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sos jgrozowski at 9:46am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 2/588 I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 22', swing keel ..... It was on a boat trailer in a yard...firs
Purchasing teak moulding CYQK at 8:53am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1332 Hayya Time to replace the teak mouldings on the boat Where is the best place to source them thes
Cockpit side lazarette drainage issues kalewine at 8:42am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/669 Evidently some time ago, the hose from the cockpit side lazarette lid drains (where I store the e-ti
Securing Bilge Cover taboni at 8:37am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/3303 Any ideas aside from screwing it down? The bilge cover on my 1985 C27 has a larger hole at each e
Jib Sheets Hung Up on Mast Light Plug Iriegal at 7:22am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1378 Hey All, I'm the proud owner of a 1987 Oday 272 that I bought in January. So far I love the boat, w
Main Halyard Flamingo1 at 7:16am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 4/995 I recently purchased (at a very low price) a 1972 Catalina 22 and I have started to work on both boa
Twisted batten JHS at 7:07am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/933 I have approx. 10' batten that has developed approx a 180 degree twist. Any suggestions on straight
HIN (Hull Id Number) is lost. Need Replacement HIN Tag We2Sail12113 at 6:06am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/10697 HELP! I lost the Hull ID Tag from my inflatable, and the US CG Requires all vessels have a Hull
Rhythmic jib Ilanortho at 6:04am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2394 Hi; Request advice on Hunter 34 self furling 110 genoa. In a good breeze (>16 knots) the whole f
Snake on a boat (1) Charisma at 5:48am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 44/6030 Just a heads up. So this is the third time we have come across a rattler on our boat. We anchor out
Difference between an H31 Legend and a 31 Cherubini SFS at 5:45am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2699 I've tried using the Search feature for this answer, but have been unsuccessful. We are looking at
what grit for cleaning cabin sole njlarry at 5:41am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2113 Our teak and holly veneer cabin sole is over due for refinishing. Cleaning it is the challenge. We
Bottom 3' of roller furling jib are loose? danstanford at 5:21am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/847 I have only ever set up hanked on sails before and our new 2000 H290 has a nice roller furling jib.
Best method for preserving/restoring cabinet woods cbarnhart53 at 4:32am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1137 I recently had a minor disaster when a combination of events lead to the sinking of my Catalina 27 i
Boom angle? LittleCreek at 1:33am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4116 Hello everyone, I just spent some time replacing the internal rigging inside my boom and reattach
Steping the Mast IAMCCF at 9:09pm 08.23.15 Bigger Boats 3/1329 My 1980 Oday 28 will need to have the mast stepped each Fall and then the boat ' mast will need to b
leave it open or closed! Karyon at 8:32pm 08.23.15 Smaller Boats 3/766 So today we took our new H23.5 for its second sail, the previous owner says when he fills the ballas
LED cabin lighting Uno Mast at 8:31pm 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/6082 Seems like I read somewhere that it's a good idea to change something besides the fixture when upgra
Yanmar 4jh heat exchanger eianm at 8:25pm 08.23.15 Big Boats 1/1778 I have just had to go through the process of changing my heat exchanger and found the cost of genuin
Ordering new Main Sail. Couple of questions Ward H at 6:49pm 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1468 I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour

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Help with a new sail (1) rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24 If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail (1) Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24 Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24 After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24 @NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24 the photographer You're being quite generous.
New Electronics - Is this about right? jssailem at 1:19am 01.08.24 :plus: @marcham The SeatalkNG manual will explain load balance. Each power load (ie display, wire)
Espar hydronic heating system jssailem at 1:06am 01.08.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 11:46pm 01.07.24 for now I have ordered one of these: Amazon.com: MarineNow Analog to NMEA 2000 signal converter : Au
Espar hydronic heating system Mark Maulden at 11:45pm 01.07.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:36pm 01.07.24 Hi there I am trying to achieve the same with my Yanmar engine, also analog. what interface are y
So long 2023... BigEasy at 11:35pm 01.07.24 Definitely need to make sailing a higher priority in 2024. Lingering medical issue had me somewhat
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:34pm 01.07.24 Do you have temp and pressure gauges or just alarms? They are fed from different sensors.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:05pm 01.07.24 @Ken13559 , Ken, do you have a theory as to why the low compression may be what is preventing the
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 10:53pm 01.07.24 Right ... I'm thinking that all the sensors (including the fuel gauge) I need are already installed
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:51pm 01.07.24 @Ken13559 , if you haven't started the repairs on the little dam, use a glue gun to set up a tempor
Espar hydronic heating system (2) matts997 at 10:41pm 01.07.24
I aim to give 100%. MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 01.07.24 Does that give your son more or less leeway to perform? I'm guessing he feels a lot less pressure
Beneteau circular shower doors rollers Destony at 7:51pm 01.07.24 Thank you so much
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 7:42pm 01.07.24 Does he still have a SeaTalk 1 network? if so, and if the ST1 network is connected to the ST NG netw
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 7:40pm 01.07.24 Looks about right, although the daisy chain for the spurs is less than ideal. The total length of t

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