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Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/2856 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3767 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2591 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5099 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1005 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2007 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2680 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1697 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6304 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/9867 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7318 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2846 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3878 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do
Macgregor 26s Stern light Don Quinn at 9:12am 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5212 I have recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor 26 with a swing keel. It does not have a Stern light and
diversion load controller gettinthere at 6:51am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1133 We have 280w of solar plus a feeble wind generator. Last summer it just about kept up with our deman
oDay 322 Sanitary vent lines PatTormey at 6:11am 12.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/800 The sanitary tank vent lines on my oDay322 are designed to fail. Maybe yours are too. The PO simp
Pearson 303 Transmission Information guywithsmile at 5:59am 12.28.14 Pearson 2/2113 I am in the process of replacing the engine in my 1985 Pearson 303. The replacement is a rebuilt Ya
oDay 322 Boom Vang (1) PatTormey at 5:54am 12.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1310 My 322 didn't have a boom vang and seems to have very little room for one. Following Don Guillet
What's that smell?? rockingham at 1:26am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1266 Just installed a single battery bank on my Montgomery 17. Used a 6 Amp ProSport Marine Battery charg
She has a name. pateco at 11:18pm 12.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/860 Had our Renaming ceremony this evening. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1

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O'Day 192 Jib only sailing rschuss at 7:52am 06.06.23 I have a friend who does that, jib sail. Seems to me to put extra strain on the unbalanced rig. On a
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (1) John T1594 at 7:51am 06.06.23 I had a 1980 H30 with the fold down table. Here is a photo
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 7:44am 06.06.23 Ahhh, Story time. If you look up Old Point Comfort Marina, Fort Monroe on a NAV map you will that w
Newbie dlochner at 7:39am 06.06.23 Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
1976 Santana 21ft (6) rgranger at 7:26am 06.06.23 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement
Anchor light..... Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 06.06.23 I installed the Marinebeam Smart LED tri-function light on 2 boats and it is my recommendation. It'
Newbie jssailem at 7:19am 06.06.23 First boat. 8 ft ElToro Learned the meaning of balance during all points of sail. Punishment was swi
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:17am 06.06.23 216536
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 7:14am 06.06.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:11am 06.06.23 .... and get towing insurance from Boat US.
Newbie rgranger at 7:10am 06.06.23 On insurance... if you get a smaller boat that you can afford out of pocket, then you only need to g
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing rswift at 7:09am 06.06.23 We've done that in light winds. We call that a cocktail cruise. If it's only a light wind, we don't
Newbie rgranger at 7:09am 06.06.23 Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 06.06.23 The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 06.06.23 Beth, you put together an excellent diagram. With Dave's comments and the reading that John recomme
Newbie muzik311 at 7:01am 06.06.23 Thank you everyone for such great advice !!! I appreciate all of it.
Newbie George Braun at 6:48am 06.06.23 As a newbie sailor, the best thing you can do for yourself is spend time on a boat small enough to g
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:40am 06.06.23 216535
Check my wiring diagram? Davidasailor26 at 6:27am 06.06.23 No.... Do Not Bond the AC and DC systems together! The AC ground and DC negative should be tied to
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 6:01am 06.06.23 I appreciate it and look forward to telling my husband he's safe to sail! @Beth G I was kinda hop

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