new control lines and figured I would learn and splice my own eyes. Saw a video and appears
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 7:14am 03.10.24 Catalina 22 10/2617 I have a 2019 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro with the optional battery charging option. I have the original w
Microwave on Hunter 306? rmerl1223 at 10:43pm 03.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/979 I just purchased a Hunter 306 and "am learning my way around." I noticed a white 3-strand AC wire ma
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 11:48am 03.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/942 I need to pull a new data cable to enable my radar. I have an existing cable that does not work. I d
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:06am 03.09.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3380 Looking to add a decent clamp on multimeter to be able to accurately measure DC current. Mainesai
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas ggrizzard at 8:38am 03.09.24 Destinations 4/2350 I just received this information from the Bahamas Trust: https://www.explorercharts.com/chatter/exu
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:53am 03.09.24 Big Boats 9/2774 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 5:49pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 65/7251 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a l
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES jssailem at 1:39pm 03.08.24 Sails Call Lounge 18/2693 WOW... A former Hunter Dealer, still sticks in there helping Hunter owners with their boat problem l
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (3) NYSail at 1:25pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1377 Hello all So one of my winter projects was to re-insulate, reinforce and generally clean up the door

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Invest 98L jssailem at 3:50pm 10.21.25 The Plane, the plane... Earlier, there was a discussion of the storm not forming vertically due to a
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? JBP-PA at 3:46pm 10.21.25 I would insert BowTies to hold the crack permanently. The glue/epoxy approach will eventually fail.
Sleeping offshore Windpilot at 3:32pm 10.21.25 The actual boat and its equipment you are single handing is a big factor, you cant leave that out. B
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Sleeping offshore Don S/V ILLusion at 1:42pm 10.21.25 @Don S/V ILLusion With all due respect, and the desire to learn - what would your suggestion be fo
Axle fell out Johnb at 1:40pm 10.21.25 If all else fails a stainless steel cotter pin is a temporary work around and readily available at a
Invest 98L (2) JamesG161 at 1:34pm 10.21.25 235104 Dammit Jim...
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 1:21pm 10.21.25 Looks like the bulk of the models show Melissa staying away from the East coast. One model shows th
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? PaulK at 12:34pm 10.21.25 Of course with the G-flex you may have to wait 20 years for the bond to fail and the crack to reappe
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 BigEasy at 12:25pm 10.21.25 Drives me crazy when something spontaneously appears on deck, in bilge, etc and I don't have a clue
Catalina 22 swing keel BigEasy at 12:20pm 10.21.25 . Is it possible to allow the boat to settle into the muck if the lake keeps dropping? Will this pot
Axle fell out (1) BigEasy at 12:15pm 10.21.25 Anyone know where I can get a new one? Doc, I believe I have narrowed my Beneteau search to
Replacing single rusty keelboat Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 10.21.25 @dirigible , a few more thoughts for your consideration trying to keep in mind that you're a four ho
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! jssailem at 12:10pm 10.21.25 Oh, the enclosed waters of a beautiful Oregon lake in the Cascades. Which one?
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (1) jssailem at 12:01pm 10.21.25 I would insert BowTies to hold the crack permanently. The glue/epoxy approach will eventually fail.
Axle fell out BigEasy at 11:46am 10.21.25 I hadn't thought about the SC Beneteau place. Thanks BigEasy! Doc, I checked on the Beneteau
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (1) JBP-PA at 11:42am 10.21.25 G/Flex it is then.
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 Hunter 36 Dave at 11:24am 10.21.25 Sorry. It was not a test and I can understand the humorous side of it. However, I was afraid that I
Sleeping offshore capta at 10:59am 10.21.25 When crossing, one is more likely to encounter ships than others sailors. Radar and AIS with alarm

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