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HAPS, Langley, Whiebey Island, Wa August 21-23, 2015 Mikem at 8:12pm 08.24.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2067 HAPS Langley Cruise Summary August 21-23, 2015 Well, fellow Hapsters these rendezvous continue to i
6 HP Outboard power for an Oday 25! ebsail at 6:12pm 08.24.15 Day Sailers 0/1057 For the last 4 years we have been pushed along by a 1993 2 cycle 9.9 Mercury on our 1983 25. This
Catalina 309 Macerator Pump jamesplatz at 4:19pm 08.24.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3536 A general request... My Catalina 309 (Hull # 155, 2008) is in Mexico and I am home in the states and
Unusual boat (1) Ken Cross at 3:12pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1432 Our recent trip to the San Juan and Gulf Islands I saw this unusual boat. I was told it was owner co
What's this? Yanmar 2GM20F (1) Ken Cross at 3:05pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 4/583 Does anyone know what this is I'm pointing to. It's right next to the blue wire and about 1/2 inch h
Electroscan revised plumbing Syversens at 2:56pm 08.24.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2441 Hey all, So a few weeks ago we had an incident with our Raritan Elegance and Electroscan unit, wh
1980 Hunter 27 Clyde Lamp Jr at 2:45pm 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1584 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 and need to lower the mast. Can someone tell me how heavy the mast is and ca
Rudder Angle with rudder UP atrometer at 2:40pm 08.24.15 Catalina 22 3/669 I've notice on my fairly new to me 1975 Catalina 22', that when the rudder is pulled up it doesn't r
2nd Holding Tank Cambo at 2:35pm 08.24.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1128 While daydreaming about our boat, I thought of the idea of adding a 2nd holding tank, underneath the
Lucky Duck (1) Lucky Duck at 2:31pm 08.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/766 Dumb question right out of the slip! I have an Oceanis 370 but see that on the forum for ordering p
Cherubini 37 cutter boom mjmercer19248 at 2:26pm 08.24.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1586 Guys, Was trying to find a cutter boom as my ship came to me without one. No where to be found.
150 Genoa Cowpokee at 2:09pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1013 I recently purchased a 150 Genoa and am very pleased with the performance. However, it doesn't point
To Paint or Not to Paint redace45 at 1:58pm 08.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 50/6027 I'm a complete newbie to sailing. I recently bought my first sailboat, a used 25' Catalina. I've s
Mac 25 How to Seal Windows jonjbfx at 12:26pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3108 I apologize for repeating what has been asked. But I just didn't get the best way to approach. My
C30 tall rig head stay length - Furlex furler George Da Porge at 10:52am 08.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1162 Going to replace my Hood 810LD continuous line furler with single line. We need a furler my wife ca
34 non skid deck color njlarry at 10:37am 08.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/561 I believe that the 34 came with either a tan or a grey deck color in the non skid area. Mine has a g
drop kiel winch replacement kpodolak at 9:58am 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/756 Has anyone replaced the drop kiel winch on a Macgregor 25? If so, what did you use as a replacement
May not be the alternator, Please look what I found mcconkd at 9:52am 08.24.15 Big Boats 2/835
So you have a charging problem, may not be the alternator! mcconkd at 9:49am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1294
sos jgrozowski at 9:46am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 2/562 I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 22', swing keel ..... It was on a boat trailer in a yard...firs

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How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. dlochner at 5:16am 07.25.23 Easy solution, don't put 10 coats of varnish on the hatch boards. If you don't want to do that, sand
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 4:59am 07.25.23 It'll be a retrofit that keeps the original diesel and couples the motor to the prop shaft, althoug
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 4:02am 07.25.23 I worry a lot about fuel cell technology. The hydrogen used in fuel cells comes from electrolytical
Have you tested your PFD? Marmalade at 3:57am 07.25.23 I agree with @BarryL on S@S... it's a good skill builder for things that you think you know, but hav
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 3:54am 07.25.23 though it may be with fuel cells as the source. I worry a lot about fuel cell technology. The hyd
Life Is Good (1) Gene Neill at 3:50am 07.25.23 Dry Tortugas, Christmas 2018
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? rgranger at 3:46am 07.25.23
Electric Sailboat Drives Jim Legere at 3:36am 07.25.23 Its all about usage case. The plugged-in weeknight racer who needs to get off the slip and out to th
Electric Sailboat Drives danstanford at 2:36am 07.25.23 We don't have moorings where I am and so I am in a slip where I plug my electric back in after a sai
Shooting some video in the harbor Traveler7 at 10:04pm 07.24.23 Nice work. I'll need to up my game apparently....
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rich Stidger at 9:54pm 07.24.23 BTW @Rick D , there is a software utility that can convert between different formats of way-points.
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rich Stidger at 9:31pm 07.24.23 Rick- Wouldn't comparing the manuals for the RL70 and the RC520 show the differences? I had a RL70
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. Rich Stidger at 9:17pm 07.24.23 I have used Butcher's brand of wax on wooden drawer slides. Worked great.
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? Johnb at 7:42pm 07.24.23 When I had my 23 foot Clipper Marine with an outboard the propeller coming out of the water in rough
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? dlochner at 7:32pm 07.24.23 The shaft length is determined by the boat and the motor mount so that the prop is sufficiently subm
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 07.24.23 For gravity drain to work, the entire tank must be above the boat's waterline...if not, it'll take o
Wrapping my boat question PaulK at 6:55pm 07.24.23 Neighbor on a mooring at the club had his boat vinyl-wrapped. Lasted about 3 seasons before tears, "
CHI-MAC today PaulK at 6:51pm 07.24.23 the largest thunder storms in the world are on the great plains of N. America We saw one coming an
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 trippinnik at 6:50pm 07.24.23 I bought a 331 last fall and found the bilge wasn't pumping out few weeks ago, found culprit to be t
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 6:44pm 07.24.23 I wonder if you had reduced the engine RPMs would the engine may have been happy with the reduced w

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