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jwhaddad at 9:30am 09.05.25
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Hi. My son and I are new to sailing. We bought a 1990 O'Day 240. While lowering the mast to repla
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I recently purchased a Hunter 23 and have identified essential repairs, such as a window leak, for i
Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25
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I'm installing a pump that dumps into the sink drain. Since the drain is open, I assume no vent is n
john6206 at 2:42pm 09.04.25
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I spent a little more than 24 hours on my boat trying to do projects and got remarkably little done.
Invest 91L   (2)
JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25
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234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..
Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25
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I know one of the criticisms here is that people come for advice and then run away without feedback.
cshawnwilson at 9:22am 09.04.25
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Sailing along nicely on a perfect day in New England, when all of a sudden my jib starts dropping ou
Kurt K at 7:50am 09.04.25
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Hello, I am looking to run new electrical cables ' coax from the mast step to the electrical panel o
Feodoros27 at 2:32am 09.04.25
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morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25
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Just made up a better small motoring mast, it's a modified version of a previous one I had. Wired up
Aksaildog at 5:37pm 09.03.25
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New to boat ownership and some community advice would be appreciated. $3000, never been in salt wate
cfiles0920 at 2:46pm 09.03.25
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We have an '84 Oday 23-2, and last summer I noticed that I was having issues keeping the standing ri
Foswick at 2:02pm 09.03.25
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I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wear
BlueberryHill at 1:03pm 09.03.25
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Looks like I need to replace my engine mounts, they are 5 inches on center with a 5/8 inch stud. Rep
NYSail at 11:42am 09.03.25
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dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25
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Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
azambella at 4:09pm 09.02.25
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Does anyone use a Honda 2.5 hp (4. cycle ) outboard? Does anyone else have thee issues? It has let
Fuel usage   (5)
Tally Ho at 3:13pm 09.02.25
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So I am going out for a few days on the hook next week, and decided to fill my diesel tank since I w
ddox at 11:32am 09.02.25
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Hi, I just purchased a 1987 Capri 18, the boat is in good shape but the trailer is a bit rusty. In p
BAD ORCA at 9:39am 09.02.25
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Curious what some opinions might be. My friend has a 30ft sailboat with an electric engine. Engi

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Question On Battery Charging
dLj at 7:53pm 11.24.25
And that is something we haven't talked about yet, the monitoring system. It is as or more importa
Question On Battery Charging
dLj at 7:50pm 11.24.25
If the alternator regulator and the lithium BMS are in proper conversation, then yes - running the
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM
Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 11.24.25
How long will it stay looking good? Will the chrome look cheesy or cheap? I wouldn't bother with ge
Buying and cutting G10
Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 11.24.25
My 12" compound miter saw cuts through material like butter. It's by far one of the best power tools
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay   (2)
SFBayBristol at 7:19pm 11.24.25
Pictures? Bristols are special boats. Thank you! People tell me that often. She's certainly special
CNG to Propane
dlochner at 7:02pm 11.24.25
The one that has the properly installed propane drain off the bottom of the locker. The other fac
Question On Battery Charging
dlochner at 6:55pm 11.24.25
Scenario #1 I have a high output alternator + external regulator (set to 50% of its charging abilit
Question On Battery Charging
Cap'n Deke at 6:50pm 11.24.25
In my opinion, scenario 2 is absolutely the best way to do it. There is a long list of reasons why.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar
dLj at 6:47pm 11.24.25
And, we do this without <snipe> auto-pilot <snipe> Good lord, I'm done running without either my
Replace Main or Jib first
Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 11.24.25
If your primary goal is to reduce weather helm and heeling then I agree with Dave the main would be
Replace Main or Jib first
dlochner at 6:26pm 11.24.25
Mainsail. An old mainsail causes more heeling and does not go to weather as well a new sail. It is n
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar
Cap'n Deke at 6:13pm 11.24.25
That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. Thes
Question On Battery Charging
dLj at 6:00pm 11.24.25
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay
kappykaplan at 5:37pm 11.24.25
De nada
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay
SFBayBristol at 5:33pm 11.24.25
Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thankee, brother from the other coast.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar
dLj at 5:23pm 11.24.25
This is exactly the right approach and it applies to crossing oceans, too, maybe even more so. When
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing
SteveHughessails at 5:02pm 11.24.25
Wows, thanks for posting that. I think I will go with a preventer, short tether with multiple attach
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94)
SailingLoto at 4:32pm 11.24.25
I need to modify a cradle to hold my Hunter 27-2 (89-94). i do not know where the bulkheads/strong
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar
colemj at 4:21pm 11.24.25
That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. These

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